How much will Section 8 pay for rent in St. Landry Parish?

Up to the housing authority's payment standard, which it sets between 90% and 110% of FMR. For a two-bedroom that's $803 to $981. 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.

Why does my ZIP code show a different Fair Market Rent than St. Landry Parish?

HUD publishes a second set of numbers, Small Area FMRs, for individual ZIP codes. In St. Landry those run from $890 to $1,120 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 St. Landry 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.

HUD Fair Market Rent · FY 2027 · Effective Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027

Fair Market Rent in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana (FY 2027)

$892 a month. That's HUD's FY 2027 Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in St. Landry Parish, and it's the baseline every voucher in St. Landry is measured against.

Two-bedroom FMR

$892

+7.0% from FY 2026

Payment standard

$803–$981

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

Income to afford

$35,680

a year, with rent at 30% of income

Rank in Louisiana

60th of 64

by two-bedroom FMR, highest first

FY 2027 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 2026
Studio	$632	$569–$695	$25,280	$12.15/hr	+0.2%
1 bedroom	$682	$614–$750	$27,280	$13.12/hr	+7.2%
2 bedroom	$892	$803–$981	$35,680	$17.15/hr	+7.0%
3 bedroom	$1,087	$978–$1,196	$43,480	$20.90/hr	+4.5%
4 bedroom	$1,172	$1,055–$1,289	$46,880	$22.54/hr	-2.5%

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	$1,348	$1,213–$1,483
6 bedroom Estimate	$1,524	$1,372–$1,676
7 bedroom Estimate	$1,699	$1,529–$1,869
8 bedroom Estimate	$1,875	$1,688–$2,063

Source: HUD Office of Policy Development and Research, FY 2027 Fair Market Rents. Rents include utilities. huduser.gov

Market check

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

Search any address in St. Landry for a rent estimate built from nearby comps, with the HUD figure right next to it.

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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 St. Landry somewhere between $803 and $981. 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.

$892 a month is affordable, by HUD's 30% rule, on an income of roughly $35,680 a year. Put another way, $17 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%$803	Voucher pays at 100%$892	Voucher pays at 110%$981
$2,500	$750	$53	$142	$231
$4,000	$1,200	$0	$0	$0

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Rate history

The two-bedroom rate went up 7% from FY 2026 ($834) to FY 2027 ($892). Since FY 2020 it's up 21% in total, about 2.8% a year. The Louisiana median moved up 5% over the same year.

Fiscal year	Studio	1 BR	2 BR	3 BR	4 BR	2BR change
FY 2020	$555	$559	$736	$963	$997	—
FY 2021	$559	$562	$741	$969	$1,038	+0.7%
FY 2022	$533	$537	$706	$910	$1,027	-4.7%
FY 2023	$558	$562	$740	$958	$1,143	+4.8%
FY 2024	$621	$626	$822	$1,060	$1,238	+11.1%
FY 2025	$684	$688	$903	$1,155	$1,335	+9.9%
FY 2026	$631	$636	$834	$1,040	$1,202	-7.6%
FY 2027In effect	$632	$682	$892	$1,087	$1,172	+7.0%

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 2027 that's October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. In St. Landry, that runs from $632 for a studio up to $1,172 for four bedrooms, all five rates in the table above.

Because St. Landry 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, Opelousas included.

Among Louisiana's 64 counties, St. Landry ranks 60th for two-bedroom FMR. That's about 10% below the state median of $995 and about 16% below the national median county at $1,063. About 81,670 people live here, 16th 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 70541 (Grand Coteau) and $1,120 in 70584 (Sunset), with the 15 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
70512	Arnaudville	$920	+3.1%
70535	Eunice	$930	+4.3%
70541	Grand Coteau	$890	-0.2%
70550	Lawtell	$890	-0.2%
70551	Leonville	$890	-0.2%
70570	Opelousas	$890	-0.2%
70571	Opelousas	$890	-0.2%
70577	Port Barre	$940	+5.4%
70584	Sunset	$1,120	+25.6%
70589	Washington	$890	-0.2%
70750	Krotz Springs	$940	+5.4%
71345	Lebeau	$910	+2.0%
71353	Melville	$890	-0.2%
71356	Morrow	$890	-0.2%
71358	Palmetto	$930	+4.3%

Nearby counties

Two-bedroom FMR, with how each compares to St. Landry.

Evangeline Parish

24 mi · 32,060 people

$892

same rate

Lafayette Parish

25 mi · 247,997 people

$1,092

+22%

St. Martin Parish

25 mi · 51,353 people

$1,092

+22%

Pointe Coupee Parish

30 mi · 20,217 people

$1,149

+29%

Acadia Parish

32 mi · 56,955 people

$902

+1%

Avoyelles Parish

33 mi · 38,905 people

$902

+1%

West Feliciana Parish

41 mi · 15,327 people

$1,149

+29%

Vermilion Parish

42 mi · 57,123 people

$899

+1%

Questions people ask

$892 a month for FY 2027, which runs October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. The other rates are $632 for a studio, $682 for one bedroom, $1,087 for three and $1,172 for four.

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