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Section 8 rent amounts in Ouachita Parish, LA

The FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Ouachita Parish, LA is $1,026.

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
$1,026
FY2026 Fair Market Rent
ZIPs
17
HUD-USPS crosswalk
Small Area FMRs
0
Designated ZIP schedules
Population
159,585
HUD pop2023 weight

Fair Market Rent by bedroom

BedroomsFair Market Rent
Studio$765
1 BR$793
2 BR$1,026
3 BR$1,319
4 BR$1,358

Rent by ZIP

17 ZIPs from the HUD-USPS crosswalk.

ZIPStudio1 BR2 BR3 BR4 BRSchedule
71201$765$793$1,026$1,319$1,358County FMR
71202$765$793$1,026$1,319$1,358County FMR
71203$765$793$1,026$1,319$1,358County FMR
71207$765$793$1,026$1,319$1,358County FMR
71209$765$793$1,026$1,319$1,358County FMR
71210$765$793$1,026$1,319$1,358County FMR
71211$765$793$1,026$1,319$1,358County FMR
71212$765$793$1,026$1,319$1,358County FMR
71213$765$793$1,026$1,319$1,358County FMR
71225$765$793$1,026$1,319$1,358County FMR
71238$765$793$1,026$1,319$1,358County FMR
71240$765$793$1,026$1,319$1,358County FMR
71280$765$793$1,026$1,319$1,358County FMR
71281$765$793$1,026$1,319$1,358County FMR
71291$765$793$1,026$1,319$1,358County FMR
71292$765$793$1,026$1,319$1,358County FMR
71294$765$793$1,026$1,319$1,358County 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 $1,026. 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 Ouachita Parish, LA?

The FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Ouachita Parish, LA is $1,026.

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

FY2026 Fair Market Rents in Ouachita Parish, LA: Studio $765, 1 BR $793, 2 BR $1,026, 3 BR $1,319, 4 BR $1,358.

How does a voucher payment standard relate to the Fair Market Rent in Ouachita 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 $1,026. 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).