Louisiana · FIPS 22077 · HUD FY 2027

Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana Fair Market Rent

HUD’s FY 2027 Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom in Pointe Coupee Parish is $1,149 a month (rent plus utilities), 1% below the Louisiana average of $1,161 and 35% below the U.S. average of $1,761. That is down $55 (4.6%) from FY 2026. At 30% of income, a household needs about $45,960 a year to afford it.

$1,1492-bedroom FMR−$55 (−4.6%) vs FY 2026
$1,0141-bedroom FMRLouisiana: $973 · U.S.: $1,478
$45,960Income for a 2-bedroom$22/hour full-time
11 of 642BR rank in Louisiana1 = highest rent

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Household income ($ per year, before tax)

Default: the income a 2-bedroom here needs at 30%.

Unit size

Rent you can afford at 30% of income$1,149/month

2-bedroom Fair Market Rent and the income it needs
Area	Fair Market Rent	Income needed	Share of your income
Pointe Coupee Parish FMR	$1,149	$45,960	–
Louisiana average	$1,161	$46,433	–
U.S. average	$1,761	$70,432	–

Pointe Coupee Parish Fair Market Rents, FY 2027 vs FY 2026, with state and U.S. averages
Unit	Pointe Coupee Parish FY 2027	FY 2026	Change	Louisiana avg	U.S. avg	Income needed
Studio	$992	$1,032	−$40 (−3.9%)	$895	$1,379	$39,680
1 bedroom	$1,014	$1,064	−$50 (−4.7%)	$973	$1,478	$40,560
2 bedrooms	$1,149	$1,204	−$55 (−4.6%)	$1,161	$1,761	$45,960
3 bedrooms	$1,456	$1,511	−$55 (−3.6%)	$1,485	$2,266	$58,240
4 bedrooms	$1,842	$1,943	−$101 (−5.2%)	$1,723	$2,607	$73,680

How Pointe Coupee Parish compares

HUD sets this rent for the Baton Rouge, LA metro FMR area, which covers 825,014 residents in 8 counties.
Across Louisiana, 2-bedroom FMRs run from $892 (Winn Parish) to $1,480 (Jefferson Parish).
Studio to 4-bedroom: $992, $1,014, $1,149, $1,456, $1,842. HUD derives the other sizes from the 2-bedroom figure with fixed ratios, adjusted where local data warrant.
HUD also publishes ZIP-level Small Area FMRs. For the 14 ZIP codes mostly in Pointe Coupee Parish (by land area), the 2-bedroom figure ranges from $1,090 to $1,090.

Small Area FMRs by ZIP code in Pointe Coupee Parish

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FY 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rents, ZIP codes in Pointe Coupee Parish
ZIP	Studio	1BR	2BR	3BR	4BR	2BR vs FY 2026	2BR vs area FMR
70715	$930	$960	$1,090	$1,360	$1,750	−$10 (−0.9%)	5% below
70732	$930	$960	$1,090	$1,360	$1,750	−$10 (−0.9%)	5% below
70736	$930	$960	$1,090	$1,360	$1,750	−$10 (−0.9%)	5% below
70747	$930	$960	$1,090	$1,360	$1,750	−$10 (−0.9%)	5% below
70749	$930	$960	$1,090	$1,360	$1,750	−$10 (−0.9%)	5% below
70752	$930	$960	$1,090	$1,360	$1,750	−$10 (−0.9%)	5% below
70753	$930	$960	$1,090	$1,360	$1,750	−$10 (−0.9%)	5% below
70755	$930	$960	$1,090	$1,360	$1,750	−$10 (−0.9%)	5% below
70756	$930	$960	$1,090	$1,360	$1,750	−$10 (−0.9%)	5% below
70759	$930	$960	$1,090	$1,360	$1,750	−$60 (−5.2%)	5% below
70760	$930	$960	$1,090	$1,360	$1,750	−$10 (−0.9%)	5% below
70762	$930	$960	$1,090	$1,360	$1,750	−$10 (−0.9%)	5% below
70773	$930	$960	$1,090	$1,360	$1,750	−$10 (−0.9%)	5% below
70783	$930	$960	$1,090	$1,360	$1,750	−$10 (−0.9%)	5% below

Sources

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD User Fair Market Rents: FY 2027 FMRs (file dated August 26, 2026) and FY 2026 FMRs (file dated April 21, 2026).
HUD User Small Area Fair Market Rents: FY 2027 SAFMRs (file dated August 31, 2026) and FY 2026 SAFMRs (file dated April 21, 2026).
ZIP-to-county assignment: Census Bureau 2020 ZCTA-to-county relationship file (file dated December 9, 2021), largest land-area overlap.

Fair Market Rents are HUD’s estimate of gross rent (rent plus utilities) for a modest unit, set at the 40th percentile of recent-mover rents. FY 2027 is HUD’s fiscal year beginning October 1, 2026. Housing authorities set voucher payment standards from these figures; check yours.

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