Georgia Fair Market Rents 2026
HUD publishes a Fair Market Rent for each of the 159 counties in Georgia. 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 $1,074 per month, ranging from $973 in Appling County to $1,820 in Barrow County.
What it takes to afford a two-bedroom in Georgia
Housing wage
$29.46/hr
Annual income needed
$61,277
Hours at minimum wage
163/wk
To rent a modest two-bedroom in Georgia without spending more than 30% of income on housing, a household needs to earn $29.46 per hour full time. At the state minimum wage of $7.25, that means working 163 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appling County | $765 | $770 | $973 | $1,313 | $1,608 |
| Atkinson County | $755 | $760 | $973 | $1,168 | $1,395 |
| Bacon County | $765 | $770 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,395 |
| Baker County | $765 | $770 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,395 |
| Baldwin County | $783 | $894 | $1,073 | $1,287 | $1,476 |
| Banks County | $765 | $770 | $973 | $1,217 | $1,395 |
| Barrow County | $1,585 | $1,660 | $1,820 | $2,182 | $2,605 |
| Bartow County | $1,585 | $1,660 | $1,820 | $2,182 | $2,605 |
| Ben Hill County | $788 | $793 | $973 | $1,167 | $1,395 |
| Berrien County | $737 | $742 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,632 |
| Bibb County | $1,085 | $1,158 | $1,307 | $1,567 | $1,731 |
| Bleckley County | $737 | $742 | $973 | $1,266 | $1,395 |
| Brantley County | $1,035 | $1,105 | $1,293 | $1,550 | $1,906 |
| Brooks County | $915 | $921 | $1,192 | $1,583 | $1,915 |
| Bryan County | $1,455 | $1,533 | $1,680 | $2,235 | $2,547 |
| Bulloch County | $812 | $898 | $1,178 | $1,433 | $1,560 |
| Burke County | $939 | $1,114 | $1,261 | $1,627 | $1,984 |
| Butts County | $936 | $977 | $1,075 | $1,427 | $1,803 |
| Calhoun County | $765 | $770 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,474 |
| Camden County | $1,043 | $1,117 | $1,225 | $1,704 | $1,997 |
| Candler County | $765 | $770 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,632 |
| Carroll County | $1,585 | $1,660 | $1,820 | $2,182 | $2,605 |
| Catoosa County | $1,211 | $1,263 | $1,390 | $1,734 | $1,853 |
| Charlton County | $784 | $790 | $1,036 | $1,242 | $1,485 |
| Chatham County | $1,455 | $1,533 | $1,680 | $2,235 | $2,547 |
| Chattahoochee County | $895 | $939 | $1,088 | $1,445 | $1,703 |
| Chattooga County | $789 | $794 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,632 |
| Cherokee County | $1,585 | $1,660 | $1,820 | $2,182 | $2,605 |
| Clarke County | $1,159 | $1,183 | $1,331 | $1,734 | $1,831 |
| Clay County | $765 | $770 | $973 | $1,217 | $1,395 |
| Clayton County | $1,585 | $1,660 | $1,820 | $2,182 | $2,605 |
| Clinch County | $765 | $770 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,395 |
| Cobb County | $1,585 | $1,660 | $1,820 | $2,182 | $2,605 |
| Coffee County | $675 | $885 | $973 | $1,275 | $1,610 |
| Colquitt County | $737 | $742 | $973 | $1,167 | $1,591 |
| Columbia County | $939 | $1,114 | $1,261 | $1,627 | $1,984 |
| Cook County | $765 | $770 | $973 | $1,315 | $1,359 |
| Coweta County | $1,585 | $1,660 | $1,820 | $2,182 | $2,605 |
| Crawford County | $1,085 | $1,158 | $1,307 | $1,567 | $1,731 |
| Crisp County | $780 | $785 | $973 | $1,167 | $1,288 |
| Dade County | $1,211 | $1,263 | $1,390 | $1,734 | $1,853 |
| Dawson County | $1,585 | $1,660 | $1,820 | $2,182 | $2,605 |
| Decatur County | $848 | $850 | $973 | $1,287 | $1,288 |
| DeKalb County | $1,585 | $1,660 | $1,820 | $2,182 | $2,605 |
| Dodge County | $737 | $742 | $973 | $1,167 | $1,288 |
| Dooly County | $765 | $770 | $973 | $1,283 | $1,288 |
| Dougherty County | $966 | $1,006 | $1,129 | $1,534 | $1,858 |
| Douglas County | $1,585 | $1,660 | $1,820 | $2,182 | $2,605 |
| Early County | $782 | $888 | $973 | $1,238 | $1,340 |
| Echols County | $915 | $921 | $1,192 | $1,583 | $1,915 |
| Effingham County | $1,455 | $1,533 | $1,680 | $2,235 | $2,547 |
| Elbert County | $831 | $836 | $1,074 | $1,288 | $1,422 |
| Emanuel County | $828 | $888 | $973 | $1,239 | $1,632 |
| Evans County | $737 | $742 | $973 | $1,167 | $1,288 |
| Fannin County | $737 | $742 | $973 | $1,323 | $1,328 |
| Fayette County | $1,585 | $1,660 | $1,820 | $2,182 | $2,605 |
| Floyd County | $822 | $923 | $1,192 | $1,541 | $1,626 |
| Forsyth County | $1,585 | $1,660 | $1,820 | $2,182 | $2,605 |
| Franklin County | $770 | $775 | $1,017 | $1,219 | $1,458 |
| Fulton County | $1,585 | $1,660 | $1,820 | $2,182 | $2,605 |
| Gilmer County | $714 | $830 | $1,036 | $1,357 | $1,738 |
| Glascock County | $765 | $770 | $973 | $1,217 | $1,395 |
| Glynn County | $1,035 | $1,105 | $1,293 | $1,550 | $1,906 |
| Gordon County | $703 | $833 | $1,011 | $1,406 | $1,590 |
| Grady County | $737 | $742 | $973 | $1,343 | $1,490 |
| Greene County | $803 | $808 | $973 | $1,320 | $1,325 |
| Gwinnett County | $1,585 | $1,660 | $1,820 | $2,182 | $2,605 |
| Habersham County | $850 | $855 | $1,018 | $1,357 | $1,363 |
| Hall County | $1,177 | $1,381 | $1,514 | $1,834 | $2,127 |
| Hancock County | $765 | $770 | $973 | $1,252 | $1,632 |
| Haralson County | $838 | $844 | $1,107 | $1,345 | $1,718 |
| Harris County | $895 | $939 | $1,088 | $1,445 | $1,703 |
| Hart County | $816 | $821 | $1,042 | $1,249 | $1,494 |
| Heard County | $1,585 | $1,660 | $1,820 | $2,182 | $2,605 |
| Henry County | $1,585 | $1,660 | $1,820 | $2,182 | $2,605 |
| Houston County | $1,106 | $1,221 | $1,362 | $1,821 | $2,148 |
| Irwin County | $857 | $862 | $1,089 | $1,306 | $1,561 |
| Jackson County | $981 | $1,004 | $1,153 | $1,483 | $1,934 |
| Jasper County | $1,585 | $1,660 | $1,820 | $2,182 | $2,605 |
| Jeff Davis County | $765 | $770 | $973 | $1,167 | $1,417 |
| Jefferson County | $788 | $793 | $973 | $1,167 | $1,452 |
| Jenkins County | $765 | $770 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,395 |
| Johnson County | $828 | $888 | $973 | $1,181 | $1,395 |
| Jones County | $1,085 | $1,158 | $1,307 | $1,567 | $1,731 |
| Lamar County | $754 | $759 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,476 |
| Lanier County | $915 | $921 | $1,192 | $1,583 | $1,915 |
| Laurens County | $671 | $742 | $973 | $1,284 | $1,614 |
| Lee County | $966 | $1,006 | $1,129 | $1,534 | $1,858 |
| Liberty County | $1,225 | $1,283 | $1,406 | $1,868 | $2,359 |
| Lincoln County | $743 | $758 | $995 | $1,305 | $1,317 |
| Long County | $987 | $1,034 | $1,133 | $1,409 | $1,901 |
| Lowndes County | $915 | $921 | $1,192 | $1,583 | $1,915 |
| Lumpkin County | $1,085 | $1,136 | $1,245 | $1,577 | $2,089 |
| Macon County | $737 | $742 | $973 | $1,167 | $1,632 |
| Madison County | $1,159 | $1,183 | $1,331 | $1,734 | $1,831 |
| Marion County | $895 | $939 | $1,088 | $1,445 | $1,703 |
| McDuffie County | $939 | $1,114 | $1,261 | $1,627 | $1,984 |
| McIntosh County | $1,035 | $1,105 | $1,293 | $1,550 | $1,906 |
| Meriwether County | $758 | $763 | $1,001 | $1,392 | $1,511 |
| Miller County | $765 | $770 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,407 |
| Mitchell County | $828 | $888 | $973 | $1,275 | $1,468 |
| Monroe County | $984 | $1,048 | $1,174 | $1,408 | $1,662 |
| Montgomery County | $737 | $742 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,632 |
| Morgan County | $1,256 | $1,315 | $1,442 | $1,729 | $2,419 |
| Murray County | $726 | $827 | $1,009 | $1,403 | $1,687 |
| Muscogee County | $895 | $939 | $1,088 | $1,445 | $1,703 |
| Newton County | $1,585 | $1,660 | $1,820 | $2,182 | $2,605 |
| Oconee County | $1,159 | $1,183 | $1,331 | $1,734 | $1,831 |
| Oglethorpe County | $1,159 | $1,183 | $1,331 | $1,734 | $1,831 |
| Paulding County | $1,585 | $1,660 | $1,820 | $2,182 | $2,605 |
| Peach County | $885 | $1,030 | $1,129 | $1,466 | $1,495 |
| Pickens County | $1,585 | $1,660 | $1,820 | $2,182 | $2,605 |
| Pierce County | $789 | $794 | $1,042 | $1,249 | $1,380 |
| Pike County | $1,585 | $1,660 | $1,820 | $2,182 | $2,605 |
| Polk County | $771 | $776 | $1,018 | $1,290 | $1,348 |
| Pulaski County | $854 | $858 | $1,003 | $1,280 | $1,438 |
| Putnam County | $892 | $898 | $1,134 | $1,546 | $1,626 |
| Quitman County | $765 | $770 | $973 | $1,217 | $1,395 |
| Rabun County | $770 | $851 | $1,117 | $1,553 | $1,687 |
| Randolph County | $778 | $783 | $1,028 | $1,233 | $1,361 |
| Richmond County | $939 | $1,114 | $1,261 | $1,627 | $1,984 |
| Rockdale County | $1,585 | $1,660 | $1,820 | $2,182 | $2,605 |
| Schley County | $765 | $770 | $973 | $1,342 | $1,395 |
| Screven County | $737 | $742 | $973 | $1,222 | $1,395 |
| Seminole County | $765 | $770 | $973 | $1,347 | $1,395 |
| Spalding County | $1,585 | $1,660 | $1,820 | $2,182 | $2,605 |
| Stephens County | $762 | $767 | $1,006 | $1,275 | $1,688 |
| Stewart County | $803 | $843 | $973 | $1,293 | $1,351 |
| Sumter County | $824 | $829 | $1,088 | $1,305 | $1,441 |
| Talbot County | $803 | $843 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,521 |
| Taliaferro County | $765 | $770 | $973 | $1,217 | $1,395 |
| Tattnall County | $737 | $742 | $973 | $1,167 | $1,632 |
| Taylor County | $828 | $888 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,395 |
| Telfair County | $828 | $852 | $973 | $1,215 | $1,288 |
| Terrell County | $966 | $1,006 | $1,129 | $1,534 | $1,858 |
| Thomas County | $1,001 | $1,048 | $1,149 | $1,456 | $1,521 |
| Tift County | $766 | $821 | $973 | $1,174 | $1,462 |
| Toombs County | $779 | $784 | $973 | $1,293 | $1,297 |
| Towns County | $828 | $888 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,632 |
| Treutlen County | $737 | $742 | $973 | $1,167 | $1,395 |
| Troup County | $805 | $947 | $1,167 | $1,459 | $1,781 |
| Turner County | $765 | $770 | $973 | $1,283 | $1,288 |
| Twiggs County | $1,085 | $1,158 | $1,307 | $1,567 | $1,731 |
| Union County | $745 | $750 | $984 | $1,360 | $1,651 |
| Upson County | $828 | $888 | $973 | $1,283 | $1,288 |
| Walker County | $1,211 | $1,263 | $1,390 | $1,734 | $1,853 |
| Walton County | $1,585 | $1,660 | $1,820 | $2,182 | $2,605 |
| Ware County | $781 | $786 | $1,031 | $1,236 | $1,617 |
| Warren County | $765 | $770 | $973 | $1,283 | $1,632 |
| Washington County | $792 | $797 | $999 | $1,198 | $1,329 |
| Wayne County | $773 | $778 | $1,021 | $1,224 | $1,574 |
| Webster County | $765 | $770 | $973 | $1,217 | $1,395 |
| Wheeler County | $765 | $770 | $973 | $1,167 | $1,395 |
| White County | $942 | $948 | $1,177 | $1,411 | $1,868 |
| Whitfield County | $776 | $899 | $1,121 | $1,461 | $1,876 |
| Wilcox County | $765 | $770 | $973 | $1,235 | $1,632 |
| Wilkes County | $765 | $770 | $973 | $1,261 | $1,395 |
| Wilkinson County | $765 | $770 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,395 |
| Worth County | $966 | $1,006 | $1,129 | $1,534 | $1,858 |
Find a housing authority in Georgia
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, Barrow County has the highest two-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Georgia at $1,820 per month, while Appling County has the lowest at $973. The statewide median two-bedroom FMR is $1,074.
No. Each housing authority in Georgia 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