Below-median FMR - Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,204/month - 38th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#150 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 10.4% above market ; FMR rows touch Ascension Parish, East Baton Rouge Parish, East Feliciana Parish, Livingston Parish, Pointe Coupee Parish, St. Helena Parish, West Baton Rouge Parish, West Feliciana 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 Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Lower-half placement for Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Springfield, IL MSA; St. Cloud, MN MSA; Longview, TX HUD Metro FMR Area; Bloomington, IN HUD Metro FMR Area .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Barnstable Town, MA MSA, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA, Bellingham, WA MSA, Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA, Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area .
LA-state FMR neighbors for Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside LA: Lake Charles, LA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,217); Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA ($1,111); Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA ($1,102); Hammond, LA MSA ($1,099); New Orleans-Metairie, LA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,331); Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA MSA ($1,331); Alexandria, LA MSA ($994); Acadia Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area ($880) . 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 Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,032/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,064/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,204/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,511/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,943/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Baton Rouge, 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 Baton Rouge, 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 | $1,032/mo | $929/mo | $1,135/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,064/mo | $958/mo | $1,170/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,204/mo | $1,084/mo | $1,324/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,511/mo | $1,360/mo | $1,662/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,943/mo | $1,749/mo | $2,137/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,204/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,084–$1,324/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area
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
- $1,204
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- -1.5%
- from FY2025 $1,222
- Span change
- +31.3%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $917/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,005/mo | +9.6% |
| 2024 | $1,277/mo | +27.1% |
| 2025 | $1,222/mo | -4.3% |
| 2026 | $1,204/mo | -1.5% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,091/mo → 10.4% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area.
PHAs naming Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area
- Housing Authority of East Baton Rouge · 4,503 HCV units
- West Baton Rouge Parish Council · 80 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):
- Bossier Parish Section 8 Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the Parish of St. Landry
- Tangipahoa Parish Council
- Housing Authority of City of Slidell
- Housing Authority of the City of Kenner
- Terrebonne Ph.Consolid.Govt.,Federal Programs Division
- Calcasieu Parish Human Services Department
- Ouachita Parish Police Jury
- St. Bernard Parish Government
- Housing Authority of Monroe
Full near-amount ladder
- Springfield, IL MSA · $1,203
- St. Cloud, MN MSA · $1,206
- Longview, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,199
- Bloomington, IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,210
- Erie, PA MSA · $1,212
- Columbia County, WI HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,195
- Williamsport, PA MSA · $1,195
- Hall County, NE HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,215
- Midland, MI MSA · $1,193
- Rome, GA MSA · $1,192
- Valdosta, GA MSA · $1,192
- El Paso, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,191
What to do with this FMR desk
Baton Rouge, LA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,204/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+31.3% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Cross-check the 2 PHA records tied to this market against the HUD directory profile. Housing Authority of East Baton Rouge
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (10.4% 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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