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Fair Market Rent in Ascension Parish, LA

FY2027 HUD figures, effective October 1, 2026, plus what renters pay by ZIP code.

$992studio
$1,0141 bedroom
$1,1492 bedrooms
$1,4563 bedrooms
$1,8424 bedrooms

HUD's FY2027 Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom home in Ascension Parish is $1,149 a month, -4.6% from FY2026. Ascension Parish is part of the Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area (a metro area). HUD also publishes Small Area FMRs by ZIP code here; those can be higher or lower than the area-wide figure. See each ZIP code below.

Area-wide Fair Market Rents

SizeFY2027FY2026ChangeTypical voucher range (90–110%)
Studio$992$1,032-3.9%$893–1,091
1 bedroom$1,014$1,064-4.7%$913–1,115
2 bedrooms$1,149$1,204-4.6%$1,034–1,264
3 bedrooms$1,456$1,511-3.6%$1,310–1,602
4 bedrooms$1,842$1,943-5.2%$1,658–2,026

The voucher range is the typical band housing authorities use for payment standards; your housing authority sets the actual standard.

Rents by ZIP code in Ascension Parish

Open a ZIP code for every size, the spread of rents and nearby ZIP codes.

ZIPPlace2-bedroom FMR (ZIP)Census median, 2 bedroomsCensus median, all sizes
70346Donaldsonville$1,090$857$856
70725Darrow$1,090––
70734Geismar$1,370–$850
70737Gonzales$1,520$1,613$1,546
70769Prairieville$1,310$1,048$1,324
70774Saint Amant$1,090$980$1,006
70778Sorrento$1,220–$1,344

Sources: HUD Fair Market Rents and Small Area Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026) and FY2026; U.S. Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates (median gross rent by ZIP code). Fair Market Rents and Census figures include utilities. Not affiliated with HUD or the Census Bureau. About the data.