Arizona Fair Market Rents 2026

HUD publishes a Fair Market Rent for each of the 15 counties in Arizona. It is the rent estimate your housing authority starts from when it decides how much a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher will cover. The statewide median two-bedroom Fair Market Rent is $1,365 per month, ranging from $1,129 in Santa Cruz County to $1,921 in Coconino County.

What it takes to afford a two-bedroom in Arizona

Housing wage
$34.18/hr
Annual income needed
$71,094
Hours at minimum wage
94/wk

To rent a modest two-bedroom in Arizona without spending more than 30% of income on housing, a household needs to earn $34.18 per hour full time. At the state minimum wage of $14.70, that means working 94 hours a week. Source: National Low Income Housing Coalition, Out of Reach 2025.

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FY2026 Fair Market Rents by County

County Studio 1 BR 2 BR 3 BR 4 BR
Apache County $810 $903 $1,175 $1,599 $1,828
Cochise County $887 $1,111 $1,257 $1,748 $2,109
Coconino County $1,597 $1,727 $1,921 $2,343 $2,568
Gila County $1,120 $1,127 $1,479 $1,871 $2,170
Graham County $887 $991 $1,244 $1,669 $2,087
Greenlee County $798 $970 $1,158 $1,388 $1,738
La Paz County $873 $879 $1,153 $1,604 $1,934
Maricopa County $1,457 $1,583 $1,839 $2,452 $2,720
Mohave County $1,053 $1,060 $1,365 $1,897 $2,090
Navajo County $937 $1,026 $1,309 $1,622 $1,733
Pima County $967 $1,081 $1,402 $1,950 $2,245
Pinal County $1,457 $1,583 $1,839 $2,452 $2,720
Santa Cruz County $778 $860 $1,129 $1,570 $1,615
Yavapai County $1,129 $1,309 $1,637 $2,277 $2,497
Yuma County $1,046 $1,053 $1,382 $1,892 $2,318

Find a housing authority in Arizona

Fair Market Rent sets the ceiling, but the housing authority issuing your voucher sets the payment standard and runs the waiting list. Start there.

Arizona Housing Authorities Arizona Waiting Lists

For FY2026, Coconino County has the highest two-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Arizona at $1,921 per month, while Santa Cruz County has the lowest at $1,129. The statewide median two-bedroom FMR is $1,365.

No. Each housing authority in Arizona sets its own payment standard, anywhere from 90% to 110% of the HUD Fair Market Rent for its area, and some receive HUD approval to go higher. Two authorities serving the same county can pay different amounts, so confirm the figure with the authority that will issue your voucher.

Find your county in the table below to see the FY2026 rent HUD estimates for each bedroom size. That figure is the starting point your housing authority uses to set its payment standard, which caps the subsidy on your unit. You generally pay about 30% of your adjusted monthly income, with the voucher covering the rest up to that cap.

Source: HUD Fair Market Rents FY2026 · huduser.gov

The federal Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in housing because of race, color, national origin, religion, familial status, gender, and disability. The Fair Housing Act ensures that all persons receive equal housing opportunity. For more information about the Fair Housing Act and your rights, visit the Department of Housing and Urban Development .