FISCAL YEAR 2008
FINAL FAIR MARKET RENTS
FOR EXISTING HOUSING

The following tables represent the Fair Market Rents (FMRs) for the state of Louisiana in selected Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Statistical Areas. Larger tables have been broken into screen-sized chunks to allow easy header viewing. These statistics were taken from Schedule B of the Federal document Proposed Fair Market Rents for Fiscal Year 2008 for the Housing Choice Voucher Program and Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy Program. The following abbreviations will be used:

 

FMR=Fair Market Rent
0 BR=Efficiency Apartment
1 BR=One Bedroom Apartment
2 BR=Two Bedroom Apartment/Duplex
3 BR=Three Bedroom Duplex/House
4 BR=Four Bedroom House
MSA=Metropolitan Statistical Area
PMSA=Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area

 

Louisiana

 

METROPOLITAN FMR AREAS LIVING WAGE ($/hour) FAIR MARKET RENT ($/month)
0 BR 1 BR 0 BR 1 BR 2 BR 3 BR 4 BR
Alexandria, LA MSA $8.10 $8.77 421 456 543 706 727
* Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area $11.60 $12.62 603 656 758 966 1063
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA $8.98 $9.06 467 471 584 767 874
* Iberville Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area $7.81 $7.83 406 407 490 663 684
Lafayette, LA MSA $9.35 $10.71 486 557 618 793 1005
Lake Charles, LA MSA $8.75 $9.87 455 513 624 770 1084
Monroe, LA MSA $7.94 $9.00 413 468 581 771 795
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA MSA $14.69 $16.27 764 846 990 1271 1314
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA $9.08 $10.44 472 543 634 805 830



 

NONMETROPOLITAN COUNTIES LIVING WAGE ($/hour) FAIR MARKET RENT ($/month)
0 BR 1 BR 0 BR 1 BR 2 BR 3 BR 4 BR
Acadia Parish, LA $7.50 $7.50 390 390 474 599 687
Allen Parish, LA $7.56 $7.58 393 394 474 689 765
Assumption Parish, LA $8.54 $8.58 444 446 535 653 671
Avoyelles Parish, LA $5.90 $8.04 307 418 474 645 771
Beauregard Parish, LA $7.75 $7.96 403 414 487 709 853
Bienville Parish, LA $8.38 $8.54 436 444 525 627 687
Caldwell Parish, LA $7.19 $7.69 374 400 474 600 669
Catahoula Parish, LA $6.90 $7.44 359 387 474 601 726
Claiborne Parish, LA $8.38 $8.54 436 444 525 627 687
Concordia Parish, LA $6.90 $7.44 359 387 474 614 726
East Carroll Parish, LA $7.19 $7.69 374 400 474 600 669
Evangeline Parish, LA $7.54 $7.58 392 394 474 607 624
Franklin Parish, LA $7.19 $7.69 374 400 474 600 669
Iberia Parish, LA $8.65 $8.87 450 461 544 672 783
Jackson Parish, LA $7.19 $7.69 374 400 474 600 669
Jefferson Davis Parish, LA $7.56 $7.60 393 395 474 600 616
La Salle Parish, LA $6.90 $7.44 359 387 474 601 726
Lincoln Parish, LA $8.98 $9.27 467 482 561 730 754
Madison Parish, LA $7.19 $7.69 374 400 474 600 669
Morehouse Parish, LA $7.75 $7.77 403 404 503 603 653
Natchitoches Parish, LA $8.75 $8.77 455 456 547 655 846
Red River Parish, LA $8.38 $8.54 436 444 525 627 687
Richland Parish, LA $7.19 $7.69 374 400 474 600 669
Sabine Parish, LA $8.38 $8.54 436 444 525 627 687
St. James Parish, LA $8.73 $10.19 454 530 649 796 821
St. Landry Parish, LA $5.96 $7.13 310 371 474 640 681
St. Mary Parish, LA $8.29 $8.42 431 438 527 689 711
Tangipahoa Parish, LA $7.88 $9.17 410 477 600 719 853
Tensas Parish, LA $7.19 $7.69 374 400 474 600 669
Vermilion Parish, LA $7.58 $7.60 394 395 474 650 672
Vernon Parish, LA $7.46 $8.23 388 428 474 688 821
Washington Parish, LA $7.56 $7.63 393 397 474 631 650
Webster Parish, LA $7.33 $7.35 381 382 483 651 672
West Carroll Parish, LA $7.19 $7.69 374 400 474 600 669
Winn Parish, LA $7.58 $8.21 394 427 474 598 637



 

Note: The FMRs for unit sizes larger than 4 BRs are calculated by adding 15% to the 4 BR FMR for each extra bedroom.      12110
* 50TH percentile FMRs are indicated by an * before the HUD Metro FMR name

 

 

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