Fair Market Rents (FMRs) are used to determine payment standard amounts for the Housing Choice Voucher program, to determine initial renewal rents for some expiring project-based Section 8 contracts, to determine initial rents for housing assistance payment (HAP) contracts in the Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy program (Mod Rehab), rent ceilings for rental units in both the HOME Investment Partnerships program and the Emergency Solution Grants program, calculation of maximum award amounts for Continuum of Care recipients and the maximum amount of rent a recipient may pay for property leased with Continuum of Care funds, and calculation of flat rents in Public Housing units. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) annually estimates FMRs for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) defined metropolitan areas, some HUD defined subdivisions of OMB metropolitan areas and each nonmetropolitan county. 42 USC 1437f requires FMRs be posted at least 30 days before they are effective and that they are effective at the start of the federal fiscal year (generally October 1).

Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs) are FMRs calculated for ZIP Codes within Metropolitan Areas. Small Area FMRs are required to be used to set Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher payment standards in areas designated by HUD (available here). Other Housing Agencies operating in non-designated metropolitan areas may opt-in to the use of Small Area FMRs. Furthermore, Small Area FMRs may be used as the basis for setting Exception Payment Standards – PHAs may set exception payment standards up to 110 percent of the Small Area FMR. PHAs administering Public Housing units may use Small Area FMRs as an alternative to metropolitan area-wide FMRs when calculating Flat Rents. Please See HUD’s Small Area FMR Final Rule for additional information regarding the uses of Small Area FMRs.Note that this service does not denote precise SAFMR geographies. Instead, the service utilizes a relationship class to associate the information for each SAFMR with the FMR areas that its ZCTA overlaps. For example, ZCTA 94558 overlaps the Santa Rosa, Napa, and Vallejo-Fairfield MSAs. Selecting that ZCTA will reveal the SAFMR information associated with each FMR area. To learn more about the Small Area Fair Market Rents visit: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/smallarea/index.html, for questions about the spatial attribution of this dataset, please reach out to us at GISHelpdesk@hud.gov. Date of Coverage: Fiscal Year 2026Date Update: FY2026 : Oct. 1 - Sept. 30

2025 HUD Fair Market Rents (FMR) for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program in Florida. Includes rent limits by city and county for studio through 4-bedroom units.

2025 HUD Fair Market Rents (FMR) for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program in North Carolina. Includes rent limits by city and county for studio through 4-bedroom units.

Rent estimates at the 50th percentile (or median) are calculated for all Fair Market Rent areas. Fair Market Rents (FMRs) are primarily used to determine payment standard amounts for the Housing Choice Voucher program, to determine initial renewal rents for some expiring project-based Section 8 contracts, to determine initial rents for housing assistance payment (HAP) contracts in the Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy program (Mod Rehab), and to serve as a rent ceiling in the HOME rental assistance program. FMRs are gross rent estimates. They include the shelter rent plus the cost of all tenant-paid utilities, except telephones, cable or satellite television service, and internet service. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) annually estimates FMRs for 530 metropolitan areas and 2,045 nonmetropolitan county FMR areas. Under certain conditions, as set forth in the Interim Rule (Federal Register Vol. 65, No. 191, Monday October 2, 2000, pages 58870-58875), these 50th percentile rents can be used to set success rate payment standards.

2025 HUD Fair Market Rents (FMR) for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program in Tennessee. Includes rent limits by city and county for studio through 4-bedroom units.

2025 HUD Fair Market Rents (FMR) for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program in California. Includes rent limits by city and county for studio through 4-bedroom units.

2025 HUD Fair Market Rents (FMR) for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program in Georgia. Includes rent limits by city and county for studio through 4-bedroom units.

2025 HUD Fair Market Rents (FMR) for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program in Price County, WI. Includes rent limits by zip code for studio through 4-bedroom units.

2025 HUD Fair Market Rents (FMR) for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program in Nevada. Includes rent limits by city and county for studio through 4-bedroom units.

2025 HUD Fair Market Rents (FMR) for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program in Mississippi. Includes rent limits by city and county for studio through 4-bedroom units.

2025 HUD Fair Market Rents (FMR) for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program in Indiana. Includes rent limits by city and county for studio through 4-bedroom units.

2025 HUD Fair Market Rents (FMR) for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program in Michigan. Includes rent limits by city and county for studio through 4-bedroom units.

2025 HUD Fair Market Rents (FMR) for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program in Pennsylvania. Includes rent limits by city and county for studio through 4-bedroom units.

2025 HUD Fair Market Rents (FMR) for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program in Illinois. Includes rent limits by city and county for studio through 4-bedroom units.

2025 HUD Fair Market Rents (FMR) for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program in Missouri. Includes rent limits by city and county for studio through 4-bedroom units.

2025 HUD Fair Market Rents (FMR) for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program in Washington. Includes rent limits by city and county for studio through 4-bedroom units.

2025 HUD Fair Market Rents (FMR) for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program in Maryland. Includes rent limits by city and county for studio through 4-bedroom units.

2025 HUD Fair Market Rents (FMR) for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program in Wisconsin. Includes rent limits by city and county for studio through 4-bedroom units.

2025 HUD Fair Market Rents (FMR) for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program in Kentucky. Includes rent limits by city and county for studio through 4-bedroom units.