Tensas Parish, LA

2025 Fair Market Rents

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The top three largest cities in Tensas Parish are Newellton, Saint Joseph, and Waterproof. Fair Market Rents on this page may apply depending on whether the county uses SAFMRs or county level FMRs. Cities in multiple SAFMR areas will have different SAFMRS based on ZIP code.

What type of FMR does Tensas Parish use?

Small Area Fair Market Rents were created by the HUD for this county/Metro Fmr Area however Tensas Parish is not required to use Small Area FMRs by the HUD. It is at the discretion of the local Housing Authority to determine if SAFMRs or 40th percentile FMRs are used.

To learn more about the criteria the HUD uses to determine if a Metro FMR Area requires Small Area Fair Market Rents click here.

How does Tensas Parish compare?

Tensas Parish ($903) has a 14.3% lower FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of Louisiana ($1,054) and therefore has a lower gross rent.

Tensas Parish is rank 43rd out of 64 counties. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is lower than 42 other counties. Tensas Parish is the 22nd cheapest county in terms of FMRs.

Rent Tables Tensas Parish, LA

Fair Market Rent (40th Percentile)

$666
studio
$816
1-Bedroom
$903
2-Bedroom
$1,265
3-Bedroom
$1,318
4-Bedroom

Median Rent (50th Percentile)

$666
studio
$816
1-Bedroom
$903
2-Bedroom
$1,265
3-Bedroom
$1,318
4-Bedroom

Small Market Areas (By Zip Code)

The 90% and 110% SAFMRs represent the minimum and maximum payment standards that can be set by the local Public Housing Authority under regular conditions. The payment standard is the actual value used in Section 8. For more on payment standards click here.

FMRs and SAFMRs are set by the HUD. The local PHA takes these FMR/SAFMR values and may decide to use any value that is within +-10% of the FMR/SAFMR as the payment standard for the areas under their jurisdiction.

For a more in-depth explaination return to the overview page.

ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
71357 $670 $820 $900 $1,270 $1,320
71366 $780 $960 $1,060 $1,490 $1,550
71375 $670 $820 $900 $1,270 $1,320
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
71357 $603 $738 $810 $1,143 $1,188
71366 $702 $864 $954 $1,341 $1,395
71375 $603 $738 $810 $1,143 $1,188
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
71357 $737 $902 $990 $1,397 $1,452
71366 $858 $1,056 $1,166 $1,639 $1,705
71375 $737 $902 $990 $1,397 $1,452

Fair Market Rents on this page apply to the following cities in Tensas Parish, Louisiana: Newellton, Saint Joseph, and Waterproof.

These Fair Market Rents also apply to the following ZIP codes in Tensas Parish, Louisiana: 71357, 71366, and 71375.

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Fair Market Rents are published by the Department of Housing And Urban Development.