Alexandria, LA: 2-bedroom payment standards across 25 ZIP codes
HUD's FY2026 Small Area Fair Market Rents for Alexandria, LA MSA range from $900 to $1,160 for a 2-bedroom. The 90th-percentile ZIP code runs 1.14× the 10th — a gap of $128 a month — which ranks 235th widest of the 247 HUD metro areas we compare.
median 2-bedroom SAFMR across the area's 25 ZIP codes. Where a housing authority sets a single metro-wide standard, it could reach $1,100 at 110%.
monthly gap between the 90th- and 10th-percentile ZIP code ($910 to $1,038).
of the area's ZIP codes (2 of 25) sit above $1,100 — 110% of the area median.
Highest-rent ZIP codes in Alexandria, LA
Every ZIP code, ranked
The payment-standard column is HUD's published 90–110% band for that ZIP code — the range a housing authority may adopt without HUD approval. Your PHA sets the exact figure. The final column compares each ZIP to the area median; ZIP codes marked above 110% exceed 110% of that median — where a housing authority sets a single area-wide standard, those sit above the highest ceiling basic policy reaches.
| # | ZIP code | 2 BR SAFMR ▾ | Payment standard (90–110%) | vs area median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 71303 | $1,160 | $1,044–$1,276 | above 110% |
| 2 | 71430 | $1,120 | $1,008–$1,232 | above 110% |
| 3 | 71405 | $1,050 | $945–$1,155 | 105% |
| 4 | 71485 | $1,020 | $918–$1,122 | 102% |
| 5 | 71306 | $1,000 | $900–$1,100 | 100% |
| 6 | 71307 | $1,000 | $900–$1,100 | 100% |
| 7 | 71315 | $1,000 | $900–$1,100 | 100% |
| 8 | 71348 | $1,000 | $900–$1,100 | 100% |
| 9 | 71361 | $1,000 | $900–$1,100 | 100% |
| 10 | 71365 | $1,000 | $900–$1,100 | 100% |
| 11 | 71423 | $1,000 | $900–$1,100 | 100% |
| 12 | 71448 | $1,000 | $900–$1,100 | 100% |
| 13 | 71466 | $1,000 | $900–$1,100 | 100% |
| 14 | 71477 | $1,000 | $900–$1,100 | 100% |
| 15 | 71301 | $980 | $882–$1,078 | 98% |
| 16 | 71359 | $970 | $873–$1,067 | 97% |
| 17 | 71407 | $950 | $855–$1,045 | 95% |
| 18 | 71409 | $940 | $846–$1,034 | 94% |
| 19 | 71417 | $930 | $837–$1,023 | 93% |
| 20 | 71424 | $930 | $837–$1,023 | 93% |
| 21 | 71472 | $930 | $837–$1,023 | 93% |
| 22 | 71302 | $910 | $819–$1,001 | 91% |
| 23 | 71467 | $910 | $819–$1,001 | 91% |
| 24 | 71330 | $900 | $810–$990 | 90% |
| 25 | 71346 | $900 | $810–$990 | 90% |
How Alexandria, LA compares
Its internal spread of 1.14× (p90 ÷ p10) ranks 235 of 247 HUD metro FMR areas, against a median of 1.37× and a national high of 1.77×. On the steadier p75 ÷ p25 measure it is 1.08×. See the full ranking and how it was measured →
A note on what this does not mean: a higher payment standard does not increase the assistance a household receives. It raises the ceiling on the rent a voucher can cover, while the household still pays roughly 30% of adjusted income. Figures are ZIP-weighted, not renter-weighted, and rest on 2019–2023 American Community Survey data trended forward.