Counties in Louisiana by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly)

Ascension Parish had the highest fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly) of 64 counties in 2021, at $1,583. Jefferson Davis Parish had the lowest, at $983. The median was $1,207. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,583Ascension Parish
Median1,20764 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Acadia Parish: 1,109 USDAllen Parish: 1,111 USDAscension Parish: 1,583 USDAssumption Parish: 1,132 USDAvoyelles Parish: 1,093 USDBeauregard Parish: 1,255 USDBienville Parish: 1,036 USDBossier Parish: 1,207 USDCaddo Parish: 1,207 USDCalcasieu Parish: 1,260 USDCaldwell Parish: 1,033 USDCameron Parish: 1,260 USDCatahoula Parish: 1,067 USDClaiborne Parish: 1,048 USDConcordia Parish: 1,067 USDDe Soto Parish: 1,207 USDEast Baton Rouge Parish: 1,583 USDEast Carroll Parish: 1,067 USDEast Feliciana Parish: 1,583 USDEvangeline Parish: 1,010 USDFranklin Parish: 983 USDGrant Parish: 1,198 USDIberia Parish: 1,254 USDIberville Parish: 1,261 USDJackson Parish: 983 USDJefferson Parish: 1,583 USDJefferson Davis Parish: 983 USDLafayette Parish: 1,363 USDLafourche Parish: 1,401 USDLaSalle Parish: 1,067 USDLincoln Parish: 1,370 USDLivingston Parish: 1,583 USDMadison Parish: 998 USDMorehouse Parish: 1,255 USDNatchitoches Parish: 1,150 USDOrleans Parish: 1,583 USDOuachita Parish: 1,111 USDPlaquemines Parish: 1,583 USDPointe Coupee Parish: 1,583 USDRapides Parish: 1,198 USDRed River Parish: 1,022 USDRichland Parish: 1,255 USDSabine Parish: 1,231 USDSt. Bernard Parish: 1,583 USDSt. Charles Parish: 1,583 USDSt. Helena Parish: 1,583 USDSt. James Parish: 1,200 USDSt. John the Baptist Parish: 1,583 USDSt. Landry Parish: 1,038 USDSt. Martin Parish: 1,363 USDSt. Mary Parish: 1,439 USDSt. Tammany Parish: 1,583 USDTangipahoa Parish: 1,208 USDTensas Parish: 1,067 USDTerrebonne Parish: 1,401 USDUnion Parish: 1,111 USDVermilion Parish: 987 USDVernon Parish: 1,541 USDWashington Parish: 1,151 USDWebster Parish: 1,067 USDWest Baton Rouge Parish: 1,583 USDWest Carroll Parish: 1,067 USDWest Feliciana Parish: 1,583 USDWinn Parish: 1,020 USD
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USD, 2021. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Ascension Parish: 1,583 USDAscension Parish1,583East Baton Rouge Parish: 1,583 USDEast Baton Rouge Parish1,583East Feliciana Parish: 1,583 USDEast Feliciana Parish1,583Jefferson Parish: 1,583 USDJefferson Parish1,583Livingston Parish: 1,583 USDLivingston Parish1,583Orleans Parish: 1,583 USDOrleans Parish1,583Plaquemines Parish: 1,583 USDPlaquemines Parish1,583Pointe Coupee Parish: 1,583 USDPointe Coupee Parish1,583St. Bernard Parish: 1,583 USDSt. Bernard Parish1,583St. Charles Parish: 1,583 USDSt. Charles Parish1,583St. Helena Parish: 1,583 USDSt. Helena Parish1,583St. John the Baptist Parish: 1,583 USDSt. John the Baptist Parish1,583St. Tammany Parish: 1,583 USDSt. Tammany Parish1,583West Baton Rouge Parish: 1,583 USDWest Baton Rouge Parish1,583West Feliciana Parish: 1,583 USDWest Feliciana Parish1,583Vernon Parish: 1,541 USDVernon Parish1,541St. Mary Parish: 1,439 USDSt. Mary Parish1,439Lafourche Parish: 1,401 USDLafourche Parish1,401Terrebonne Parish: 1,401 USDTerrebonne Parish1,401Lincoln Parish: 1,370 USDLincoln Parish1,370Lafayette Parish: 1,363 USDLafayette Parish1,363St. Martin Parish: 1,363 USDSt. Martin Parish1,363Iberville Parish: 1,261 USDIberville Parish1,261Calcasieu Parish: 1,260 USDCalcasieu Parish1,260Cameron Parish: 1,260 USDCameron Parish1,260Beauregard Parish: 1,255 USDBeauregard Parish1,255Morehouse Parish: 1,255 USDMorehouse Parish1,255Richland Parish: 1,255 USDRichland Parish1,255Iberia Parish: 1,254 USDIberia Parish1,254Sabine Parish: 1,231 USDSabine Parish1,231Tangipahoa Parish: 1,208 USDTangipahoa Parish1,208Bossier Parish: 1,207 USDBossier Parish1,207Caddo Parish: 1,207 USDCaddo Parish1,207De Soto Parish: 1,207 USDDe Soto Parish1,207St. James Parish: 1,200 USDSt. James Parish1,200Grant Parish: 1,198 USDGrant Parish1,198Rapides Parish: 1,198 USDRapides Parish1,198Washington Parish: 1,151 USDWashington Parish1,151Natchitoches Parish: 1,150 USDNatchitoches Parish1,150Assumption Parish: 1,132 USDAssumption Parish1,132Ascension Parish: 1,583 USDAscension Parish1,583East Baton Rouge Parish: 1,583 USDEast Baton Rouge Parish1,583East Feliciana Parish: 1,583 USDEast Feliciana Parish1,583Jefferson Parish: 1,583 USDJefferson Parish1,583Livingston Parish: 1,583 USDLivingston Parish1,583Orleans Parish: 1,583 USDOrleans Parish1,583Plaquemines Parish: 1,583 USDPlaquemines Parish1,583Pointe Coupee Parish: 1,583 USDPointe Coupee Parish1,583St. Bernard Parish: 1,583 USDSt. Bernard Parish1,583St. Charles Parish: 1,583 USDSt. Charles Parish1,583St. Helena Parish: 1,583 USDSt. Helena Parish1,583St. John the Baptist Parish: 1,583 USDSt. John the Baptist Parish1,583St. Tammany Parish: 1,583 USDSt. Tammany Parish1,583West Baton Rouge Parish: 1,583 USDWest Baton Rouge Parish1,583West Feliciana Parish: 1,583 USDWest Feliciana Parish1,583Vernon Parish: 1,541 USDVernon Parish1,541St. Mary Parish: 1,439 USDSt. Mary Parish1,439Lafourche Parish: 1,401 USDLafourche Parish1,401Terrebonne Parish: 1,401 USDTerrebonne Parish1,401Lincoln Parish: 1,370 USDLincoln Parish1,370Lafayette Parish: 1,363 USDLafayette Parish1,363St. Martin Parish: 1,363 USDSt. Martin Parish1,363Iberville Parish: 1,261 USDIberville Parish1,261Calcasieu Parish: 1,260 USDCalcasieu Parish1,260Cameron Parish: 1,260 USDCameron Parish1,260Beauregard Parish: 1,255 USDBeauregard Parish1,255Morehouse Parish: 1,255 USDMorehouse Parish1,255Richland Parish: 1,255 USDRichland Parish1,255Iberia Parish: 1,254 USDIberia Parish1,254Sabine Parish: 1,231 USDSabine Parish1,231Tangipahoa Parish: 1,208 USDTangipahoa Parish1,208Bossier Parish: 1,207 USDBossier Parish1,207Caddo Parish: 1,207 USDCaddo Parish1,207De Soto Parish: 1,207 USDDe Soto Parish1,207St. James Parish: 1,200 USDSt. James Parish1,200Grant Parish: 1,198 USDGrant Parish1,198Rapides Parish: 1,198 USDRapides Parish1,198Washington Parish: 1,151 USDWashington Parish1,151Natchitoches Parish: 1,150 USDNatchitoches Parish1,150Assumption Parish: 1,132 USDAssumption Parish1,132
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD
Change on 2020
1Ascension Parish1,583+10.8%
1East Baton Rouge Parish1,583+10.8%
1East Feliciana Parish1,583+10.8%
1Jefferson Parish1,583-0.9%
1Livingston Parish1,583+10.8%
1Orleans Parish1,583-0.9%
1Plaquemines Parish1,583-0.9%
1Pointe Coupee Parish1,583+10.8%
1St. Bernard Parish1,583-0.9%
1St. Charles Parish1,583-0.9%
1St. Helena Parish1,583+10.8%
1St. John the Baptist Parish1,583-0.9%
1St. Tammany Parish1,583-0.9%
1West Baton Rouge Parish1,583+10.8%
1West Feliciana Parish1,583+10.8%
16Vernon Parish1,541-4.3%
17St. Mary Parish1,439+1.2%
18Lafourche Parish1,401-3.3%
18Terrebonne Parish1,401-3.3%
20Lincoln Parish1,370+25.8%
21Lafayette Parish1,363+2.8%
21St. Martin Parish1,363+2.8%
23Iberville Parish1,261+17.6%
24Calcasieu Parish1,260+1.2%
24Cameron Parish1,260+1.2%
26Beauregard Parish1,255+0.6%
26Morehouse Parish1,255+20.8%
26Richland Parish1,255+0.6%
29Iberia Parish1,254-5.9%
30Sabine Parish1,231+5.2%
31Tangipahoa Parish1,208+2.4%
32Bossier Parish1,207-3.3%
32Caddo Parish1,207-3.3%
32De Soto Parish1,207-3.3%
35St. James Parish1,200+0.3%
36Grant Parish1,198+1.2%
36Rapides Parish1,198+1.2%
38Washington Parish1,151+0.2%
39Natchitoches Parish1,150+1.1%
40Assumption Parish1,132+4.8%
41Allen Parish1,111+4.4%
41Ouachita Parish1,111+3.1%
41Union Parish1,111+3.1%
44Acadia Parish1,109-2.2%
45Avoyelles Parish1,093+2.8%
46Catahoula Parish1,067+2.7%
46Concordia Parish1,067+2.7%
46East Carroll Parish1,067+2.7%
46LaSalle Parish1,067+2.7%
46Tensas Parish1,067+2.7%
46Webster Parish1,067+1.5%
46West Carroll Parish1,067+2.7%
53Claiborne Parish1,048+3.3%
54St. Landry Parish1,038+4.1%
55Bienville Parish1,036+4.4%
56Caldwell Parish1,033+0.6%
57Red River Parish1,022-1.2%
58Winn Parish1,020-5.8%
59Evangeline Parish1,010-4.2%
60Madison Parish998+3.7%
61Vermilion Parish987+2.5%
62Franklin Parish983-5.4%
62Jackson Parish983+1.1%
62Jefferson Davis Parish983-1.7%

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Monthly gross rent, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets for a four-bedroom unit in the HUD area that contains the county.

More on how it is measured
  • Gross rent is the rent plus all utilities paid by the tenant except telephone, cable or satellite television and internet.
  • HUD sets Fair Market Rents at the 40th percentile of gross rents paid by recent movers for standard-quality rental units, from American Community Survey data brought forward to the fiscal year; until 2018 a few metropolitan areas were set at the 50th percentile.
  • They set payment standards for Housing Choice Vouchers and rent ceilings in other HUD programs.

A policy benchmark, not a measured rent: it is lower than the median rent by design and differs from the Census Bureau median gross rent. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2021/FY21_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2021). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Louisiana by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2021/FY21_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx

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HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Louisiana by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2021. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 10 Mar. 2021, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2021/FY21_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/louisiana-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Ascension Parish, with $1,583 in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Which county has the lowest fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Jefferson Davis Parish, with $983 in 2021.

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