2025 FMR and Section 8 Rents in Louisiana

Section 8 is a federal program that guarantees monthly rent payments to landlords. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) publishes Fair Market Rents, which are 40th percentile averages of local rents, to determine their standard payment amount.

Use our Section 8 rents table to find the best market for Section 8 investment. See Section 8 rents in each city and zip code.

Typically, the government guarantees 70% of the rent payment, and the tenant pays the remaining 30%. Section 8 tenants typically stay in their units 6-7x longer than regular tenants.

Click the column header to sort each column. Click state name to explore Section 8 Rents by city.

County Name / City
Studio Rent
1 Bedroom Rent
2 Bedroom Rent
3 Bedroom Rent
4 Bedroom Rent

Acadia Parish

$620$690$910$1,110$1,250

Alexandria

$680$760$1,000$1,350$1,500

Allen Parish

$615$679$822$1,043$1,231

Assumption Parish

$1,130$1,160$1,300$1,830$2,160

Avoyelles Parish

$641$651$856$1,095$1,241

Baton Rouge

$1,107$1,124$1,277$1,598$2,125

Beauregard Parish

$727$741$865$1,126$1,468

Bienville Parish

$615$727$822$1,158$1,395

Caldwell Parish

$710$722$949$1,147$1,376

Catahoula Parish

$615$722$822$1,158$1,192

Claiborne Parish

$615$626$822$994$1,192

Concordia Parish

$615$626$822$1,158$1,192

East Carroll Parish

$615$626$822$1,095$1,191

Evangeline Parish

$615$669$822$1,053$1,095

Franklin Parish

$615$702$822$1,045$1,095

Hammond

$830$834$1,072$1,296$1,430

Houma Thibodaux

$757$900$1,117$1,397$1,519

Iberia Parish

$685$730$906$1,167$1,510

Iberville Parish

$900$920$1,040$1,370$1,690

Jackson Parish

$615$732$822$1,101$1,105

Jefferson Davis Parish

$635$672$822$1,158$1,387

La Salle Parish

$629$639$840$1,076$1,218

Lafayette

$701$921$1,034$1,344$1,755

Lake Charles

$835$840$1,080$1,333$1,438

Lincoln Parish

$678$727$906$1,178$1,537

Madison Parish

$621$626$822$1,068$1,395

Monroe

$753$757$995$1,245$1,325

Morehouse Parish

$720$720$930$1,160$1,310

Natchitoches Parish

$666$748$983$1,218$1,309

New Orleans Metairie

$986$1,149$1,362$1,750$2,039

Red River Parish

$615$626$822$994$1,206

Richland Parish

$645$649$846$1,023$1,242

Sabine Parish

$605$679$892$1,079$1,188

Shreveport Bossier City

$780$930$1,080$1,370$1,500

St James Parish

$960$1,010$1,330$1,870$1,990

St Landry Parish

$621$626$822$1,060$1,238

St Mary Parish

$711$740$959$1,241$1,534

Tensas Parish

$615$626$822$1,158$1,192

Vermilion Parish

$690$732$890$1,120$1,190

Vernon Parish

$789$794$1,043$1,342$1,465

Washington Parish

$692$732$822$1,158$1,276

Webster Parish

$615$626$822$1,091$1,095

West Carroll Parish

$615$626$822$1,079$1,382

Winn Parish

$615$732$822$1,158$1,192

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Frequently Asked Section 8 Investing Questions

Fair Market Rent (FMR): HUD sets FMR by bedroom size for each area.

Payment Standard: The local PHA sets this between 90–110% of the FMR. It's the max PHA assistance.

Gross Rent: Contract rent (charged by landlord) + utility allowance (estimated tenant utility costs). Must fit payment standard limits.

Housing Assistance Payment (HAP):

The PHA pays the lower of:

  • Payment standard - Tenant's Total Tenant Payment (TTP).
  • Gross rent - TTP.

Example:

  • Payment standard: $1,500
  • Contract rent: $1,400
  • Utility allowance: $100
  • Tenant's TTP: $400
  • Gross rent: $1,500 ($1,400 + $100).
  • HAP: $1,100 (lower of $1,500 - $400 or $1,500 - $400).

Landlord receives $1,100 (PHA) + $400 (tenant) = $1,500 total.