FY2026 Fair Market Rent (HUD) by area
US Fair Market Rent (HUD) by metro, county and state.
Fair Market Rent (FMR) is the rent benchmark the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development sets each year for every metro and county — the 40th-percentile gross rent (rent plus utilities) for a modest unit. It is the figure that caps Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher payment standards. In FY2026 the national median two-bedroom FMR is $975/month, ranging from $776 in the cheapest areas to $4,214 in the priciest. RentMark lists the FMR by bedroom size (studio to 4-bedroom) for 51 states and the 75 largest metro areas, with rankings and a rent-vs-FMR checker.
Source: HUD USER, FY2026 Fair Market Rents (40th percentile, revised final). Data as of June 2026.
Featured metro areas
FY2026 Fair Market Rent by bedroom size for the largest US metro areas:
| Metro area | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $2,529 | $2,655 | $2,910 | $3,644 | $3,959 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA | $2,079 | $2,328 | $2,903 | $3,681 | $4,098 |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL | $1,480 | $1,581 | $1,781 | $2,294 | $2,653 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | $1,280 | $1,323 | $1,573 | $2,116 | $2,639 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $1,397 | $1,520 | $1,810 | $2,170 | $2,423 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD | $1,953 | $2,015 | $2,246 | $2,835 | $3,332 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $1,585 | $1,660 | $1,820 | $2,182 | $2,605 |
| Dallas, TX | $1,582 | $1,648 | $1,931 | $2,431 | $3,091 |
Source: HUD USER, FY2026 Fair Market Rents (40th percentile, revised final). Data as of June 2026.
What you can look up
FY2026 Fair Market Rent for the 75 largest areas, by bedroom size.
FMR by stateAll 51 states and DC: median, range and areas inside each.
RankingsMost and least expensive metros and states for renters.
Is my rent above FMR?Compare your rent to the local FMR and size the voucher gap.
What is Fair Market Rent?How HUD calculates the 40th-percentile FMR and what it's for.
How vouchers use FMRThe link between FMR, payment standards and Section 8 rent.
Most expensive metros (2-bedroom FMR)
| # | Metro area | 2 BR FMR |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco, CA | $3,604 |
| 2 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $3,483 |
| 3 | Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA | $3,236 |
| 4 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $3,001 |
| 5 | Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | $2,941 |
| 6 | Oakland-Fremont, CA | $2,912 |
Source: HUD USER, FY2026 Fair Market Rents (40th percentile, revised final). Data as of June 2026.
Full most-expensive ranking → · Cheapest metros →
Most expensive states (median 2-bedroom FMR)
| # | State | Median 2 BR FMR |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | $2,492 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $2,246 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | $2,067 |
| 4 | New Hampshire | $1,950 |
| 5 | New Jersey | $1,950 |
| 6 | Connecticut | $1,827 |
Source: HUD USER, FY2026 Fair Market Rents (40th percentile, revised final). Data as of June 2026.
From the blog
- What is Fair Market Rent and how is it set?
- Most expensive metros for renters (FMR 2026)
- How Section 8 vouchers use Fair Market Rent
- FMR vs actual market rent: what's the difference?
- Fair Market Rent by bedroom size explained
- Cheapest US metros to rent (FMR data)
Where the data comes from
Every figure on RentMark is the published FY2026 Fair Market Rent from HUD USER, the research arm of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. HUD data is a U.S. Government work in the public domain. State medians and ranges are computed transparently over HUD's area-level figures — see the methodology. FMR is the federal voucher rent standard, not a market median; always verify the current figure on huduser.gov before relying on it.