HUD sets Fair Market Rent every fiscal year. It is the basis for the payment standard used by the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program, and it also determines rent ceilings for several other HUD programs. FY2027 data covers 38,601 ZIP codes across 53 states and territories and 1,749 HUD FMR areas.
Two-bedroom FMR ranges from $520 to $5,260 nationally, averaging $1,492.
Standard FMR is set for a whole metropolitan area or non-metro county, so every ZIP in that area shares one figure. Small Area FMR (SAFMR) is set per ZIP code, so it tracks local rent differences within a metro. In SAFMR areas the ZIP-level figure is what the authority uses.
Fair Market Rent is not the amount a family pays, and it is not the amount the voucher pays. HUD publishes FMR each fiscal year, and the public housing authority uses it to set a payment standard, normally between 90% and 110% of the FMR for the area.
A family normally contributes about 30% of its adjusted monthly income toward rent and utilities. The voucher covers the difference between that contribution and the lesser of the payment standard or the unit's gross rent. Gross rent means the contract rent plus the utility allowance for any utilities the tenant pays directly.
Because payment standards and utility allowances are set locally, the exact subsidy varies by authority. Contact the housing authority that serves the area for its current figures.
| State | ZIP Codes | Avg 2BR FMR | 2BR Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| AK | 247 | $1,546 | $1,020 - $2,490 |
| AL | 723 | $1,116 | $920 - $2,060 |
| AR | 692 | $1,011 | $910 - $1,880 |
| AZ | 501 | $1,580 | $1,020 - $2,600 |
| CA | 2,407 | $2,560 | $1,080 - $5,260 |
| CO | 599 | $1,761 | $1,010 - $3,590 |
| CT | 378 | $2,072 | $1,290 - $3,600 |
| DC | 470 | $2,471 | $1,200 - $3,660 |
| DE | 40 | $1,603 | $1,260 - $2,210 |
| FL | 1,389 | $1,906 | $950 - $3,850 |
| GA | 922 | $1,341 | $1,000 - $2,640 |
| HI | 127 | $2,512 | $1,870 - $3,810 |
| IA | 1,023 | $1,045 | $930 - $1,790 |
| ID | 301 | $1,290 | $1,010 - $2,090 |
| IL | 1,377 | $1,353 | $930 - $3,030 |
| IN | 891 | $1,212 | $1,010 - $2,300 |
| KS | 655 | $1,058 | $960 - $1,610 |
| KY | 866 | $1,056 | $910 - $1,980 |
| LA | 670 | $1,122 | $890 - $2,220 |
| MA | 633 | $2,509 | $1,440 - $4,510 |
| MD | 347 | $1,803 | $1,010 - $3,010 |
| ME | 476 | $1,593 | $1,110 - $3,440 |
| MI | 1,081 | $1,277 | $1,010 - $2,450 |
| MN | 910 | $1,291 | $1,010 - $2,600 |
| MO | 1,281 | $1,162 | $960 - $2,320 |
| MS | 473 | $1,037 | $910 - $1,930 |
| MT | 388 | $1,422 | $1,010 - $2,460 |
| NC | 1,023 | $1,352 | $1,010 - $2,680 |
| ND | 413 | $1,123 | $1,010 - $1,900 |
| NE | 624 | $1,153 | $1,010 - $2,180 |
| NH | 260 | $1,911 | $1,160 - $3,550 |
| NJ | 573 | $2,455 | $1,200 - $4,190 |
| NM | 420 | $1,204 | $1,010 - $2,080 |
| NV | 238 | $1,660 | $1,010 - $2,530 |
| NY | 2,050 | $1,928 | $1,010 - $4,460 |
| OH | 1,316 | $1,210 | $1,000 - $2,350 |
| OK | 736 | $1,050 | $920 - $1,900 |
| OR | 500 | $1,567 | $1,010 - $2,820 |
| PA | 2,176 | $1,405 | $1,010 - $2,790 |
| PR | 146 | $679 | $520 - $1,060 |
| RI | 103 | $2,016 | $1,560 - $2,820 |
| SC | 471 | $1,283 | $890 - $2,830 |
| SD | 379 | $1,123 | $1,010 - $1,820 |
| TN | 781 | $1,258 | $1,000 - $2,700 |
| TX | 2,369 | $1,374 | $1,010 - $2,730 |
| Unknown | 46 | $837 | $520 - $1,550 |
| UT | 339 | $1,399 | $1,010 - $2,850 |
| VA | 932 | $1,334 | $940 - $2,480 |
| VT | 295 | $1,694 | $1,070 - $2,670 |
| WA | 654 | $1,824 | $1,010 - $3,820 |
| WI | 822 | $1,203 | $1,010 - $1,900 |
| WV | 863 | $1,014 | $940 - $1,610 |
| WY | 191 | $1,129 | $1,000 - $1,790 |
| null | 14 | $1,494 | $1,000 - $2,080 |
Source: US Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2027 Fair Market Rents.
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