How much will Section 8 pay for rent in Union Parish?

Up to the housing authority's payment standard, which it sets between 90% and 110% of FMR. For a two-bedroom that's $915 to $1,119. 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.

Does Union Parish have its own Fair Market Rent?

No. It uses the Monroe metro rate, shared with one other parish. HUD sets one FMR for the whole metro area, so Union gets the same $1,017 two-bedroom figure as Ouachita Parish.

Why does my ZIP code show a different Fair Market Rent than Union Parish?

HUD publishes a second set of numbers, Small Area FMRs, for individual ZIP codes. In Union those run from $930 to $1,160 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 Union 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 Union Parish, Louisiana (FY 2027)

A two-bedroom in Union Parish carries a FY 2027 Fair Market Rent of $1,017 a month, effective October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. Everything Section 8 pays in Union keys off that figure.

Two-bedroom FMR

$1,017

-0.9% from FY 2026

Payment standard

$915–$1,119

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

Income to afford

$40,680

a year, with rent at 30% of income

Rank in Louisiana

30th 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	$782	$704–$860	$31,280	$15.04/hr	+2.2%
1 bedroom	$794	$715–$873	$31,760	$15.27/hr	+0.1%
2 bedroom	$1,017	$915–$1,119	$40,680	$19.56/hr	-0.9%
3 bedroom	$1,314	$1,183–$1,445	$52,560	$25.27/hr	-0.4%
4 bedroom	$1,337	$1,203–$1,471	$53,480	$25.71/hr	-1.5%

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	$1,538	$1,384–$1,692
6 bedroom Estimate	$1,738	$1,564–$1,912
7 bedroom Estimate	$1,939	$1,745–$2,133
8 bedroom Estimate	$2,139	$1,925–$2,353

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

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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 Union somewhere between $915 and $1,119. 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.

$1,017 a month is affordable, by HUD's 30% rule, on an income of roughly $40,680 a year. Put another way, $20 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%$915	Voucher pays at 100%$1,017	Voucher pays at 110%$1,119
$2,500	$750	$165	$267	$369
$4,000	$1,200	$0	$0	$0

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Rate history

The two-bedroom rate went down 1% from FY 2026 ($1,026) to FY 2027 ($1,017). Since FY 2020 it's up 31% in total, about 4.0% 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	$596	$600	$774	$991	$1,078	—
FY 2021	$606	$610	$804	$1,012	$1,111	+3.9%
FY 2022	$615	$619	$815	$1,011	$1,115	+1.4%
FY 2023	$665	$669	$881	$1,093	$1,184	+8.1%
FY 2024	$753	$757	$995	$1,245	$1,325	+12.9%
FY 2025	$766	$767	$995	$1,276	$1,319	0.0%
FY 2026	$765	$793	$1,026	$1,319	$1,358	+3.1%
FY 2027In effect	$782	$794	$1,017	$1,314	$1,337	-0.9%

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 Union, that runs from $782 for a studio up to $1,337 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 Union in with one other parish in the Monroe metro, Ouachita Parish among them, and every one of them gets $1,017 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, Union ranks 30th for two-bedroom FMR. That's about 2% above the state median of $995 and about 4% below the national median county at $1,063. About 20,821 people live here, 42nd in the state.

Rates by ZIP code

Zoom in and the picture changes. HUD's Small Area FMRs put a two-bedroom at $930 in 71222 (Bernice) and $1,160 in 71234 (Downsville), 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.

ZIP	City	2BR rate	vs county
71222	Bernice	$930	-8.6%
71234	Downsville	$1,160	+14.1%
71241	Farmerville	$930	-8.6%
71256	Lillie	$930	-8.6%
71260	Marion	$930	-8.6%
71277	Spearsville	$930	-8.6%

Counties sharing the Monroe metro rate

HUD sets one rate for the whole metro, so every county here carries the same $1,017 two-bedroom figure as Union.

Ouachita Parish

158,480 people

$1,017

Nearby counties

Two-bedroom FMR, with how each compares to Union.

Lincoln Parish

21 mi · 48,174 people

$892

-12%

Claiborne Parish

28 mi · 13,833 people

$892

-12%

Ouachita Parish

30 mi · 158,480 people

$1,017

same rate

Jackson Parish

36 mi · 14,884 people

$892

-12%

Morehouse Parish

41 mi · 24,551 people

$892

-12%

Bienville Parish

47 mi · 12,638 people

$892

-12%

Webster Parish

51 mi · 35,820 people

$922

-9%

Richland Parish

53 mi · 19,822 people

$975

-4%

Questions people ask

$1,017 a month for FY 2027, which runs October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. The other rates are $782 for a studio, $794 for one bedroom, $1,314 for three and $1,337 for four.

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Fair Market Rent in Union Parish, Louisiana (FY 2027)

FY 2027 Fair Market Rents

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

What a voucher pays here

Rate history

About this rate

Rates by ZIP code

Counties sharing the Monroe metro rate

Nearby counties

Questions people ask

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