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2026 Section 8 Rent Amounts in Essex County, NY

View 2026 Section 8 rent amounts, estimated payment standard ranges, and local median rent comparisons by ZIP code in Essex County, NY.

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ZIP codes covered

39

2 bedroom rent range

$990 - $1,780

3 bedroom rent range

$1,270 - $2,190

Median rent ZIPs

19

Section 8 Rent Amounts by Zip Code in Essex County

The table below shows 2026 HUD Fair Market Rents for each zip code in Essex County, NY. Local housing authorities use FMR data when setting Section 8 payment standards, but actual payment standards are set locally and may differ from the FMR.

Zip CodeStudio1 Bed2 Bed3 Bed4 Bed
12836$1040$1080$1350$1750$1800
12851$880$890$1160$1420$1580
12852$900$910$1190$1460$1650
12853$1020$1040$1320$1700$1750
12855$900$910$1190$1460$1650
12857$940$980$1220$1580$1640
12858$920$930$1220$1500$1690
12861$940$980$1220$1580$1720
12870$950$980$1260$1580$1740
12872$950$960$1260$1550$1740
12879$900$910$1190$1460$1650
12883$940$980$1220$1580$1620
12911$1070$1070$1380$1670$1860
12912$910$920$1180$1430$1600
12913$860$900$1160$1430$1620
12928$900$910$1190$1460$1650
12932$750$770$990$1270$1450
12936$1320$1330$1750$2150$2430
12941$1120$1140$1490$1830$2070
12942$1340$1360$1780$2190$2470
12943$1150$1170$1530$1880$2130
12944$1050$1060$1380$1680$1880
12946$970$980$1290$1580$1790
12950$1110$1120$1470$1810$2040
12956$900$910$1190$1460$1650
12960$900$910$1190$1460$1650
12961$900$910$1190$1460$1650
12964$900$910$1190$1460$1650
12972$1090$1090$1390$1670$1840
12974$830$840$1100$1350$1530
12975$1020$1030$1350$1660$1870
12977$850$910$1170$1440$1640
12983$760$860$1070$1320$1510
12987$1170$1190$1550$1910$2150
12989$850$900$1140$1400$1570
12993$890$900$1180$1450$1640
12996$780$790$1040$1280$1450
12997$1090$1110$1450$1780$2010
12998$900$910$1190$1460$1650

Zip Code:

12836

Studio Rent:

$1040

1 Bedroom Rent:

$1080

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1350

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1750

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1800

Zip Code:

12851

Studio Rent:

$880

1 Bedroom Rent:

$890

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1160

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1420

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1580

Zip Code:

12852

Studio Rent:

$900

1 Bedroom Rent:

$910

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1190

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1460

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1650

Zip Code:

12853

Studio Rent:

$1020

1 Bedroom Rent:

$1040

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1320

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1700

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1750

Zip Code:

12855

Studio Rent:

$900

1 Bedroom Rent:

$910

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1190

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1460

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1650

Zip Code:

12857

Studio Rent:

$940

1 Bedroom Rent:

$980

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1220

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1580

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1640

Zip Code:

12858

Studio Rent:

$920

1 Bedroom Rent:

$930

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1220

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1500

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1690

Zip Code:

12861

Studio Rent:

$940

1 Bedroom Rent:

$980

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1220

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1580

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1720

Zip Code:

12870

Studio Rent:

$950

1 Bedroom Rent:

$980

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1260

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1580

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1740

Zip Code:

12872

Studio Rent:

$950

1 Bedroom Rent:

$960

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1260

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1550

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1740

Zip Code:

12879

Studio Rent:

$900

1 Bedroom Rent:

$910

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1190

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1460

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1650

Zip Code:

12883

Studio Rent:

$940

1 Bedroom Rent:

$980

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1220

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1580

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1620

Zip Code:

12911

Studio Rent:

$1070

1 Bedroom Rent:

$1070

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1380

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1670

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1860

Zip Code:

12912

Studio Rent:

$910

1 Bedroom Rent:

$920

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1180

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1430

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1600

Zip Code:

12913

Studio Rent:

$860

1 Bedroom Rent:

$900

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1160

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1430

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1620

Zip Code:

12928

Studio Rent:

$900

1 Bedroom Rent:

$910

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1190

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1460

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1650

Zip Code:

12932

Studio Rent:

$750

1 Bedroom Rent:

$770

2 Bedroom Rent:

$990

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1270

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1450

Zip Code:

12936

Studio Rent:

$1320

1 Bedroom Rent:

$1330

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1750

3 Bedroom Rent:

$2150

4 Bedroom Rent:

$2430

Zip Code:

12941

Studio Rent:

$1120

1 Bedroom Rent:

$1140

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1490

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1830

4 Bedroom Rent:

$2070

Zip Code:

12942

Studio Rent:

$1340

1 Bedroom Rent:

$1360

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1780

3 Bedroom Rent:

$2190

4 Bedroom Rent:

$2470

Zip Code:

12943

Studio Rent:

$1150

1 Bedroom Rent:

$1170

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1530

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1880

4 Bedroom Rent:

$2130

Zip Code:

12944

Studio Rent:

$1050

1 Bedroom Rent:

$1060

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1380

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1680

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1880

Zip Code:

12946

Studio Rent:

$970

1 Bedroom Rent:

$980

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1290

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1580

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1790

Zip Code:

12950

Studio Rent:

$1110

1 Bedroom Rent:

$1120

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1470

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1810

4 Bedroom Rent:

$2040

Zip Code:

12956

Studio Rent:

$900

1 Bedroom Rent:

$910

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1190

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1460

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1650

Zip Code:

12960

Studio Rent:

$900

1 Bedroom Rent:

$910

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1190

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1460

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1650

Zip Code:

12961

Studio Rent:

$900

1 Bedroom Rent:

$910

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1190

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1460

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1650

Zip Code:

12964

Studio Rent:

$900

1 Bedroom Rent:

$910

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1190

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1460

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1650

Zip Code:

12972

Studio Rent:

$1090

1 Bedroom Rent:

$1090

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1390

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1670

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1840

Zip Code:

12974

Studio Rent:

$830

1 Bedroom Rent:

$840

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1100

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1350

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1530

Zip Code:

12975

Studio Rent:

$1020

1 Bedroom Rent:

$1030

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1350

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1660

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1870

Zip Code:

12977

Studio Rent:

$850

1 Bedroom Rent:

$910

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1170

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1440

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1640

Zip Code:

12983

Studio Rent:

$760

1 Bedroom Rent:

$860

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1070

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1320

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1510

Zip Code:

12987

Studio Rent:

$1170

1 Bedroom Rent:

$1190

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1550

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1910

4 Bedroom Rent:

$2150

Zip Code:

12989

Studio Rent:

$850

1 Bedroom Rent:

$900

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1140

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1400

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1570

Zip Code:

12993

Studio Rent:

$890

1 Bedroom Rent:

$900

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1180

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1450

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1640

Zip Code:

12996

Studio Rent:

$780

1 Bedroom Rent:

$790

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1040

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1280

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1450

Zip Code:

12997

Studio Rent:

$1090

1 Bedroom Rent:

$1110

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1450

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1780

4 Bedroom Rent:

$2010

Zip Code:

12998

Studio Rent:

$900

1 Bedroom Rent:

$910

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1190

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1460

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1650

Estimated Section 8 Payment Standard Range

Local housing authorities commonly set payment standards around 90% to 110% of HUD Fair Market Rent, with exceptions possible. The ranges below are estimates based on HUD FMR data, not official local PHA payment standards.

Zip CodeStudio1 Bed2 Bed3 Bed4 Bed
12836$936 - $1,144$972 - $1,188$1,215 - $1,485$1,575 - $1,925$1,620 - $1,980
12851$792 - $968$801 - $979$1,044 - $1,276$1,278 - $1,562$1,422 - $1,738
12852$810 - $990$819 - $1,001$1,071 - $1,309$1,314 - $1,606$1,485 - $1,815
12853$918 - $1,122$936 - $1,144$1,188 - $1,452$1,530 - $1,870$1,575 - $1,925
12855$810 - $990$819 - $1,001$1,071 - $1,309$1,314 - $1,606$1,485 - $1,815
12857$846 - $1,034$882 - $1,078$1,098 - $1,342$1,422 - $1,738$1,476 - $1,804
12858$828 - $1,012$837 - $1,023$1,098 - $1,342$1,350 - $1,650$1,521 - $1,859
12861$846 - $1,034$882 - $1,078$1,098 - $1,342$1,422 - $1,738$1,548 - $1,892
12870$855 - $1,045$882 - $1,078$1,134 - $1,386$1,422 - $1,738$1,566 - $1,914
12872$855 - $1,045$864 - $1,056$1,134 - $1,386$1,395 - $1,705$1,566 - $1,914
12879$810 - $990$819 - $1,001$1,071 - $1,309$1,314 - $1,606$1,485 - $1,815
12883$846 - $1,034$882 - $1,078$1,098 - $1,342$1,422 - $1,738$1,458 - $1,782
12911$963 - $1,177$963 - $1,177$1,242 - $1,518$1,503 - $1,837$1,674 - $2,046
12912$819 - $1,001$828 - $1,012$1,062 - $1,298$1,287 - $1,573$1,440 - $1,760
12913$774 - $946$810 - $990$1,044 - $1,276$1,287 - $1,573$1,458 - $1,782
12928$810 - $990$819 - $1,001$1,071 - $1,309$1,314 - $1,606$1,485 - $1,815
12932$675 - $825$693 - $847$891 - $1,089$1,143 - $1,397$1,305 - $1,595
12936$1,188 - $1,452$1,197 - $1,463$1,575 - $1,925$1,935 - $2,365$2,187 - $2,673
12941$1,008 - $1,232$1,026 - $1,254$1,341 - $1,639$1,647 - $2,013$1,863 - $2,277
12942$1,206 - $1,474$1,224 - $1,496$1,602 - $1,958$1,971 - $2,409$2,223 - $2,717
12943$1,035 - $1,265$1,053 - $1,287$1,377 - $1,683$1,692 - $2,068$1,917 - $2,343
12944$945 - $1,155$954 - $1,166$1,242 - $1,518$1,512 - $1,848$1,692 - $2,068
12946$873 - $1,067$882 - $1,078$1,161 - $1,419$1,422 - $1,738$1,611 - $1,969
12950$999 - $1,221$1,008 - $1,232$1,323 - $1,617$1,629 - $1,991$1,836 - $2,244
12956$810 - $990$819 - $1,001$1,071 - $1,309$1,314 - $1,606$1,485 - $1,815
12960$810 - $990$819 - $1,001$1,071 - $1,309$1,314 - $1,606$1,485 - $1,815
12961$810 - $990$819 - $1,001$1,071 - $1,309$1,314 - $1,606$1,485 - $1,815
12964$810 - $990$819 - $1,001$1,071 - $1,309$1,314 - $1,606$1,485 - $1,815
12972$981 - $1,199$981 - $1,199$1,251 - $1,529$1,503 - $1,837$1,656 - $2,024
12974$747 - $913$756 - $924$990 - $1,210$1,215 - $1,485$1,377 - $1,683
12975$918 - $1,122$927 - $1,133$1,215 - $1,485$1,494 - $1,826$1,683 - $2,057
12977$765 - $935$819 - $1,001$1,053 - $1,287$1,296 - $1,584$1,476 - $1,804
12983$684 - $836$774 - $946$963 - $1,177$1,188 - $1,452$1,359 - $1,661
12987$1,053 - $1,287$1,071 - $1,309$1,395 - $1,705$1,719 - $2,101$1,935 - $2,365
12989$765 - $935$810 - $990$1,026 - $1,254$1,260 - $1,540$1,413 - $1,727
12993$801 - $979$810 - $990$1,062 - $1,298$1,305 - $1,595$1,476 - $1,804
12996$702 - $858$711 - $869$936 - $1,144$1,152 - $1,408$1,305 - $1,595
12997$981 - $1,199$999 - $1,221$1,305 - $1,595$1,602 - $1,958$1,809 - $2,211
12998$810 - $990$819 - $1,001$1,071 - $1,309$1,314 - $1,606$1,485 - $1,815

Section 8 Rent Amounts vs Local Median Rent

This comparison uses Census ACS 2024 5-year median gross rent data by ZIP Code Tabulation Area. The table defaults to 2-bedroom and 3-bedroom units because those are the most common investor and landlord comparisons.

Zip Code2 Bed Section 82 Bed Median Rent2 Bed Difference3 Bed Section 83 Bed Median Rent3 Bed Difference
12853$1,320N/AN/A$1,700N/AN/A
12857$1,220N/AN/A$1,580N/AN/A
12870$1,260N/AN/A$1,580N/AN/A
12883$1,220$861+$359 (+42%)$1,580$1,029+$551 (+54%)
12912$1,180$1,045+$135 (+13%)$1,430$1,263+$167 (+13%)
12913$1,160N/AN/A$1,430$950+$480 (+51%)
12932$990$761+$229 (+30%)$1,270N/AN/A
12936$1,750$1,167+$583 (+50%)$2,150N/AN/A
12941$1,490$1,333+$157 (+12%)$1,830N/AN/A
12944$1,380$900+$480 (+53%)$1,680$1,149+$531 (+46%)
12946$1,290$1,196+$94 (+8%)$1,580$1,979-$399 (-20%)
12950$1,470N/AN/A$1,810$1,219+$591 (+48%)
12972$1,390$1,003+$387 (+39%)$1,670$1,074+$596 (+55%)
12974$1,100$815+$285 (+35%)$1,350N/AN/A
12983$1,070$1,106-$36 (-3%)$1,320$1,151+$169 (+15%)
12989$1,140N/AN/A$1,400$631+$769 (+122%)
12993$1,180$917+$263 (+29%)$1,450$933+$517 (+55%)
12996$1,040$685+$355 (+52%)$1,280N/AN/A
12997$1,450$995+$455 (+46%)$1,780$1,313+$467 (+36%)

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