Arkansas Fair Market Rents 2026
HUD publishes a Fair Market Rent for each of the 75 counties in Arkansas. 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 $880 per month, ranging from $880 in Ashley County to $1,347 in Benton County.
What it takes to afford a two-bedroom in Arkansas
Housing wage
$18.98/hr
Annual income needed
$39,478
Hours at minimum wage
70/wk
To rent a modest two-bedroom in Arkansas without spending more than 30% of income on housing, a household needs to earn $18.98 per hour full time. At the state minimum wage of $11.00, that means working 70 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas County | $670 | $703 | $922 | $1,159 | $1,547 |
| Ashley County | $666 | $671 | $880 | $1,055 | $1,476 |
| Baxter County | $730 | $735 | $964 | $1,274 | $1,276 |
| Benton County | $1,007 | $1,115 | $1,347 | $1,873 | $2,213 |
| Boone County | $607 | $671 | $880 | $1,224 | $1,343 |
| Bradley County | $630 | $710 | $880 | $1,212 | $1,476 |
| Calhoun County | $724 | $771 | $1,011 | $1,212 | $1,425 |
| Carroll County | $658 | $742 | $954 | $1,144 | $1,345 |
| Chicot County | $630 | $671 | $880 | $1,150 | $1,282 |
| Clark County | $730 | $731 | $880 | $1,221 | $1,356 |
| Clay County | $658 | $671 | $880 | $1,191 | $1,240 |
| Cleburne County | $684 | $735 | $955 | $1,228 | $1,295 |
| Cleveland County | $630 | $671 | $880 | $1,055 | $1,240 |
| Columbia County | $647 | $688 | $903 | $1,191 | $1,196 |
| Conway County | $607 | $671 | $880 | $1,224 | $1,448 |
| Craighead County | $805 | $870 | $1,040 | $1,402 | $1,480 |
| Crawford County | $683 | $714 | $937 | $1,266 | $1,532 |
| Crittenden County | $1,060 | $1,154 | $1,274 | $1,683 | $1,959 |
| Cross County | $630 | $671 | $880 | $1,224 | $1,476 |
| Dallas County | $630 | $671 | $880 | $1,207 | $1,240 |
| Desha County | $630 | $671 | $880 | $1,208 | $1,476 |
| Drew County | $664 | $706 | $927 | $1,224 | $1,227 |
| Faulkner County | $984 | $989 | $1,147 | $1,540 | $1,822 |
| Franklin County | $666 | $671 | $880 | $1,094 | $1,476 |
| Fulton County | $630 | $746 | $880 | $1,145 | $1,321 |
| Garland County | $829 | $834 | $1,090 | $1,393 | $1,670 |
| Grant County | $795 | $800 | $968 | $1,226 | $1,539 |
| Greene County | $648 | $772 | $905 | $1,259 | $1,492 |
| Hempstead County | $650 | $692 | $908 | $1,188 | $1,404 |
| Hot Spring County | $613 | $671 | $880 | $1,155 | $1,282 |
| Howard County | $632 | $673 | $883 | $1,059 | $1,272 |
| Independence County | $684 | $688 | $891 | $1,175 | $1,180 |
| Izard County | $630 | $715 | $880 | $1,202 | $1,476 |
| Jackson County | $630 | $671 | $880 | $1,055 | $1,165 |
| Jefferson County | $697 | $728 | $937 | $1,224 | $1,241 |
| Johnson County | $633 | $674 | $884 | $1,083 | $1,246 |
| Lafayette County | $630 | $671 | $880 | $1,055 | $1,240 |
| Lawrence County | $630 | $671 | $880 | $1,089 | $1,375 |
| Lee County | $630 | $671 | $880 | $1,224 | $1,240 |
| Lincoln County | $630 | $671 | $880 | $1,224 | $1,240 |
| Little River County | $666 | $671 | $880 | $1,166 | $1,170 |
| Logan County | $607 | $803 | $880 | $1,224 | $1,362 |
| Lonoke County | $984 | $989 | $1,147 | $1,540 | $1,822 |
| Madison County | $1,007 | $1,115 | $1,347 | $1,873 | $2,213 |
| Marion County | $650 | $692 | $908 | $1,132 | $1,280 |
| Miller County | $859 | $868 | $1,101 | $1,369 | $1,657 |
| Mississippi County | $624 | $671 | $880 | $1,161 | $1,165 |
| Monroe County | $660 | $671 | $880 | $1,055 | $1,240 |
| Montgomery County | $630 | $803 | $880 | $1,096 | $1,240 |
| Nevada County | $652 | $694 | $911 | $1,092 | $1,284 |
| Newton County | $614 | $803 | $880 | $1,055 | $1,476 |
| Ouachita County | $630 | $694 | $880 | $1,133 | $1,240 |
| Perry County | $984 | $989 | $1,147 | $1,540 | $1,822 |
| Phillips County | $630 | $671 | $880 | $1,224 | $1,407 |
| Pike County | $630 | $803 | $880 | $1,224 | $1,274 |
| Poinsett County | $681 | $685 | $880 | $1,161 | $1,165 |
| Polk County | $642 | $703 | $897 | $1,076 | $1,188 |
| Pope County | $647 | $715 | $938 | $1,254 | $1,258 |
| Prairie County | $630 | $671 | $880 | $1,150 | $1,240 |
| Pulaski County | $984 | $989 | $1,147 | $1,540 | $1,822 |
| Randolph County | $630 | $681 | $880 | $1,224 | $1,282 |
| Saline County | $984 | $989 | $1,147 | $1,540 | $1,822 |
| Scott County | $630 | $671 | $880 | $1,159 | $1,240 |
| Searcy County | $630 | $671 | $880 | $1,224 | $1,240 |
| Sebastian County | $683 | $714 | $937 | $1,266 | $1,532 |
| Sevier County | $666 | $671 | $880 | $1,097 | $1,210 |
| Sharp County | $659 | $671 | $880 | $1,224 | $1,432 |
| St. Francis County | $661 | $703 | $923 | $1,161 | $1,310 |
| Stone County | $651 | $693 | $909 | $1,264 | $1,281 |
| Union County | $714 | $718 | $923 | $1,111 | $1,301 |
| Van Buren County | $630 | $671 | $880 | $1,186 | $1,240 |
| Washington County | $1,007 | $1,115 | $1,347 | $1,873 | $2,213 |
| White County | $630 | $734 | $880 | $1,149 | $1,165 |
| Woodruff County | $630 | $803 | $880 | $1,157 | $1,240 |
| Yell County | $687 | $692 | $880 | $1,224 | $1,358 |
Find a housing authority in Arkansas
Fair Market Rent sets the ceiling, but the housing authority issuing your voucher sets the payment standard and runs the waiting list. Start there.
For FY2026, Benton County has the highest two-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Arkansas at $1,347 per month, while Ashley County has the lowest at $880. The statewide median two-bedroom FMR is $880.
No. Each housing authority in Arkansas 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