HUD Fair Market Rent · FY 2026 · effective Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026
Fair Market Rent in Sabine Parish, Louisiana (FY 2026)
$884 a month. That's HUD's FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Sabine Parish, and it's the baseline every voucher in Sabine is measured against.
2 bedroom FMR
$884
FY 2026, utilities included
Payment standard range
$796 to $972
90% to 110% of FMR
Income to afford 2BR
$35,360
per year, at 30% of income
Rank in Louisiana
38th of 64
by 2BR FMR
HUD has already published FY 2027. On October 1, 2026 the two-bedroom rate in Sabine moves to $892. That's up 1%. The full FY 2027 table is in the history section below.
HUD's number is one input. What does a two-bedroom in Sabine actually rent for?
Search any address in Sabine 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 | $681 | $613 to $749 | $27,240 | $13.10/hr | +1.2% |
| 1 bedroom | $686 | $617 to $755 | $27,440 | $13.19/hr | -8.4% |
| 2 bedroom | $884 | $796 to $972 | $35,360 | $17.00/hr | -10.0% |
| 3 bedroom | $1,065 | $959 to $1,172 | $42,600 | $20.48/hr | -10.0% |
| 4 bedroom | $1,241 | $1,117 to $1,365 | $49,640 | $23.87/hr | -4.7% |
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 | $1,427 | $1,284 to $1,570 |
| 6 bedroom Estimate | $1,613 | $1,452 to $1,774 |
| 7 bedroom Estimate | $1,799 | $1,619 to $1,979 |
| 8 bedroom Estimate | $1,986 | $1,787 to $2,185 |
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 Sabine, that runs from $681 for a studio up to $1,241 for four bedrooms, all five rates in the table above.
Because Sabine sits outside any HUD metro area, its rate is a parish-wide figure built from local rents. One number covers every address in the parish, Pleasant Hill included.
Among Louisiana's 64 counties, Sabine ranks 38th for two-bedroom FMR. That's about 7% below the state median of $946 and about 13% below the national median county at $1,018. About 22,209 people live here, 40th in the state.
Rates by ZIP code
Zoom in and the picture changes. HUD's Small Area FMRs put a two-bedroom at $890 in 71406 (Belmont) and $1,050 in 71429 (Florien), with the 9 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 Sabine somewhere between $796 and $972. 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.
$884 a month is affordable, by HUD's 30% rule, on an income of roughly $35,360 a year. Put another way, $17 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% ($796) | HAP at 100% ($884) | HAP at 110% ($972) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,500 | $750 | $46 | $134 | $222 |
| $4,000 | $1,200 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Rate history
The two-bedroom rate went down 10% from FY 2025 ($982) to FY 2026 ($884). Since FY 2020 it's up 25% in total, about 3.7% 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 | $463 | $539 | $710 | $987 | $1,170 | — |
| FY 2021 | $508 | $584 | $770 | $1,026 | $1,231 | +8.5% |
| FY 2022 | $496 | $567 | $746 | $941 | $1,108 | -3.1% |
| FY 2023 | $540 | $614 | $808 | $983 | $1,085 | +8.3% |
| FY 2024 | $605 | $679 | $892 | $1,079 | $1,188 | +10.4% |
| FY 2025 | $673 | $749 | $982 | $1,183 | $1,302 | +10.1% |
| FY 2026 | $681 | $686 | $884 | $1,065 | $1,241 | -10.0% |
| FY 2027 | $717 | $722 | $892 | $1,235 | $1,427 | +0.9% |
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Questions people ask
$884 a month for FY 2026, which runs October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The other rates are $681 for a studio, $686 for one bedroom, $1,065 for three and $1,241 for four.
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