Metro FMR · CBSA 26380 · HUD FY2026

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA metro area - 6% below the US average.

$904
1-bedroom FMR
$1,102
2-bedroom FMR
-3.2%
YoY change
-6%
vs US avg

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA area rents at $1,102 under HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent - 6% below the US average, lower than 81% of the 387 metro areas HUD tracks.

#75
most affordable of 387 US metros (2BR)
-6%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$44,080
income to afford it (30% rule)
-3.2%
1BR change, FY2025→2026

Affordability & income context

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux: #75 most affordable nationally · income context

At the metro's ACS median household income of $64,269, this 1-bedroom FMR takes 16.9% of annual income. It is well below the 30% affordability guide for a median-income household.

The 2-bedroom figure places Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux in the lower-rent quarter of HUD metro areas, using the same FY2026 HUD schedule as the national comparison.

With 206,082 residents, this is a smaller-metro benchmark rather than a single-neighborhood rent quote.

Its 2-bedroom FMR sits in the lower-rent quarter of HUD metro areas, so the local-income comparison is more informative than the national rank alone.

The studio-through-two-bedroom FMR bands stay below 30% of recorded median income here; the larger-bedroom rows show where that headroom narrows.

Observed renter burden: 40.4% of the 19,147 renter households counted by ACS paid at least 30% of income in gross rent. This ACS 2023 household measure is distinct from the FY2026 HUD FMR benchmark.

ACS median household income lags the FY2026 HUD FMR schedule. The income share is a same-metro cross-source read (Census ACS B19013 vs HUD FMR), not a same-vintage ratio.

Studio

$760/mo

14.2% of median income

1 Bedroom

$904/mo

16.9% of median income

2 Bedroom

$1,102/mo

20.6% of median income

3 Bedroom

$1,330/mo

24.8% of median income

4 Bedroom

$1,459/mo

27.2% of median income

FMR filing desk

CBSA CBSA·26380

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux: $904/mo 1BR · #75 of 387 metros (2BR) · FY2026 CBSA 26380

  • CBSA 26380
  • 1BR-FMR $904
  • 2BR-FMR $1,102
  • RANK-MID #75
  • YOY-DOWN -3.2%
  • VSUS-NEAR -6%
  • IN-ST-LOW #5 LA
  • INC-ROOM 17%
  • POP-MID 206K
  • PHOTO-NEAR Acadia Parish
  • VOUCH-90-110 $814–$994
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Acadia Parish ($233 1BR gap)

Read with: Understanding rent trends

Where Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux sits among every US metro

2-bedroom Fair Market Rent vs. all 387 HUD metro areas

$1,102 higher than 19% of 387 metro areas

$800–$1,000: 28 metro areas (7%). Below this entry. $1,000–$1,200: 114 metro areas (29%). This entry sits in this band. $1,200–$1,400: 95 metro areas (25%). Above this entry. $1,400–$1,600: 52 metro areas (13%). Above this entry. $1,600–$1,800: 41 metro areas (11%). Above this entry. $1,800–$2,000: 26 metro areas (7%). Above this entry. $2,000–$2,200: 9 metro areas (2%). Above this entry. $2,200–$2,400: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,400–$2,600: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,600–$2,800: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,800–$3,000: 4 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,000–$3,200: 2 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,200–$3,400: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,400–$3,600: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,600–$3,800: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,800–$4,000: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,000–$4,200: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,200–$4,400: 1 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. This metro $800 $4,400 every US metro, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $0.2K-wide band; taller bars hold more metro areas. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents · FY2026

CBSA 26380

Counties inside Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux

Across 2 HUD counties in CBSA 26380, 2-bedroom FMRs cluster tightly ($1,102–$1,102, 0% spread), so the metro-wide schedule tracks most constituent counties closely.

Terrebonne Parish 2BR $1,102 · 109K Lafourche Parish 2BR $1,102 · 97K

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux studio–4BR schedule (FY2026) · 2BR #75 most affordable

1BR $904 (-6% vs US, -3.2% YoY). Each bedroom band below is FY2026 HUD FMR for CBSA 26380.

Studio
$760
US avg $893
↓3.3% YoY -15% vs US
1 Bedroom
$904
US avg $959
↓3.2% YoY -6% vs US
2 Bedroom
$1,102
US avg $1,175
↓3.8% YoY -6% vs US
3 Bedroom
$1,330
US avg $1,525
↓3.8% YoY -13% vs US
4 Bedroom
$1,459
US avg $1,756
↓3.9% YoY -17% vs US

How Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other LA metro areas

1BR FMR / mo

What this shows Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux highlighted among 5 peers · FY2026 1BR HUD FMR.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) As of FY2026

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux: out-of-state FMR & burden peers

PlainRent pairs Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux with the 4 nearest HUD 2BR schedules and 4 nearest burden matches outside LA (burden peers exclude the FMR set; pop ≥50k).

2BR FMR · outside LA

Nearest schedules by 2BR delta (FY2026).

Baker County
FL · 2 BR $1,103/mo
Beaumont-Port Arthur
TX · 2 BR $1,103/mo
Binghamton
NY · 2 BR $1,103/mo
Wichita
KS · 2 BR $1,099/mo

Burden % · outside LA

Nearest 2BR FMR ÷ ACS median income (FY2026).

St. Joseph
MO · 20.5% of income · 2 BR $1,077/mo
Lawrence
KS · 20.6% of income · 2 BR $1,182/mo
Florence-Muscle Shoals
AL · 20.7% of income · 2 BR $1,000/mo
Anniston-Oxford
AL · 20.7% of income · 2 BR $962/mo

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux: quick answers

What is the average rent in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA metro area? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA is $904 per month. A 2-bedroom is $1,102 and a studio is $760.
How does Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA metro area is 6% below the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $904 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2026 2-bedroom FMR of $1,102 ranks #75 most affordable among 387 US metro areas (the lower-rent quarter of HUD metro areas).
Do county rents differ inside the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux metro area? ▼
Yes. HUD assigns one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 26380, but 2 constituent counties publish their own county FMR schedules spanning $1,102–$1,102 for a 2-bedroom (0% spread). Use county pages for filing at the county level.

Compare Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux vs Acadia Parish →

Data as of FY 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Fair Market Rents. Population and demographic data from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

FY 2026 HUD FMR $904/mo · 1BR LA

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