Above-median FMR - New Orleans-Metairie, LA HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for New Orleans-Metairie, LA HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,331/month - 53rd percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#212 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 9.4% above market ; FMR rows touch Jefferson Parish, Orleans Parish, Plaquemines Parish, St. Bernard Parish, St. Charles Parish, St. John the Baptist 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 New Orleans-Metairie, LA HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Upper-half placement for New Orleans-Metairie, LA HUD Metro FMR Area
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA; Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA MSA; Greensboro-High Point, NC HUD Metro FMR Area; Barry County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area .
Low-FMR contrast set: Muncie, IN MSA, Morgantown, WV MSA, Montgomery, AL MSA, Owensboro, KY MSA, Morehouse Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area, Mobile, AL MSA .
LA-state FMR neighbors for New Orleans-Metairie, LA HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside LA: Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA MSA ($1,331); Lake Charles, LA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,217); Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,204); Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA ($1,111); 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 New Orleans-Metairie, LA HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $964/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,113/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,331/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,701/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,996/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for New Orleans-Metairie, 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 New Orleans-Metairie, 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 | $964/mo | $868/mo | $1,060/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,113/mo | $1,002/mo | $1,224/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,331/mo | $1,198/mo | $1,464/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,701/mo | $1,531/mo | $1,871/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,996/mo | $1,796/mo | $2,196/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in New Orleans-Metairie, LA HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,331/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,198–$1,464/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · New Orleans-Metairie, 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
- $1,331
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- -9.9%
- from FY2025 $1,478
- Span change
- +22.2%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1,089/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,182/mo | +8.5% |
| 2024 | $1,362/mo | +15.2% |
| 2025 | $1,478/mo | +8.5% |
| 2026 | $1,331/mo | -9.9% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for New Orleans-Metairie, LA HUD Metro FMR Area, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,217/mo → 9.4% above market (covers market). Detail: gap analysis for New Orleans-Metairie, LA HUD Metro FMR Area.
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):
- Louisiana Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Alexandria
- Housing Authority of Monroe
- Housing Authority of the City of Lafayette
- Housing Authority of the City of Kenner
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF LAKE CHARLES
- Bossier Parish Section 8 Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the Parish of St. Landry
- Tangipahoa Parish Council
- Housing Authority of City of Slidell
Full near-amount ladder
- Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA · $1,331
- Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA MSA · $1,331
- Greensboro-High Point, NC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,330
- Barry County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,334
- Wildwood-The Villages, FL MSA · $1,328
- York-Hanover, PA MSA · $1,335
- Kankakee, IL MSA · $1,326
- Monroe, MI MSA · $1,326
- Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MSA · $1,338
- Tyler, TX MSA · $1,338
- San Angelo, TX MSA · $1,339
- Harrisonburg, VA MSA · $1,322
What to do with this FMR desk
New Orleans-Metairie, LA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,331/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+22.2% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (9.4% 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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