2011 Fair Market Rent in Louisiana

Average Fair Market Rent Prices in Louisiana:

Studio / Efficiency	1-Bedroom	2-Bedroom	3-Bedroom	4-Bedroom
$533	$575	$681	$872	$961
0-BR	1-BR	2-BR	3-BR	4-BR

Louisiana (LA) has the 28th highest rent in the country out of 54 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in Louisiana ranges from $554 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Acadia Parish, LA to $994 for a 2-bedroom unit in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA MSA.

For FY 2011, the New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA MSA (Jefferson Parish) rent for a studio or efficiency is $767 per month and $1,319 per month to rent a house or an apartment with 4 bedrooms. The average Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom home in Louisiana is $681 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in Louisiana is around 4,468,976 people. So, there are around 670,346 people in Louisiana who could be receiving housing benefits from the HUD.

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What is Fair Market Rent?

Fair Market Rent is determined each fiscal year by the HUD and is used to set payment standards for federal housing assistance programs in Louisiana. Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile of typical rentals in a given region. Learn more

Louisiana Fair Market Rent Map

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Lookup FMR by Zip Code FHA Loan Limits in Louisiana

County	0 BR	1 BR	2 BR	3 BR	4 BR	Est. Population
Acadia Parish	$455	$455	$554	$700	$803	58,861
Allen Parish	$459	$461	$554	$805	$894	25,440
Ascension Parish Metro	$638	$694	$801	$1,021	$1,123	76,627
Assumption Parish	$520	$522	$627	$765	$786	23,388
Avoyelles Parish	$358	$488	$554	$754	$901	41,481
Beauregard Parish	$473	$485	$571	$831	$1,000	32,986
Bienville Parish	$510	$519	$614	$734	$803	15,752
Bossier Parish Metro	$552	$635	$742	$942	$971	98,310
Caddo Parish Metro	$552	$635	$742	$942	$971	252,161
Calcasieu Parish Metro	$533	$601	$731	$902	$1,270	183,577
Caldwell Parish	$437	$467	$554	$701	$782	10,560
Cameron Parish Metro	$533	$601	$731	$902	$1,270	9,991
Catahoula Parish	$420	$453	$554	$702	$849	10,920
Claiborne Parish	$510	$519	$614	$734	$803	16,851
Concordia Parish	$420	$453	$554	$718	$849	20,247
De Soto Parish Metro	$552	$635	$742	$942	$971	25,494
East Baton Rouge Parish Metro	$638	$694	$801	$1,021	$1,123	412,852
East Carroll Parish	$437	$467	$554	$701	$782	9,421
East Feliciana Parish Metro	$638	$694	$801	$1,021	$1,123	21,360
Evangeline Parish	$458	$460	$554	$710	$730	35,434
Franklin Parish	$437	$467	$554	$701	$782	21,263
Grant Parish Metro	$493	$533	$635	$826	$850	18,698
Iberia Parish	$526	$539	$636	$785	$916	73,266
Iberville Parish Metro	$499	$500	$602	$815	$840	33,320
Jackson Parish	$437	$467	$554	$701	$782	15,397
Jefferson Parish Metro	$767	$850	$994	$1,276	$1,319	455,466
Jefferson Davis Parish	$460	$461	$554	$701	$720	31,435
Lafayette Parish Metro	$570	$654	$725	$930	$1,180	190,503
Lafourche Parish Metro	$546	$550	$683	$897	$1,022	89,974
La Salle Parish	$420	$453	$554	$702	$849	14,282
Lincoln Parish	$547	$564	$657	$855	$883	42,509
Livingston Parish Metro	$638	$694	$801	$1,021	$1,123	91,814
Madison Parish	$437	$467	$554	$701	$782	13,728
Morehouse Parish	$471	$473	$588	$705	$763	31,021
Natchitoches Parish	$533	$535	$641	$768	$992	39,080
Orleans Parish Metro	$767	$850	$994	$1,276	$1,319	484,674
Ouachita Parish Metro	$484	$548	$681	$904	$932	147,250
Plaquemines Parish Metro	$767	$850	$994	$1,276	$1,319	26,757
Pointe Coupee Parish Metro	$638	$694	$801	$1,021	$1,123	22,763
Rapides Parish Metro	$493	$533	$635	$826	$850	126,337
Red River Parish	$510	$519	$614	$734	$803	9,622
Richland Parish	$437	$467	$554	$701	$782	20,981
Sabine Parish	$510	$519	$614	$734	$803	23,459
St. Bernard Parish Metro	$767	$850	$994	$1,276	$1,319	67,229
St. Charles Parish Metro	$767	$850	$994	$1,276	$1,319	48,072
St. Helena Parish Metro	$638	$694	$801	$1,021	$1,123	10,525
St. James Parish	$531	$620	$760	$933	$961	21,216
St. John the Baptist Parish Metro	$767	$850	$994	$1,276	$1,319	43,044
St. Landry Parish	$362	$434	$554	$748	$796	87,700
St. Martin Parish Metro	$570	$654	$725	$930	$1,180	48,583
St. Mary Parish	$504	$513	$617	$806	$832	53,500
St. Tammany Parish Metro	$767	$850	$994	$1,276	$1,319	191,268
Tangipahoa Parish	$481	$559	$703	$842	$1,000	100,588
Tensas Parish	$437	$467	$554	$701	$782	6,618
Terrebonne Parish Metro	$546	$550	$683	$897	$1,022	104,503
Union Parish Metro	$484	$548	$681	$904	$932	22,803
Vermilion Parish	$461	$462	$554	$760	$786	53,807
Vernon Parish	$454	$500	$554	$804	$960	52,531
Washington Parish	$460	$464	$554	$738	$760	43,926
Webster Parish	$447	$448	$566	$763	$787	41,831
West Baton Rouge Parish Metro	$638	$694	$801	$1,021	$1,123	21,601
West Carroll Parish	$437	$467	$554	$701	$782	12,314
West Feliciana Parish Metro	$638	$694	$801	$1,021	$1,123	15,111
Winn Parish	$460	$499	$554	$699	$744	16,894

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