HUD Fair Market Rent · FY 2026 · effective Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026
Fair Market Rent in De Soto Parish, Louisiana (FY 2026)
$1,111 a month. That's HUD's FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in De Soto Parish, and it's the baseline every voucher in De Soto is measured against.
2 bedroom FMR
$1,111
FY 2026, utilities included
Payment standard range
$1,000 to $1,222
90% to 110% of FMR
Income to afford 2BR
$44,440
per year, at 30% of income
Rank in Louisiana
20th of 64
by 2BR FMR
HUD has already published FY 2027. On October 1, 2026 the two-bedroom rate in De Soto moves to $1,045. That's down 6%. The full FY 2027 table is in the history section below.
HUD's number is one input. What does a two-bedroom in De Soto actually rent for?
Search any address in De Soto for a rent estimate built from nearby comps, with the HUD figure right next to it.
FY 2026 Fair Market Rents
| Bedrooms | FMR | Payment standard | Income needed | Hourly wage | vs FY 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $870 | $783 to $957 | $34,800 | $16.73/hr | +13.4% |
| 1 bedroom | $982 | $884 to $1,080 | $39,280 | $18.88/hr | +10.1% |
| 2 bedroom | $1,111 | $1,000 to $1,222 | $44,440 | $21.37/hr | +9.2% |
| 3 bedroom | $1,458 | $1,312 to $1,604 | $58,320 | $28.04/hr | +10.7% |
| 4 bedroom | $1,552 | $1,397 to $1,707 | $62,080 | $29.85/hr | +11.3% |
5 to 8 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 | $1,785 | $1,607 to $1,964 |
| 6 bedroom Estimate | $2,018 | $1,816 to $2,220 |
| 7 bedroom Estimate | $2,250 | $2,025 to $2,475 |
| 8 bedroom Estimate | $2,483 | $2,235 to $2,731 |
Source: HUD Office of Policy Development and Research, FY 2026 Fair Market Rents. Rents include utilities. huduser.gov
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 De Soto, that runs from $870 for a studio up to $1,552 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 De Soto in with 2 other parishes in the Shreveport-Bossier City metro, Caddo Parish, Bossier Parish among them, and every one of them gets $1,111 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, De Soto ranks 20th for two-bedroom FMR. That's about 17% above the state median of $946 and about 9% above the national median county at $1,018. About 26,821 people live here, 36th in the state.
Counties sharing the Shreveport-Bossier City metro rate
Rates by ZIP code
Zoom in and the picture changes. HUD's Small Area FMRs put a two-bedroom at $920 in 71032 (Grand Cane) and $1,210 in 71027 (Frierson), with the 8 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.
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 De Soto somewhere between $1,000 and $1,222. 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.
$1,111 a month is affordable, by HUD's 30% rule, on an income of roughly $44,440 a year. Put another way, $21 an hour full time.
Worked example for a two-bedroom, assuming the rent equals the payment standard. Tenant pays 30% of monthly income, HUD's housing assistance payment covers the rest.
| Monthly household income | Tenant pays (30%) | HAP at 90% ($1,000) | HAP at 100% ($1,111) | HAP at 110% ($1,222) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,500 | $750 | $250 | $361 | $472 |
| $4,000 | $1,200 | $0 | $0 | $22 |
Rate history
The two-bedroom rate went up 9% from FY 2025 ($1,017) to FY 2026 ($1,111). Since FY 2020 it's up 29% in total, about 4.3% a year. The Louisiana median moved down 4% over the same year.
| Year | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR | 2BR change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2020 | $612 | $739 | $861 | $1,077 | $1,248 | — |
| FY 2021 | $599 | $715 | $845 | $1,051 | $1,207 | -1.9% |
| FY 2022 | $632 | $756 | $897 | $1,112 | $1,249 | +6.2% |
| FY 2023 | $708 | $857 | $1,009 | $1,258 | $1,389 | +12.5% |
| FY 2024 | $779 | $927 | $1,073 | $1,358 | $1,486 | +6.3% |
| FY 2025 | $767 | $892 | $1,017 | $1,317 | $1,394 | -5.2% |
| FY 2026 | $870 | $982 | $1,111 | $1,458 | $1,552 | +9.2% |
| FY 2027 | $832 | $926 | $1,045 | $1,380 | $1,450 | -5.9% |
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Questions people ask
$1,111 a month for FY 2026, which runs October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The other rates are $870 for a studio, $982 for one bedroom, $1,458 for three and $1,552 for four.
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