2025 FMR and Section 8 Rents by State

Section 8 is a federal program that guarantees monthly rent payments to landlords. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) publishes Fair Market Rents, which are 40th percentile averages of local rents, to determine their standard payment amount.

Typically, the government guarantees 70% of the rent payment, and the tenant pays the remaining 30%. Section 8 tenants typically stay in their units 6-7x longer than regular tenants.

Section 8 Investing by State

Use our Section 8 rents table to find the best market for Section 8 investment. See Section 8 rents in each city and zip code.

Click the column header to sort each column. Click state name to explore Section 8 Rents by city.

State
Studio
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms

Alabama

$703$758$924$1,196$1,372

Alaska

$1,058$1,170$1,461$1,936$2,239

Arizona

$1,055$1,163$1,431$1,918$2,165

Arkansas

$674$716$901$1,184$1,339

California

$1,429$1,565$1,955$2,626$3,034

Colorado

$1,062$1,137$1,408$1,835$2,162

Connecticut

$1,208$1,392$1,732$2,147$2,551

Delaware

$1,192$1,253$1,564$2,005$2,314

Florida

$1,134$1,216$1,446$1,879$2,183

Georgia

$932$972$1,151$1,465$1,712

Hawaii

$1,630$1,684$2,201$2,941$3,417

Idaho

$836$908$1,127$1,565$1,872

Illinois

$736$814$1,015$1,315$1,484

Indiana

$764$836$1,042$1,327$1,510

Iowa

$693$746$938$1,215$1,344

Kansas

$674$735$928$1,200$1,358

Kentucky

$705$776$969$1,259$1,419

Louisiana

$799$867$1,054$1,357$1,577

Maine

$893$958$1,206$1,571$1,748

Maryland

$1,354$1,445$1,716$2,214$2,547

Massachusetts

$1,566$1,679$2,086$2,564$2,885

Michigan

$755$837$1,046$1,338$1,492

Minnesota

$775$862$1,081$1,432$1,644

Mississippi

$796$828$995$1,267$1,392

Missouri

$691$730$918$1,200$1,383

Montana

$814$889$1,116$1,488$1,766

Nebraska

$653$741$938$1,191$1,317

Nevada

$983$1,080$1,360$1,864$2,255

New Hampshire

$1,131$1,212$1,575$2,041$2,209

New Jersey

$1,466$1,627$1,973$2,476$2,797

New Mexico

$755$853$1,039$1,389$1,649

New York

$1,130$1,219$1,465$1,837$2,036

North Carolina

$927$969$1,158$1,501$1,781

North Dakota

$776$798$967$1,300$1,590

Ohio

$747$807$1,014$1,290$1,440

Oklahoma

$715$763$962$1,250$1,449

Oregon

$994$1,090$1,356$1,879$2,209

Pennsylvania

$854$942$1,158$1,482$1,658

Rhode Island

$1,270$1,344$1,656$2,023$2,441

South Carolina

$919$969$1,150$1,458$1,697

South Dakota

$638$729$920$1,215$1,440

Tennessee

$887$925$1,120$1,447$1,654

Texas

$857$905$1,109$1,447$1,689

Utah

$874$977$1,187$1,586$1,870

Vermont

$1,045$1,094$1,350$1,744$1,894

Virginia

$1,117$1,151$1,345$1,758$2,107

Washington

$1,060$1,157$1,441$1,971$2,302

West Virginia

$697$754$927$1,215$1,378

Wisconsin

$754$832$1,052$1,349$1,511

Wyoming

$764$790$1,010$1,352$1,660

Puerto Rico

$493$505$579$760$869

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