FMRFinder

Rhode Island fair market rent by county and town

Rhode Island · FY2027 · 39 listed places · 3 HUD FMR areas

$1,879median 2BR

From $1,832 in Westerly town to $2,507 in Middletown town

FY2026 → FY2027: median +8.7% · 39 up, 0 down · largest Barrington town +8.7% · all states

Unweighted median of the listed county, county-equivalent and town 2-bedroom FMRs; places sharing a HUD FMR area have the same value. This is not a statewide estimate of rents paid. U.S. county median $1,056. Effective October 1, 2026.

Income needed to afford it

At HUD's affordability benchmark — rent and utilities at no more than 30% of income — a 2-bedroom at the Fair Market Rent takes about $100,280 a year in Middletown town and $73,280 in Westerly town.

UnitMedian FMRIncome neededPer hour
Studio$1,423$56,920$27.37
1 bedroom$1,509$60,360$29.02
2 bedrooms$1,879$75,160$36.13
3 bedrooms$2,302$92,080$44.27
4 bedrooms$2,615$104,600$50.29

Income needed = monthly FMR × 12 ÷ 0.30. Per hour = that ÷ 2,080 hours (one full-time job). Medians are across the listed Rhode Island places, like the figure above. The FMR is HUD's 40th-percentile gross rent estimate, not the price of any listing.

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