HUD Fair Market Rent · FY 2026 · effective Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026
Fair Market Rent in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana (FY 2026)
HUD's FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in St. John the Baptist Parish is $1,331 a month. That's the number the housing authority starts from when it sets Section 8 payment standards here.
2 bedroom FMR
$1,331
FY 2026, utilities included
Payment standard range
$1,198 to $1,464
90% to 110% of FMR
Income to afford 2BR
$53,240
per year, at 30% of income
Rank in Louisiana
6th of 64
by 2BR FMR
HUD has already published FY 2027. On October 1, 2026 the two-bedroom rate in St. John the Baptist moves to $1,480. That's up 11%. The full FY 2027 table is in the history section below.
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FY 2026 Fair Market Rents
| Bedrooms | FMR | Payment standard | Income needed | Hourly wage | vs FY 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $964 | $868 to $1,060 | $38,560 | $18.54/hr | -10.0% |
| 1 bedroom | $1,113 | $1,002 to $1,224 | $44,520 | $21.40/hr | -10.0% |
| 2 bedroom | $1,331 | $1,198 to $1,464 | $53,240 | $25.60/hr | -9.9% |
| 3 bedroom | $1,701 | $1,531 to $1,871 | $68,040 | $32.71/hr | -10.0% |
| 4 bedroom | $1,996 | $1,796 to $2,196 | $79,840 | $38.38/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 | $2,295 | $2,066 to $2,525 |
| 6 bedroom Estimate | $2,595 | $2,336 to $2,855 |
| 7 bedroom Estimate | $2,894 | $2,605 to $3,183 |
| 8 bedroom Estimate | $3,194 | $2,875 to $3,513 |
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 St. John the Baptist, that runs from $964 for a studio up to $1,996 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 St. John the Baptist in with 5 other parishes in the New Orleans-Metairie metro, Jefferson Parish, Orleans Parish, St. Charles Parish among them, and every one of them gets $1,331 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, St. John the Baptist ranks 6th for two-bedroom FMR. That's about 41% above the state median of $946 and about 31% above the national median county at $1,018. About 41,986 people live here, 27th in the state.
Counties sharing the New Orleans-Metairie metro rate
Rates by ZIP code
HUD also publishes Small Area FMRs by ZIP code. For the 6 ZIP codes it covers in St. John the Baptist, the two-bedroom rate is $1,340 across the board, so there's no ZIP-level story here.
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 St. John the Baptist somewhere between $1,198 and $1,464. 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.
$1,331 a month is affordable, by HUD's 30% rule, on an income of roughly $53,240 a year. Put another way, $26 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% ($1,198) | HAP at 100% ($1,331) | HAP at 110% ($1,464) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,500 | $750 | $448 | $581 | $714 |
| $4,000 | $1,200 | $0 | $131 | $264 |
Rate history
The two-bedroom rate went down 10% from FY 2025 ($1,478) to FY 2026 ($1,331). Since FY 2020 it's up 23% in total, about 3.6% 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 | $779 | $908 | $1,078 | $1,396 | $1,597 | — |
| FY 2021 | $765 | $899 | $1,061 | $1,371 | $1,583 | -1.6% |
| FY 2022 | $786 | $927 | $1,089 | $1,404 | $1,623 | +2.6% |
| FY 2023 | $848 | $1,002 | $1,182 | $1,524 | $1,770 | +8.5% |
| FY 2024 | $986 | $1,149 | $1,362 | $1,750 | $2,039 | +15.2% |
| FY 2025 | $1,071 | $1,236 | $1,478 | $1,889 | $2,217 | +8.5% |
| FY 2026 | $964 | $1,113 | $1,331 | $1,701 | $1,996 | -9.9% |
| FY 2027 | $1,096 | $1,229 | $1,480 | $1,900 | $2,233 | +11.2% |
Nearby counties
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St. Charles Parish
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Ascension Parish
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Jefferson Parish
$1,33127 mi · pop 436,171
Lafourche Parish
$1,10228 mi · pop 97,220
Assumption Parish
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Livingston Parish
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Orleans Parish
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Questions people ask
$1,331 a month for FY 2026, which runs October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The other rates are $964 for a studio, $1,113 for one bedroom, $1,701 for three and $1,996 for four.
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