Lower-FMR payment standards - Alexandria, LA MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Alexandria, LA MSA is $994/month - 8th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#33 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 12.7% above market ; FMR rows touch Grant Parish, Rapides Parish .
Low-FMR rung around Alexandria, LA MSA
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Allen County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area ($996), Cape Girardeau, MO-IL MSA ($992), Wheeling, WV-OH MSA ($991) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: Warren County, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA, Amherst Town-Northampton, MA MSA, Anchorage, AK HUD Metro FMR Area, Ann Arbor, MI MSA, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
LA-state FMR neighbors for Alexandria, LA MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside LA: Hammond, LA MSA ($1,099); Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA ($1,102); Acadia Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area ($880); Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA ($1,111); Morehouse Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area ($834); 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 Alexandria, LA MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $728/mo |
| 1-BR | $780/mo |
| 2-BR | $994/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,342/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,523/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Alexandria, LA MSA
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 Alexandria, LA MSA; 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 | $728/mo | $655/mo | $801/mo |
| 1-BR | $780/mo | $702/mo | $858/mo |
| 2-BR | $994/mo | $895/mo | $1,093/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,342/mo | $1,208/mo | $1,476/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,523/mo | $1,371/mo | $1,675/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Alexandria, LA MSA, the HUD reference rent is $994/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $895–$1,093/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Alexandria, LA MSA
Published two-bedroom Fair Market Rent for this HUD area across FY2022-2026. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent fiscal years only. This is a historical HUD reference-rent series, not a PHA payment standard, unit quote, availability, eligibility, or waitlist result.
- Latest 2-BR
- $994
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- -0.6%
- from FY2025 $1,000
- Span change
- +21.5%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $818/mo | - |
| 2023 | $899/mo | +9.9% |
| 2024 | $995/mo | +10.7% |
| 2025 | $1,000/mo | +0.5% |
| 2026 | $994/mo | -0.6% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Alexandria, LA MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $882/mo → 12.7% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Alexandria, LA MSA.
PHAs naming Alexandria, LA MSA
- Housing Authority of the City of Alexandria · 1,652 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Louisiana . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
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):
- Housing Authority of the City of Kenner
- Bossier Parish Section 8 Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of Monroe
- Housing Authority of the City of Alexandria
- Louisiana Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the Parish of St. Landry
- Tangipahoa Parish Council
- Housing Authority of City of Slidell
- Terrebonne Ph.Consolid.Govt.,Federal Programs Division
- Calcasieu Parish Human Services Department
Full near-amount ladder
- Allen County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area · $996
- Cape Girardeau, MO-IL MSA · $992
- Wheeling, WV-OH MSA · $991
- Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA · $1,000
- McHenry County, ND HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,000
- Lawton, OK HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,001
- Murray County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,009
- Bosque County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $973
- Cochran County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $973
- Eagle Pass, TX MSA · $973
- Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area · $973
- Mansfield, OH MSA · $973
What to do with this FMR desk
Alexandria, LA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $994/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+21.5% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Cross-check the 1 PHA record tied to this market against the HUD directory profile. Housing Authority of the City of Alexandria
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (12.7% above 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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