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Section 8 rent amounts in Lafayette Parish, LA

The FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Lafayette Parish, LA is $1,019.

HUD voucher rents by ZIP and bedroom count, from the current Fair Market Rent and Small Area FMR release.

Source: HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rents and Small Area FMRs, effective 2025-10-01, retrieved 2026-10-09, with ZIP placement from the HUD-USPS ZIP Crosswalk 2021-Q4. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr.html

2-bedroom
$1,019
FY2026 Fair Market Rent
ZIPs
17
HUD-USPS crosswalk
Small Area FMRs
0
Designated ZIP schedules
Population
243,175
HUD pop2023 weight

Fair Market Rent by bedroom

BedroomsFair Market Rent
Studio$779
1 BR$898
2 BR$1,019
3 BR$1,301
4 BR$1,581

Rent by ZIP

17 ZIPs from the HUD-USPS crosswalk.

ZIPStudio1 BR2 BR3 BR4 BRSchedule
70501$779$898$1,019$1,301$1,581County FMR
70502$779$898$1,019$1,301$1,581County FMR
70503$779$898$1,019$1,301$1,581County FMR
70504$779$898$1,019$1,301$1,581County FMR
70505$779$898$1,019$1,301$1,581County FMR
70506$779$898$1,019$1,301$1,581County FMR
70507$779$898$1,019$1,301$1,581County FMR
70508$779$898$1,019$1,301$1,581County FMR
70509$779$898$1,019$1,301$1,581County FMR
70518$779$898$1,019$1,301$1,581County FMR
70520$779$898$1,019$1,301$1,581County FMR
70529$779$898$1,019$1,301$1,581County FMR
70558$779$898$1,019$1,301$1,581County FMR
70583$779$898$1,019$1,301$1,581County FMR
70592$779$898$1,019$1,301$1,581County FMR
70596$779$898$1,019$1,301$1,581County FMR
70598$779$898$1,019$1,301$1,581County FMR

Payment standard

HUD uses the Fair Market Rent to set the Housing Choice Voucher payment standard, the maximum monthly subsidy base for a bedroom count. The FY2026 2-bedroom rent on this page is $1,019. 24 CFR 982.503 sets the basic range from 90 percent to 110 percent of the applicable Fair Market Rent. In a metro on HUD's designated Small Area FMR list, that rent is the ZIP Small Area FMR. Elsewhere it is the metro or county Fair Market Rent (HUD Fair Market Rents, Small Area FMRs).

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Frequently asked questions

What is the 2-bedroom Section 8 rent in Lafayette Parish, LA?

The FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Lafayette Parish, LA is $1,019.

What are the FY2026 Fair Market Rents by bedroom in Lafayette Parish, LA?

FY2026 Fair Market Rents in Lafayette Parish, LA: Studio $779, 1 BR $898, 2 BR $1,019, 3 BR $1,301, 4 BR $1,581.

How does a voucher payment standard relate to the Fair Market Rent in Lafayette Parish, LA?

HUD uses the Fair Market Rent to set the Housing Choice Voucher payment standard, the maximum monthly subsidy base for a bedroom count. The FY2026 2-bedroom rent on this page is $1,019. 24 CFR 982.503 sets the basic range from 90 percent to 110 percent of the applicable Fair Market Rent. In a metro on HUD's designated Small Area FMR list, that rent is the ZIP Small Area FMR. Elsewhere it is the metro or county Fair Market Rent (HUD Fair Market Rents, Small Area FMRs).