Below-median FMR - Lake Charles, LA HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Lake Charles, LA HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,217/month - 39th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#155 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 12.1% above market ; FMR rows touch Calcasieu Parish, Cameron Parish .
Geography note: HUD divides this CBSA into 2 separate Fair Market Rent areas, each with its own rent schedule. The amounts above are for Lake Charles, LA HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Lower-half placement for Lake Charles, LA HUD Metro FMR Area
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Tulsa, OK HUD Metro FMR Area; Hall County, NE HUD Metro FMR Area; Lewiston, ID-WA MSA; Erie, PA MSA .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY MSA, Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV MSA, Kingston, NY MSA, Calvert County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area, Kalawao County, HI HUD Metro FMR Area, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area .
LA-state FMR neighbors for Lake Charles, LA HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside LA: Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,204); Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA ($1,111); New Orleans-Metairie, LA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,331); Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA MSA ($1,331); Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA ($1,102); Hammond, LA MSA ($1,099); 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 Lake Charles, LA HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $921/mo |
| 1-BR | $928/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,217/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,459/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,611/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Lake Charles, 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 Lake Charles, 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 | $921/mo | $829/mo | $1,013/mo |
| 1-BR | $928/mo | $835/mo | $1,021/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,217/mo | $1,095/mo | $1,339/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,459/mo | $1,313/mo | $1,605/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,611/mo | $1,450/mo | $1,772/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Lake Charles, LA HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,217/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,095–$1,339/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,086/mo → 12.1% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Lake Charles, LA HUD Metro FMR Area.
PHAs naming Lake Charles, LA HUD Metro FMR Area
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF LAKE CHARLES · 2,443 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 City of Slidell
- Terrebonne Ph.Consolid.Govt.,Federal Programs Division
- Calcasieu Parish Human Services Department
- Ouachita Parish Police Jury
- St. Bernard Parish Government
- Tangipahoa Parish Council
- Housing Authority of the Parish of St. Landry
- West Monroe Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Natchitoches
- Bogalusa Housing Authority
Full near-amount ladder
- Tulsa, OK HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,217
- Hall County, NE HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,215
- Lewiston, ID-WA MSA · $1,220
- Erie, PA MSA · $1,212
- Benzie County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,224
- Bloomington, IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,210
- Homosassa Springs, FL MSA · $1,225
- St. Cloud, MN MSA · $1,206
- Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,204
- Springfield, IL MSA · $1,203
- Duluth, MN-WI MSA · $1,232
- Cleveland, TN MSA · $1,233
What to do with this FMR desk
Lake Charles, LA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,217/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Cross-check the 1 PHA record tied to this market against the HUD directory profile. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF LAKE CHARLES
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (12.1% 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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