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Illinois ZIP codes
with a Section 8 rent.
Every Illinois ZIP code HUD publishes a Fair Market Rent for — 1,505 of them, FY2026. This page lists ZIPs 1,001–1,500, grouped by HUD area, with the 2-bedroom and 3-bedroom ceiling beside each one. Open any ZIP for its full schedule from studio to 4-bedroom.
data as of 2026-08-19 · HUD FY2026
Why the ZIP beats the metro average.
A ZIP-level Fair Market Rent is HUD's Small Area FMR: instead of one voucher ceiling for an entire metro, HUD publishes a separate ceiling for each ZIP code, set from what rents actually cost in that ZIP. The metro figure is an average over all of them, so it sits above the weaker ZIPs and below the stronger ones — which is why two houses fifteen minutes apart in the same city can carry Section 8 ceilings hundreds of dollars apart. Underwrite the ZIP's number, not the metro's. The published FMR is still a reference, not a payment: housing authorities set their payment standard at roughly 90–110% of it, and every unit has to clear a rent reasonableness test against comparable local rentals before a lease is approved.
FMR by ZIP code.
ZIPs 1,001–1,500 of 1,505 · 55 HUD areas on this page · data as of 2026-08-19 · HUD FY2026
| ZIP | 2 BR | 3 BR |
|---|---|---|
| Macoupin County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area | ||
| 62085 | $920 | $1,140 |
| 62088 | $1,030 | $1,290 |
| 62093 | $940 | $1,170 |
| 62626 | $920 | $1,140 |
| 62672 | $930 | $1,160 |
| 62674 | $920 | $1,140 |
| 62685 | $1,010 | $1,260 |
| Montgomery County, IL | ||
| 62086 | $990 | $1,270 |
| 62089 | $930 | $1,120 |
| 62091 | $970 | $1,200 |
| 62094 | $920 | $1,100 |
| 62262 | $1,090 | $1,380 |
| 62533 | $950 | $1,140 |
| 62538 | $920 | $1,100 |
| 62546 | $920 | $1,100 |
| 62558 | $1,080 | $1,440 |
| 62560 | $1,060 | $1,270 |
| 62572 | $920 | $1,110 |
| 62640 | $930 | $1,160 |
| 62690 | $1,020 | $1,380 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL HUD Metro FMR Area | ||
| 62087 | $990 | $1,270 |
| 62090 | $1,000 | $1,290 |
| 62095 | $1,040 | $1,340 |
| 62097 | $1,110 | $1,420 |
| 62201 | $990 | $1,270 |
| 62202 | $1,190 | $1,530 |
| 62203 | $1,130 | $1,450 |
| 62204 | $990 | $1,270 |
| 62205 | $1,170 | $1,510 |
| 62206 | $1,190 | $1,530 |
| 62207 | $990 | $1,270 |
| 62208 | $1,320 | $1,700 |
| 62215 | $1,290 | $1,660 |
| 62216 | $1,170 | $1,510 |
| 62218 | $1,020 | $1,330 |
| 62219 | $1,130 | $1,450 |
| 62220 | $1,080 | $1,390 |
| 62221 | $1,230 | $1,580 |
| 62222 | $1,190 | $1,530 |
| 62223 | $1,180 | $1,520 |
| 62225 | $1,830 | $2,360 |
| 62226 | $1,090 | $1,400 |
| 62230 | $1,020 | $1,310 |
| 62232 | $1,220 | $1,570 |
| 62234 | $1,120 | $1,440 |
| 62236 | $1,220 | $1,570 |
| 62239 | $1,060 | $1,360 |
| 62240 | $1,180 | $1,530 |
| 62243 | $1,270 | $1,630 |
| 62244 | $1,160 | $1,490 |
| 62245 | $990 | $1,270 |
| 62248 | $990 | $1,270 |
| 62250 | $990 | $1,270 |
| 62252 | $1,110 | $1,430 |
| 62254 | $1,340 | $1,720 |
| 62256 | $1,160 | $1,490 |
| 62258 | $1,310 | $1,690 |
| 62260 | $1,300 | $1,670 |
| 62264 | $1,110 | $1,430 |
| 62265 | $1,350 | $1,740 |
| 62266 | $1,240 | $1,610 |
| 62269 | $1,420 | $1,830 |
| 62279 | $990 | $1,270 |
| 62281 | $1,540 | $1,980 |
| 62282 | $990 | $1,270 |
| 62285 | $990 | $1,270 |
| 62289 | $1,010 | $1,300 |
| 62293 | $990 | $1,270 |
| 62294 | $1,180 | $1,520 |
| 62295 | $1,460 | $1,880 |
| 62298 | $1,050 | $1,350 |
| Greene County, IL | ||
| 62092 | $920 | $1,100 |
| 62098 | $1,030 | $1,230 |
| 62630 | $950 | $1,180 |
| 62649 | $920 | $1,140 |
| Washington County, IL | ||
| 62214 | $1,000 | $1,320 |
| 62237 | $1,010 | $1,290 |
| 62255 | $1,000 | $1,290 |
| 62257 | $990 | $1,270 |
| 62263 | $950 | $1,290 |
| 62268 | $970 | $1,280 |
| 62271 | $920 | $1,240 |
| 62801 | $990 | $1,270 |
| 62803 | $920 | $1,240 |
| 62808 | $920 | $1,200 |
| 62831 | $980 | $1,280 |
| 62848 | $1,030 | $1,400 |
| 62876 | $1,030 | $1,400 |
| 62877 | $1,010 | $1,360 |
| Randolph County, IL | ||
| 62217 | $950 | $1,190 |
| 62233 | $940 | $1,180 |
| 62238 | $1,200 | $1,500 |
| 62241 | $930 | $1,160 |
| 62242 | $920 | $1,150 |
| 62259 | $920 | $1,150 |
| 62261 | $930 | $1,140 |
| 62272 | $920 | $1,150 |
| 62277 | $990 | $1,270 |
| 62278 | $1,000 | $1,270 |
| 62280 | $950 | $1,240 |
| 62286 | $920 | $1,150 |
| 62288 | $920 | $1,150 |
| 62292 | $950 | $1,190 |
| 62297 | $1,160 | $1,450 |
| 62907 | $970 | $1,280 |
| 62916 | $920 | $1,200 |
| Bond County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area | ||
| 62231 | $1,160 | $1,490 |
| 62246 | $990 | $1,270 |
| 62249 | $990 | $1,270 |
| 62273 | $1,230 | $1,550 |
| 62275 | $1,130 | $1,440 |
| 62284 | $940 | $1,180 |
| Fayette County, IL | ||
| 62253 | $990 | $1,270 |
| 62411 | $1,050 | $1,390 |
| 62418 | $970 | $1,250 |
| 62426 | $920 | $1,200 |
| 62458 | $920 | $1,180 |
| 62471 | $920 | $1,180 |
| 62880 | $920 | $1,190 |
| Perry County, IL | ||
| 62274 | $920 | $1,150 |
| 62832 | $950 | $1,190 |
| 62883 | $970 | $1,200 |
| 62888 | $1,070 | $1,340 |
| Adams County, IL | ||
| 62301 | $1,050 | $1,310 |
| 62305 | $1,180 | $1,470 |
| 62306 | $1,060 | $1,320 |
| 62320 | $930 | $1,160 |
| 62324 | $1,070 | $1,320 |
| 62325 | $1,030 | $1,280 |
| 62338 | $1,160 | $1,440 |
| 62339 | $920 | $1,140 |
| 62347 | $1,010 | $1,260 |
| 62348 | $1,120 | $1,400 |
| 62359 | $1,060 | $1,320 |
| 62360 | $1,120 | $1,400 |
| 62365 | $920 | $1,140 |
| 62376 | $1,120 | $1,400 |
| Schuyler County, IL | ||
| 62311 | $920 | $1,140 |
| 62319 | $970 | $1,160 |
| 62344 | $920 | $1,100 |
| 62346 | $970 | $1,180 |
| 62367 | $920 | $1,130 |
| 62618 | $940 | $1,300 |
| 62624 | $930 | $1,250 |
| 62639 | $920 | $1,140 |
| 62681 | $920 | $1,100 |
| Pike County, IL | ||
| 62312 | $920 | $1,140 |
| 62314 | $950 | $1,160 |
| 62323 | $940 | $1,130 |
| 62340 | $920 | $1,110 |
| 62343 | $920 | $1,140 |
| 62345 | $920 | $1,110 |
| 62352 | $1,180 | $1,430 |
| 62355 | $1,260 | $1,560 |
| 62356 | $920 | $1,110 |
| 62357 | $920 | $1,110 |
| 62361 | $1,070 | $1,320 |
| 62362 | $920 | $1,110 |
| 62366 | $990 | $1,270 |
| 62370 | $930 | $1,130 |
| Hancock County, IL | ||
| 62313 | $920 | $1,110 |
| 62316 | $920 | $1,140 |
| 62321 | $920 | $1,110 |
| 62329 | $920 | $1,120 |
| 62334 | $940 | $1,130 |
| 62336 | $920 | $1,110 |
| 62341 | $990 | $1,200 |
| 62349 | $1,000 | $1,240 |
| 62351 | $1,130 | $1,410 |
| 62354 | $1,000 | $1,210 |
| 62358 | $1,040 | $1,290 |
| 62373 | $1,000 | $1,220 |
| 62379 | $920 | $1,140 |
| 62380 | $960 | $1,180 |
| McDonough County, IL | ||
| 62326 | $960 | $1,240 |
| 62374 | $1,100 | $1,410 |
| Henderson County, IL | ||
| 62330 | $1,040 | $1,290 |
| Brown County, IL | ||
| 62353 | $1,050 | $1,260 |
| 62375 | $1,380 | $1,650 |
| 62378 | $1,020 | $1,260 |
| Scott County, IL | ||
| 62363 | $970 | $1,180 |
| 62610 | $1,010 | $1,210 |
| 62621 | $960 | $1,150 |
| 62628 | $1,120 | $1,390 |
| 62650 | $920 | $1,140 |
| 62663 | $920 | $1,100 |
| 62665 | $920 | $1,130 |
| 62668 | $920 | $1,140 |
| 62694 | $920 | $1,100 |
| Shelby County, IL | ||
| 62401 | $920 | $1,210 |
| 62414 | $990 | $1,280 |
| 62422 | $920 | $1,100 |
| 62431 | $920 | $1,120 |
| 62438 | $920 | $1,100 |
| 62444 | $990 | $1,230 |
| 62447 | $970 | $1,160 |
| 62461 | $940 | $1,230 |
| 62462 | $920 | $1,100 |
| 62463 | $1,020 | $1,220 |
| 62465 | $1,130 | $1,350 |
| 62510 | $920 | $1,100 |
| 62534 | $1,000 | $1,200 |
| 62544 | $1,080 | $1,400 |
| 62550 | $1,150 | $1,380 |
| 62553 | $970 | $1,160 |
| 62557 | $950 | $1,130 |
| 62565 | $920 | $1,100 |
| 62571 | $920 | $1,100 |
| Wabash County, IL | ||
| 62410 | $920 | $1,270 |
| 62460 | $920 | $1,100 |
| 62476 | $920 | $1,110 |
| 62811 | $940 | $1,310 |
| 62818 | $930 | $1,210 |
| 62852 | $920 | $1,280 |
| 62863 | $920 | $1,280 |
| Crawford County, IL | ||
| 62413 | $940 | $1,260 |
| 62433 | $920 | $1,240 |
| 62442 | $1,030 | $1,290 |
| 62451 | $920 | $1,240 |
| 62454 | $970 | $1,310 |
| 62464 | $970 | $1,300 |
| 62478 | $1,230 | $1,560 |
| Lawrence County, IL | ||
| 62417 | $950 | $1,140 |
| 62427 | $990 | $1,310 |
| 62439 | $950 | $1,140 |
| Richland County, IL | ||
| 62419 | $930 | $1,110 |
| 62421 | $980 | $1,180 |
| 62425 | $920 | $1,110 |
| 62448 | $920 | $1,100 |
| 62450 | $920 | $1,100 |
| 62452 | $920 | $1,110 |
| 62466 | $920 | $1,100 |
| Jasper County, IL | ||
| 62420 | $970 | $1,190 |
| 62424 | $920 | $1,210 |
| 62428 | $920 | $1,100 |
| 62432 | $920 | $1,100 |
| 62434 | $960 | $1,180 |
| 62436 | $940 | $1,140 |
| 62445 | $920 | $1,130 |
| 62449 | $920 | $1,230 |
| 62459 | $930 | $1,120 |
| 62467 | $920 | $1,200 |
| 62475 | $930 | $1,120 |
| 62479 | $1,030 | $1,230 |
| 62480 | $930 | $1,120 |
| 62481 | $930 | $1,170 |
| Edgar County, IL | ||
| 62423 | $970 | $1,230 |
| 62441 | $1,010 | $1,250 |
| Cumberland County, IL | ||
| 62440 | $1,310 | $1,680 |
| 62468 | $970 | $1,160 |
| 62469 | $1,050 | $1,300 |
| Effingham County, IL | ||
| 62443 | $970 | $1,260 |
| 62473 | $920 | $1,210 |
| 62858 | $1,090 | $1,390 |
| Wayne County, IL | ||
| 62446 | $990 | $1,180 |
| 62809 | $930 | $1,110 |
| 62810 | $950 | $1,210 |
| 62814 | $920 | $1,110 |
| 62823 | $920 | $1,100 |
| 62824 | $920 | $1,160 |
| 62828 | $920 | $1,280 |
| 62833 | $930 | $1,120 |
| 62837 | $920 | $1,100 |
| 62839 | $920 | $1,170 |
| 62842 | $1,120 | $1,340 |
| 62843 | $920 | $1,100 |
| 62850 | $940 | $1,140 |
| 62851 | $970 | $1,170 |
| 62868 | $920 | $1,110 |
| 62878 | $920 | $1,130 |
| 62886 | $980 | $1,180 |
| 62895 | $1,040 | $1,250 |
| 62899 | $920 | $1,140 |
| Coles County, IL | ||
| 62474 | $1,050 | $1,310 |
| Clark County, IL | ||
| 62477 | $1,510 | $1,860 |
| De Witt County, IL | ||
| 62501 | $1,330 | $1,720 |
| Logan County, IL | ||
| 62512 | $990 | $1,220 |
| 62518 | $940 | $1,150 |
| 62519 | $1,040 | $1,340 |
| 62541 | $930 | $1,150 |
| 62543 | $920 | $1,190 |
| 62548 | $1,020 | $1,380 |
| 62613 | $1,190 | $1,590 |
| 62634 | $930 | $1,150 |
| 62635 | $1,080 | $1,350 |
| 62643 | $1,190 | $1,470 |
| 62656 | $990 | $1,220 |
| 62666 | $1,020 | $1,380 |
| 62693 | $1,350 | $1,790 |
| Christian County, IL | ||
| 62513 | $1,570 | $2,030 |
| 62517 | $1,050 | $1,260 |
| 62531 | $980 | $1,180 |
| 62540 | $970 | $1,160 |
| 62545 | $1,060 | $1,390 |
| 62547 | $1,310 | $1,570 |
| 62555 | $920 | $1,100 |
| 62556 | $940 | $1,130 |
| 62563 | $1,620 | $2,170 |
| 62567 | $1,060 | $1,270 |
| 62568 | $980 | $1,180 |
| 62570 | $1,070 | $1,420 |
| Decatur, IL MSA | ||
| 62514 | $1,100 | $1,430 |
| 62521 | $1,140 | $1,480 |
| 62522 | $1,040 | $1,350 |
| 62523 | $920 | $1,190 |
| 62524 | $1,060 | $1,370 |
| 62525 | $1,060 | $1,370 |
| 62526 | $1,100 | $1,430 |
| 62532 | $1,110 | $1,430 |
| 62535 | $1,150 | $1,560 |
| 62537 | $1,050 | $1,370 |
| 62549 | $990 | $1,280 |
| 62551 | $960 | $1,240 |
| 62554 | $1,180 | $1,530 |
| 62573 | $950 | $1,230 |
| Springfield, IL MSA | ||
| 62515 | $1,140 | $1,530 |
| 62520 | $1,160 | $1,550 |
| 62530 | $1,110 | $1,490 |
| 62536 | $1,210 | $1,620 |
| 62539 | $1,020 | $1,380 |
| 62561 | $1,390 | $1,860 |
| 62615 | $1,200 | $1,610 |
| 62625 | $1,180 | $1,580 |
| 62629 | $1,460 | $1,950 |
| 62642 | $1,040 | $1,390 |
| 62659 | $1,110 | $1,490 |
| 62661 | $1,120 | $1,500 |
| 62684 | $1,670 | $2,240 |
| 62688 | $1,110 | $1,490 |
| 62689 | $1,090 | $1,460 |
| 62701 | $1,370 | $1,830 |
| 62702 | $1,180 | $1,580 |
| 62703 | $1,200 | $1,610 |
| 62704 | $1,200 | $1,610 |
| 62705 | $1,210 | $1,620 |
| 62706 | $1,210 | $1,620 |
| 62707 | $1,150 | $1,540 |
| 62708 | $1,210 | $1,620 |
| 62711 | $1,460 | $1,950 |
| 62712 | $1,390 | $1,860 |
| 62719 | $1,210 | $1,620 |
| 62726 | $1,210 | $1,620 |
| 62736 | $1,210 | $1,620 |
| 62756 | $1,210 | $1,620 |
| 62764 | $1,210 | $1,620 |
| 62776 | $1,210 | $1,620 |
| 62781 | $1,210 | $1,620 |
| 62791 | $1,210 | $1,620 |
| 62796 | $1,210 | $1,620 |
| Morgan County, IL | ||
| 62601 | $1,050 | $1,360 |
| 62611 | $1,010 | $1,370 |
| 62612 | $1,090 | $1,460 |
| 62631 | $1,050 | $1,370 |
| 62638 | $1,100 | $1,370 |
| 62651 | $920 | $1,140 |
| 62667 | $920 | $1,140 |
| 62670 | $1,140 | $1,530 |
| 62677 | $1,160 | $1,550 |
| 62692 | $1,020 | $1,380 |
| 62695 | $1,060 | $1,320 |
| Mason County, IL | ||
| 62617 | $930 | $1,290 |
| 62627 | $1,170 | $1,620 |
| 62633 | $920 | $1,280 |
| 62644 | $920 | $1,270 |
| 62655 | $920 | $1,270 |
| 62664 | $920 | $1,270 |
| 62671 | $1,020 | $1,270 |
| 62682 | $1,040 | $1,380 |
| Cass County, IL | ||
| 62622 | $930 | $1,280 |
| 62673 | $1,020 | $1,380 |
| 62675 | $1,080 | $1,450 |
| 62691 | $920 | $1,260 |
| Edwards County, IL | ||
| 62806 | $940 | $1,130 |
| 62815 | $920 | $1,100 |
| Marion County, IL | ||
| 62807 | $920 | $1,190 |
| 62830 | $920 | $1,120 |
| 62838 | $920 | $1,180 |
| 62849 | $920 | $1,190 |
| 62853 | $1,160 | $1,510 |
| 62854 | $920 | $1,190 |
| 62870 | $990 | $1,290 |
| 62875 | $1,090 | $1,410 |
| 62881 | $940 | $1,220 |
| 62882 | $990 | $1,270 |
| 62885 | $920 | $1,180 |
| 62889 | $970 | $1,210 |
| 62892 | $1,060 | $1,370 |
| 62893 | $1,030 | $1,300 |
| Franklin County, IL | ||
| 62812 | $920 | $1,190 |
| 62819 | $1,020 | $1,320 |
| 62822 | $920 | $1,180 |
| 62825 | $920 | $1,180 |
| 62840 | $920 | $1,190 |
| 62856 | $1,020 | $1,320 |
| 62865 | $920 | $1,180 |
| 62874 | $920 | $1,180 |
| 62891 | $1,000 | $1,290 |
| 62897 | $1,180 | $1,520 |
| 62983 | $950 | $1,220 |
| Jefferson County, IL | ||
| 62816 | $970 | $1,180 |
| 62836 | $950 | $1,220 |
| 62846 | $920 | $1,110 |
| 62864 | $1,050 | $1,280 |
| 62872 | $960 | $1,170 |
| 62884 | $920 | $1,180 |
| 62894 | $920 | $1,110 |
| 62898 | $1,060 | $1,290 |
| Hamilton County, IL | ||
| 62817 | $1,120 | $1,560 |
| 62829 | $990 | $1,360 |
| 62859 | $920 | $1,270 |
| 62860 | $990 | $1,320 |
| White County, IL | ||
| 62820 | $940 | $1,190 |
| 62821 | $950 | $1,250 |
| 62827 | $920 | $1,210 |
| 62834 | $920 | $1,210 |
| 62835 | $920 | $1,210 |
| 62844 | $920 | $1,160 |
| 62861 | $950 | $1,250 |
| 62862 | $960 | $1,230 |
| 62867 | $920 | $1,100 |
| 62869 | $920 | $1,200 |
| 62887 | $940 | $1,240 |
| Williamson County, IL | ||
| 62841 | $1,040 | $1,360 |
| 62890 | $1,230 | $1,590 |
| 62896 | $930 | $1,280 |
| 62901 | $980 | $1,290 |
| 62902 | $940 | $1,280 |
| 62915 | $1,040 | $1,430 |
| 62917 | $930 | $1,280 |
| 62918 | $1,120 | $1,480 |
| 62921 | $1,120 | $1,480 |
| 62922 | $930 | $1,280 |
| 62924 | $1,000 | $1,320 |
| 62933 | $940 | $1,280 |
| 62939 | $1,060 | $1,340 |
| 62948 | $1,160 | $1,530 |
| 62949 | $950 | $1,280 |
| 62951 | $930 | $1,280 |
| 62958 | $990 | $1,290 |
| 62959 | $1,020 | $1,350 |
| 62967 | $930 | $1,280 |
| 62972 | $950 | $1,280 |
| 62974 | $1,050 | $1,390 |
| 62987 | $930 | $1,280 |
| Gallatin County, IL | ||
| 62871 | $1,050 | $1,260 |
| 62954 | $940 | $1,120 |
| 62979 | $930 | $1,120 |
| 62984 | $950 | $1,140 |
| Clay County, IL | ||
| 62879 | $920 | $1,160 |
| Jackson County, IL | ||
| 62903 | $930 | $1,230 |
| 62927 | $960 | $1,270 |
| 62932 | $920 | $1,210 |
| 62940 | $920 | $1,210 |
| 62942 | $920 | $1,210 |
| 62950 | $930 | $1,220 |
| 62966 | $920 | $1,210 |
| 62975 | $920 | $1,190 |
| 62994 | $1,140 | $1,500 |
| Union County, IL | ||
| 62905 | $920 | $1,150 |
| 62906 | $960 | $1,180 |
| 62912 | $970 | $1,210 |
| 62920 | $950 | $1,200 |
| 62923 | $1,120 | $1,430 |
| 62926 | $920 | $1,130 |
| 62952 | $920 | $1,250 |
| 62957 | $1,050 | $1,460 |
| 62961 | $920 | $1,140 |
| 62988 | $920 | $1,270 |
| Johnson County, IL | ||
| 62908 | $950 | $1,270 |
| 62909 | $920 | $1,160 |
| Pope County, IL | ||
| 62910 | $980 | $1,350 |
| 62928 | $1,090 | $1,380 |
| 62938 | $970 | $1,300 |
| 62943 | $950 | $1,210 |
| 62960 | $970 | $1,350 |
| 62985 | $1,020 | $1,290 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL MSA | ||
| 62914 | $920 | $1,270 |
| 62962 | $920 | $1,250 |
| 62969 | $930 | $1,300 |
| 62990 | $920 | $1,270 |
| 62993 | $920 | $1,270 |
| Hardin County, IL | ||
| 62919 | $920 | $1,100 |
| 62931 | $920 | $1,100 |
| 62982 | $1,040 | $1,250 |
| Saline County, IL | ||
| 62930 | $970 | $1,270 |
| 62934 | $940 | $1,200 |
| 62935 | $1,030 | $1,350 |
| 62946 | $920 | $1,200 |
| 62947 | $920 | $1,160 |
| 62965 | $920 | $1,200 |
| 62977 | $980 | $1,290 |
| Pulaski County, IL | ||
| 62941 | $1,280 | $1,790 |
| 62956 | $940 | $1,310 |
| 62963 | $1,160 | $1,610 |
| 62964 | $920 | $1,280 |
| 62970 | $920 | $1,270 |
| 62973 | $920 | $1,280 |
| 62976 | $920 | $1,270 |
| 62992 | $920 | $1,270 |
| Massac County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area | ||
| 62953 | $1,050 | $1,460 |
SAFMR = ZIP-level variation. HUD sets Small Area Fair Market Rents by ZIP across most large metros, so two homes in one city can carry very different voucher ceilings.
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Wider context.
The ceiling is only the first number. How the program actually runs — inspection, payment standard, rent reasonableness, and the timeline before the first check clears — is walked through in the Section 8 investing guide.
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Data source: HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rents (Small Area FMRs where published), snapshot 2026-08-19. Payment standards vary by public housing authority (typically 90–110% of FMR). Figures are for research and do not guarantee approved rent on any specific unit.