How much will Section 8 pay for rent in Cameron Parish?

Up to the housing authority's payment standard, which it sets between 90% and 110% of FMR. For a two-bedroom that's $1,095 to $1,339. The voucher covers the gap between that standard and about 30% of the tenant's income, and it never pays more than the unit would rent for without a voucher.

Does Cameron Parish have its own Fair Market Rent?

No. It uses the Lake Charles metro rate, shared with one other parish. HUD sets one FMR for the whole metro area, so Cameron gets the same $1,217 two-bedroom figure as Calcasieu Parish.

Why does my ZIP code show a different Fair Market Rent than Cameron Parish?

HUD publishes a second set of numbers, Small Area FMRs, for individual ZIP codes. In Cameron those run from $1,030 to $1,400 for a two-bedroom. Housing authorities in metros HUD has designated for Small Area FMRs use the ZIP rate. The rest use the parish rate. Your PHA can tell you which one applies.

When do the next Fair Market Rents for Cameron Parish come out?

HUD usually publishes the new fiscal year's rates in late August or September, and they take effect October 1. This page updates as soon as the new Louisiana figures are loaded.

What is the FY 2027 Fair Market Rent for Cameron Parish?

$1,231 for a two-bedroom, effective October 1, 2026. Studio $935, one bedroom $941, three $1,467, four $1,713.

HUD Fair Market Rent · FY 2026 · Effective Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026

Fair Market Rent in Cameron Parish, Louisiana (FY 2026)

HUD's FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Cameron Parish is $1,217 a month. That's the number the housing authority starts from when it sets Section 8 payment standards here.

Two-bedroom FMR

$1,217

+6.4% from FY 2025

Payment standard

$1,095–$1,339

90% to 110% of the FMR, two-bedroom

Income to afford

$48,680

a year, with rent at 30% of income

Rank in Louisiana

9th of 64

by two-bedroom FMR, highest first

FY 2027

HUD has already published FY 2027. On October 1, 2026 the two-bedroom rate in Cameron moves to $1,231. That's up 1%. The full FY 2027 table is in the history section below.

FY 2026 Fair Market Rents

Payment standard is the 90% to 110% band a housing authority can set. Income needed puts rent at 30% of gross income, and the hourly wage assumes a 40-hour week.

Bedrooms	FMR	Payment standard	Income needed	Hourly wage	vs FY 2025
Studio	$921	$829–$1,013	$36,840	$17.71/hr	+5.7%
1 bedroom	$928	$835–$1,021	$37,120	$17.85/hr	+5.8%
2 bedroom	$1,217	$1,095–$1,339	$48,680	$23.40/hr	+6.4%
3 bedroom	$1,459	$1,313–$1,605	$58,360	$28.06/hr	+5.5%
4 bedroom	$1,611	$1,450–$1,772	$64,440	$30.98/hr	+6.2%

Five to eight bedrooms (PropMetrics estimates)

HUD stops at four bedrooms. These add 15% of the four-bedroom rent per extra bedroom. It's our estimate, not a HUD number.

Bedrooms	Estimated FMR	Payment standard
5 bedroom Estimate	$1,853	$1,668–$2,038
6 bedroom Estimate	$2,094	$1,885–$2,303
7 bedroom Estimate	$2,336	$2,102–$2,570
8 bedroom Estimate	$2,578	$2,320–$2,836

Source: HUD Office of Policy Development and Research, FY 2026 Fair Market Rents. Rents include utilities. huduser.gov

Market check

HUD's number is one input. What does a two-bedroom in Cameron actually rent for?

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What a voucher pays here

The voucher doesn't pay the FMR itself. It pays the payment standard. Housing authorities set it anywhere from 90% to 110% of FMR, which puts a two-bedroom standard in Cameron somewhere between $1,095 and $1,339. The tenant pays roughly 30% of their income, the voucher covers the rest up to the standard, and the PHA won't approve a rent above what comparable unassisted units get.

$1,217 a month is affordable, by HUD's 30% rule, on an income of roughly $48,680 a year. Put another way, $23 an hour full time.

Worked example for a two-bedroom renting at the payment standard. The tenant pays 30% of monthly income and the voucher covers the rest.

Monthly household income	Tenant pays (30%)	Voucher pays at 90%$1,095	Voucher pays at 100%$1,217	Voucher pays at 110%$1,339
$2,500	$750	$345	$467	$589
$4,000	$1,200	$0	$17	$139

Run your own numbers in the Section 8 rent calculator

Rate history

The two-bedroom rate went up 6% from FY 2025 ($1,144) to FY 2026 ($1,217). Since FY 2020 it's up 45% in total, about 6.4% a year. The Louisiana median moved down 4% over the same year.

Fiscal year	Studio	1 BR	2 BR	3 BR	4 BR	2BR change
FY 2020	$617	$663	$837	$1,063	$1,245	—
FY 2021	$650	$674	$869	$1,092	$1,260	+3.8%
FY 2022	$660	$688	$884	$1,107	$1,241	+1.7%
FY 2023	$756	$767	$983	$1,235	$1,322	+11.2%
FY 2024	$835	$840	$1,080	$1,333	$1,438	+9.9%
FY 2025	$871	$877	$1,144	$1,383	$1,517	+5.9%
FY 2026In effect	$921	$928	$1,217	$1,459	$1,611	+6.4%
FY 2027From Oct 1, 2026	$935	$941	$1,231	$1,467	$1,713	+1.2%

About this rate

Fair Market Rent is HUD's estimate of what a modest, decent unit rents for in an area, utilities included. It's set once a year and runs October to September. For FY 2026 that's October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. In Cameron, that runs from $921 for a studio up to $1,611 for four bedrooms, all five rates in the table above.

This is a metro rate. The parish doesn't get one of its own. HUD lumps Cameron in with one other parish in the Lake Charles metro, Calcasieu Parish among them, and every one of them gets $1,217 for a two-bedroom. Where you are inside the metro doesn't change the parish number. It does change the ZIP number, covered below.

Among Louisiana's 64 counties, Cameron ranks 9th for two-bedroom FMR. That's about 29% above the state median of $946 and about 20% above the national median county at $1,018. About 5,447 people live here, 63rd in the state.

Rates by ZIP code

Zoom in and the picture changes. HUD's Small Area FMRs put a two-bedroom at $1,030 in 70632 (Creole) and $1,400 in 70645 (Hackberry), with the 4 ZIP codes in between. Housing authorities in HUD-designated metros use those ZIP rates instead of the parish rate. Everywhere else the ZIP numbers show where rents actually sit, and the parish rate stays the official standard.

ZIP	City	2BR rate	vs county
70631	Cameron	$1,130	-7.1%
70632	Creole	$1,030	-15.4%
70643	Grand Chenier	$1,030	-15.4%
70645	Hackberry	$1,400	+15.0%

Counties sharing the Lake Charles metro rate

HUD sets one rate for the whole metro, so every county here carries the same $1,217 two-bedroom figure as Cameron.

Calcasieu Parish

210,770 people

$1,217

Nearby counties

Two-bedroom FMR, with how each compares to Cameron.

Calcasieu Parish

27 mi · 210,770 people

$1,217

same rate

Jefferson Davis Parish

38 mi · 32,277 people

$871

-28%

Acadia Parish

54 mi · 57,674 people

$880

-28%

Beauregard Parish

56 mi · 36,553 people

$935

-23%

Allen Parish

60 mi · 22,798 people

$834

-31%

Vermilion Parish

60 mi · 57,202 people

$834

-31%

Lafayette Parish

72 mi · 243,175 people

$1,019

-16%

Evangeline Parish

76 mi · 32,335 people

$834

-31%

Questions people ask

$1,217 a month for FY 2026, which runs October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The other rates are $921 for a studio, $928 for one bedroom, $1,459 for three and $1,611 for four.

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Fair Market Rent in Cameron Parish, Louisiana (FY 2026)

FY 2026 Fair Market Rents

HUD's number is one input. What does a two-bedroom in Cameron actually rent for?

What a voucher pays here

Rate history

About this rate

Rates by ZIP code

Counties sharing the Lake Charles metro rate

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Questions people ask

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