Section 8 Rent Limits 2027 by Metro

FY2027 Fair Market Rents, 50 metros

Monthly FMR in dollars by unit size. Select a column title to sort. Select a metro for its full page.

Metro	State	Studio	1 BR	2 BR	3 BR	4 BR	2 BR vs 2026
New York	NY	$2,593	$2,729	$2,971	$3,760	$4,121	+2.1%
Los Angeles	CA	$2,151	$2,402	$2,964	$3,760	$4,208	+2.1%
Chicago	IL	$1,678	$1,780	$2,011	$2,586	$2,954	+12.9%
Houston	TX	$1,233	$1,261	$1,497	$2,017	$2,502	−4.8%
Philadelphia	PA-NJ-DE-MD	$1,438	$1,558	$1,860	$2,216	$2,445	+2.8%
Washington, DC	DC-VA-MD	$2,111	$2,204	$2,438	$3,107	$3,658	+8.5%
Atlanta	GA	$1,554	$1,619	$1,762	$2,099	$2,493	−3.2%
Dallas	TX	$1,491	$1,536	$1,807	$2,275	$2,892	−6.4%
Phoenix	AZ	$1,390	$1,493	$1,734	$2,287	$2,537	−5.7%
Riverside-San Bernardino	CA	$1,605	$1,705	$2,103	$2,771	$3,336	−4.5%
Detroit	MI	$1,047	$1,167	$1,459	$1,777	$1,929	+3.4%
Minneapolis-St. Paul	MN-WI	$1,265	$1,427	$1,734	$2,264	$2,538	+1.5%
Boston	MA-NH	$2,440	$2,518	$3,008	$3,584	$3,953	+2.3%
Tampa	FL	$1,597	$1,648	$1,917	$2,448	$2,977	−3.0%
San Diego	CA	$2,192	$2,335	$2,823	$3,743	$4,526	−5.9%
Orange County, CA	CA	$2,580	$2,610	$3,057	$4,153	$4,964	−5.5%
Seattle	WA	$2,091	$2,180	$2,549	$3,324	$3,954	+1.9%
Denver	CO	$1,751	$1,831	$2,169	$2,846	$3,183	+3.8%
Nassau-Suffolk (Long Island)	NY	$1,964	$2,285	$2,689	$3,458	$3,671	−2.1%
Baltimore	MD	$1,523	$1,625	$2,006	$2,509	$2,789	+8.0%
Oakland	CA	$2,088	$2,290	$2,805	$3,592	$4,250	−3.7%
Orlando	FL	$1,658	$1,726	$1,959	$2,445	$2,856	−0.7%
St. Louis	MO-IL	$1,064	$1,104	$1,349	$1,731	$1,997	+10.8%
Miami	FL	$1,953	$2,121	$2,564	$3,277	$3,749	+5.3%
Fort Worth	TX	$1,461	$1,481	$1,745	$2,284	$2,866	+1.3%
Portland, OR	OR-WA	$1,527	$1,633	$1,878	$2,550	$3,069	−2.3%
San Antonio	TX	$1,099	$1,196	$1,441	$1,864	$2,163	+1.1%
Austin	TX	$1,447	$1,530	$1,817	$2,292	$2,689	−1.9%
Las Vegas	NV	$1,310	$1,435	$1,686	$2,317	$2,652	−2.8%
Pittsburgh	PA	$1,075	$1,146	$1,389	$1,773	$1,925	+6.9%
Sacramento	CA	$1,742	$1,793	$2,201	$2,887	$3,329	−2.4%
Kansas City	MO-KS	$1,257	$1,366	$1,546	$2,020	$2,419	+13.8%
Cincinnati	OH-KY-IN	$1,052	$1,128	$1,442	$1,897	$2,141	+6.6%
Charlotte	NC-SC	$1,574	$1,640	$1,785	$2,179	$2,773	+5.9%
Newark	NJ	$1,637	$1,850	$2,233	$2,785	$3,188	+1.3%
Cleveland	OH	$924	$1,050	$1,274	$1,628	$1,756	−0.4%
Columbus, OH	OH	$1,258	$1,346	$1,602	$1,909	$2,172	+12.0%
Indianapolis	IN	$1,187	$1,336	$1,536	$1,991	$2,425	+4.3%
Fort Lauderdale	FL	$1,759	$1,902	$2,321	$3,172	$3,662	−0.5%
San Jose	CA	$2,458	$2,778	$3,272	$4,396	$4,688	−6.1%
Nashville	TN	$1,585	$1,650	$1,798	$2,309	$2,799	+3.9%
San Francisco	CA	$2,574	$3,003	$3,697	$4,832	$5,439	+2.6%
Virginia Beach-Norfolk	VA-NC	$1,470	$1,488	$1,667	$2,298	$2,710	−2.7%
Jacksonville	FL	$1,401	$1,421	$1,694	$2,077	$2,594	+2.2%
San Juan, PR	PR	$592	$604	$706	$920	$1,117	+6.5%
Milwaukee	WI	$985	$1,060	$1,263	$1,553	$1,664	−5.6%
West Palm Beach	FL	$1,907	$2,008	$2,349	$3,052	$3,523	+4.2%
Raleigh	NC	$1,489	$1,552	$1,689	$2,103	$2,823	−3.5%
Bergen-Passaic, NJ	NJ	$1,772	$1,987	$2,282	$2,771	$3,497	−1.8%
Oklahoma City	OK	$958	$1,040	$1,264	$1,713	$1,923	+1.6%

Source: HUD FY2027 FMRs and HUD revised FY2026 FMRs. Rows are in order of population (HUD pop2024).

How to read this table

The Fair Market Rent is HUD's estimate of the 40th percentile gross rent (rent plus utilities) for recent movers in standard units (HUD). The FMR is not the rent limit for one unit. The housing authority sets a payment standard from the FMR, and that limits the voucher subsidy.

• Payment standard. Without HUD approval, a PHA can set it at 90% to 110% of the FMR (24 CFR 982.503).
• Small Area FMRs. In some metro areas, HUD requires PHAs to use FMRs by ZIP code. Check your housing authority.
• Reevaluations. Where a PHA asked HUD to reevaluate its FMRs, the FY2026 FMRs can stay in effect for some time.

Read our guides for property managers. This page is not legal advice. Check your housing authority.