FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
0.79
1 BR
1 BR
0.86ratio
FMR$910
Market$1,060
vs market-$150
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
0.86
2 BR
2 BR
0.85ratio
FMR$1,110
Market$1,310
vs market-$200
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
0.85
3 BR
3 BR
0.78ratio
FMR$1,350
Market$1,740
vs market-$390
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
0.78
4 BR
4 BR
0.78ratio
FMR$1,460
Market$1,870
vs market-$410
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
0.78
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FY 2023-2027
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ZIP 70310 fair market rent, FY 2027
For FY 2027, HUD's Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit in ZIP 70310 (Lafourche Parish, LA) is $1,110 a month. That is unchanged from FY 2026. Lafourche Parish is in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA. HUD also publishes the ZIP-level Small Area FMRs shown here, but unless the local housing authority has adopted them, vouchers are based on the metro-wide two-bedroom FMR of $1,098. Among 17 ZIP codes in Lafourche Parish, 70310 is tied for the 6th-highest two-bedroom rent (county range $1,000–$2,020). The median county two-bedroom FMR in Louisiana is $995, so ZIP 70310 is 12% above it.
FY 2027 rent by bedroom
FY 2027 fair market rent by bedroom for 70310
Bedrooms
FY 2026
FY 2027
Change
90–110% range
Studio
$770
$770
0.0%
$693–$847
1BR
$910
$910
0.0%
$819–$1,001
2BR
$1,110
$1,110
0.0%
$999–$1,221
3BR
$1,340
$1,350
+0.7%
$1,215–$1,485
4BR
$1,470
$1,460
−0.7%
$1,314–$1,606
Fair market rent history, FY 2023–2027
Fair market rent by fiscal year for 70310
Fiscal year
Studio
1BR
2BR
3BR
4BR
FY 2027
$770
$910
$1,110
$1,350
$1,460
FY 2026
$770
$910
$1,110
$1,340
$1,470
FY 2025
$780
$930
$1,140
$1,380
$1,520
FY 2024
$730
$860
$1,070
$1,340
$1,460
FY 2023area FMR
$656
$780
$981
$1,266
$1,428
Marked years use a different HUD benchmark than FY 2027, so they are not a like-for-like change.
Two-bedroom rent in nearby Lafourche Parish ZIP codes
How much will Section 8 pay for a two-bedroom in ZIP 70310?
Housing authorities set voucher payment standards, normally between 90% and 110% of the FMR. With the metro-wide two-bedroom FMR of $1,098, which applies unless the housing authority uses Small Area FMRs, that basic range is $988 to $1,208 a month; under the ZIP-level Small Area FMR of $1,110 it would be $999 to $1,221. The voucher pays the lower of the payment standard or the gross rent, minus the tenant's share, which is usually about 30% of adjusted monthly income. Confirm the local housing authority's current schedule before underwriting.
Which HUD fair market rent area is ZIP 70310 in?
ZIP 70310 is in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA. Small Area FMRs are optional here; the metro-wide two-bedroom FMR is $1,098.
How much did fair market rent change in ZIP 70310 for FY 2027?
The two-bedroom FMR was unchanged at $1,110 in FY 2027. Since FY 2024 it has risen 3.7%.
When do FY 2027 fair market rents take effect?
HUD's FY 2027 fair market rents took effect on October 1, 2026. When FMRs change, housing authorities generally have up to three months to bring payment standards back within 90% to 110% of the new FMR.
Source: HUD FY 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rents and area FMRs. Payment-standard ranges are 90% to 110% of FMR, HUD's basic range, not a housing authority's published schedule. How payment standards are set