Lower-FMR payment standards - Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA is $1,111/month - 23rd percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#90 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 14.2% above market ; FMR rows touch Bossier Parish, Caddo Parish, De Soto Parish .
Low-FMR rung around Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Fargo, ND-MN MSA ($1,112), Owensboro, KY MSA ($1,110), Evansville, IN MSA ($1,113) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL MSA, Seattle-Bellevue, WA HUD Metro FMR Area, Springfield, MA MSA, Savannah, GA MSA, Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA MSA - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
LA-state FMR neighbors for Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside LA: Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA ($1,102); Hammond, LA MSA ($1,099); Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,204); Lake Charles, LA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,217); Alexandria, LA MSA ($994); New Orleans-Metairie, LA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,331); Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA MSA ($1,331); 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 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $870/mo |
| 1-BR | $982/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,111/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,458/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,552/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Shreveport-Bossier City, 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 Shreveport-Bossier City, 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 | $870/mo | $783/mo | $957/mo |
| 1-BR | $982/mo | $884/mo | $1,080/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,111/mo | $1,000/mo | $1,222/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,458/mo | $1,312/mo | $1,604/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,552/mo | $1,397/mo | $1,707/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,111/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,000–$1,222/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Shreveport-Bossier City, 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
- $1,111
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +9.2%
- from FY2025 $1,017
- Span change
- +23.9%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $897/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,009/mo | +12.5% |
| 2024 | $1,073/mo | +6.3% |
| 2025 | $1,017/mo | -5.2% |
| 2026 | $1,111/mo | +9.2% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $973/mo → 14.2% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA.
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
- Fargo, ND-MN MSA · $1,112
- Owensboro, KY MSA · $1,110
- Evansville, IN MSA · $1,113
- Fort Wayne, IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,113
- Lima, OH MSA · $1,108
- Amarillo, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,106
- Erie County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,106
- Sheboygan, WI MSA · $1,116
- Springfield, OH MSA · $1,106
- Saginaw, MI MSA · $1,117
- Baker County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,103
- Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA · $1,103
What to do with this FMR desk
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,111/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+23.9% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (14.2% 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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