Lower-FMR payment standards - Acadia Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Acadia Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area is $880/month - 2nd percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#10 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 5.4% below market ; FMR rows touch Acadia Parish .
Geography note: HUD divides this CBSA into 3 separate Fair Market Rent areas, each with its own rent schedule. The amounts above are for Acadia Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Low-FMR rung around Acadia Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Little River County, AR HUD Metro FMR Area ($880), Cherokee County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area ($877), Boone County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area ($869) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY MSA, Kingston, NY MSA, Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV MSA, Kalawao County, HI HUD Metro FMR Area, Calvert County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
LA-state FMR neighbors for Acadia Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside LA: Morehouse Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area ($834); Alexandria, LA MSA ($994); Hammond, LA MSA ($1,099); Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA ($1,102); Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA ($1,111); Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,204); Lake Charles, LA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,217); New Orleans-Metairie, LA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,331) . Alphabetical “nearby” lists are intentionally not used here - amount proximity is the comparison that matters for payment standards.
What are the HUD FY2026 bedroom FMRs for Acadia Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $607/mo |
| 1-BR | $671/mo |
| 2-BR | $880/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,055/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,194/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Acadia Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD lets each Public Housing Authority set its payment standard between 90% and 110% of the published Fair Market Rent for the bedroom size served. These dollar amounts are derived from HUD FY2026 FMR for Acadia Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area; your PHA may choose a figure inside this band. This is not a quote for a specific unit, availability, or waitlist status.
| Size | HUD FMR | 90% floor | 110% ceiling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $607/mo | $546/mo | $668/mo |
| 1-BR | $671/mo | $604/mo | $738/mo |
| 2-BR | $880/mo | $792/mo | $968/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,055/mo | $950/mo | $1,161/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,194/mo | $1,075/mo | $1,313/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Acadia Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $880/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $792–$968/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $930/mo → 5.4% below market (borderline). Detail: gap analysis for Acadia Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area.
LA agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in LA whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- West Monroe Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Natchitoches
- Bogalusa Housing Authority
- St. John the Baptist Parish Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of Crowley
- Housing Authority of Rapides Parish
- Housing Authority of St. Charles Parish
- St. Bernard Parish Government
- Ouachita Parish Police Jury
- ST. MARTIN PARISH POLICE JURY
Full near-amount ladder
- Little River County, AR HUD Metro FMR Area · $880
- Cherokee County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area · $877
- Boone County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area · $869
- Fayette County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area · $915
- Bond County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area · $916
- Morehouse Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area · $834
- Gadsden, AL MSA · $927
- Parkersburg-Vienna, WV MSA · $928
- Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA · $937
- Dothan, AL HUD Metro FMR Area · $950
- Benton County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area · $956
- Davidson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area · $960
What to do with this FMR desk
Acadia Parish, LA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $880/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (5.4% below market). Metro gap page
- Confirm how PHAs may set payment standards at 90-110% of FMR, and why the two figures are not interchangeable. FMR vs payment standard
FMR is HUD's published Fair Market Rent for this FMR area. It is not a PHA payment standard, unit quote, eligibility result, or waitlist status. Confirm any leasing figure with the PHA that serves the unit.
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rent (FY2026) ; Census ACS median gross rent. Confirm the live PHA figure before leasing. Methodology.
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