Lower-FMR payment standards - Hammond, LA MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Hammond, LA MSA is $1,099/month - 19th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#78 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 13.7% above market ; FMR rows touch Tangipahoa Parish .
Low-FMR rung around Hammond, LA MSA
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Morgantown, WV MSA ($1,099), Wichita, KS HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,099), Atascosa County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,098) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA, Broadwater County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area, Beaufort County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area, Fresno, CA HUD Metro FMR Area, Ithaca, NY MSA, Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
LA-state FMR neighbors for Hammond, LA MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside LA: Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA ($1,102); Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA ($1,111); Alexandria, LA MSA ($994); Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,204); Lake Charles, LA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,217); Acadia Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area ($880); New Orleans-Metairie, LA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,331); Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA MSA ($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 Hammond, LA MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $831/mo |
| 1-BR | $848/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,099/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,372/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,455/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Hammond, 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 Hammond, 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 | $831/mo | $748/mo | $914/mo |
| 1-BR | $848/mo | $763/mo | $933/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,099/mo | $989/mo | $1,209/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,372/mo | $1,235/mo | $1,509/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,455/mo | $1,310/mo | $1,601/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Hammond, LA MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,099/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $989–$1,209/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Hammond, 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
- $1,099
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +0.0%
- from FY2025 $1,099
- Span change
- +20.4%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $913/mo | - |
| 2023 | $996/mo | +9.1% |
| 2024 | $1,072/mo | +7.6% |
| 2025 | $1,099/mo | +2.5% |
| 2026 | $1,099/mo | +0.0% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Hammond, LA MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $967/mo → 13.7% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Hammond, LA MSA.
PHAs naming Hammond, LA MSA
- Housing Authority of Hammond · 339 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
- Housing Authority of Monroe
- Bossier Parish Section 8 Housing Authority
- 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
- Morgantown, WV MSA · $1,099
- Wichita, KS HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,099
- Atascosa County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,098
- Darlington County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,098
- Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA · $1,102
- Austin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,095
- Baker County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,103
- Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA · $1,103
- Binghamton, NY MSA · $1,103
- Greenville, NC MSA · $1,095
- Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA · $1,095
- Springfield, MO HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,095
What to do with this FMR desk
Hammond, LA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,099/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+20.4% 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 Hammond
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (13.7% 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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