2027 Fair Market Rent by State & Metro (FY2027 vs 2026)

HUD FY2027 Fair Market Rents, effective Oct. 1, 2026 · Compared with FY2026 · Updated by StartBusinessByState

36.6% of Americans live in an area where HUD’s 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent went down for 2027Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR rose 2.0% nationally. Of 2,588 FMR areas, 2,120 went up and 464 went down. Most residents of 13 states, including Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Texas and Georgia, saw a decrease.

Short answer: HUD’s Fair Market Rents set the ceiling for most Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rents. The new FY2027 numbers took effect on October 1, 2026. Chicago (+12.9%), Washington, D.C. and St. Louis got large increases. Dallas, Phoenix, San Diego, Houston and much of Arizona went down. If you own or manage rentals with voucher tenants, check your area below. Your local housing authority sets its own payment standard, usually between 90% and 110% of the FMR.

Key facts for reporters

FY2027 FMRs cover 2,588 areas: 638 metro FMR areas and 1,950 nonmetro counties. They took effect Oct. 1, 2026 (Federal Register, Sept. 1, 2026).
2-bedroom FMR: 2,120 areas up, 464 down, 4 unchanged. Median change across areas: +4.2%. Population-weighted: +2.0%.
Metro areas: 431 up, 205 down. 40 areas, including 13 metros, fell the full 10%, the most HUD allows in one year.
Biggest metro drops: Flagstaff, AZ (-10.0%), Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ (-10.0%), Yuma, AZ (-10.0%), Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA (-10.0%), Salinas, CA (-10.0%).
Biggest metro increases: St. James Parish, LA (+26.5%), Hattiesburg, MS (+25.7%), Joplin, MO (+21.8%), Pickens County, AL (+18.7%).
By state (population-weighted): largest decreases in Arizona (-5.3%), Utah (-4.3%), Hawaii (-3.0%), Alaska (-2.9%); largest increases in Vermont (+10.4%), Illinois (+9.8%), Missouri (+9.6%), South Dakota (+9.2%).

The 25 largest FMR areas

Bar chart of 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent changes from FY2026 to FY2027 in the 25 largest FMR areas; Chicago up most, Dallas down most

FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027
New York, NY	$2,729	$2,910	$2,971	+2.1%	$3,760
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA	$2,402	$2,903	$2,964	+2.1%	$3,760
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL	$1,780	$1,781	$2,011	+12.9%	$2,586
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$1,261	$1,573	$1,497	-4.8%	$2,017
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$1,558	$1,810	$1,860	+2.8%	$2,216
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD	$2,204	$2,246	$2,438	+8.5%	$3,107
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$1,619	$1,820	$1,762	-3.2%	$2,099
Dallas, TX	$1,536	$1,931	$1,807	-6.4%	$2,275
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$1,493	$1,839	$1,734	-5.7%	$2,287
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$1,705	$2,201	$2,103	-4.5%	$2,771
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI	$1,167	$1,411	$1,459	+3.4%	$1,777
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$1,427	$1,709	$1,734	+1.5%	$2,264
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH	$2,518	$2,941	$3,008	+2.3%	$3,584
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$1,648	$1,977	$1,917	-3.0%	$2,448
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$2,335	$3,001	$2,823	-5.9%	$3,743
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA	$2,610	$3,236	$3,057	-5.5%	$4,153
Seattle-Bellevue, WA	$2,180	$2,501	$2,549	+1.9%	$3,324
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$1,831	$2,089	$2,169	+3.8%	$2,846
Nassau-Suffolk, NY	$2,285	$2,747	$2,689	-2.1%	$3,458
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$1,625	$1,857	$2,006	+8.0%	$2,509
Oakland-Fremont, CA	$2,290	$2,912	$2,805	-3.7%	$3,592
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$1,726	$1,972	$1,959	-0.7%	$2,445
St. Louis, MO-IL	$1,104	$1,218	$1,349	+10.8%	$1,731
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL	$2,121	$2,436	$2,564	+5.3%	$3,277
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$1,481	$1,723	$1,745	+1.3%	$2,284

Change by state

Bar chart of the population-weighted change in 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent by state for FY2027; Arizona and Utah fell most, Vermont and Illinois rose most

State figures weight each county (or New England town) by its population, so a big metro counts more than a rural county. The median-area change is higher than the weighted change because many small rural counties rose while several large Sun Belt metros fell.

2027 Fair Market Rent by state

State	Avg 2-BR FMR, FY2026	Avg 2-BR FMR, FY2027	Change	Residents in areas that fell	FMR areas	Up	Down	Hit 10% floor
U.S. total	$1,735	$1,760	+2.0%	36.6%	2588	2120	464	40
Alabama	$1,081	$1,170	+9.0%	5.6%	55	52	3	0
Alaska	$1,567	$1,519	-2.9%	69.5%	30	24	6	0
Arizona	$1,707	$1,616	-5.3%	85.6%	14	1	13	5
Arkansas	$1,067	$1,061	+0.0%	44.4%	68	64	4	0
California	$2,670	$2,632	-1.1%	55.0%	51	27	24	2
Colorado	$1,865	$1,916	+2.8%	21.7%	55	50	5	0
Connecticut	$2,027	$2,033	+0.6%	44.7%	8	3	5	0
Delaware	$1,645	$1,727	+5.3%	0.0%	3	3	0	0
District of Columbia	$2,246	$2,438	+8.5%	0.0%	1	1	0	0
Florida	$1,930	$1,962	+1.6%	50.8%	52	17	35	19
Georgia	$1,552	$1,528	-1.0%	71.8%	112	86	26	0
Hawaii	$2,544	$2,467	-3.0%	74.4%	5	2	3	0
Idaho	$1,406	$1,367	-1.9%	62.1%	40	32	7	2
Illinois	$1,557	$1,724	+9.8%	11.0%	83	64	19	0
Indiana	$1,235	$1,302	+5.6%	4.0%	73	72	1	0
Iowa	$1,099	$1,113	+1.1%	23.4%	92	80	11	0
Kansas	$1,124	$1,212	+7.5%	22.2%	94	91	3	0
Kentucky	$1,106	$1,155	+4.6%	5.8%	101	95	6	0
Louisiana	$1,128	$1,161	+2.9%	38.8%	45	38	7	0
Maine	$1,651	$1,714	+2.9%	40.1%	19	8	11	0
Maryland	$1,958	$2,103	+7.1%	5.0%	15	10	5	0
Massachusetts	$2,494	$2,565	+3.1%	8.8%	20	18	2	0
Michigan	$1,310	$1,361	+3.8%	7.0%	77	70	7	0
Minnesota	$1,478	$1,507	+2.2%	6.7%	73	68	5	0
Mississippi	$1,035	$1,087	+5.5%	2.5%	76	73	3	0
Missouri	$1,138	$1,250	+9.6%	3.2%	95	93	2	0
Montana	$1,525	$1,529	+0.4%	21.0%	55	53	2	0
Nebraska	$1,188	$1,260	+6.1%	3.5%	90	88	2	0
Nevada	$1,719	$1,672	-2.8%	97.9%	16	2	14	1
New Hampshire	$2,038	$2,010	-1.7%	54.4%	14	6	8	3
New Jersey	$2,230	$2,268	+1.8%	29.8%	11	9	2	0
New Mexico	$1,295	$1,282	-0.5%	43.5%	30	29	1	0
New York	$2,372	$2,402	+1.3%	25.4%	39	20	19	2
North Carolina	$1,392	$1,441	+4.1%	22.5%	83	76	6	1
North Dakota	$1,076	$1,102	+3.2%	60.4%	51	46	5	1
Ohio	$1,221	$1,273	+4.0%	34.6%	68	63	5	0
Oklahoma	$1,123	$1,127	+0.2%	32.7%	69	11	58	0
Oregon	$1,715	$1,691	-1.5%	72.2%	31	10	21	0
Pennsylvania	$1,475	$1,528	+3.6%	13.9%	52	43	9	2
Rhode Island	$1,760	$1,911	+8.6%	0.0%	3	3	0	0
South Carolina	$1,347	$1,391	+2.6%	36.0%	38	13	25	0
South Dakota	$1,090	$1,187	+9.2%	0.0%	63	63	0	0
Tennessee	$1,337	$1,381	+3.6%	10.3%	72	68	4	0
Texas	$1,523	$1,488	-1.8%	64.0%	215	185	29	1
Utah	$1,564	$1,493	-4.3%	87.6%	26	9	17	0
Vermont	$1,629	$1,773	+10.4%	0.0%	12	12	0	0
Virginia	$1,731	$1,792	+3.0%	46.5%	64	51	13	1
Washington	$2,010	$2,044	+1.8%	33.8%	35	25	10	0
West Virginia	$996	$1,039	+4.5%	8.6%	49	47	2	0
Wisconsin	$1,251	$1,251	+0.7%	39.0%	65	59	6	0
Wyoming	$1,066	$1,094	+2.6%	14.1%	23	21	2	0

Download every county and town (CSV)

Averages are population-weighted across counties (towns in New England). Multi-state metro areas count in each state they touch, so state area counts add to more than the U.S. total.

Every state and metro area

Open a state to see its takeaway and every metro FMR area. “10% floor” means HUD’s calculated rent fell further and the published FMR was held at 90% of last year’s. “State minimum” means the area is at HUD’s minimum 2-bedroom FMR for that state.

Alabama: +9.0%

About 94% of Alabama residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 6% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved +9.0% (from about $1,081 to $1,170), rank 5 of 51. Of 55 FMR areas, 52 rose and 3 fell. Largest rise: Talladega County, AL (+20.0%). Largest drop: Washington County, AL (-6.3%). 26 areas are set at the minimum FMR, so they move together.

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027	Note
Anniston-Oxford, AL	$801	$962	$1,010	+5.0%	$1,337
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$1,167	$1,181	$1,277	+8.1%	$1,548
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$1,263	$1,266	$1,375	+8.6%	$1,727
Chilton County, AL	$793	$970	$1,038	+7.0%	$1,309
Columbus, GA-AL	$1,053	$1,088	$1,212	+11.4%	$1,611
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$1,317	$1,345	$1,434	+6.6%	$1,855
Decatur, AL	$835	$961	$1,023	+6.5%	$1,315
Dothan, AL	$768	$950	$966	+1.7%	$1,291
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$834	$1,000	$1,085	+8.5%	$1,348
Gadsden, AL	$830	$927	$975	+5.2%	$1,235
Greene County, AL	$889	$1,140	$1,163	+2.0%	$1,386
Henry County, AL	$704	$878	$921	+4.9%	$1,105	state minimum
Huntsville, AL	$1,177	$1,310	$1,341	+2.4%	$1,735
Macon County, AL	$750	$995	$981	-1.4%	$1,223
Mobile, AL	$981	$1,083	$1,139	+5.2%	$1,474
Montgomery, AL	$1,003	$1,016	$1,150	+13.2%	$1,476
Pickens County, AL	$704	$776	$921	+18.7%	$1,133	state minimum
Tuscaloosa, AL	$975	$1,169	$1,165	-0.3%	$1,470
Walker County, AL	$776	$886	$949	+7.1%	$1,314

Nonmetro areas: 36 (35 up, 1 down). 2-bedroom FY2027 FMRs range from $921 to $1,098. County-level figures are in the CSV.

Alaska: -2.9%

About 30% of Alaska residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 70% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved -2.9% (from about $1,567 to $1,519), rank 48 of 51. Of 30 FMR areas, 24 rose and 6 fell. Largest rise: Yakutat City and Borough, AK (+13.6%). Largest drop: Fairbanks-College, AK (-7.3%).

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027
Anchorage, AK	$1,169	$1,631	$1,529	-6.3%	$2,117
Fairbanks-College, AK	$1,187	$1,676	$1,553	-7.3%	$2,150
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK	$988	$1,376	$1,293	-6.0%	$1,790

Nonmetro areas: 27 (24 up, 3 down). 2-bedroom FY2027 FMRs range from $1,030 to $2,394. County-level figures are in the CSV.

Arizona: -5.3%

About 14% of Arizona residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 86% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved -5.3% (from about $1,707 to $1,616), rank 51 of 51. Of 14 FMR areas, 1 rose and 13 fell. Largest rise: Tucson, AZ (+0.2%). Largest drop: Flagstaff, AZ (-10.0%). 5 areas hit HUD’s 10% limit on decreases.

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027	Note
Flagstaff, AZ	$1,555	$1,921	$1,729	-10.0%	$2,109	10% floor
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$959	$1,365	$1,229	-10.0%	$1,708	10% floor
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$1,493	$1,839	$1,734	-5.7%	$2,287
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	$1,242	$1,637	$1,550	-5.3%	$2,146
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$1,000	$1,257	$1,153	-8.3%	$1,597
Tucson, AZ	$1,092	$1,402	$1,405	+0.2%	$1,946
Yuma, AZ	$948	$1,382	$1,244	-10.0%	$1,703	10% floor

Nonmetro areas: 7 (0 up, 7 down). 2-bedroom FY2027 FMRs range from $1,038 to $1,380. County-level figures are in the CSV.

Arkansas: +0.0%

About 56% of Arkansas residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 44% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved +0.0% (from about $1,067 to $1,061), rank 39 of 51. Of 68 FMR areas, 64 rose and 4 fell. Largest rise: White County, AR (+7.7%). Largest drop: Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR (-6.8%). 43 areas are set at the minimum FMR, so they move together.

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027	Note
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$1,056	$1,347	$1,256	-6.8%	$1,739
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$748	$937	$979	+4.5%	$1,324
Grant County, AR	$805	$968	$909	-6.1%	$1,196	state minimum
Hot Springs, AR	$863	$1,090	$1,110	+1.8%	$1,424
Jonesboro, AR	$895	$1,040	$1,079	+3.8%	$1,418
Little River County, AR	$695	$880	$909	+3.3%	$1,259	state minimum
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$969	$1,147	$1,121	-2.3%	$1,504
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$1,191	$1,274	$1,301	+2.1%	$1,717
Poinsett County, AR	$695	$880	$909	+3.3%	$1,190	state minimum
Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR	$874	$1,101	$1,118	+1.5%	$1,403

Nonmetro areas: 58 (57 up, 1 down). 2-bedroom FY2027 FMRs range from $909 to $1,084. County-level figures are in the CSV.

California: -1.1%

About 45% of California residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 55% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved -1.1% (from about $2,670 to $2,632), rank 42 of 51. Of 51 FMR areas, 27 rose and 24 fell. Largest rise: Stockton-Lodi, CA (+15.7%). Largest drop: Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA (-10.0%). 2 areas hit HUD’s 10% limit on decreases.

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027	Note
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$1,273	$1,483	$1,656	+11.7%	$2,293
Chico, CA	$1,190	$1,625	$1,509	-7.1%	$2,090
El Centro, CA	$1,030	$1,362	$1,347	-1.1%	$1,819
Fresno, CA	$1,363	$1,664	$1,685	+1.3%	$2,333
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$1,183	$1,469	$1,512	+2.9%	$2,094
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA	$2,402	$2,903	$2,964	+2.1%	$3,760
Madera County, CA	$1,272	$1,376	$1,460	+6.1%	$2,022
Merced, CA	$1,262	$1,503	$1,517	+0.9%	$2,087
Modesto, CA	$1,378	$1,758	$1,803	+2.6%	$2,410
Napa, CA	$2,580	$3,315	$3,375	+1.8%	$4,201
Oakland-Fremont, CA	$2,290	$2,912	$2,805	-3.7%	$3,592
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$2,035	$2,693	$2,424	-10.0%	$3,287	10% floor
Redding, CA	$1,209	$1,590	$1,581	-0.6%	$2,189
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$1,705	$2,201	$2,103	-4.5%	$2,771
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA	$1,793	$2,255	$2,201	-2.4%	$2,887
Salinas, CA	$2,009	$2,684	$2,416	-10.0%	$3,261	10% floor
San Benito County, CA	$2,296	$2,902	$3,004	+3.5%	$4,160
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$2,335	$3,001	$2,823	-5.9%	$3,743
San Francisco, CA	$3,003	$3,604	$3,697	+2.6%	$4,832
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$2,778	$3,483	$3,272	-6.1%	$4,396
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$2,079	$2,671	$2,720	+1.8%	$3,634
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA	$2,610	$3,236	$3,057	-5.5%	$4,153
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$3,390	$4,214	$4,254	+0.9%	$5,531
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$2,711	$3,124	$3,106	-0.6%	$3,990
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$2,155	$2,827	$2,819	-0.3%	$3,903
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$1,628	$1,742	$2,015	+15.7%	$2,790
Vallejo, CA	$1,876	$2,178	$2,342	+7.5%	$3,053
Visalia, CA	$1,108	$1,474	$1,450	-1.6%	$1,995
Yolo, CA	$1,670	$2,104	$2,135	+1.5%	$2,956
Yuba City, CA	$1,367	$1,550	$1,600	+3.2%	$2,216

Nonmetro areas: 21 (11 up, 10 down). 2-bedroom FY2027 FMRs range from $1,084 to $1,927. County-level figures are in the CSV.

Colorado: +2.8%

About 78% of Colorado residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 22% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved +2.8% (from about $1,865 to $1,916), rank 26 of 51. Of 55 FMR areas, 50 rose and 5 fell. Largest rise: Jackson County, CO (+50.2%). Largest drop: Colorado Springs, CO (-6.6%). 4 areas are set at the minimum FMR, so they move together.

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027
Boulder, CO	$1,735	$2,124	$2,033	-4.3%	$2,703
Colorado Springs, CO	$1,380	$1,735	$1,621	-6.6%	$2,245
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$1,831	$2,089	$2,169	+3.8%	$2,846
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$1,589	$1,732	$1,759	+1.6%	$2,379
Grand Junction, CO	$1,017	$1,249	$1,282	+2.6%	$1,775
Greeley, CO	$1,307	$1,563	$1,647	+5.4%	$2,281
Pueblo, CO	$978	$1,269	$1,263	-0.5%	$1,611
Teller County, CO	$1,354	$1,493	$1,474	-1.3%	$2,041

Nonmetro areas: 47 (46 up, 1 down). 2-bedroom FY2027 FMRs range from $1,014 to $2,766. County-level figures are in the CSV.

Connecticut: +0.6%

About 55% of Connecticut residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 45% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved +0.6% (from about $2,027 to $2,033), rank 36 of 51. Of 8 FMR areas, 3 rose and 5 fell. Largest rise: New Haven, CT (+6.2%). Largest drop: Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT (-4.5%).

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$2,071	$2,511	$2,399	-4.5%	$2,878
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$1,543	$1,865	$1,933	+3.6%	$2,303
New Haven, CT	$1,743	$1,969	$2,091	+6.2%	$2,602
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$1,518	$1,866	$1,902	+1.9%	$2,418
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$1,336	$1,788	$1,745	-2.4%	$2,184

Nonmetro areas: 3 (0 up, 3 down). 2-bedroom FY2027 FMRs range from $1,560 to $1,568. County-level figures are in the CSV.

Delaware: +5.3%

About 100% of Delaware residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 0% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved +5.3% (from about $1,645 to $1,727), rank 13 of 51. Of 3 FMR areas, 3 rose and 0 fell. Largest rise: Dover, DE (+10.8%). Largest drop: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD (+2.8%).

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027	Note
Dover, DE	$1,294	$1,470	$1,629	+10.8%	$2,244
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$1,558	$1,810	$1,860	+2.8%	$2,216

Nonmetro areas: 1 (1 up, 0 down). 2-bedroom FY2027 FMRs range from $1,498 to $1,498. County-level figures are in the CSV.

District of Columbia: +8.5%

About 100% of District of Columbia residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 0% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved +8.5% (from about $2,246 to $2,438), rank 7 of 51. Of 1 FMR areas, 1 rose and 0 fell. Largest rise: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD (+8.5%). Largest drop: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD (+8.5%).

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027	Note
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD	$2,204	$2,246	$2,438	+8.5%	$3,107

Florida: +1.6%

About 49% of Florida residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 51% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved +1.6% (from about $1,930 to $1,962), rank 32 of 51. Of 52 FMR areas, 17 rose and 35 fell. Largest rise: Port St. Lucie, FL (+17.8%). Largest drop: Bradford County, FL (-10.0%). 19 areas hit HUD’s 10% limit on decreases. 3 areas are set at the minimum FMR, so they move together.

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027
Baker County, FL	$933	$1,103	$1,110	+0.6%	$1,537
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$1,564	$1,961	$1,835	-6.4%	$2,373
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$1,706	$1,785	$1,908	+6.9%	$2,616
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$1,363	$1,700	$1,673	-1.6%	$2,204
Fort Lauderdale, FL	$1,902	$2,333	$2,321	-0.5%	$3,172
Gainesville, FL	$1,241	$1,493	$1,471	-1.5%	$1,806
Homosassa Springs, FL	$988	$1,225	$1,194	-2.5%	$1,653
Jacksonville, FL	$1,421	$1,658	$1,694	+2.2%	$2,077
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$1,338	$1,497	$1,608	+7.4%	$2,212
Levy County, FL	$824	$974	$954	-2.1%	$1,176
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL	$2,121	$2,436	$2,564	+5.3%	$3,277
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$1,870	$1,986	$2,036	+2.5%	$2,584
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$1,876	$1,958	$2,188	+11.7%	$2,775
Ocala, FL	$1,201	$1,373	$1,394	+1.5%	$1,836
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$1,726	$1,972	$1,959	-0.7%	$2,445
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$1,525	$1,709	$1,779	+4.1%	$2,382
Palm Coast, FL	$1,376	$1,806	$1,758	-2.7%	$2,361
Panama City, FL	$1,517	$1,682	$1,651	-1.8%	$2,101
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$1,359	$1,471	$1,548	+5.2%	$2,034
Port St. Lucie, FL	$1,718	$1,757	$2,069	+17.8%	$2,801
Punta Gorda, FL	$1,204	$1,470	$1,575	+7.1%	$2,137
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	$1,179	$1,604	$1,542	-3.9%	$1,882
Sebring, FL	$1,022	$1,271	$1,259	-0.9%	$1,500
Tallahassee, FL	$1,264	$1,352	$1,424	+5.3%	$1,742
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$1,648	$1,977	$1,917	-3.0%	$2,448
Wakulla County, FL	$1,140	$1,199	$1,283	+7.0%	$1,529
Walton County, FL	$1,354	$1,364	$1,474	+8.1%	$2,041
Washington County, FL	$955	$1,017	$1,040	+2.3%	$1,243
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL	$2,008	$2,254	$2,349	+4.2%	$3,052
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	$1,139	$1,328	$1,324	-0.3%	$1,606

Nonmetro areas: 22 (0 up, 22 down). 2-bedroom FY2027 FMRs range from $953 to $2,254. County-level figures are in the CSV.

Georgia: -1.0%

About 28% of Georgia residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 72% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved -1.0% (from about $1,552 to $1,528), rank 41 of 51. Of 112 FMR areas, 86 rose and 26 fell. Largest rise: Charlton County, GA (+14.9%). Largest drop: Morgan County, GA (-8.0%). 66 areas are set at the minimum FMR, so they move together.

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027	Note
Albany, GA	$972	$1,129	$1,103	-2.3%	$1,482
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$1,103	$1,331	$1,285	-3.5%	$1,610
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$1,619	$1,820	$1,762	-3.2%	$2,099
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$1,202	$1,261	$1,329	+5.4%	$1,672
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	$1,114	$1,293	$1,378	+6.6%	$1,642
Butts County, GA	$920	$1,075	$1,002	-6.8%	$1,376	state minimum
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$1,231	$1,390	$1,340	-3.6%	$1,657
Columbus, GA-AL	$1,053	$1,088	$1,212	+11.4%	$1,611
Dalton, GA	$1,009	$1,121	$1,127	+0.5%	$1,470
Gainesville, GA	$1,417	$1,514	$1,543	+1.9%	$1,860
Haralson County, GA	$782	$1,107	$1,023	-7.6%	$1,219
Hinesville, GA	$1,228	$1,406	$1,396	-0.7%	$1,815
Lincoln County, GA	$784	$995	$1,026	+3.1%	$1,343
Long County, GA	$1,067	$1,133	$1,163	+2.6%	$1,395
Lumpkin County, GA	$1,055	$1,245	$1,148	-7.8%	$1,445
Macon-Bibb County, GA	$1,162	$1,307	$1,309	+0.2%	$1,560
Meriwether County, GA	$766	$1,001	$1,002	+0.1%	$1,387	state minimum
Monroe County, GA	$1,057	$1,174	$1,151	-2.0%	$1,371
Morgan County, GA	$1,219	$1,442	$1,327	-8.0%	$1,581
Murray County, GA	$784	$1,009	$1,006	-0.3%	$1,385
Peach County, GA	$1,027	$1,129	$1,118	-1.0%	$1,437
Rome, GA	$972	$1,192	$1,204	+1.0%	$1,576
Savannah, GA	$1,542	$1,680	$1,679	-0.1%	$2,185
Stewart County, GA	$875	$973	$1,002	+3.0%	$1,334	state minimum
Talbot County, GA	$875	$973	$1,002	+3.0%	$1,387	state minimum
Valdosta, GA	$904	$1,192	$1,179	-1.1%	$1,575
Warner Robins, GA	$1,248	$1,362	$1,396	+2.5%	$1,860

Nonmetro areas: 85 (73 up, 12 down). 2-bedroom FY2027 FMRs range from $1,002 to $1,300. County-level figures are in the CSV.

Hawaii: -3.0%

About 26% of Hawaii residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 74% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved -3.0% (from about $2,544 to $2,467), rank 49 of 51. Of 5 FMR areas, 2 rose and 3 fell. Largest rise: Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI (+1.2%). Largest drop: Kauai County, HI (-9.7%).

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI	$2,030	$2,624	$2,656	+1.2%	$3,351
Kalawao County, HI	$1,778	$2,492	$2,326	-6.7%	$2,932
Urban Honolulu, HI	$1,951	$2,642	$2,542	-3.8%	$3,520

Nonmetro areas: 2 (1 up, 1 down). 2-bedroom FY2027 FMRs range from $2,081 to $2,105. County-level figures are in the CSV.

Idaho: -1.9%

About 36% of Idaho residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 62% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved -1.9% (from about $1,406 to $1,367), rank 46 of 51. Of 40 FMR areas, 32 rose and 7 fell. Largest rise: Bear Lake County, ID (+8.6%). Largest drop: Butte County, ID (-10.0%). 2 areas hit HUD’s 10% limit on decreases. 6 areas are set at the minimum FMR, so they move together.

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027	Note
Boise City, ID	$1,295	$1,655	$1,540	-6.9%	$2,132
Butte County, ID	$985	$1,304	$1,174	-10.0%	$1,633	10% floor
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$1,290	$1,547	$1,507	-2.6%	$2,087
Gem County, ID	$969	$1,190	$1,071	-10.0%	$1,461	10% floor
Idaho Falls, ID	$1,064	$1,305	$1,274	-2.4%	$1,764
Jerome County, ID	$913	$1,186	$1,166	-1.7%	$1,605
Lewiston, ID-WA	$943	$1,220	$1,234	+1.1%	$1,709
Logan, UT-ID	$967	$1,241	$1,265	+1.9%	$1,752
Pocatello, ID	$956	$1,173	$1,251	+6.6%	$1,732
Twin Falls County, ID	$982	$1,284	$1,285	+0.1%	$1,779

Nonmetro areas: 30 (28 up, 1 down). 2-bedroom FY2027 FMRs range from $1,014 to $1,673. County-level figures are in the CSV.

Illinois: +9.8%

About 89% of Illinois residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 11% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved +9.8% (from about $1,557 to $1,724), rank 2 of 51. Of 83 FMR areas, 64 rose and 19 fell. Largest rise: Peoria, IL (+16.7%). Largest drop: Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL (-7.6%). 41 areas are set at the minimum FMR, so they move together.

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027	Note
Bloomington, IL	$996	$1,302	$1,287	-1.2%	$1,685
Bond County, IL	$899	$916	$979	+6.9%	$1,275
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	$833	$992	$1,012	+2.0%	$1,401
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$996	$1,122	$1,173	+4.5%	$1,474
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL	$1,780	$1,781	$2,011	+12.9%	$2,586
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$852	$1,143	$1,056	-7.6%	$1,396
DeKalb County, IL	$1,155	$1,373	$1,481	+7.9%	$2,006
Decatur, IL	$857	$1,063	$1,091	+2.6%	$1,407
Ford County, IL	$711	$916	$930	+1.5%	$1,288	state minimum
Grundy County, IL	$1,233	$1,459	$1,613	+10.6%	$2,219
Kankakee, IL	$1,031	$1,326	$1,349	+1.7%	$1,775
Kendall County, IL	$1,790	$2,050	$2,341	+14.2%	$3,042
Macoupin County, IL	$748	$916	$978	+6.8%	$1,191
Massac County, IL	$766	$969	$993	+2.5%	$1,375
Peoria, IL	$961	$1,039	$1,212	+16.7%	$1,557
Rockford, IL	$896	$1,175	$1,172	-0.3%	$1,542
Springfield, IL	$977	$1,203	$1,237	+2.8%	$1,631
St. Louis, MO-IL	$1,104	$1,218	$1,349	+10.8%	$1,731

Nonmetro areas: 65 (49 up, 16 down). 2-bedroom FY2027 FMRs range from $930 to $1,095. County-level figures are in the CSV.

Indiana: +5.6%

About 96% of Indiana residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 4% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved +5.6% (from about $1,235 to $1,302), rank 11 of 51. Of 73 FMR areas, 72 rose and 1 fell. Largest rise: Jasper County, IN (+14.9%). Largest drop: South Bend-Mishawaka, IN (-1.2%). 30 areas are set at the minimum FMR, so they move together.

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027	Note
Anderson, IN	$1,017	$1,206	$1,331	+10.4%	$1,743
Bloomington, IN	$1,096	$1,210	$1,252	+3.5%	$1,601
Carroll County, IN	$787	$973	$1,027	+5.5%	$1,232
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$1,128	$1,353	$1,442	+6.6%	$1,897
Columbus, IN	$1,276	$1,415	$1,493	+5.5%	$1,779
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$1,048	$1,183	$1,253	+5.9%	$1,653
Evansville, IN	$872	$1,113	$1,127	+1.3%	$1,387
Fort Wayne, IN	$1,026	$1,113	$1,248	+12.1%	$1,534
Franklin County, IN	$950	$1,117	$1,148	+2.8%	$1,503
Gary, IN	$1,176	$1,317	$1,429	+8.5%	$1,739
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN	$1,336	$1,473	$1,536	+4.3%	$1,991
Jasper County, IN	$1,031	$1,174	$1,349	+14.9%	$1,741
Kokomo, IN	$915	$1,123	$1,179	+5.0%	$1,420
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$1,070	$1,242	$1,273	+2.5%	$1,517
Louisville, KY-IN	$1,058	$1,272	$1,276	+0.3%	$1,629
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$1,031	$1,152	$1,245	+8.1%	$1,525
Muncie, IN	$913	$1,043	$1,145	+9.8%	$1,438
Owen County, IN	$914	$956	$1,014	+6.1%	$1,244	state minimum
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN	$1,093	$1,292	$1,276	-1.2%	$1,545
Sullivan County, IN	$816	$1,028	$1,067	+3.8%	$1,370
Terre Haute, IN	$896	$1,094	$1,164	+6.4%	$1,387
Tipton County, IN	$947	$1,109	$1,239	+11.7%	$1,476
Warren County, IN	$892	$956	$1,014	+6.1%	$1,328	state minimum
Washington County, IN	$775	$988	$1,014	+2.6%	$1,222	state minimum
Wells County, IN	$842	$991	$1,102	+11.2%	$1,342

Nonmetro areas: 48 (48 up, 0 down). 2-bedroom FY2027 FMRs range from $1,014 to $1,162. County-level figures are in the CSV.

Iowa: +1.1%

About 76% of Iowa residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 23% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved +1.1% (from about $1,099 to $1,113), rank 34 of 51. Of 92 FMR areas, 80 rose and 11 fell. Largest rise: Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA (+6.0%). Largest drop: Ames, IA (-8.0%). 50 areas are set at the minimum FMR, so they move together.

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027	Note
Ames, IA	$944	$1,153	$1,061	-8.0%	$1,469
Benton County, IA	$751	$956	$982	+2.7%	$1,267
Boone County, IA	$768	$1,026	$967	-5.8%	$1,339
Bremer County, IA	$782	$978	$1,023	+4.6%	$1,343
Cedar Rapids, IA	$806	$1,071	$1,054	-1.6%	$1,459
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$852	$1,143	$1,056	-7.6%	$1,396
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$1,145	$1,318	$1,360	+3.2%	$1,856
Dubuque, IA	$891	$1,077	$1,131	+5.0%	$1,516
Iowa City, IA	$1,002	$1,141	$1,180	+3.4%	$1,634
Jasper County, IA	$787	$1,008	$989	-1.9%	$1,330
Jones County, IA	$734	$919	$927	+0.9%	$1,214	state minimum
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$1,219	$1,368	$1,450	+6.0%	$1,924
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$965	$1,154	$1,194	+3.5%	$1,447
Washington County, IA	$766	$962	$1,002	+4.2%	$1,278
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$838	$1,051	$1,096	+4.3%	$1,401

Nonmetro areas: 77 (70 up, 6 down). 2-bedroom FY2027 FMRs range from $927 to $1,104. County-level figures are in the CSV.

Kansas: +7.5%

About 78% of Kansas residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 22% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved +7.5% (from about $1,124 to $1,212), rank 8 of 51. Of 94 FMR areas, 91 rose and 3 fell. Largest rise: Dickinson County, KS (+16.3%). Largest drop: Wichita, KS (-5.1%). 64 areas are set at the minimum FMR, so they move together.

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027	Note
Cherokee County, KS	$735	$877	$961	+9.6%	$1,258	state minimum
Geary County, KS	$945	$1,048	$1,096	+4.6%	$1,518
Kansas City, MO-KS	$1,366	$1,358	$1,546	+13.8%	$2,020
Lawrence, KS	$1,103	$1,182	$1,272	+7.6%	$1,761
Manhattan, KS	$924	$1,068	$1,107	+3.7%	$1,533
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$857	$1,077	$1,101	+2.2%	$1,406
Sumner County, KS	$800	$1,065	$1,046	-1.8%	$1,277
Topeka, KS	$913	$1,057	$1,172	+10.9%	$1,564
Wichita, KS	$823	$1,099	$1,043	-5.1%	$1,382

Nonmetro areas: 85 (84 up, 1 down). 2-bedroom FY2027 FMRs range from $961 to $1,530. County-level figures are in the CSV.

Kentucky: +4.6%

About 94% of Kentucky residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 6% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved +4.6% (from about $1,106 to $1,155), rank 14 of 51. Of 101 FMR areas, 95 rose and 6 fell. Largest rise: Trimble County, KY (+17.4%). Largest drop: Hancock County, KY (-5.3%). 55 areas are set at the minimum FMR, so they move together.

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027	Note
Allen County, KY	$779	$996	$1,019	+2.3%	$1,293
Ballard County, KY	$902	$1,072	$1,180	+10.1%	$1,406
Bowling Green, KY	$1,020	$1,153	$1,199	+4.0%	$1,438
Butler County, KY	$695	$866	$909	+5.0%	$1,190	state minimum
Carlisle County, KY	$798	$915	$932	+1.9%	$1,272
Carter County, KY	$749	$866	$909	+5.0%	$1,246	state minimum
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$1,128	$1,353	$1,442	+6.6%	$1,897
Clarksville, TN-KY	$1,068	$1,346	$1,307	-2.9%	$1,786
Elizabethtown, KY	$866	$1,056	$1,087	+2.9%	$1,505
Grant County, KY	$899	$1,155	$1,146	-0.8%	$1,365
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$864	$973	$1,006	+3.4%	$1,287
Lawrence County, KY	$799	$926	$971	+4.9%	$1,157
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$1,205	$1,272	$1,416	+11.3%	$1,948
Livingston County, KY	$937	$1,158	$1,220	+5.4%	$1,454
Louisville, KY-IN	$1,058	$1,272	$1,276	+0.3%	$1,629
McCracken County, KY	$924	$1,058	$1,131	+6.9%	$1,348
Meade County, KY	$804	$1,075	$1,052	-2.1%	$1,443
Nelson County, KY	$781	$1,016	$1,022	+0.6%	$1,302
Owensboro, KY	$870	$1,110	$1,138	+2.5%	$1,507
Shelby County, KY	$998	$1,143	$1,149	+0.5%	$1,369

Nonmetro areas: 81 (78 up, 3 down). 2-bedroom FY2027 FMRs range from $909 to $1,175. County-level figures are in the CSV.

Louisiana: +2.9%

About 61% of Louisiana residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 39% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved +2.9% (from about $1,128 to $1,161), rank 24 of 51. Of 45 FMR areas, 38 rose and 7 fell. Largest rise: St. James Parish, LA (+26.5%). Largest drop: Shreveport-Bossier City, LA (-5.9%). 20 areas are set at the minimum FMR, so they move together.

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027	Note
Acadia Parish, LA	$690	$880	$902	+2.5%	$1,075
Alexandria, LA	$796	$994	$995	+0.1%	$1,341
Assumption Parish, LA	$762	$967	$932	-3.6%	$1,242
Baton Rouge, LA	$1,014	$1,204	$1,149	-4.6%	$1,456
Hammond, LA	$854	$1,099	$1,097	-0.2%	$1,384
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$903	$1,102	$1,098	-0.4%	$1,335
Iberville Parish, LA	$819	$866	$892	+3.0%	$1,235	state minimum
Jefferson Davis Parish, LA	$704	$871	$921	+5.7%	$1,217
Lafayette, LA	$971	$1,019	$1,092	+7.2%	$1,375
Lake Charles, LA	$941	$1,217	$1,231	+1.2%	$1,467
Monroe, LA	$794	$1,026	$1,017	-0.9%	$1,314
Morehouse Parish, LA	$710	$834	$892	+7.0%	$1,175	state minimum
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$1,229	$1,331	$1,480	+11.2%	$1,900
Richland Parish, LA	$785	$944	$975	+3.3%	$1,162
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$926	$1,111	$1,045	-5.9%	$1,380
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$1,164	$1,331	$1,354	+1.7%	$1,745
St. James Parish, LA	$891	$921	$1,165	+26.5%	$1,613
Vermilion Parish, LA	$826	$834	$899	+7.8%	$1,177

Nonmetro areas: 27 (26 up, 1 down). 2-bedroom FY2027 FMRs range from $892 to $1,102. County-level figures are in the CSV.

Maine: +2.9%

About 60% of Maine residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 40% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved +2.9% (from about $1,651 to $1,714), rank 25 of 51. Of 19 FMR areas, 8 rose and 11 fell. Largest rise: Portland, ME (+10.5%). Largest drop: Lincoln County, ME (-6.8%).

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027
Bangor, ME	$1,380	$1,659	$1,722	+3.8%	$2,203
Cumberland County, ME (part)	$1,561	$1,833	$1,941	+5.9%	$2,425
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$1,282	$1,586	$1,677	+5.7%	$2,119
Penobscot County, ME (part)	$1,144	$1,392	$1,496	+7.5%	$2,039
Portland, ME	$1,864	$2,130	$2,353	+10.5%	$2,902
Sagadahoc County, ME	$1,332	$1,577	$1,659	+5.2%	$2,297
York County, ME (part)	$1,500	$1,716	$1,792	+4.4%	$2,464
York-Kittery-South Berwick, ME	$1,816	$2,202	$2,376	+7.9%	$2,831

Nonmetro areas: 11 (0 up, 11 down). 2-bedroom FY2027 FMRs range from $1,175 to $1,503. County-level figures are in the CSV.

Maryland: +7.1%

About 95% of Maryland residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 5% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved +7.1% (from about $1,958 to $2,103), rank 9 of 51. Of 15 FMR areas, 10 rose and 5 fell. Largest rise: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD (+8.5%). Largest drop: Calvert County, MD (-9.3%). 2 areas are set at the minimum FMR, so they move together.

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$1,625	$1,857	$2,006	+8.0%	$2,509
Calvert County, MD	$1,666	$2,083	$1,890	-9.3%	$2,617
Hagerstown, MD	$982	$1,261	$1,284	+1.8%	$1,714
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$1,558	$1,810	$1,860	+2.8%	$2,216
Salisbury, MD	$1,102	$1,378	$1,428	+3.6%	$1,870
Somerset County, MD	$910	$1,167	$1,144	-2.0%	$1,498
St. Mary's County, MD	$1,642	$1,833	$1,787	-2.5%	$2,242
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD	$2,204	$2,246	$2,438	+8.5%	$3,107

Nonmetro areas: 7 (5 up, 2 down). 2-bedroom FY2027 FMRs range from $1,014 to $1,421. County-level figures are in the CSV.

Massachusetts: +3.1%

About 91% of Massachusetts residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 9% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved +3.1% (from about $2,494 to $2,565), rank 22 of 51. Of 20 FMR areas, 18 rose and 2 fell. Largest rise: Eastern Worcester County, MA (+15.4%). Largest drop: Dukes County, MA (-6.2%).

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	$1,593	$2,004	$2,034	+1.5%	$2,663
Barnstable Town, MA	$1,902	$2,422	$2,488	+2.7%	$3,121
Berkshire County, MA (part)	$1,348	$1,709	$1,763	+3.2%	$2,409
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH	$2,518	$2,941	$3,008	+2.3%	$3,584
Brockton, MA	$1,842	$2,311	$2,409	+4.2%	$3,015
Eastern Worcester County, MA	$1,910	$2,166	$2,499	+15.4%	$3,424
Easton-Raynham, MA	$2,209	$2,550	$2,589	+1.5%	$3,085
Fitchburg-Leominster, MA	$1,571	$1,749	$1,900	+8.6%	$2,419
Lawrence, MA-NH	$1,809	$2,270	$2,367	+4.3%	$2,820
Lowell, MA	$1,831	$2,351	$2,383	+1.4%	$2,878
New Bedford, MA	$1,305	$1,527	$1,668	+9.2%	$1,987
Pittsfield, MA	$1,324	$1,626	$1,704	+4.8%	$2,231
Providence-Fall River, RI-MA	$1,509	$1,729	$1,879	+8.7%	$2,302
Springfield, MA	$1,421	$1,734	$1,800	+3.8%	$2,241
Taunton-Mansfield-Norton, MA	$1,666	$2,078	$2,179	+4.9%	$2,596
Western Worcester County, MA	$1,288	$1,532	$1,659	+8.3%	$2,297
Worcester, MA	$1,587	$2,056	$2,043	-0.6%	$2,560

Nonmetro areas: 3 (2 up, 1 down). 2-bedroom FY2027 FMRs range from $1,882 to $3,583. County-level figures are in the CSV.

Michigan: +3.8%

About 93% of Michigan residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 7% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved +3.8% (from about $1,310 to $1,361), rank 18 of 51. Of 77 FMR areas, 70 rose and 7 fell. Largest rise: Branch County, MI (+12.3%). Largest drop: Niles, MI (-2.7%). 24 areas are set at the minimum FMR, so they move together.

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027	Note
Ann Arbor, MI	$1,503	$1,656	$1,804	+8.9%	$2,164
Barry County, MI	$1,041	$1,334	$1,362	+2.1%	$1,704
Battle Creek, MI	$1,032	$1,176	$1,233	+4.8%	$1,469
Bay City, MI	$835	$1,030	$1,055	+2.4%	$1,429
Benzie County, MI	$943	$1,224	$1,234	+0.8%	$1,635
Cass County, MI	$974	$993	$1,095	+10.3%	$1,393
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI	$1,167	$1,411	$1,459	+3.4%	$1,777
Flint, MI	$939	$1,033	$1,133	+9.7%	$1,391
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$1,365	$1,531	$1,630	+6.5%	$2,113
Grand Traverse County, MI	$1,188	$1,357	$1,436	+5.8%	$1,883
Holland-Grand Haven, MI	$1,357	$1,519	$1,546	+1.8%	$1,947
Ionia County, MI	$946	$1,209	$1,238	+2.4%	$1,579
Jackson, MI	$984	$1,165	$1,201	+3.1%	$1,576
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$1,013	$1,162	$1,158	-0.3%	$1,545
Kalkaska County, MI	$818	$973	$1,014	+4.2%	$1,404	state minimum
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$1,054	$1,268	$1,323	+4.3%	$1,685
Leelanau County, MI	$1,316	$1,497	$1,500	+0.2%	$1,787
Livingston County, MI	$1,291	$1,457	$1,477	+1.4%	$2,045
Midland, MI	$936	$1,193	$1,205	+1.0%	$1,498
Monroe, MI	$997	$1,326	$1,304	-1.7%	$1,595
Montcalm County, MI	$1,001	$1,203	$1,181	-1.8%	$1,450
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	$982	$1,236	$1,285	+4.0%	$1,534
Niles, MI	$887	$1,184	$1,152	-2.7%	$1,512
Saginaw, MI	$893	$1,117	$1,141	+2.1%	$1,466

Nonmetro areas: 53 (50 up, 3 down). 2-bedroom FY2027 FMRs range from $1,014 to $1,336. County-level figures are in the CSV.

Minnesota: +2.2%

About 93% of Minnesota residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 7% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved +2.2% (from about $1,478 to $1,507), rank 29 of 51. Of 73 FMR areas, 68 rose and 5 fell. Largest rise: La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN (+15.2%). Largest drop: Grand Forks, ND-MN (-6.9%). 35 areas are set at the minimum FMR, so they move together.

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027	Note
Duluth, MN-WI	$961	$1,232	$1,207	-2.0%	$1,671
Fargo, ND-MN	$903	$1,112	$1,104	-0.7%	$1,529
Fillmore County, MN	$775	$1,022	$1,014	-0.8%	$1,328	state minimum
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$821	$1,089	$1,014	-6.9%	$1,404	state minimum
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$1,027	$1,166	$1,343	+15.2%	$1,721
Le Sueur County, MN	$839	$1,078	$1,098	+1.9%	$1,520
Mankato, MN	$1,023	$1,171	$1,230	+5.0%	$1,703
Mille Lacs County, MN	$870	$1,123	$1,124	+0.1%	$1,351
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$1,427	$1,709	$1,734	+1.5%	$2,264
Rochester, MN	$1,226	$1,407	$1,422	+1.1%	$1,969
Rock County, MN	$775	$973	$1,014	+4.2%	$1,404	state minimum
St. Cloud, MN	$961	$1,206	$1,233	+2.2%	$1,656
Wabasha County, MN	$931	$1,001	$1,014	+1.3%	$1,328	state minimum

Nonmetro areas: 60 (59 up, 1 down). 2-bedroom FY2027 FMRs range from $1,014 to $1,358. County-level figures are in the CSV.

Mississippi: +5.5%

About 98% of Mississippi residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 2% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved +5.5% (from about $1,035 to $1,087), rank 12 of 51. Of 76 FMR areas, 73 rose and 3 fell. Largest rise: Hattiesburg, MS (+25.7%). Largest drop: Tunica County, MS (-2.5%). 48 areas are set at the minimum FMR, so they move together.

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027	Note
Benton County, MS	$827	$842	$905	+7.5%	$1,127	state minimum
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$982	$1,140	$1,185	+3.9%	$1,525
Hattiesburg, MS	$1,117	$1,047	$1,316	+25.7%	$1,676
Holmes County, MS	$831	$842	$905	+7.5%	$1,253	state minimum
Jackson, MS	$1,105	$1,288	$1,289	+0.1%	$1,536
Marshall County, MS	$845	$1,110	$1,106	-0.4%	$1,318
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$1,191	$1,274	$1,301	+2.1%	$1,717
Pascagoula, MS	$966	$1,067	$1,099	+3.0%	$1,506
Scott County, MS	$849	$952	$1,026	+7.8%	$1,222
Simpson County, MS	$831	$858	$905	+5.5%	$1,253	state minimum
Stone County, MS	$882	$969	$1,047	+8.0%	$1,248
Tate County, MS	$842	$1,089	$1,101	+1.1%	$1,322
Tunica County, MS	$1,062	$1,186	$1,156	-2.5%	$1,377
Yazoo County, MS	$777	$984	$1,016	+3.3%	$1,330

Nonmetro areas: 62 (61 up, 1 down). 2-bedroom FY2027 FMRs range from $905 to $1,255. County-level figures are in the CSV.

Missouri: +9.6%

About 97% of Missouri residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 3% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved +9.6% (from about $1,138 to $1,250), rank 3 of 51. Of 95 FMR areas, 93 rose and 2 fell. Largest rise: Joplin, MO (+21.8%). Largest drop: Columbia, MO (-7.2%). 58 areas are set at the minimum FMR, so they move together.

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027	Note
Bates County, MO	$839	$927	$1,098	+18.4%	$1,402
Callaway County, MO	$858	$1,042	$1,123	+7.8%	$1,338
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	$833	$992	$1,012	+2.0%	$1,401
Columbia, MO	$959	$1,160	$1,076	-7.2%	$1,459
Cooper County, MO	$735	$958	$962	+0.4%	$1,278	state minimum
Dallas County, MO	$845	$888	$962	+8.3%	$1,332	state minimum
Howard County, MO	$757	$1,044	$990	-5.2%	$1,180
Jefferson City, MO	$735	$910	$962	+5.7%	$1,332	state minimum
Joplin, MO	$910	$947	$1,153	+21.8%	$1,501
Kansas City, MO-KS	$1,366	$1,358	$1,546	+13.8%	$2,020
Moniteau County, MO	$736	$922	$963	+4.4%	$1,333
Polk County, MO	$778	$888	$962	+8.3%	$1,330	state minimum
Springfield, MO	$913	$1,095	$1,113	+1.6%	$1,539
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$857	$1,077	$1,101	+2.2%	$1,406
St. Louis, MO-IL	$1,104	$1,218	$1,349	+10.8%	$1,731

Nonmetro areas: 80 (80 up, 0 down). 2-bedroom FY2027 FMRs range from $962 to $1,175. County-level figures are in the CSV.

Montana: +0.4%

About 79% of Montana residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 21% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved +0.4% (from about $1,525 to $1,529), rank 37 of 51. Of 55 FMR areas, 53 rose and 2 fell. Largest rise: Phillips County, MT (+4.2%). Largest drop: Bozeman, MT (-2.1%).

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027
Billings, MT	$1,132	$1,417	$1,432	+1.1%	$1,983
Bozeman, MT	$1,612	$2,154	$2,109	-2.1%	$2,920
Broadwater County, MT	$1,612	$1,748	$1,755	+0.4%	$2,258
Great Falls, MT	$1,000	$1,284	$1,308	+1.9%	$1,811
Jefferson County, MT	$1,078	$1,404	$1,410	+0.4%	$1,847
Lewis and Clark County, MT	$1,320	$1,647	$1,653	+0.4%	$2,289
Mineral County, MT	$1,173	$1,361	$1,390	+2.1%	$1,679
Missoula, MT	$1,433	$1,655	$1,690	+2.1%	$2,340
Stillwater County, MT	$972	$1,257	$1,271	+1.1%	$1,760

Nonmetro areas: 46 (45 up, 1 down). 2-bedroom FY2027 FMRs range from $1,014 to $1,682. County-level figures are in the CSV.

Nebraska: +6.1%

About 96% of Nebraska residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 4% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved +6.1% (from about $1,188 to $1,260), rank 10 of 51. Of 90 FMR areas, 88 rose and 2 fell. Largest rise: Colfax County, NE (+14.0%). Largest drop: Howard County, NE (-3.3%). 66 areas are set at the minimum FMR, so they move together.

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027	Note
Hall County, NE	$972	$1,215	$1,210	-0.4%	$1,505
Howard County, NE	$924	$1,049	$1,014	-3.3%	$1,260	state minimum
Lincoln, NE	$1,009	$1,141	$1,230	+7.8%	$1,703
Merrick County, NE	$775	$961	$1,014	+5.5%	$1,404	state minimum
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$1,219	$1,368	$1,450	+6.0%	$1,924
Saunders County, NE	$1,014	$1,089	$1,153	+5.9%	$1,546
Seward County, NE	$830	$967	$1,055	+9.1%	$1,461
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$965	$1,154	$1,194	+3.5%	$1,447

Nonmetro areas: 82 (82 up, 0 down). 2-bedroom FY2027 FMRs range from $1,014 to $1,247. County-level figures are in the CSV.

Nevada: -2.8%

About 2% of Nevada residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 98% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved -2.8% (from about $1,719 to $1,672), rank 47 of 51. Of 16 FMR areas, 2 rose and 14 fell. Largest rise: Pershing County, NV (+2.9%). Largest drop: Mineral County, NV (-10.0%). 1 area hit HUD’s 10% limit on decreases.

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027
Carson City, NV	$1,131	$1,546	$1,453	-6.0%	$2,012
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$1,435	$1,735	$1,686	-2.8%	$2,317
Lyon County, NV	$1,082	$1,272	$1,279	+0.6%	$1,771
Reno, NV	$1,460	$1,870	$1,837	-1.8%	$2,452

Nonmetro areas: 12 (1 up, 11 down). 2-bedroom FY2027 FMRs range from $1,014 to $1,594. County-level figures are in the CSV.

New Hampshire: -1.7%

About 46% of New Hampshire residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 54% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved -1.7% (from about $2,038 to $2,010), rank 44 of 51. Of 14 FMR areas, 6 rose and 8 fell. Largest rise: Hillsborough County, NH (part) (+8.0%). Largest drop: Grafton County, NH (-10.0%). 3 areas hit HUD’s 10% limit on decreases.

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH	$2,518	$2,941	$3,008	+2.3%	$3,584
Hillsborough County, NH (part)	$1,402	$1,698	$1,834	+8.0%	$2,185
Lawrence, MA-NH	$1,809	$2,270	$2,367	+4.3%	$2,820
Manchester, NH	$1,657	$2,037	$2,168	+6.4%	$2,583
Nashua, NH	$1,804	$2,127	$2,239	+5.3%	$2,899
Portsmouth-Rochester, NH	$1,600	$2,194	$2,093	-4.6%	$2,494
Western Rockingham County, NH	$1,794	$2,220	$2,347	+5.7%	$3,189

Nonmetro areas: 7 (0 up, 7 down). 2-bedroom FY2027 FMRs range from $1,195 to $1,800. County-level figures are in the CSV.

New Jersey: +1.8%

About 70% of New Jersey residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 30% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved +1.8% (from about $2,230 to $2,268), rank 30 of 51. Of 11 FMR areas, 9 rose and 2 fell. Largest rise: Trenton-Princeton, NJ (+15.0%). Largest drop: Monmouth-Ocean, NJ (-1.9%).

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$1,567	$1,867	$1,899	+1.7%	$2,578
Bergen-Passaic, NJ	$1,987	$2,324	$2,282	-1.8%	$2,771
Cape May County, NJ	$1,521	$1,792	$1,857	+3.6%	$2,431
Jersey City, NJ	$2,514	$2,763	$2,792	+1.0%	$3,392
Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ	$2,103	$2,486	$2,623	+5.5%	$3,125
Monmouth-Ocean, NJ	$1,847	$2,328	$2,283	-1.9%	$2,927
Newark, NJ	$1,850	$2,205	$2,233	+1.3%	$2,785
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$1,558	$1,810	$1,860	+2.8%	$2,216
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$1,764	$1,950	$2,242	+15.0%	$2,741
Vineland, NJ	$1,420	$1,673	$1,704	+1.9%	$2,360
Warren County, NJ	$1,624	$1,895	$2,021	+6.6%	$2,478

New Mexico: -0.5%

About 56% of New Mexico residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 44% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved -0.5% (from about $1,295 to $1,282), rank 40 of 51. Of 30 FMR areas, 29 rose and 1 fell. Largest rise: Los Alamos County, NM (+7.7%). Largest drop: Albuquerque, NM (-5.5%). 12 areas are set at the minimum FMR, so they move together.

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027
Albuquerque, NM	$1,112	$1,464	$1,384	-5.5%	$1,902
Farmington, NM	$855	$1,085	$1,116	+2.9%	$1,545
Las Cruces, NM	$975	$1,042	$1,073	+3.0%	$1,461
Santa Fe, NM	$1,413	$1,685	$1,735	+3.0%	$2,134

Nonmetro areas: 26 (26 up, 0 down). 2-bedroom FY2027 FMRs range from $1,014 to $1,874. County-level figures are in the CSV.

New York: +1.3%

About 75% of New York residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 25% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved +1.3% (from about $2,372 to $2,402), rank 33 of 51. Of 39 FMR areas, 20 rose and 19 fell. Largest rise: Binghamton, NY (+10.5%). Largest drop: Rochester, NY (-10.0%). 2 areas hit HUD’s 10% limit on decreases. 7 areas are set at the minimum FMR, so they move together.

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027	Note
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$1,425	$1,702	$1,711	+0.5%	$2,039
Binghamton, NY	$954	$1,103	$1,219	+10.5%	$1,535
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$1,203	$1,343	$1,423	+6.0%	$1,732
Elmira, NY	$1,030	$1,283	$1,348	+5.1%	$1,643
Glens Falls, NY	$1,073	$1,348	$1,347	-0.1%	$1,745
Ithaca, NY	$1,427	$1,753	$1,709	-2.5%	$2,040
Kingston, NY	$1,436	$1,818	$1,878	+3.3%	$2,282
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$1,659	$1,979	$2,131	+7.7%	$2,685
Nassau-Suffolk, NY	$2,285	$2,747	$2,689	-2.1%	$3,458
New York, NY	$2,729	$2,910	$2,971	+2.1%	$3,760
Rochester, NY	$1,131	$1,573	$1,416	-10.0%	$1,706	10% floor
Syracuse, NY	$1,196	$1,392	$1,493	+7.3%	$1,808
Utica-Rome, NY	$946	$1,172	$1,210	+3.2%	$1,442
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$1,111	$1,405	$1,453	+3.4%	$1,995

Nonmetro areas: 25 (10 up, 15 down). 2-bedroom FY2027 FMRs range from $1,014 to $1,503. County-level figures are in the CSV.

North Carolina: +4.1%

About 76% of North Carolina residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 22% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved +4.1% (from about $1,392 to $1,441), rank 16 of 51. Of 83 FMR areas, 76 rose and 6 fell. Largest rise: Fayetteville, NC (+18.0%). Largest drop: Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC (-9.9%). 1 area hit HUD’s 10% limit on decreases. 35 areas are set at the minimum FMR, so they move together.

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027	Note
Anson County, NC	$895	$1,138	$1,143	+0.4%	$1,362
Asheville, NC	$1,714	$1,835	$1,866	+1.7%	$2,223
Brunswick County, NC	$1,446	$1,426	$1,574	+10.4%	$2,062
Burlington, NC	$1,238	$1,348	$1,348	+0.0%	$1,658
Camden County, NC	$1,220	$1,287	$1,364	+6.0%	$1,889
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$1,640	$1,686	$1,785	+5.9%	$2,179
Davidson County, NC	$999	$960	$1,087	+13.2%	$1,505
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$1,554	$1,711	$1,745	+2.0%	$2,161
Fayetteville, NC	$1,334	$1,251	$1,476	+18.0%	$1,937
Gates County, NC	$1,489	$1,709	$1,665	-2.6%	$2,291
Goldsboro, NC	$964	$1,244	$1,261	+1.4%	$1,516
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$1,168	$1,330	$1,271	-4.4%	$1,644
Greenville, NC	$967	$1,095	$1,167	+6.6%	$1,518
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$965	$1,095	$1,147	+4.7%	$1,399
Hoke County, NC	$903	$998	$1,150	+15.2%	$1,592
Iredell County, NC	$1,313	$1,340	$1,429	+6.6%	$1,897
Jacksonville, NC	$1,073	$1,173	$1,319	+12.4%	$1,826
Lincoln County, NC	$1,045	$1,054	$1,138	+8.0%	$1,576
Pender County, NC	$1,101	$1,166	$1,199	+2.8%	$1,660
Person County, NC	$805	$948	$1,012	+6.8%	$1,401	state minimum
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	$1,116	$1,358	$1,223	-9.9%	$1,701	10% floor
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$1,552	$1,750	$1,689	-3.5%	$2,103
Rockingham County, NC	$774	$1,040	$1,012	-2.7%	$1,236	state minimum
Rocky Mount, NC	$972	$1,143	$1,167	+2.1%	$1,567
Rowan County, NC	$1,012	$1,196	$1,262	+5.5%	$1,604
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$1,488	$1,713	$1,667	-2.7%	$2,298
Wilmington, NC	$1,566	$1,659	$1,705	+2.8%	$2,238
Winston-Salem, NC	$1,224	$1,232	$1,332	+8.1%	$1,754

Nonmetro areas: 55 (55 up, 0 down). 2-bedroom FY2027 FMRs range from $1,012 to $1,510. County-level figures are in the CSV.

North Dakota: +3.2%

About 40% of North Dakota residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 60% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved +3.2% (from about $1,076 to $1,102), rank 21 of 51. Of 51 FMR areas, 46 rose and 5 fell. Largest rise: Mountrail County, ND (+26.6%). Largest drop: Ward County, ND (-10.0%). 1 area hit HUD’s 10% limit on decreases. 31 areas are set at the minimum FMR, so they move together.

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027	Note
Bismarck, ND	$927	$1,175	$1,067	-9.2%	$1,477
Fargo, ND-MN	$903	$1,112	$1,104	-0.7%	$1,529
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$821	$1,089	$1,014	-6.9%	$1,404	state minimum
McHenry County, ND	$834	$1,000	$1,014	+1.4%	$1,404	state minimum
Renville County, ND	$775	$1,081	$1,014	-6.2%	$1,404	state minimum
Ward County, ND	$864	$1,165	$1,049	-10.0%	$1,458	10% floor

Nonmetro areas: 45 (45 up, 0 down). 2-bedroom FY2027 FMRs range from $1,014 to $1,858. County-level figures are in the CSV.

Ohio: +4.0%

About 65% of Ohio residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 35% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved +4.0% (from about $1,221 to $1,273), rank 17 of 51. Of 68 FMR areas, 63 rose and 5 fell. Largest rise: Union County, OH (+12.1%). Largest drop: Canton-Massillon, OH (-3.4%). 29 areas are set at the minimum FMR, so they move together.

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027	Note
Akron, OH	$952	$1,268	$1,231	-2.9%	$1,474
Ashtabula County, OH	$810	$1,037	$1,003	-3.3%	$1,225	state minimum
Brown County, OH	$849	$1,008	$1,030	+2.2%	$1,425
Canton-Massillon, OH	$827	$1,086	$1,049	-3.4%	$1,327
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$1,128	$1,353	$1,442	+6.6%	$1,897
Cleveland, OH	$1,050	$1,279	$1,274	-0.4%	$1,628
Columbus, OH	$1,346	$1,430	$1,602	+12.0%	$1,909
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$1,008	$1,273	$1,248	-2.0%	$1,623
Erie County, OH	$977	$1,106	$1,221	+10.4%	$1,531
Hocking County, OH	$848	$973	$1,018	+4.6%	$1,386
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$864	$973	$1,006	+3.4%	$1,287
Lima, OH	$901	$1,108	$1,179	+6.4%	$1,418
Mansfield, OH	$822	$973	$1,035	+6.4%	$1,370
Ottawa County, OH	$924	$1,106	$1,209	+9.3%	$1,441
Perry County, OH	$859	$973	$1,006	+3.4%	$1,267
Springfield, OH	$887	$1,106	$1,160	+4.9%	$1,434
Toledo, OH	$875	$1,076	$1,145	+6.4%	$1,461
Union County, OH	$1,228	$1,433	$1,607	+12.1%	$1,915
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$776	$973	$1,007	+3.5%	$1,298
Wheeling, WV-OH	$822	$991	$1,009	+1.8%	$1,300
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$801	$973	$1,003	+3.1%	$1,295	state minimum

Nonmetro areas: 47 (47 up, 0 down). 2-bedroom FY2027 FMRs range from $1,003 to $1,189. County-level figures are in the CSV.

Oklahoma: +0.2%

About 67% of Oklahoma residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 33% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved +0.2% (from about $1,123 to $1,127), rank 38 of 51. Of 69 FMR areas, 11 rose and 58 fell. Largest rise: Fort Smith, AR-OK (+4.5%). Largest drop: Woodward County, OK (-5.7%). 41 areas are set at the minimum FMR, so they move together.

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027	Note
Cotton County, OK	$700	$962	$916	-4.8%	$1,091	state minimum
Enid, OK	$818	$1,027	$997	-2.9%	$1,305
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$748	$937	$979	+4.5%	$1,324
Grady County, OK	$773	$1,004	$1,011	+0.7%	$1,363
Lawton, OK	$763	$1,001	$974	-2.7%	$1,338
Lincoln County, OK	$822	$937	$916	-2.2%	$1,217	state minimum
Oklahoma City, OK	$1,040	$1,244	$1,264	+1.6%	$1,713
Okmulgee County, OK	$745	$937	$921	-1.7%	$1,275
Pawnee County, OK	$805	$1,006	$972	-3.4%	$1,304
Tulsa, OK	$1,007	$1,217	$1,229	+1.0%	$1,611

Nonmetro areas: 59 (7 up, 52 down). 2-bedroom FY2027 FMRs range from $916 to $1,101. County-level figures are in the CSV.

Oregon: -1.5%

About 28% of Oregon residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 72% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved -1.5% (from about $1,715 to $1,691), rank 43 of 51. Of 31 FMR areas, 10 rose and 21 fell. Largest rise: Salem, OR (+8.5%). Largest drop: Sherman County, OR (-9.8%). 6 areas are set at the minimum FMR, so they move together.

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027
Albany, OR	$1,413	$1,695	$1,726	+1.8%	$2,380
Bend-Redmond, OR	$1,447	$1,784	$1,893	+6.1%	$2,621
Corvallis, OR	$1,487	$1,824	$1,857	+1.8%	$2,571
Crook County, OR	$1,063	$1,385	$1,390	+0.4%	$1,925
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$1,182	$1,688	$1,546	-8.4%	$2,141
Grants Pass, OR	$1,017	$1,363	$1,331	-2.3%	$1,843
Jefferson County, OR	$927	$1,229	$1,213	-1.3%	$1,680
Medford, OR	$1,243	$1,530	$1,539	+0.6%	$2,131
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$1,633	$1,922	$1,878	-2.3%	$2,550
Salem, OR	$1,294	$1,560	$1,692	+8.5%	$2,341

Nonmetro areas: 21 (4 up, 17 down). 2-bedroom FY2027 FMRs range from $1,014 to $1,888. County-level figures are in the CSV.

Pennsylvania: +3.6%

About 86% of Pennsylvania residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 14% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved +3.6% (from about $1,475 to $1,528), rank 19 of 51. Of 52 FMR areas, 43 rose and 9 fell. Largest rise: Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA (+12.5%). Largest drop: Erie, PA (-10.0%). 2 areas hit HUD’s 10% limit on decreases. 22 areas are set at the minimum FMR, so they move together.

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027	Note
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA	$1,519	$1,634	$1,839	+12.5%	$2,306
Altoona, PA	$959	$1,138	$1,151	+1.1%	$1,477
Armstrong County, PA	$816	$1,002	$1,043	+4.1%	$1,366
Chambersburg, PA	$1,071	$1,379	$1,325	-3.9%	$1,770
Erie, PA	$851	$1,212	$1,091	-10.0%	$1,350	10% floor
Gettysburg, PA	$1,063	$1,374	$1,354	-1.5%	$1,830
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$1,285	$1,493	$1,598	+7.0%	$2,055
Johnstown, PA	$837	$1,035	$1,014	-2.0%	$1,404	state minimum
Lancaster, PA	$1,256	$1,526	$1,553	+1.8%	$1,978
Lawrence County, PA	$844	$1,023	$1,095	+7.0%	$1,516
Lebanon, PA	$1,071	$1,411	$1,353	-4.1%	$1,742
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$1,558	$1,810	$1,860	+2.8%	$2,216
Pittsburgh, PA	$1,146	$1,299	$1,389	+6.9%	$1,773
Reading, PA	$1,114	$1,575	$1,418	-10.0%	$1,744	10% floor
Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA	$1,106	$1,252	$1,363	+8.9%	$1,786
State College, PA	$1,282	$1,406	$1,537	+9.3%	$1,977
Williamsport, PA	$1,005	$1,195	$1,217	+1.8%	$1,623
York-Hanover, PA	$1,042	$1,335	$1,327	-0.6%	$1,757

Nonmetro areas: 34 (32 up, 2 down). 2-bedroom FY2027 FMRs range from $1,014 to $1,550. County-level figures are in the CSV.

Rhode Island: +8.6%

About 100% of Rhode Island residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 0% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved +8.6% (from about $1,760 to $1,911), rank 6 of 51. Of 3 FMR areas, 3 rose and 0 fell. Largest rise: Providence-Fall River, RI-MA (+8.7%). Largest drop: Westerly-Hopkinton-New Shoreham, RI (+6.4%).

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027
Newport-Middleton-Portsmouth, RI	$1,916	$2,314	$2,507	+8.3%	$3,327
Providence-Fall River, RI-MA	$1,509	$1,729	$1,879	+8.7%	$2,302
Westerly-Hopkinton-New Shoreham, RI	$1,400	$1,721	$1,832	+6.4%	$2,325

South Carolina: +2.6%

About 64% of South Carolina residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 36% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved +2.6% (from about $1,347 to $1,391), rank 27 of 51. Of 38 FMR areas, 13 rose and 25 fell. Largest rise: Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC (+12.5%). Largest drop: McCormick County, SC (-7.4%). 13 areas are set at the minimum FMR, so they move together.

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027
Anderson, SC	$1,012	$1,173	$1,102	-6.1%	$1,444
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$1,202	$1,261	$1,329	+5.4%	$1,672
Beaufort County, SC	$1,844	$1,816	$2,010	+10.7%	$2,395
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$1,731	$1,787	$1,884	+5.4%	$2,336
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$1,640	$1,686	$1,785	+5.9%	$2,179
Chester County, SC	$850	$1,056	$1,103	+4.5%	$1,515
Columbia, SC	$1,126	$1,276	$1,226	-3.9%	$1,546
Darlington County, SC	$874	$1,098	$1,093	-0.5%	$1,302
Florence, SC	$987	$1,117	$1,121	+0.4%	$1,444
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC	$1,384	$1,339	$1,507	+12.5%	$1,801
Jasper County, SC	$1,450	$1,542	$1,579	+2.4%	$1,896
Kershaw County, SC	$843	$1,009	$954	-5.5%	$1,156
Lancaster County, SC	$982	$1,011	$1,069	+5.7%	$1,466
Laurens County, SC	$924	$1,133	$1,119	-1.2%	$1,333
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC	$1,258	$1,465	$1,504	+2.7%	$1,823
Spartanburg, SC	$1,099	$1,187	$1,196	+0.8%	$1,457
Sumter, SC	$1,023	$1,276	$1,338	+4.9%	$1,594
Union County, SC	$767	$1,038	$1,003	-3.4%	$1,286

Nonmetro areas: 20 (1 up, 19 down). 2-bedroom FY2027 FMRs range from $885 to $1,158. County-level figures are in the CSV.

South Dakota: +9.2%

About 100% of South Dakota residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 0% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved +9.2% (from about $1,090 to $1,187), rank 4 of 51. Of 63 FMR areas, 63 rose and 0 fell. Largest rise: Grant County, SD (+26.9%). Largest drop: Sioux City, IA-NE-SD (+3.5%). 29 areas are set at the minimum FMR, so they move together.

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027
Custer County, SD	$949	$1,173	$1,242	+5.9%	$1,720
Meade County, SD	$1,037	$1,273	$1,357	+6.6%	$1,879
Rapid City, SD	$1,093	$1,336	$1,430	+7.0%	$1,833
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$965	$1,154	$1,194	+3.5%	$1,447
Sioux Falls, SD	$1,044	$1,156	$1,228	+6.2%	$1,694

Nonmetro areas: 58 (58 up, 0 down). 2-bedroom FY2027 FMRs range from $1,014 to $1,409. County-level figures are in the CSV.

Tennessee: +3.6%

About 90% of Tennessee residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 10% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved +3.6% (from about $1,337 to $1,381), rank 20 of 51. Of 72 FMR areas, 68 rose and 4 fell. Largest rise: Rhea County, TN (+14.5%). Largest drop: Roane County, TN (-4.0%). 40 areas are set at the minimum FMR, so they move together.

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027	Note
Campbell County, TN	$761	$947	$995	+5.1%	$1,303	state minimum
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$1,231	$1,390	$1,340	-3.6%	$1,657
Clarksville, TN-KY	$1,068	$1,346	$1,307	-2.9%	$1,786
Cleveland, TN	$971	$1,233	$1,270	+3.0%	$1,593
Crockett County, TN	$843	$1,083	$1,093	+0.9%	$1,441
Gibson County, TN	$761	$927	$995	+7.3%	$1,378	state minimum
Grainger County, TN	$761	$941	$995	+5.7%	$1,378	state minimum
Hickman County, TN	$786	$992	$1,028	+3.6%	$1,312
Jackson, TN	$1,051	$1,260	$1,375	+9.1%	$1,730
Johnson City, TN	$948	$1,132	$1,211	+7.0%	$1,461
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$845	$1,044	$1,091	+4.5%	$1,375
Knoxville, TN	$1,178	$1,471	$1,475	+0.3%	$1,844
Macon County, TN	$914	$972	$995	+2.4%	$1,319	state minimum
Maury County, TN	$1,330	$1,349	$1,474	+9.3%	$1,877
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$1,191	$1,274	$1,301	+2.1%	$1,717
Morgan County, TN	$761	$988	$995	+0.7%	$1,378	state minimum
Morristown, TN	$912	$1,135	$1,153	+1.6%	$1,405
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN	$1,650	$1,730	$1,798	+3.9%	$2,309
Roane County, TN	$862	$1,092	$1,048	-4.0%	$1,395
Smith County, TN	$876	$1,051	$1,146	+9.0%	$1,407
Stewart County, TN	$812	$1,004	$995	-0.9%	$1,378	state minimum

Nonmetro areas: 51 (51 up, 0 down). 2-bedroom FY2027 FMRs range from $995 to $1,213. County-level figures are in the CSV.

Texas: -1.8%

About 36% of Texas residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 64% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved -1.8% (from about $1,523 to $1,488), rank 45 of 51. Of 215 FMR areas, 185 rose and 29 fell. Largest rise: Dallam County, TX (+18.0%). Largest drop: Karnes County, TX (-10.0%). 1 area hit HUD’s 10% limit on decreases. 62 areas are set at the minimum FMR, so they move together.

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027	Note
Abilene, TX	$1,047	$1,276	$1,310	+2.7%	$1,702
Amarillo, TX	$904	$1,106	$1,107	+0.1%	$1,512
Aransas County, TX	$1,073	$1,407	$1,404	-0.2%	$1,944
Atascosa County, TX	$982	$1,098	$1,069	-2.6%	$1,404
Austin County, TX	$817	$1,095	$1,069	-2.4%	$1,480
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$1,530	$1,852	$1,817	-1.9%	$2,292
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$986	$1,103	$1,218	+10.4%	$1,588
Bosque County, TX	$804	$973	$1,014	+4.2%	$1,347	state minimum
Brazoria County, TX	$1,212	$1,359	$1,319	-2.9%	$1,790
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$884	$1,047	$1,042	-0.5%	$1,393
Cochran County, TX	$858	$973	$1,014	+4.2%	$1,224	state minimum
College Station-Bryan, TX	$1,057	$1,186	$1,151	-3.0%	$1,594
Corpus Christi, TX	$1,176	$1,366	$1,421	+4.0%	$1,855
Dallas, TX	$1,536	$1,931	$1,807	-6.4%	$2,275
Eagle Pass, TX	$931	$973	$1,014	+4.2%	$1,404	state minimum
El Paso, TX	$969	$1,191	$1,146	-3.8%	$1,559
Falls County, TX	$775	$973	$1,014	+4.2%	$1,404	state minimum
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$1,481	$1,723	$1,745	+1.3%	$2,284
Garza County, TX	$917	$973	$1,084	+11.4%	$1,501
Harrison County, TX	$951	$1,260	$1,244	-1.3%	$1,482
Hockley County, TX	$868	$973	$1,014	+4.2%	$1,404	state minimum
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$1,261	$1,573	$1,497	-4.8%	$2,017
Hudspeth County, TX	$858	$973	$1,014	+4.2%	$1,208	state minimum
Kendall County, TX	$1,285	$1,650	$1,650	+0.0%	$2,285
Killeen-Temple, TX	$927	$1,233	$1,138	-7.7%	$1,576
Lampasas County, TX	$775	$1,067	$1,014	-5.0%	$1,404	state minimum
Laredo, TX	$955	$1,161	$1,157	-0.3%	$1,512
Longview, TX	$1,041	$1,199	$1,232	+2.8%	$1,611
Lubbock, TX	$1,050	$1,175	$1,241	+5.6%	$1,718
Lynn County, TX	$784	$1,007	$1,025	+1.8%	$1,253
Martin County, TX	$1,402	$1,772	$1,781	+0.5%	$2,149
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$806	$1,060	$1,017	-4.1%	$1,305
Medina County, TX	$941	$1,196	$1,231	+2.9%	$1,600
Midland, TX	$1,408	$1,780	$1,794	+0.8%	$2,223
Odessa, TX	$1,229	$1,595	$1,522	-4.6%	$1,813
Oldham County, TX	$870	$1,101	$1,065	-3.3%	$1,475
Rusk County, TX	$921	$1,175	$1,205	+2.6%	$1,448
San Angelo, TX	$1,032	$1,339	$1,350	+0.8%	$1,810
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$1,196	$1,426	$1,441	+1.1%	$1,864
San Jacinto County, TX	$1,068	$1,149	$1,163	+1.2%	$1,448
Sherman-Denison, TX	$1,126	$1,351	$1,395	+3.3%	$1,932
Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR	$874	$1,101	$1,118	+1.5%	$1,403
Tyler, TX	$1,041	$1,338	$1,277	-4.6%	$1,718
Victoria, TX	$1,146	$1,442	$1,428	-1.0%	$1,701
Waco, TX	$1,029	$1,240	$1,297	+4.6%	$1,693
Wichita Falls, TX	$949	$1,136	$1,145	+0.8%	$1,542
Wise County, TX	$892	$1,205	$1,164	-3.4%	$1,612

Nonmetro areas: 168 (159 up, 9 down). 2-bedroom FY2027 FMRs range from $1,014 to $1,591. County-level figures are in the CSV.

Utah: -4.3%

About 12% of Utah residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 88% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved -4.3% (from about $1,564 to $1,493), rank 50 of 51. Of 26 FMR areas, 9 rose and 17 fell. Largest rise: Rich County, UT (+19.0%). Largest drop: San Juan County, UT (-8.9%). 4 areas are set at the minimum FMR, so they move together.

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027
Logan, UT-ID	$967	$1,241	$1,265	+1.9%	$1,752
Ogden, UT	$1,251	$1,614	$1,591	-1.4%	$2,132
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$1,192	$1,460	$1,363	-6.6%	$1,887
Salt Lake City, UT	$1,349	$1,747	$1,615	-7.6%	$2,143
St. George, UT	$1,267	$1,575	$1,657	+5.2%	$2,172
Tooele County, UT	$878	$1,241	$1,149	-7.4%	$1,514

Nonmetro areas: 20 (7 up, 13 down). 2-bedroom FY2027 FMRs range from $1,014 to $2,153. County-level figures are in the CSV.

Vermont: +10.4%

About 100% of Vermont residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 0% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved +10.4% (from about $1,629 to $1,773), rank 1 of 51. Of 12 FMR areas, 12 rose and 0 fell. Largest rise: Washington County, VT (+20.3%). Largest drop: Burlington-South Burlington, VT (+1.2%).

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027	Note
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$1,719	$2,140	$2,165	+1.2%	$2,733

Nonmetro areas: 11 (11 up, 0 down). 2-bedroom FY2027 FMRs range from $1,167 to $1,783. County-level figures are in the CSV.

Virginia: +3.0%

About 54% of Virginia residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 46% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved +3.0% (from about $1,731 to $1,792), rank 23 of 51. Of 64 FMR areas, 51 rose and 13 fell. Largest rise: Roanoke, VA (+16.7%). Largest drop: Charlottesville, VA (-10.0%). 1 area hit HUD’s 10% limit on decreases. 21 areas are set at the minimum FMR, so they move together.

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027	Note
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	$1,050	$1,271	$1,340	+5.4%	$1,783
Charlottesville, VA	$1,442	$1,824	$1,642	-10.0%	$1,997	10% floor
Culpeper County, VA	$1,299	$1,423	$1,596	+12.2%	$2,187
Floyd County, VA	$833	$1,094	$1,090	-0.4%	$1,299
Franklin County, VA	$987	$944	$1,080	+14.4%	$1,495
Giles County, VA	$918	$984	$999	+1.5%	$1,190
Harrisonburg, VA	$1,044	$1,322	$1,264	-4.4%	$1,728
King and Queen County, VA	$1,075	$1,250	$1,170	-6.4%	$1,435
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$845	$1,044	$1,091	+4.5%	$1,375
Lynchburg, VA	$971	$1,187	$1,117	-5.9%	$1,547
Pulaski County, VA	$873	$921	$952	+3.4%	$1,267
Rappahannock County, VA	$1,428	$1,375	$1,555	+13.1%	$1,853
Richmond, VA	$1,517	$1,655	$1,651	-0.2%	$2,039
Roanoke, VA	$1,250	$1,254	$1,464	+16.7%	$2,022
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	$1,047	$1,261	$1,199	-4.9%	$1,634
Surry County, VA	$952	$1,039	$1,064	+2.4%	$1,473
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$1,488	$1,713	$1,667	-2.7%	$2,298
Warren County, VA	$1,108	$1,315	$1,449	+10.2%	$1,930
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD	$2,204	$2,246	$2,438	+8.5%	$3,107
Winchester, VA-WV	$1,180	$1,573	$1,505	-4.3%	$1,895

Nonmetro areas: 44 (40 up, 4 down). 2-bedroom FY2027 FMRs range from $943 to $1,520. County-level figures are in the CSV.

Washington: +1.8%

About 66% of Washington residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 34% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved +1.8% (from about $2,010 to $2,044), rank 31 of 51. Of 35 FMR areas, 25 rose and 10 fell. Largest rise: Pend Oreille County, WA (+18.1%). Largest drop: Yakima, WA (-4.4%).

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027
Bellingham, WA	$1,529	$1,794	$1,872	+4.3%	$2,545
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$1,535	$2,031	$1,967	-3.2%	$2,637
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$1,230	$1,538	$1,487	-3.3%	$2,051
Lewiston, ID-WA	$943	$1,220	$1,234	+1.1%	$1,709
Longview-Kelso, WA	$1,124	$1,451	$1,398	-3.7%	$1,936
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$1,275	$1,720	$1,668	-3.0%	$2,310
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$1,656	$1,960	$1,946	-0.7%	$2,541
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$1,633	$1,922	$1,878	-2.3%	$2,550
Seattle-Bellevue, WA	$2,180	$2,501	$2,549	+1.9%	$3,324
Spokane, WA	$1,173	$1,531	$1,494	-2.4%	$2,047
Stevens County, WA	$878	$1,131	$1,121	-0.9%	$1,552
Tacoma, WA	$1,682	$1,971	$2,064	+4.7%	$2,849
Walla Walla, WA	$1,193	$1,550	$1,561	+0.7%	$2,154
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	$1,121	$1,500	$1,467	-2.2%	$1,989
Yakima, WA	$1,004	$1,374	$1,313	-4.4%	$1,818

Nonmetro areas: 20 (20 up, 0 down). 2-bedroom FY2027 FMRs range from $1,058 to $2,022. County-level figures are in the CSV.

West Virginia: +4.5%

About 91% of West Virginia residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 9% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved +4.5% (from about $996 to $1,039), rank 15 of 51. Of 49 FMR areas, 47 rose and 2 fell. Largest rise: Jefferson County, WV (+10.0%). Largest drop: Winchester, VA-WV (-4.3%). 26 areas are set at the minimum FMR, so they move together.

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027	Note
Boone County, WV	$722	$869	$944	+8.6%	$1,251	state minimum
Charleston, WV	$844	$1,036	$1,048	+1.2%	$1,324
Fayette County, WV	$735	$915	$961	+5.0%	$1,258
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$864	$973	$1,006	+3.4%	$1,287
Jefferson County, WV	$1,052	$1,251	$1,376	+10.0%	$1,879
Martinsburg, WV	$949	$1,233	$1,215	-1.5%	$1,682
Morgan County, WV	$866	$961	$979	+1.9%	$1,243
Morgantown, WV	$902	$1,099	$1,143	+4.0%	$1,404
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$798	$928	$974	+5.0%	$1,214
Putnam County, WV	$834	$1,054	$1,091	+3.5%	$1,500
Raleigh County, WV	$760	$944	$972	+3.0%	$1,346
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$776	$973	$1,007	+3.5%	$1,298
Wheeling, WV-OH	$822	$991	$1,009	+1.8%	$1,300
Winchester, VA-WV	$1,180	$1,573	$1,505	-4.3%	$1,895

Nonmetro areas: 35 (35 up, 0 down). 2-bedroom FY2027 FMRs range from $944 to $1,071. County-level figures are in the CSV.

Wisconsin: +0.7%

About 61% of Wisconsin residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 39% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved +0.7% (from about $1,251 to $1,251), rank 35 of 51. Of 65 FMR areas, 59 rose and 6 fell. Largest rise: La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN (+15.2%). Largest drop: Madison, WI (-7.6%). 29 areas are set at the minimum FMR, so they move together.

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027	Note
Appleton, WI	$986	$1,236	$1,256	+1.6%	$1,739
Columbia County, WI	$868	$1,195	$1,136	-4.9%	$1,573
Duluth, MN-WI	$961	$1,232	$1,207	-2.0%	$1,671
Eau Claire, WI	$1,017	$1,181	$1,259	+6.6%	$1,695
Fond du Lac, WI	$983	$1,176	$1,224	+4.1%	$1,560
Green Bay, WI	$1,028	$1,164	$1,287	+10.6%	$1,697
Green County, WI	$806	$1,097	$1,016	-7.4%	$1,211
Iowa County, WI	$836	$1,168	$1,093	-6.4%	$1,460
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$998	$1,246	$1,280	+2.7%	$1,621
Kenosha, WI	$1,144	$1,402	$1,441	+2.8%	$1,956
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$1,027	$1,166	$1,343	+15.2%	$1,721
Madison, WI	$1,375	$1,694	$1,565	-7.6%	$2,047
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$1,060	$1,338	$1,263	-5.6%	$1,553
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$1,427	$1,709	$1,734	+1.5%	$2,264
Oconto County, WI	$844	$973	$1,014	+4.2%	$1,375	state minimum
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$936	$1,149	$1,195	+4.0%	$1,609
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	$1,036	$1,235	$1,283	+3.9%	$1,639
Sheboygan, WI	$918	$1,116	$1,168	+4.7%	$1,392
Vernon County, WI	$856	$973	$1,097	+12.7%	$1,364
Wausau, WI	$940	$1,147	$1,217	+6.1%	$1,590

Nonmetro areas: 45 (45 up, 0 down). 2-bedroom FY2027 FMRs range from $1,014 to $1,300. County-level figures are in the CSV.

Wyoming: +2.6%

About 86% of Wyoming residents live where the 2-bedroom FMR went up for FY2027 and 14% live where it went down. Weighted by population, the 2-bedroom FMR moved +2.6% (from about $1,066 to $1,094), rank 28 of 51. Of 23 FMR areas, 21 rose and 2 fell. Largest rise: Sublette County, WY (+7.3%). Largest drop: Casper, WY (-3.4%). 11 areas are set at the minimum FMR, so they move together.

Metro FMR area	1-BR FY2027	2-BR FY2026	2-BR FY2027	2-BR change	3-BR FY2027	Note
Casper, WY	$804	$1,082	$1,045	-3.4%	$1,447
Cheyenne, WY	$963	$1,174	$1,228	+4.6%	$1,700

Nonmetro areas: 21 (20 up, 1 down). 2-bedroom FY2027 FMRs range from $999 to $1,683. County-level figures are in the CSV.

Why Fair Market Rents changed

HUD starts with Census American Community Survey rents (the 2020–2024 five-year data for FY2027). It adjusts them toward what recent movers paid using 2024 one-year survey data, updates them with rent and utility inflation factors, and adds a forecast so the numbers hold up through September 2027. The target is the 40th percentile rent, including utilities, that recent movers paid for a standard-quality unit. So FMRs follow local rent trends, which move with new apartment supply, job and population growth, and household incomes.

Two HUD rules also shape the numbers. FMRs can’t fall more than 10% in one year, and no area can go below a minimum 2-bedroom rent based on state and national nonmetro rents (the national figure is $1,014 for FY2027). That minimum is why dozens of rural counties in states like Alabama, Kansas and North Dakota jumped by the same amount. Housing authorities in areas held up by the 10% limit may set payment standards below the usual range.

What it means for landlords and property managers

Each housing authority adopts new payment standards on its own schedule. Ask your local PHA when it will use the FY2027 numbers.
Where FMRs fell, the housing authority may lower its payment standard. HUD rules limit how quickly a lower standard applies to current tenants, so ask your PHA how it will handle existing leases.
Some large metros use Small Area FMRs by ZIP code. Those can differ from the metro figures here. Check HUD USER for ZIP-level numbers.
FMRs are also used in HOME program rent limits and other HUD programs, and they are a handy benchmark for a rental business plan.

See minimum wage vs. rent by state, service wages vs. Fair Market Rent, metro service wages vs. Fair Market Rent and property taxes by state.

Methods and limits

Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents API (statedata endpoint), FY2026 and FY2027, all 50 states and D.C. FY2027 uses the same metro area definitions as FY2026, so areas line up one-to-one.
Areas: metro FMR areas plus nonmetro counties (nonmetro towns in New England, grouped by HUD area). A metro that crosses state lines is listed under each state.
Population weights: Census ACS 2020–2024 five-year population (table B01003) for counties and New England towns. Seven small towns or county parts without a matching Census population are left out of the weights but included in the CSV.
10% floor: flagged when the FY2027 2-bedroom FMR is within $1 of 90% of the FY2026 figure.
State minimum: flagged when two or more areas in a state share the state’s lowest 2-bedroom FMR and it is at or below $1,014.
HUD can revise individual FMRs after reevaluation requests. We will update this page if it does.

Sources

HUD USER, Fair Market Rents (API)
Federal Register, “Fair Market Rents for the Housing Choice Voucher Program… Fiscal Year 2027,” Vol. 91, No. 168, Sept. 1, 2026
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimates (API)

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FAQ

When do the 2027 Fair Market Rents take effect?

HUD’s FY2027 Fair Market Rents took effect on October 1, 2026. Local housing authorities then update their voucher payment standards on their own schedules.

Did Fair Market Rents go up or down for 2027?

Both. 2,120 of 2,588 FMR areas went up and 464 went down. Weighted by population the 2-bedroom FMR rose 2.0%, but 36.6% of Americans live in an area where it fell.

Which areas had the biggest Fair Market Rent cuts?

40 areas fell 10%, the maximum one-year drop. Metros at the limit include Flagstaff, AZ, Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ, Yuma, AZ, Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA, Salinas, CA.

What is the 2027 Fair Market Rent in Chicago?

The FY2027 2-bedroom FMR for the Chicago-Joliet-Naperville HUD Metro FMR Area is $2,011, up 12.9% from $1,781.

How is Fair Market Rent calculated?

HUD uses Census rent data for standard-quality units, updates it with recent local rent changes and adds a forecast. The FMR is the 40th percentile rent, including utilities, paid by recent movers for a standard-quality unit in the area.

Last updated October 7, 2026 by StartBusinessByState.