Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA: 2-bedroom payment standards across 25 ZIP codes
HUD's FY2026 Small Area Fair Market Rents for Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA range from $1,040 to $1,240 for a 2-bedroom. The 90th-percentile ZIP code runs 1.12× the 10th — a gap of $128 a month — which ranks 240th 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 $1,144 at 110%.
monthly gap between the 90th- and 10th-percentile ZIP code ($1,040 to $1,168).
of the area's ZIP codes (4 of 25) sit above $1,144 — 110% of the area median.
Highest-rent ZIP codes in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, 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 | 70355 | $1,240 | $1,116–$1,364 | above 110% |
| 2 | 70359 | $1,230 | $1,107–$1,353 | above 110% |
| 3 | 70360 | $1,180 | $1,062–$1,298 | above 110% |
| 4 | 70363 | $1,150 | $1,035–$1,265 | above 110% |
| 5 | 70361 | $1,130 | $1,017–$1,243 | 109% |
| 6 | 70364 | $1,130 | $1,017–$1,243 | 109% |
| 7 | 70301 | $1,110 | $999–$1,221 | 107% |
| 8 | 70310 | $1,110 | $999–$1,221 | 107% |
| 9 | 70397 | $1,090 | $981–$1,199 | 105% |
| 10 | 70302 | $1,050 | $945–$1,155 | 101% |
| 11 | 70371 | $1,050 | $945–$1,155 | 101% |
| 12 | 70343 | $1,040 | $936–$1,144 | 100% |
| 13 | 70344 | $1,040 | $936–$1,144 | 100% |
| 14 | 70345 | $1,040 | $936–$1,144 | 100% |
| 15 | 70352 | $1,040 | $936–$1,144 | 100% |
| 16 | 70353 | $1,040 | $936–$1,144 | 100% |
| 17 | 70354 | $1,040 | $936–$1,144 | 100% |
| 18 | 70356 | $1,040 | $936–$1,144 | 100% |
| 19 | 70357 | $1,040 | $936–$1,144 | 100% |
| 20 | 70373 | $1,040 | $936–$1,144 | 100% |
| 21 | 70374 | $1,040 | $936–$1,144 | 100% |
| 22 | 70375 | $1,040 | $936–$1,144 | 100% |
| 23 | 70377 | $1,040 | $936–$1,144 | 100% |
| 24 | 70394 | $1,040 | $936–$1,144 | 100% |
| 25 | 70395 | $1,040 | $936–$1,144 | 100% |
How Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA compares
Its internal spread of 1.12× (p90 ÷ p10) ranks 240 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 1.07×. Note that this area's 90th or 10th percentile lands exactly on its highest or lowest ZIP code, so a single ZIP is carrying the p90/p10 figure — the p75/p25 measure is the better read here. 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.