Newport city, RI fair market rent

Newport-Middleton-Portsmouth, RI HUD Metro FMR Area · FY2027 · upcoming · effective October 1, 2026

$2,5072 bedrooms / month

Illustrative 90–110% range $2,256–$2,758 · +8.3% from FY2026

Gross rent including tenant-paid utilities. The range is HUD's basic payment-standard band, not your PHA's adopted standard or your voucher payment; your PHA's effective date may differ. Metro FMR area (town-level geography in HUD's file; the FMR may be shared with other towns). U.S. county median 2BR $1,056.

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HUD rents by bedroom count
Unit	FY2027	FY2026	Change
Studio	$1,904	$1,752	+8.7%
1 bedroom	$1,916	$1,764	+8.6%
2 bedrooms	$2,507	$2,314	+8.3%
3 bedrooms	$3,327	$3,131	+6.3%
4 bedrooms	$3,981	$3,595	+10.7%

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Source: HUD Fair Market Rent data, FMR_All_1983_2027.csv, retrieved 2026-09-19.

2-bedroom FMR, last 11 years

FY17$1,229
FY18$1,303
FY19$1,378
FY20$1,419
FY21$1,502
FY22$1,705
FY23$1,976
FY24$2,270
FY25$2,200
FY26$2,314
FY27$2,507

HUD's fiscal year runs October to September, so the FY2027 figure applies from October 1, 2026. The FMR is the 40th-percentile gross rent (rent plus tenant-paid utilities) for standard-quality units, from Census ACS data trended forward with recent rent surveys. It is not a rent cap for private landlords. Data & method

Newport city, RI fair market rent

2-bedroom FMR, last 11 years

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