HUD Fair Market Rent · FY 2026 · effective Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026
Fair Market Rent in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana (FY 2026)
$834 a month. That's HUD's FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Morehouse Parish, and it's the baseline every voucher in Morehouse is measured against.
2 bedroom FMR
$834
FY 2026, utilities included
Payment standard range
$751 to $917
90% to 110% of FMR
Income to afford 2BR
$33,360
per year, at 30% of income
Rank in Louisiana
57th of 64
by 2BR FMR
HUD has already published FY 2027. On October 1, 2026 the two-bedroom rate in Morehouse moves to $892. That's up 7%. The full FY 2027 table is in the history section below.
HUD's number is one input. What does a two-bedroom in Morehouse actually rent for?
Search any address in Morehouse 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 | $631 | $568 to $694 | $25,240 | $12.13/hr | -7.7% |
| 1 bedroom | $636 | $572 to $700 | $25,440 | $12.23/hr | -7.6% |
| 2 bedroom | $834 | $751 to $917 | $33,360 | $16.04/hr | -7.6% |
| 3 bedroom | $1,143 | $1,029 to $1,257 | $45,720 | $21.98/hr | -3.8% |
| 4 bedroom | $1,172 | $1,055 to $1,289 | $46,880 | $22.54/hr | -10.0% |
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 | $1,348 | $1,213 to $1,483 |
| 6 bedroom Estimate | $1,524 | $1,372 to $1,676 |
| 7 bedroom Estimate | $1,699 | $1,529 to $1,869 |
| 8 bedroom Estimate | $1,875 | $1,688 to $2,063 |
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 Morehouse, that runs from $631 for a studio up to $1,172 for four bedrooms, all five rates in the table above.
Morehouse is its own HUD metro area (Morehouse Parish, LA), so the rate here is set from rents inside the parish rather than a wider region.
Among Louisiana's 64 counties, Morehouse ranks 57th for two-bedroom FMR. That's about 12% below the state median of $946 and about 18% below the national median county at $1,018. About 25,438 people live here, 37th in the state.
Rates by ZIP code
Zoom in and the picture changes. HUD's Small Area FMRs put a two-bedroom at $830 in 71223 (Bonita) and $900 in 71229 (Collinston), with the 6 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 Morehouse somewhere between $751 and $917. 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.
$834 a month is affordable, by HUD's 30% rule, on an income of roughly $33,360 a year. Put another way, $16 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% ($751) | HAP at 100% ($834) | HAP at 110% ($917) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,500 | $750 | $1 | $84 | $167 |
| $4,000 | $1,200 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Rate history
The two-bedroom rate went down 8% from FY 2025 ($903) to FY 2026 ($834). Since FY 2020 it's up 17% in total, about 2.7% 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 | $606 | $624 | $710 | $980 | $1,039 | — |
| FY 2021 | $621 | $634 | $725 | $1,005 | $1,255 | +2.1% |
| FY 2022 | $584 | $588 | $696 | $921 | $1,191 | -4.0% |
| FY 2023 | $609 | $613 | $740 | $941 | $1,260 | +6.3% |
| FY 2024 | $646 | $650 | $822 | $1,034 | $1,229 | +11.1% |
| FY 2025 | $684 | $688 | $903 | $1,188 | $1,302 | +9.9% |
| FY 2026 | $631 | $636 | $834 | $1,143 | $1,172 | -7.6% |
| FY 2027 | $705 | $710 | $892 | $1,175 | $1,180 | +7.0% |
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Questions people ask
$834 a month for FY 2026, which runs October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The other rates are $631 for a studio, $636 for one bedroom, $1,143 for three and $1,172 for four.
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