How do I look up FY 2026 Fair Market Rent by ZIP code?
Search a five-digit ZIP code on fmr.fyi to view FY 2026 HUD Fair Market Rent, Small Area Fair Market Rent when available, and bedroom-level benchmarks.
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FY 2026 Fair Market Rent lookup
Search the current FY 2026 HUD Fair Market Rent and SAFMR benchmarks by ZIP code, city, county, or state. fmr.fyi pairs bedroom-level FMR data with property values, market rent, tax rates, rental yield, and investment scores.
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What Fair Market Rent means
Fair Market Rent is the HUD benchmark used in Housing Choice Voucher and Section 8 rent calculations. It is published by bedroom size and geography, usually at the county or metro-area level.
SAFMR, or Small Area Fair Market Rent, is published at the ZIP-code level in designated metro areas. SAFMR can matter when a city or county has neighborhoods with meaningfully different rent levels.
Published FMR is not always the final rent a housing authority will approve. Payment standards, rent reasonableness rules, utility allowances, and local program policies can change the amount available for a specific unit. Review the difference between FMR and a payment standard before applying a benchmark to a property.
Evaluating a purchase also requires comparing the rent benchmark with the acquisition price. See how to use FMR and property value together before screening a market.
FY 2026 Fair Market Rent lookup questions
Is Fair Market Rent the same as a Section 8 payment standard?
No. HUD Fair Market Rent is a published benchmark. Local housing authorities use FMR when setting payment standards, but local standards can differ from the published FMR.
What is SAFMR?
Small Area Fair Market Rent is HUD FMR published at the ZIP-code level for designated metro areas, which can show neighborhood-level rent differences within a broader county or metro market.