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FY2027 vs FY2026 fair market rent changes by state

U.S. counties · 2-bedroom · FY2026 → FY2027

+4.2%median change

2,525 counties up · 632 down · 4 unchanged

Median of county-level 2BR changes (New England towns excluded), not a rent index. The FY2027 schedule takes effect October 1, 2026; your housing authority's payment standard follows within its own timeline. Per-county detail on each state page.

By state largest median increase first

StateMedian 2BR FY2027Median changeUp / downBiggest increaseBiggest decrease
North Dakota$1,014+16.2%46 / 7Mountrail County +26.6%Ward County -10.0%
Vermont$1,558+14.5%255 / 0Barre city +20.3%Bolton town +1.2%
Alabama$975+13.2%63 / 4Talladega County +20.0%Washington County -6.3%
Kansas$961+9.6%100 / 5Dickinson County +16.3%Butler County -5.1%
South Dakota$1,033+9.1%66 / 0Grant County +26.9%Union County +3.5%
Rhode Island$1,879+8.7%39 / 0Barrington town +8.7%Hopkinton town +6.4%
Colorado$1,374+8.6%59 / 5Jackson County +50.2%El Paso County -6.6%
District of Columbia$2,438+8.5%1 / 0District of Columbia +8.5%District of Columbia +8.5%
Missouri$962+8.3%114 / 2Jasper County +21.8%Boone County -7.2%
Mississippi$905+7.5%79 / 3Forrest County +25.7%Tunica County -2.5%
Tennessee$1,048+7.5%89 / 6Rhea County +14.5%Roane County -4.0%
Delaware$1,629+7.1%3 / 0Kent County +10.8%New Castle County +2.8%
West Virginia$955+7.0%53 / 2Jefferson County +10.0%Hampshire County -4.3%
Puerto Rico$613+6.5%77 / 1Hormigueros Municipio +12.5%Adjuntas Municipio -2.6%
North Carolina$1,145+6.3%90 / 9Cumberland County +18.0%Moore County -9.9%
Indiana$1,086+6.1%91 / 1Jasper County +14.9%St. Joseph County -1.2%
Louisiana$995+5.8%46 / 18St. James Parish +26.5%Bossier Parish -5.9%
Nebraska$1,014+5.5%91 / 2Colfax County +14.0%Howard County -3.3%
Kentucky$925+5.0%113 / 7Trimble County +17.4%Hancock County -5.3%
Washington$1,467+4.7%26 / 13Pend Oreille County +18.1%Yakima County -4.4%
Maryland$1,875+4.2%19 / 5Charles County +8.5%Calvert County -9.3%
Michigan$1,085+4.2%76 / 7Branch County +12.3%Berrien County -2.7%
Minnesota$1,048+4.2%81 / 6Houston County +15.2%Polk County -6.9%
New Mexico$1,063+4.2%29 / 4Los Alamos County +7.7%Bernalillo County -5.5%
Pennsylvania$1,136+4.2%58 / 9Carbon County +12.5%Berks County -10.0%
Texas$1,104+4.2%204 / 49Dallam County +18.0%Karnes County -10.0%
Wisconsin$1,040+4.2%63 / 9La Crosse County +15.2%Dane County -7.6%
Wyoming$1,016+3.7%21 / 2Sublette County +7.3%Natrona County -3.4%
Idaho$1,126+3.6%32 / 11Bear Lake County +8.6%Butte County -10.0%
Arkansas$909+3.3%65 / 10White County +7.7%Benton County -6.8%
Alaska$1,512+3.2%24 / 6Yakutat City and Borough +13.6%Fairbanks North Star Borough -7.3%
Virginia$1,262+3.2%79 / 54Botetourt County +16.7%Albemarle County -10.0%
Ohio$1,048+3.1%75 / 13Union County +12.1%Carroll County -3.4%
U.S. Virgin Islands$1,509+2.8%2 / 1St. Thomas +2.9%St. Croix -1.0%
Georgia$1,058+2.6%97 / 62Charlton County +14.9%Morgan County -8.0%
American Samoa$942+2.5%1 / 0American Samoa +2.5%American Samoa +2.5%
Northern Mariana Islands$988+2.4%1 / 0Northern Mariana Islands +2.4%Northern Mariana Islands +2.4%
Massachusetts$2,367+2.3%311 / 40Berlin town +15.4%Aquinnah town -6.2%
Connecticut$1,933+1.9%89 / 80Bethany town +6.2%Bridgeport town -4.5%
New Jersey$2,233+1.9%17 / 4Mercer County +15.0%Monmouth County -1.9%
Illinois$958+1.5%80 / 22Marshall County +16.7%Henry County -7.6%
Iowa$927+0.9%87 / 11Harrison County +6.0%Story County -8.0%
New York$1,385+0.6%37 / 25Broome County +10.5%Livingston County -10.0%
California$1,725+0.3%30 / 28San Joaquin County +15.7%Ventura County -10.0%
Montana$1,310+0.2%54 / 2Phillips County +4.2%Gallatin County -2.1%
Florida$1,474-1.5%25 / 42Martin County +17.8%Monroe County -10.0%
Utah$1,158-1.8%9 / 20Rich County +19.0%San Juan County -8.9%
Maine$1,367-1.9%149 / 380Cape Elizabeth town +10.5%Alna town -6.8%
South Carolina$1,098-1.9%17 / 29Greenville County +12.5%McCormick County -7.4%
Oklahoma$916-2.2%19 / 58Sequoyah County +4.5%Woodward County -5.7%
Oregon$1,324-2.3%11 / 25Marion County +8.5%Sherman County -9.8%
Hawaii$2,326-3.8%2 / 3Maui County +1.2%Kauai County -9.7%
Nevada$1,327-4.7%2 / 15Pershing County +2.9%Mineral County -10.0%
Arizona$1,244-7.8%1 / 14Pima County +0.2%Coconino County -10.0%
New Hampshire$1,734-8.4%52 / 207Antrim town +8.0%Alstead town -10.0%
Guam$1,449-8.8%0 / 1Guam +-8.8%Guam -8.8%

Source: HUD FY2027 and FY2026 Fair Market Rents (FMR_All_1983_2027.csv, fetched 2026-09-19). Also: biggest county increases · biggest decreases · highest · lowest.