Rents are 7% below what Kenner's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,595 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in Kenner is 4% below its high of $1,661 in October 2025, at $1,595 as of September 2026.
Rent in Kenner changed -3.2% over the year to September 2026. Across the 36 Louisiana cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.9%.
Rent has fallen 3 months in a row, and rose in 3 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($64,020) is $1,601 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,380); a 3-bedroom is $1,760.
Harvey, 16 miles away, rents for 19% less ($1,288/mo), about $3,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Kenner. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Kenner, LA is majority owner-occupied, has a median income below the national average, 29.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Kenner, LA has changed in 5 years
Since 2022, the typical rent in Kenner, LA has climbed from $1,395 to $1,595, a 14.3% change over five years. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $58,419 in 2021 to $64,020 more recently. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has contracted by 2.3% since 2021, moving from about 66,411 residents to roughly 64,904. Renters now make up 36.9% of households, compared with 40.3% five years ago. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Kenner, LA market of 2022.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Kenner is $1,595/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,000/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,380/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,150/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,760/mo.
At 30% of local median household income ($64,020/yr), Kenner ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 3.2% over the past year.
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At $1,595/mo, rent takes ~30% of Kenner's median household income ($64,020/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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