Metro areas with the lowest HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom (50 states and DC).
| Area |
1 bedroom |
2 bedrooms |
Income for 2BR at 30% |
| Pickens County, AL |
$591 |
$776 |
$31,040 |
| Vermilion Parish, LA |
$761 |
$834 |
$33,360 |
| Morehouse Parish, LA |
$636 |
$834 |
$33,360 |
| Holmes County, MS |
$768 |
$842 |
$33,680 |
| Benton County, MS |
$768 |
$842 |
$33,680 |
| Simpson County, MS |
$762 |
$858 |
$34,320 |
| Iberville Parish, LA |
$790 |
$866 |
$34,640 |
| Butler County, KY |
$660 |
$866 |
$34,640 |
| Carter County, KY |
$703 |
$866 |
$34,640 |
| Boone County, WV |
$674 |
$869 |
$34,760 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish, LA |
$664 |
$871 |
$34,840 |
| Cherokee County, KS |
$668 |
$877 |
$35,080 |
| Henry County, AL |
$669 |
$878 |
$35,120 |
| Poinsett County, AR |
$685 |
$880 |
$35,200 |
| Acadia Parish, LA |
$671 |
$880 |
$35,200 |
| Little River County, AR |
$671 |
$880 |
$35,200 |
| Walker County, AL |
$724 |
$886 |
$35,440 |
| Dallas County, MO |
$732 |
$888 |
$35,520 |
| Polk County, MO |
$733 |
$888 |
$35,520 |
| Jefferson City, MO |
$694 |
$910 |
$36,400 |
| Fayette County, WV |
$697 |
$915 |
$36,600 |
| Carlisle County, KY |
$717 |
$915 |
$36,600 |
| Ford County, IL |
$698 |
$916 |
$36,640 |
| Bond County, IL |
$836 |
$916 |
$36,640 |
| Macoupin County, IL |
$698 |
$916 |
$36,640 |
Fair Market Rents are the 40th percentile of gross rent (rent plus utilities) for standard-quality units, so many listings will be above or below these figures.
The lowest 2-bedroom FMR in each state
| State |
Area |
2 bedrooms |
| Alabama |
Winston County, AL |
$776 |
| Alaska |
Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK |
$1,030 |
| Arizona |
Santa Cruz County, AZ |
$1,129 |
| Arkansas |
Yell County, AR |
$880 |
| California |
Modoc County, CA |
$1,108 |
| Colorado |
Sedgwick County, CO |
$973 |
| Connecticut |
Voluntown town, CT Exception Area |
$1,601 |
| Delaware |
Sussex County, DE |
$1,399 |
| District of Columbia |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD |
$2,246 |
| Florida |
Calhoun County, FL |
$973 |
| Georgia |
Wilkinson County, GA |
$973 |
| Hawaii |
Hawaii County, HI |
$2,076 |
| Idaho |
Power County, ID |
$973 |
| Illinois |
Whiteside County, IL |
$916 |
| Indiana |
Wayne County, IN |
$956 |
| Iowa |
Wright County, IA |
$919 |
| Kansas |
Woodson County, KS |
$877 |
| Kentucky |
Wolfe County, KY |
$866 |
| Louisiana |
Winn Parish, LA |
$834 |
| Maine |
Aroostook County, ME |
$1,224 |
| Maryland |
Garrett County, MD |
$973 |
| Massachusetts |
New Bedford, MA |
$1,527 |
| Michigan |
Tuscola County, MI |
$973 |
| Minnesota |
Yellow Medicine County, MN |
$973 |
| Mississippi |
Yalobusha County, MS |
$842 |
| Missouri |
Wright County, MO |
$888 |
| Montana |
Phillips County, MT |
$973 |
| Nebraska |
Wheeler County, NE |
$961 |
| Nevada |
Pershing County, NV |
$985 |
| New Hampshire |
Coos County, NH |
$1,287 |
| New Jersey |
Vineland, NJ |
$1,673 |
| New Mexico |
Union County, NM |
$973 |
| New York |
Wyoming County, NY |
$973 |
| North Carolina |
Wilkes County, NC |
$925 |
| North Dakota |
Wells County, ND |
$873 |
| Ohio |
Wyandot County, OH |
$973 |
| Oklahoma |
Washita County, OK |
$937 |
| Oregon |
Harney County, OR |
$1,008 |
| Pennsylvania |
Warren County, PA |
$973 |
| Rhode Island |
Westerly-Hopkinton-New Shoreham, RI |
$1,721 |
| South Carolina |
Williamsburg County, SC |
$902 |
| South Dakota |
Ziebach County, SD |
$929 |
| Tennessee |
Weakley County, TN |
$925 |
| Texas |
Zavala County, TX |
$973 |
| Utah |
Wayne County, UT |
$973 |
| Vermont |
Essex County, VT |
$1,007 |
| Virginia |
Wythe County, VA |
$914 |
| Washington |
Ferry County, WA |
$973 |
| West Virginia |
Wyoming County, WV |
$869 |
| Wisconsin |
Wood County, WI |
$973 |
| Wyoming |
Washakie County, WY |
$963 |
Low rents usually come with lower local wages, so compare the income figures, not just the rent, when weighing a move.
Source: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2026), HUD eGIS open data.
