Lower-FMR payment standards - Morehouse Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Morehouse Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area is $834/month - 2nd percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#7 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 6.3% below market ; FMR rows touch Morehouse 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 Morehouse Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Low-FMR rung around Morehouse Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Boone County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area ($869), Cherokee County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area ($877), Acadia Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area ($880) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: Modesto, CA MSA, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area, Martin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, Fort Lauderdale, FL HUD Metro FMR Area, Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA MSA, Napa, CA MSA - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
LA-state FMR neighbors for Morehouse Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside LA: Acadia Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area ($880); 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 Morehouse Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $631/mo |
| 1-BR | $636/mo |
| 2-BR | $834/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,143/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,172/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Morehouse 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 Morehouse 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 | $631/mo | $568/mo | $694/mo |
| 1-BR | $636/mo | $572/mo | $700/mo |
| 2-BR | $834/mo | $751/mo | $917/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,143/mo | $1,029/mo | $1,257/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,172/mo | $1,055/mo | $1,289/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Morehouse Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $834/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $751–$917/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $890/mo → 6.3% below market (borderline). Detail: gap analysis for Morehouse Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area.
PHAs naming Morehouse Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area
- Morehouse Parish Police Jury · 187 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):
- DeSoto Parish Police Jury
- Winn Parish Police Jury
- Iberia Parish Government
- St. Mary Parish Council
- Housing Authority of the City of Sulphur
- Housing Authority of the City of Denham Springs
- Housing Authority of the City of Leesville
- Morehouse Parish Police Jury
- Housing Authority of Newellton
- Webster Parish Police Jury
Full near-amount ladder
- Boone County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area · $869
- Cherokee County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area · $877
- Acadia Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area · $880
- Little River County, AR HUD Metro FMR Area · $880
- Fayette County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area · $915
- Bond County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area · $916
- 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
Morehouse Parish, LA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $834/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. Morehouse Parish Police Jury
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (6.3% 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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