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2026 Section 8 Rent Amounts in Lake Charles, LA

View 2026 Section 8 rent amounts, estimated payment standard ranges, and local median rent comparisons by ZIP code in Lake Charles, LA.

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ZIP codes covered

28

2 bedroom rent range

$1,030 - $1,550

3 bedroom rent range

$1,250 - $1,860

Median rent ZIPs

13

Section 8 Rent Amounts by Zip Code in Lake Charles

The table below shows 2026 HUD Fair Market Rents for each zip code in Lake Charles, LA. Local housing authorities use FMR data when setting Section 8 payment standards, but actual payment standards are set locally and may differ from the FMR.

Zip CodeStudio1 Bed2 Bed3 Bed4 Bed
70542$790$790$1030$1250$1370
70549$790$790$1030$1250$1410
70601$810$820$1070$1280$1420
70602$920$930$1220$1460$1620
70605$1150$1160$1520$1820$2010
70606$920$930$1220$1460$1620
70607$870$880$1150$1380$1520
70609$1010$1020$1340$1600$1770
70611$1020$1030$1350$1620$1790
70612$920$930$1220$1460$1620
70615$910$910$1200$1440$1590
70616$920$930$1220$1460$1620
70629$920$930$1220$1460$1620
70630$790$800$1050$1330$1530
70631$870$880$1130$1390$1580
70632$790$790$1030$1250$1370
70633$790$790$1030$1250$1450
70643$790$790$1030$1250$1370
70645$1050$1060$1400$1670$1850
70646$790$790$1030$1250$1480
70647$890$920$1210$1510$1730
70657$790$790$1030$1250$1450
70661$790$790$1030$1250$1460
70663$810$820$1070$1280$1420
70664$920$930$1220$1460$1620
70665$1170$1180$1550$1860$2050
70668$800$810$1060$1270$1400
70669$850$850$1120$1340$1480

Zip Code:

70542

Studio Rent:

$790

1 Bedroom Rent:

$790

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1030

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1250

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1370

Zip Code:

70549

Studio Rent:

$790

1 Bedroom Rent:

$790

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1030

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1250

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1410

Zip Code:

70601

Studio Rent:

$810

1 Bedroom Rent:

$820

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1070

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1280

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1420

Zip Code:

70602

Studio Rent:

$920

1 Bedroom Rent:

$930

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1220

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1460

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1620

Zip Code:

70605

Studio Rent:

$1150

1 Bedroom Rent:

$1160

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1520

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1820

4 Bedroom Rent:

$2010

Zip Code:

70606

Studio Rent:

$920

1 Bedroom Rent:

$930

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1220

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1460

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1620

Zip Code:

70607

Studio Rent:

$870

1 Bedroom Rent:

$880

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1150

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1380

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1520

Zip Code:

70609

Studio Rent:

$1010

1 Bedroom Rent:

$1020

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1340

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1600

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1770

Zip Code:

70611

Studio Rent:

$1020

1 Bedroom Rent:

$1030

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1350

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1620

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1790

Zip Code:

70612

Studio Rent:

$920

1 Bedroom Rent:

$930

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1220

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1460

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1620

Zip Code:

70615

Studio Rent:

$910

1 Bedroom Rent:

$910

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1200

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1440

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1590

Zip Code:

70616

Studio Rent:

$920

1 Bedroom Rent:

$930

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1220

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1460

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1620

Zip Code:

70629

Studio Rent:

$920

1 Bedroom Rent:

$930

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1220

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1460

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1620

Zip Code:

70630

Studio Rent:

$790

1 Bedroom Rent:

$800

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1050

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1330

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1530

Zip Code:

70631

Studio Rent:

$870

1 Bedroom Rent:

$880

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1130

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1390

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1580

Zip Code:

70632

Studio Rent:

$790

1 Bedroom Rent:

$790

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1030

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1250

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1370

Zip Code:

70633

Studio Rent:

$790

1 Bedroom Rent:

$790

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1030

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1250

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1450

Zip Code:

70643

Studio Rent:

$790

1 Bedroom Rent:

$790

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1030

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1250

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1370

Zip Code:

70645

Studio Rent:

$1050

1 Bedroom Rent:

$1060

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1400

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1670

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1850

Zip Code:

70646

Studio Rent:

$790

1 Bedroom Rent:

$790

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1030

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1250

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1480

Zip Code:

70647

Studio Rent:

$890

1 Bedroom Rent:

$920

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1210

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1510

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1730

Zip Code:

70657

Studio Rent:

$790

1 Bedroom Rent:

$790

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1030

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1250

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1450

Zip Code:

70661

Studio Rent:

$790

1 Bedroom Rent:

$790

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1030

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1250

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1460

Zip Code:

70663

Studio Rent:

$810

1 Bedroom Rent:

$820

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1070

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1280

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1420

Zip Code:

70664

Studio Rent:

$920

1 Bedroom Rent:

$930

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1220

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1460

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1620

Zip Code:

70665

Studio Rent:

$1170

1 Bedroom Rent:

$1180

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1550

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1860

4 Bedroom Rent:

$2050

Zip Code:

70668

Studio Rent:

$800

1 Bedroom Rent:

$810

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1060

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1270

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1400

Zip Code:

70669

Studio Rent:

$850

1 Bedroom Rent:

$850

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1120

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1340

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1480

Estimated Section 8 Payment Standard Range

Local housing authorities commonly set payment standards around 90% to 110% of HUD Fair Market Rent, with exceptions possible. The ranges below are estimates based on HUD FMR data, not official local PHA payment standards.

Zip CodeStudio1 Bed2 Bed3 Bed4 Bed
70542$711 - $869$711 - $869$927 - $1,133$1,125 - $1,375$1,233 - $1,507
70549$711 - $869$711 - $869$927 - $1,133$1,125 - $1,375$1,269 - $1,551
70601$729 - $891$738 - $902$963 - $1,177$1,152 - $1,408$1,278 - $1,562
70602$828 - $1,012$837 - $1,023$1,098 - $1,342$1,314 - $1,606$1,458 - $1,782
70605$1,035 - $1,265$1,044 - $1,276$1,368 - $1,672$1,638 - $2,002$1,809 - $2,211
70606$828 - $1,012$837 - $1,023$1,098 - $1,342$1,314 - $1,606$1,458 - $1,782
70607$783 - $957$792 - $968$1,035 - $1,265$1,242 - $1,518$1,368 - $1,672
70609$909 - $1,111$918 - $1,122$1,206 - $1,474$1,440 - $1,760$1,593 - $1,947
70611$918 - $1,122$927 - $1,133$1,215 - $1,485$1,458 - $1,782$1,611 - $1,969
70612$828 - $1,012$837 - $1,023$1,098 - $1,342$1,314 - $1,606$1,458 - $1,782
70615$819 - $1,001$819 - $1,001$1,080 - $1,320$1,296 - $1,584$1,431 - $1,749
70616$828 - $1,012$837 - $1,023$1,098 - $1,342$1,314 - $1,606$1,458 - $1,782
70629$828 - $1,012$837 - $1,023$1,098 - $1,342$1,314 - $1,606$1,458 - $1,782
70630$711 - $869$720 - $880$945 - $1,155$1,197 - $1,463$1,377 - $1,683
70631$783 - $957$792 - $968$1,017 - $1,243$1,251 - $1,529$1,422 - $1,738
70632$711 - $869$711 - $869$927 - $1,133$1,125 - $1,375$1,233 - $1,507
70633$711 - $869$711 - $869$927 - $1,133$1,125 - $1,375$1,305 - $1,595
70643$711 - $869$711 - $869$927 - $1,133$1,125 - $1,375$1,233 - $1,507
70645$945 - $1,155$954 - $1,166$1,260 - $1,540$1,503 - $1,837$1,665 - $2,035
70646$711 - $869$711 - $869$927 - $1,133$1,125 - $1,375$1,332 - $1,628
70647$801 - $979$828 - $1,012$1,089 - $1,331$1,359 - $1,661$1,557 - $1,903
70657$711 - $869$711 - $869$927 - $1,133$1,125 - $1,375$1,305 - $1,595
70661$711 - $869$711 - $869$927 - $1,133$1,125 - $1,375$1,314 - $1,606
70663$729 - $891$738 - $902$963 - $1,177$1,152 - $1,408$1,278 - $1,562
70664$828 - $1,012$837 - $1,023$1,098 - $1,342$1,314 - $1,606$1,458 - $1,782
70665$1,053 - $1,287$1,062 - $1,298$1,395 - $1,705$1,674 - $2,046$1,845 - $2,255
70668$720 - $880$729 - $891$954 - $1,166$1,143 - $1,397$1,260 - $1,540
70669$765 - $935$765 - $935$1,008 - $1,232$1,206 - $1,474$1,332 - $1,628

Section 8 Rent Amounts vs Local Median Rent

This comparison uses Census ACS 2024 5-year median gross rent data by ZIP Code Tabulation Area. The table defaults to 2-bedroom and 3-bedroom units because those are the most common investor and landlord comparisons.

Zip Code2 Bed Section 82 Bed Median Rent2 Bed Difference3 Bed Section 83 Bed Median Rent3 Bed Difference
70542$1,030$779+$251 (+32%)$1,250$926+$324 (+35%)
70549$1,030$715+$315 (+44%)$1,250$841+$409 (+49%)
70601$1,070$997+$73 (+7%)$1,280$1,122+$158 (+14%)
70605$1,520$1,267+$253 (+20%)$1,820$1,605+$215 (+13%)
70607$1,150$1,129+$21 (+2%)$1,380$1,174+$206 (+18%)
70611$1,350$1,338+$12 (+1%)$1,620$1,102+$518 (+47%)
70615$1,200$1,125+$75 (+7%)$1,440$1,110+$330 (+30%)
70633$1,030$712+$318 (+45%)$1,250$851+$399 (+47%)
70647$1,210$937+$273 (+29%)$1,510$1,172+$338 (+29%)
70663$1,070$875+$195 (+22%)$1,280$1,266+$14 (+1%)
70665$1,550$1,371+$179 (+13%)$1,860$1,588+$272 (+17%)
70668$1,060$932+$128 (+14%)$1,270$990+$280 (+28%)
70669$1,120$984+$136 (+14%)$1,340$1,145+$195 (+17%)

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