FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
0.85
1 BR
1 BR
0.88ratio
FMR$780
Market$890
vs market-$110
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
0.88
4 BR
4 BR
1.23ratio
FMR$1,440
Market$1,170
vs market+$270
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
1.23
0.700.800.901.001.101.201.30aligned range
Historical
FY 2023-2027
FMR
FY2027
Market rent
last ~365 days
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ZIP 30138 fair market rent, FY 2027
For FY 2027, HUD's Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit in ZIP 30138 (Esom Hill, GA) is $1,020 a month. That is unchanged from FY 2026. Esom Hill is in the Polk County, GA non-metropolitan FMR area. HUD also publishes the ZIP-level Small Area FMRs shown here, but unless the local housing authority has adopted them, vouchers are based on the county-wide two-bedroom FMR of $1,017. Among 9 ZIP codes in Polk County, 30138 has the 9th-highest two-bedroom rent (county range $1,020–$1,310). The median county two-bedroom FMR in Georgia is $1,058, so ZIP 30138 is 4% below it.
FY 2027 rent by bedroom
FY 2027 fair market rent by bedroom for 30138
Bedrooms
FY 2026
FY 2027
Change
90–110% range
Studio
$770
$770
0.0%
$693–$847
1BR
$780
$780
0.0%
$702–$858
2BR
$1,020
$1,020
0.0%
$918–$1,122
3BR
$1,290
$1,300
+0.8%
$1,170–$1,430
4BR
$1,350
$1,440
+6.7%
$1,296–$1,584
Fair market rent history, FY 2023–2027
Fair market rent by fiscal year for 30138
Fiscal year
Studio
1BR
2BR
3BR
4BR
FY 2027
$770
$780
$1,020
$1,300
$1,440
FY 2026
$770
$780
$1,020
$1,290
$1,350
FY 2025
$700
$710
$930
$1,170
$1,230
FY 2024area FMR
$699
$703
$924
$1,165
$1,231
FY 2023area FMR
$623
$628
$826
$1,052
$1,110
Marked years use a different HUD benchmark than FY 2027, so they are not a like-for-like change.
How much will Section 8 pay for a two-bedroom in ZIP 30138?
Housing authorities set voucher payment standards, normally between 90% and 110% of the FMR. With the county-wide two-bedroom FMR of $1,017, which applies unless the housing authority uses Small Area FMRs, that basic range is $915 to $1,119 a month; under the ZIP-level Small Area FMR of $1,020 it would be $918 to $1,122. The voucher pays the lower of the payment standard or the gross rent, minus the tenant's share, which is usually about 30% of adjusted monthly income. Confirm the local housing authority's current schedule before underwriting.
Which HUD fair market rent area is ZIP 30138 in?
ZIP 30138 is in the Polk County, GA non-metropolitan FMR area. Small Area FMRs are optional here; the county-wide two-bedroom FMR is $1,017.
How much did fair market rent change in ZIP 30138 for FY 2027?
The two-bedroom FMR was unchanged at $1,020 in FY 2027. Since FY 2025 it has risen 9.7%.
When do FY 2027 fair market rents take effect?
HUD's FY 2027 fair market rents took effect on October 1, 2026. When FMRs change, housing authorities generally have up to three months to bring payment standards back within 90% to 110% of the new FMR.
Source: HUD FY 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rents and area FMRs. Payment-standard ranges are 90% to 110% of FMR, HUD's basic range, not a housing authority's published schedule. How payment standards are set