2012 Fair Market Rent in Louisiana

Average Fair Market Rent Prices in Louisiana:

Studio / Efficiency	1-Bedroom	2-Bedroom	3-Bedroom	4-Bedroom
$492	$531	$628	$806	$888
0-BR	1-BR	2-BR	3-BR	4-BR

Louisiana (LA) has the 37th highest rent in the country out of 54 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in Louisiana ranges from $497 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Acadia Parish, LA to $948 for a 2-bedroom unit in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA MSA.

For FY 2012, the New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA MSA (Jefferson Parish) rent for a studio or efficiency is $732 per month and $1,258 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 $628 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	$409	$409	$497	$628	$721	58,861
Allen Parish	$412	$414	$497	$722	$802	25,440
Ascension Parish Metro	$599	$651	$752	$959	$1,054	76,627
Assumption Parish	$413	$414	$497	$606	$623	23,388
Avoyelles Parish	$322	$438	$497	$676	$808	41,481
Beauregard Parish	$421	$432	$508	$740	$890	32,986
Bienville Parish	$413	$420	$497	$594	$650	15,752
Bossier Parish Metro	$532	$612	$715	$907	$936	98,310
Caddo Parish Metro	$532	$612	$715	$907	$936	252,161
Calcasieu Parish Metro	$498	$561	$683	$843	$1,186	183,577
Caldwell Parish	$392	$419	$497	$629	$702	10,560
Cameron Parish Metro	$498	$561	$683	$843	$1,186	9,991
Catahoula Parish	$377	$406	$497	$630	$761	10,920
Claiborne Parish	$425	$433	$512	$612	$670	16,851
Concordia Parish	$377	$406	$497	$644	$761	20,247
De Soto Parish Metro	$532	$612	$715	$907	$936	25,494
East Baton Rouge Parish Metro	$599	$651	$752	$959	$1,054	412,852
East Carroll Parish	$392	$419	$497	$629	$702	9,421
East Feliciana Parish Metro	$599	$651	$752	$959	$1,054	21,360
Evangeline Parish	$411	$413	$497	$637	$655	35,434
Franklin Parish	$392	$419	$497	$629	$702	21,263
Grant Parish Metro	$509	$551	$656	$853	$878	18,698
Iberia Parish	$465	$477	$562	$694	$809	73,266
Iberville Parish Metro	$453	$455	$547	$741	$763	33,320
Jackson Parish	$392	$419	$497	$629	$702	15,397
Jefferson Parish Metro	$732	$811	$948	$1,217	$1,258	455,466
Jefferson Davis Parish	$447	$449	$539	$682	$701	31,435
Lafayette Parish Metro	$549	$630	$698	$896	$1,136	190,503
Lafourche Parish Metro	$546	$550	$682	$895	$1,021	89,974
La Salle Parish	$377	$406	$497	$630	$761	14,282
Lincoln Parish	$492	$508	$591	$769	$794	42,509
Livingston Parish Metro	$599	$651	$752	$959	$1,054	91,814
Madison Parish	$392	$419	$497	$629	$702	13,728
Morehouse Parish	$438	$440	$547	$656	$710	31,021
Natchitoches Parish	$447	$448	$537	$643	$831	39,080
Orleans Parish Metro	$732	$811	$948	$1,217	$1,258	484,674
Ouachita Parish Metro	$456	$517	$642	$852	$879	147,250
Plaquemines Parish Metro	$732	$811	$948	$1,217	$1,258	26,757
Pointe Coupee Parish Metro	$599	$651	$752	$959	$1,054	22,763
Rapides Parish Metro	$509	$551	$656	$853	$878	126,337
Red River Parish	$413	$420	$497	$594	$650	9,622
Richland Parish	$392	$419	$497	$629	$702	20,981
Sabine Parish	$413	$420	$497	$594	$650	23,459
St. Bernard Parish Metro	$732	$811	$948	$1,217	$1,258	67,229
St. Charles Parish Metro	$732	$811	$948	$1,217	$1,258	48,072
St. Helena Parish Metro	$599	$651	$752	$959	$1,054	10,525
St. James Parish	$350	$408	$500	$614	$633	21,216
St. John the Baptist Parish Metro	$732	$811	$948	$1,217	$1,258	43,044
St. Landry Parish	$325	$389	$497	$671	$714	87,700
St. Martin Parish Metro	$549	$630	$698	$896	$1,136	48,583
St. Mary Parish	$447	$455	$547	$715	$738	53,500
St. Tammany Parish Metro	$732	$811	$948	$1,217	$1,258	191,268
Tangipahoa Parish	$432	$502	$631	$756	$897	100,588
Tensas Parish	$392	$419	$497	$629	$702	6,618
Terrebonne Parish Metro	$546	$550	$682	$895	$1,021	104,503
Union Parish Metro	$456	$517	$642	$852	$879	22,803
Vermilion Parish	$414	$414	$497	$681	$705	53,807
Vernon Parish	$571	$629	$697	$1,012	$1,208	52,531
Washington Parish	$433	$437	$522	$695	$716	43,926
Webster Parish	$392	$393	$497	$670	$691	41,831
West Baton Rouge Parish Metro	$599	$651	$752	$959	$1,054	21,601
West Carroll Parish	$392	$419	$497	$629	$702	12,314
West Feliciana Parish Metro	$599	$651	$752	$959	$1,054	15,111
Winn Parish	$413	$447	$497	$627	$667	16,894

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