HUD publishes Fair Market Rent for 473 ZIP codes across 73 HUD FMR areas in MS. Two-bedroom FMR ranges from $910 to $1,930.
| Bedrooms | Average FY2027 FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $844 |
| 1 bedroom | $879 |
| 2 bedroom | $1,037 |
| 3 bedroom | $1,309 |
| 4 bedroom | $1,444 |
Across the 473 MS ZIP codes present in both years, the average two-bedroom Fair Market Rent increased from $999 to $1,037, a change of +$38 (+3.8%). Payment standards follow FMR, so an increase generally raises the ceiling a voucher can cover in MS.
MS is divided into 73 HUD FMR areas. Each sets its own rent standard, so the ceiling a voucher can cover changes depending on which area a unit sits in.
| FMR Area | ZIP Codes | Avg 2BR | 2BR Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson | 51 | $1,270 | $910 - $1,930 |
| Covington County | 2 | $1,245 | $940 - $1,550 |
| Hattiesburg | 7 | $1,211 | $1,090 - $1,280 |
| Tate County | 4 | $1,210 | $1,000 - $1,340 |
| Marshall County | 6 | $1,198 | $1,000 - $1,790 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi | 21 | $1,187 | $1,030 - $1,650 |
| Tunica County | 3 | $1,170 | $1,090 - $1,230 |
| Lafayette County | 7 | $1,164 | $1,120 - $1,260 |
| Yazoo County | 5 | $1,128 | $1,020 - $1,210 |
| Calhoun County | 2 | $1,080 | $910 - $1,250 |
| Pascagoula | 12 | $1,079 | $970 - $1,330 |
| Lauderdale County | 12 | $1,065 | $910 - $1,220 |
| Noxubee County | 3 | $1,063 | $910 - $1,250 |
| Oktibbeha County | 4 | $1,050 | $1,020 - $1,060 |
| Leflore County | 6 | $1,048 | $910 - $1,340 |
| Claiborne County | 3 | $1,043 | $910 - $1,200 |
| Prentiss County | 3 | $1,040 | $980 - $1,150 |
| Panola County | 5 | $1,038 | $910 - $1,120 |
| Wilkinson County | 4 | $1,038 | $910 - $1,270 |
| Marion County | 3 | $1,037 | $950 - $1,150 |
| Jones County | 9 | $1,036 | $910 - $1,270 |
| Walthall County | 6 | $1,035 | $910 - $1,240 |
| Pearl River County | 5 | $1,034 | $1,030 - $1,050 |
| Newton County | 10 | $1,033 | $910 - $1,360 |
| Warren County | 6 | $1,030 | $1,010 - $1,080 |
| Scott County | 2 | $1,030 | $990 - $1,070 |
| Stone County | 2 | $1,020 | $950 - $1,090 |
| Humphreys County | 4 | $1,013 | $940 - $1,090 |
| Pontotoc County | 8 | $1,011 | $910 - $1,120 |
| Yalobusha County | 7 | $1,010 | $910 - $1,120 |
| Leake County | 4 | $1,008 | $910 - $1,100 |
| Smith County | 13 | $1,004 | $910 - $1,380 |
| Jefferson County | 6 | $1,003 | $910 - $1,280 |
| Attala County | 2 | $995 | $910 - $1,080 |
| Quitman County | 8 | $990 | $910 - $1,120 |
| Pike County | 7 | $989 | $910 - $1,050 |
| Lee County | 8 | $986 | $910 - $1,090 |
| Union County | 14 | $986 | $910 - $1,260 |
| Grenada County | 2 | $980 | $970 - $990 |
| Jasper County | 5 | $976 | $910 - $1,110 |
| Sharkey County | 5 | $968 | $910 - $1,140 |
| Clay County | 3 | $967 | $910 - $1,060 |
| Jefferson Davis County | 2 | $965 | $950 - $980 |
| Amite County | 1 | $960 | $960 - $960 |
| Simpson County | 5 | $958 | $910 - $1,080 |
| Bolivar County | 11 | $955 | $910 - $1,120 |
| Webster County | 11 | $955 | $910 - $1,110 |
| Lowndes County | 8 | $953 | $910 - $1,070 |
| Winston County | 10 | $951 | $910 - $1,050 |
| Clarke County | 2 | $950 | $930 - $970 |
| Tallahatchie County | 14 | $949 | $910 - $1,100 |
| Wayne County | 8 | $948 | $910 - $1,140 |
| Sunflower County | 11 | $945 | $910 - $1,100 |
| Lawrence County | 4 | $945 | $910 - $1,040 |
| Coahoma County | 7 | $940 | $910 - $1,070 |
| Greene County | 5 | $940 | $910 - $980 |
| Benton County | 1 | $940 | $940 - $940 |
| Kemper County | 2 | $940 | $910 - $970 |
| Tishomingo County | 8 | $938 | $910 - $1,120 |
| Neshoba County | 2 | $935 | $910 - $960 |
| Lincoln County | 10 | $931 | $910 - $1,040 |
| Monroe County | 10 | $929 | $910 - $970 |
| Washington County | 14 | $924 | $910 - $1,030 |
| Carroll County | 6 | $920 | $910 - $940 |
| Montgomery County | 4 | $918 | $910 - $930 |
| Issaquena County | 3 | $917 | $910 - $920 |
| Holmes County | 2 | $915 | $910 - $920 |
| Chickasaw County | 2 | $910 | $910 - $910 |
| Franklin County | 1 | $910 | $910 - $910 |
| Tippah County | 5 | $910 | $910 - $910 |
| Adams County | 3 | $910 | $910 - $910 |
| Itawamba County | 1 | $910 | $910 - $910 |
| Alcorn County | 1 | $910 | $910 - $910 |
| ZIP | FMR Area | 2BR FMR |
|---|---|---|
| 39110 | Jackson | $1,930 |
| 39047 | Jackson | $1,800 |
| 38654 | Marshall County | $1,790 |
| 39232 | Jackson | $1,670 |
| 39525 | Gulfport-Biloxi | $1,650 |
| 39272 | Jackson | $1,600 |
| 39201 | Jackson | $1,580 |
| 39402 | Covington County | $1,550 |
| 39211 | Jackson | $1,480 |
| 39288 | Jackson | $1,450 |
| 39157 | Jackson | $1,450 |
| 39298 | Jackson | $1,450 |
| 39043 | Jackson | $1,450 |
| 39167 | Jackson | $1,450 |
| 39216 | Jackson | $1,380 |
| 39042 | Smith County | $1,380 |
| 39193 | Jackson | $1,360 |
| 39208 | Jackson | $1,360 |
| 39323 | Newton County | $1,360 |
| 39056 | Jackson | $1,350 |
| 39058 | Jackson | $1,350 |
| 38924 | Leflore County | $1,340 |
| 38611 | Tate County | $1,340 |
| 39564 | Pascagoula | $1,330 |
| 39158 | Jackson | $1,330 |
| ZIP | FMR Area | 2BR FMR |
|---|---|---|
| 38769 | Bolivar County | $910 |
| 38774 | Bolivar County | $910 |
| 38835 | Alcorn County | $910 |
| 38764 | Bolivar County | $910 |
| 38746 | Bolivar County | $910 |
| 39044 | Simpson County | $910 |
| 39122 | Adams County | $910 |
| 39078 | Simpson County | $910 |
| 39190 | Adams County | $910 |
| 39079 | Attala County | $910 |
| 39062 | Simpson County | $910 |
| 38878 | Chickasaw County | $910 |
| 39121 | Adams County | $910 |
| 39630 | Franklin County | $910 |
| 39203 | Jackson | $910 |
| 39451 | Greene County | $910 |
| 38947 | Carroll County | $910 |
| 39059 | Jackson | $910 |
| 39461 | Greene County | $910 |
| 39095 | Carroll County | $910 |
| 39192 | Carroll County | $910 |
| 39169 | Holmes County | $910 |
| 38877 | Chickasaw County | $910 |
| 39041 | Jackson | $910 |
| 38781 | Bolivar County | $910 |
Fair Market Rent is not what a family pays and not what the voucher pays. The housing authority sets a payment standard from it, normally 90% to 110% of FMR. How voucher amounts are calculated.
Source: US Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2027 Fair Market Rents.
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