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STATESAFMR
Found 2438 ZIPs

State Median Investment Score

85Below average

095130300
BRRent
0 BR$706 - $2,240Median: $949
1 BR$775 - $2,300Median: $1,032
2 BR$1,010 - $2,710Median: $1,241
3 BR$1,208 - $3,430Median: $1,620
4 BR$1,333 - $4,340Median: $1,915

Market Alignment

Studio
152
0.35-2.47
1 BR
139
0.39-2.26
2 BR
155
158
0.47-2.42
3 BR
172
0.39-1.80
4 BR
134
0.27-1.93
0.701.001.30aligned range

Bedroom curve

Counties

Ranked by Investment Score (vs state median)

1Potter County
13557.5%
2Zavala County
12951.0%
3Lamb County
12951.0%
4Swisher County
12951.0%
5Kent County
12951.0%
6Throckmorton County
12951.0%
7Cottle County
12951.0%
8Foard County
12951.0%
9Crosby County
12951.0%
10Culberson County
12951.0%
11Floyd County
12951.0%
12Upton County
12951.0%
13Fisher County
12951.0%
14La Salle County
12951.0%
15Kinney County
12951.0%
16Dickens County
12951.0%
17Dimmit County
12951.0%
18Duval County
12951.0%
19Knox County
12951.0%
20Mitchell County
12951.0%
21Zapata County
12951.0%
22Bailey County
12951.0%
23Irion County
12951.0%
24Runnels County
12951.0%
25Baylor County
12951.0%
26Morris County
12951.0%
27Robertson County
12951.0%
28Borden County
12951.0%
29Willacy County
12951.0%
30Haskell County
12951.0%
31Martin County
12951.0%
32Marion County
12951.0%
33Newton County
12951.0%
34Briscoe County
12951.0%
35Brooks County
12951.0%
36Refugio County
12951.0%
37Wilbarger County
12951.0%
38Hudspeth County
12951.0%
39McMullen County
12951.0%
40Hardeman County
12951.0%
41Nolan County
12951.0%
42Reeves County
12951.0%
43Hall County
12951.0%
44Castro County
12951.0%
45Shelby County
12951.0%
46Childress County
12951.0%
47Cochran County
12951.0%
48Coke County
12951.0%
49Gray County
12951.0%
50Red River County
12951.0%
51Collingsworth County
12951.0%
52Ward County
12951.0%
53Stonewall County
12951.0%
54Parmer County
12749.2%
55Hale County
12647.8%
56Eastland County
12647.0%
57Lynn County
12546.5%
58Starr County
12546.5%
59Crane County
12445.5%
60Armstrong County
12445.2%
61Hutchinson County
12445.0%
62Kleberg County
12444.7%
63San Augustine County
12343.9%
64Dawson County
12343.7%
65Bee County
12243.0%
66Brown County
12141.3%
67Concho County
12041.1%
68Moore County
12040.9%
69Rusk County
12040.7%
70Jefferson County
12040.5%
71Jones County
12040.1%
72Stephens County
11838.3%
73Trinity County
11837.8%
74Orange County
11837.6%
75Hansford County
11736.9%
76Caldwell County
11635.3%
77Crockett County
11534.5%
78Cass County
11534.3%
79Lipscomb County
11434.0%
80Frio County
11433.7%
81Winkler County
11332.8%
82Dallam County
11332.4%
83Hartley County
11332.3%
84Terrell County
11332.0%
85Lee County
11331.8%
86Bowie County
11231.7%
87Young County
11231.6%
88Edwards County
11130.2%
89Panola County
11129.6%
90Carson County
11129.5%
91Wichita County
11129.4%
92Wheeler County
10826.8%
93Bastrop County
10826.5%
94Deaf Smith County
10826.5%
95Scurry County
10725.2%
96Schleicher County
10724.9%
97Hockley County
10724.7%
98Angelina County
10624.6%
99Sterling County
10624.3%
100Live Oak County
10624.0%
101Howard County
10422.1%
102Upshur County
10422.1%
103Ochiltree County
10421.9%
104Terry County
10421.5%
105Burleson County
10320.1%
106DeWitt County
10219.9%
107Clay County
10219.7%
108Lubbock County
10219.0%
109Randall County
10218.9%
110Harrison County
10118.8%
111Nacogdoches County
10118.4%
112Aransas County
10117.7%
113Jim Hogg County
10017.6%
114Titus County
10017.5%
115Liberty County
9916.3%
116Navarro County
9916.3%
117Archer County
9814.9%
118Coryell County
9714.0%
119Presidio County
9713.8%
120Pecos County
9713.7%
121Gonzales County
9713.7%
122Motley County
9713.5%
123Hardin County
9612.6%
124Houston County
9511.6%
125Ector County
9511.6%
126Jeff Davis County
9510.7%
127Tyler County
9410.6%
128San Saba County
9410.4%
129Nueces County
938.6%
130San Patricio County
927.8%
131Falls County
905.6%
132Webb County
905.4%
133Taylor County
905.2%
134Palo Pinto County
894.4%
135Shackelford County
894.1%
136Jim Wells County
893.8%
137Harris County
893.6%
138Wharton County
883.3%
139Calhoun County
883.1%
140Gregg County
882.9%
141Franklin County
882.6%
142Milam County
871.8%
143Midland County
871.7%
144Bell County
860.8%
145El Paso County
860.3%
146Hidalgo County
860.2%
147Cameron County
850.2%
148Tom Green County
850.7%
149Comanche County
850.8%
150Victoria County
851.0%
151Bexar County
841.7%
152Brewster County
832.3%
153Reagan County
832.6%
154Coleman County
833.2%
155Montague County
833.4%
156Hill County
823.5%
157Delta County
823.7%
158Uvalde County
823.7%
159Williamson County
824.2%
160Brazoria County
824.2%
161Brazos County
824.3%
162Chambers County
824.4%
163Anderson County
824.6%
164Jasper County
814.8%
165Sabine County
815.1%
166Wood County
815.1%
167Tarrant County
815.4%
168Dallas County
815.4%
169Lavaca County
815.5%
170Burnet County
815.6%
171Montgomery County
805.9%
172Galveston County
806.1%
173Matagorda County
806.5%
174Callahan County
806.5%
175Freestone County
806.7%
176Johnson County
797.5%
177Camp County
788.8%
178Hamilton County
788.9%
179McCulloch County
779.3%
180Karnes County
779.5%
181Andrews County
779.7%
182Limestone County
7710.2%
183Cherokee County
7710.3%
184McLennan County
7611.0%
185San Jacinto County
7611.2%
186Fort Bend County
7511.9%
187Jack County
7511.9%
188Travis County
7511.9%
189Ellis County
7511.9%
190Polk County
7512.3%
191Walker County
7512.4%
192Hays County
7512.5%
193Lamar County
7512.5%
194Grayson County
7413.3%
195Leon County
7413.4%
196Gaines County
7314.2%
197Fannin County
7314.2%
198Kaufman County
7314.9%
199Smith County
7215.1%
200Goliad County
7215.2%
201Hopkins County
7215.3%
202Atascosa County
7215.5%
203Glasscock County
7216.0%
204Guadalupe County
7216.1%
205Hunt County
7017.9%
206Denton County
6918.8%
207Henderson County
6819.9%
208Fayette County
6820.6%
209Parker County
6721.1%
210Rockwall County
6721.4%
211Mills County
6721.4%
212Collin County
6622.9%
213Van Zandt County
6623.3%
214Val Verde County
6524.1%
215Hood County
6524.1%
216Erath County
6227.6%
217Cooke County
6227.7%
218Hemphill County
6128.8%
219Wilson County
6029.7%
220Comal County
5930.6%
221Lampasas County
5930.8%
222Madison County
5931.3%
223Bosque County
5831.5%
224Waller County
5832.1%
225Gillespie County
5832.1%
226Maverick County
5832.4%
227Colorado County
5733.4%
228Medina County
5634.1%
229Mason County
5634.9%
230Wise County
5535.6%
231Jackson County
5436.5%
232Austin County
5337.5%
233Kimble County
5238.9%
234Grimes County
5238.9%
235Rains County
5041.1%
236Bandera County
4745.2%
237Kerr County
4547.3%
238Llano County
4448.3%
239Blanco County
4151.8%
240Somervell County
3856.1%
241Kendall County
3558.8%
242Washington County
2471.5%
243Real County
1088.4%

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Texas fair market rent by county, FY 2027

HUD's FY 2027 fair market rents cover 254 counties in Texas. The median county two-bedroom FMR is $1,105. That is up 4.8% from $1,054 in FY 2026. Two-bedroom FMRs run from $1,014 in Zavala County to $1,817 in Bastrop County. 47 HUD metropolitan FMR areas cover 86 of those counties; each county in the same metro area shares one FMR. 563 ZIP codes in 7 metro areas must use Small Area FMRs, so voucher payment standards there are set by ZIP code.

Two-bedroom FMR by county

FY 2027 two-bedroom fair market rent by county in Texas
County2BRChange
Bastrop County$1,817−1.9%
Caldwell County$1,817−1.9%
Hays County$1,817−1.9%
Travis County$1,817−1.9%
Williamson County$1,817−1.9%
Collin County$1,807−6.4%
Dallas County$1,807−6.4%
Denton County$1,807−6.4%
Ellis County$1,807−6.4%
Hunt County$1,807−6.4%
Kaufman County$1,807−6.4%
Rockwall County$1,807−6.4%
Midland County$1,794+0.8%
Martin County$1,781+0.5%
Johnson County$1,745+1.3%
Parker County$1,745+1.3%
Tarrant County$1,745+1.3%
Kendall County$1,6500.0%
Gillespie County$1,591+10.6%
Ector County$1,522−4.6%
Chambers County$1,497−4.8%
Fort Bend County$1,497−4.8%
Galveston County$1,497−4.8%
Harris County$1,497−4.8%
Liberty County$1,497−4.8%
Montgomery County$1,497−4.8%
Waller County$1,497−4.8%
Hood County$1,463+3.6%
Bandera County$1,441+1.1%
Bexar County$1,441+1.1%
Comal County$1,441+1.1%
Guadalupe County$1,441+1.1%
Wilson County$1,441+1.1%
Goliad County$1,428−1.0%
Victoria County$1,428−1.0%
Nueces County$1,421+4.0%
San Patricio County$1,421+4.0%
Ward County$1,406+15.7%
Aransas County$1,404−0.2%
Washington County$1,400+7.0%
Grayson County$1,395+3.3%
Dallam County$1,381+18.0%
Irion County$1,350+0.8%
Tom Green County$1,350+0.8%
Burnet County$1,349+8.2%
Andrews County$1,325−7.0%
Brazoria County$1,319−2.9%
Cooke County$1,314+4.2%
Kleberg County$1,314+6.1%
Callahan County$1,310+2.7%
Jones County$1,310+2.7%
Taylor County$1,310+2.7%
McLennan County$1,297+4.6%
Smith County$1,277−4.6%
Erath County$1,260+6.9%
Scurry County$1,245+12.3%
Harrison County$1,244−1.3%
Crosby County$1,241+5.6%
Lubbock County$1,241+5.6%
Bee County$1,233+4.1%
Gregg County$1,232+2.8%
Upshur County$1,232+2.8%
Medina County$1,231+2.9%
Hansford County$1,230+10.5%
Blanco County$1,227+5.1%
Frio County$1,227+12.8%
Polk County$1,227+9.4%
Walker County$1,227+1.4%
Matagorda County$1,226+4.5%
Castro County$1,218+16.0%
Hardin County$1,218+10.4%
Hartley County$1,218+7.9%
Jefferson County$1,218+10.4%
Orange County$1,218+10.4%
Howard County$1,217+3.8%
Parmer County$1,214+11.7%
Dawson County$1,212+12.2%
Colorado County$1,211+5.6%
DeWitt County$1,205+5.6%
Hopkins County$1,205+8.1%
Rusk County$1,205+2.6%
Yoakum County$1,205+1.6%
Anderson County$1,201+7.5%
Uvalde County$1,200+6.9%
Sterling County$1,185+4.6%
Van Zandt County$1,184+6.9%
Wharton County$1,184+7.6%
Reeves County$1,165+7.6%
Wise County$1,164−3.4%
San Jacinto County$1,163+1.2%
Webb County$1,157−0.3%
Kerr County$1,156+3.4%
Lee County$1,155+1.2%
Grimes County$1,154+8.2%
Brazos County$1,151−3.0%
Burleson County$1,151−3.0%
Franklin County$1,151+4.0%
Robertson County$1,151−3.0%
El Paso County$1,146−3.8%
Archer County$1,145+0.8%
Clay County$1,145+0.8%
Wichita County$1,145+0.8%
Karnes County$1,143−10.0%
Jackson County$1,142+8.0%
San Saba County$1,140+10.6%
Nacogdoches County$1,139+6.7%
Navarro County$1,139+8.0%
Bell County$1,138−7.7%
Coryell County$1,138−7.7%
Brown County$1,137+5.3%
Concho County$1,131−1.9%
Palo Pinto County$1,129+5.7%
Childress County$1,128+7.5%
Milam County$1,126+8.6%
Val Verde County$1,119+5.2%
Bowie County$1,118+1.5%
Mitchell County$1,118+2.5%
Tyler County$1,117+7.4%
Live Oak County$1,115+7.9%
Henderson County$1,114+10.4%
Deaf Smith County$1,112+3.9%
Winkler County$1,109+13.4%
Dickens County$1,108+13.9%
Armstrong County$1,107+0.1%
Carson County$1,107+0.1%
Potter County$1,107+0.1%
Randall County$1,107+0.1%
Kenedy County$1,102+8.6%
Llano County$1,102+0.5%
Real County$1,099+5.2%
Fannin County$1,093+11.0%
Fayette County$1,093+7.3%
Wilbarger County$1,091+9.9%
Montague County$1,088+3.1%
Nolan County$1,087+9.2%
Lavaca County$1,086+2.9%
Garza County$1,084+11.4%
Gray County$1,083+4.4%
Hill County$1,080+5.6%
Coleman County$1,079+2.5%
Trinity County$1,079+6.8%
Borden County$1,078+6.2%
Briscoe County$1,078+6.2%
Cottle County$1,078+6.2%
Crockett County$1,078+6.2%
Culberson County$1,078+6.2%
Duval County$1,078+6.2%
Edwards County$1,078+6.2%
Glasscock County$1,078+6.2%
Jeff Davis County$1,078+6.2%
Kent County$1,078+6.2%
King County$1,078+6.2%
Kinney County$1,078+6.2%
Loving County$1,078+6.2%
Mason County$1,078+5.3%
McMullen County$1,078+6.2%
Pecos County$1,078+10.8%
Presidio County$1,078+6.2%
Roberts County$1,078+6.2%
Schleicher County$1,078+10.8%
Stonewall County$1,078+6.2%
Sutton County$1,078+10.8%
Terrell County$1,078+6.2%
Upton County$1,078+6.2%
Angelina County$1,073+5.1%
La Salle County$1,073+5.7%
Moore County$1,070+3.1%
Atascosa County$1,069−2.6%
Austin County$1,069−2.4%
McCulloch County$1,067+2.1%
Oldham County$1,065−3.3%
Sherman County$1,065+9.5%
Cherokee County$1,062+7.9%
Panola County$1,060+6.5%
Throckmorton County$1,060+7.5%
Sabine County$1,057+8.6%
Runnels County$1,055−1.3%
Young County$1,053+5.5%
Wheeler County$1,048+4.0%
Houston County$1,046+7.0%
Jim Hogg County$1,045+7.4%
Titus County$1,045+7.4%
Cameron County$1,042−0.5%
Marion County$1,041+7.0%
Lamar County$1,036+6.5%
Brewster County$1,028+3.5%
Lynn County$1,025+1.8%
Jack County$1,022+5.0%
Wood County$1,019−0.3%
Comanche County$1,017+4.5%
Hidalgo County$1,017−4.1%
Bailey County$1,015+4.3%
Baylor County$1,014+4.2%
Bosque County$1,014+4.2%
Brooks County$1,014+4.2%
Calhoun County$1,014+4.2%
Camp County$1,014+4.2%
Cass County$1,014+4.2%
Cochran County$1,014+4.2%
Coke County$1,014+4.2%
Collingsworth County$1,014+4.2%
Crane County$1,014+3.5%
Delta County$1,014+4.2%
Dimmit County$1,014+4.2%
Donley County$1,014+4.2%
Eastland County$1,014+4.2%
Falls County$1,014+4.2%
Fisher County$1,014+4.2%
Floyd County$1,014+4.2%
Foard County$1,014+4.2%
Freestone County$1,014+4.2%
Gaines County$1,014+4.2%
Gonzales County$1,014+4.2%
Hale County$1,014+4.2%
Hall County$1,014+4.2%
Hamilton County$1,014+4.2%
Hardeman County$1,014+4.2%
Haskell County$1,014+4.2%
Hemphill County$1,014+4.2%
Hockley County$1,014+4.2%
Hudspeth County$1,014+4.2%
Hutchinson County$1,014+4.2%
Jasper County$1,014+4.2%
Jim Wells County$1,014+4.2%
Kimble County$1,014+4.2%
Knox County$1,014+4.2%
Lamb County$1,014+4.2%
Lampasas County$1,014−5.0%
Leon County$1,014+4.2%
Limestone County$1,014+4.2%
Lipscomb County$1,014+4.2%
Madison County$1,014+4.2%
Maverick County$1,014+4.2%
Menard County$1,014+4.2%
Mills County$1,014+4.2%
Morris County$1,014+4.2%
Motley County$1,014+4.2%
Newton County$1,014+4.2%
Ochiltree County$1,014+1.6%
Rains County$1,014+4.2%
Reagan County$1,014−0.1%
Red River County$1,014+4.2%
Refugio County$1,014+4.2%
San Augustine County$1,014−0.1%
Shackelford County$1,014+4.2%
Shelby County$1,014+4.2%
Somervell County$1,014−0.1%
Starr County$1,014+4.2%
Stephens County$1,014−0.1%
Swisher County$1,014+4.2%
Terry County$1,014+4.2%
Willacy County$1,014+4.2%
Zapata County$1,014+4.2%
Zavala County$1,014+4.2%

HUD metro FMR areas

FY 2027 two-bedroom fair market rent by HUD metro area in Texas
Metro areaCounties2BR
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA5$1,817
Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area7$1,807
Midland, TX HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,794
Martin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,781
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HUD Metro FMR Area3$1,745
Kendall County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,650
Odessa, TX MSA1$1,522
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX HUD Metro FMR Area7$1,497
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX HUD Metro FMR Area5$1,441
Victoria, TX MSA2$1,428
Corpus Christi, TX HUD Metro FMR Area2$1,421
Aransas County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,404
Sherman-Denison, TX MSA1$1,395
San Angelo, TX MSA2$1,350
Brazoria County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,319
Abilene, TX MSA3$1,310
Waco, TX HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,297
Tyler, TX MSA1$1,277
Harrison County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,244
Lubbock, TX HUD Metro FMR Area2$1,241
Longview, TX HUD Metro FMR Area2$1,232
Medina County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,231
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA3$1,218
Rusk County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,205
Wise County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,164
San Jacinto County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,163
Laredo, TX MSA1$1,157
College Station-Bryan, TX MSA3$1,151
El Paso, TX HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,146
Wichita Falls, TX MSA3$1,145
Killeen-Temple, TX HUD Metro FMR Area2$1,138
Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,118
Amarillo, TX HUD Metro FMR Area4$1,107
Garza County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,084
Atascosa County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,069
Austin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,069
Oldham County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,065
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA1$1,042
Lynn County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,025
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA1$1,017
Bosque County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,014
Cochran County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,014
Falls County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,014
Hockley County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,014
Hudspeth County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,014
Lampasas County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,014
Eagle Pass, TX MSA1$1,014

Questions about Texas rents

What is the fair market rent in Texas?

HUD sets fair market rents by metro area and county, not statewide. For FY 2027 the median county two-bedroom FMR in Texas is $1,105. Look up the county or ZIP code to see the value that applies to a specific property.

Which Texas counties have the highest fair market rent?

For FY 2027, the highest two-bedroom FMRs are in Bastrop County ($1,817), Caldwell County ($1,817), Hays County ($1,817).

Does Texas use Small Area Fair Market Rents?

Yes, in part. HUD requires Small Area FMRs in 563 ZIP codes across 7 metro areas, led by the Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area; San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX HUD Metro FMR Area; Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HUD Metro FMR Area. Elsewhere, housing authorities use the metro or county FMR unless they choose to adopt Small Area FMRs.

Source: HUD FY 2027 Fair Market Rents. Change compares each county's two-bedroom FMR with FY 2026.

Data source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Fiscal Year 2027