Indiana Fair Market Rents 2026
HUD publishes a Fair Market Rent for each of the 92 counties in Indiana. 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 $1,009 per month, ranging from $956 in Adams County to $1,473 in Boone County.
What it takes to afford a two-bedroom in Indiana
Housing wage
$22.18/hr
Annual income needed
$46,134
Hours at minimum wage
123/wk
To rent a modest two-bedroom in Indiana without spending more than 30% of income on housing, a household needs to earn $22.18 per hour full time. At the state minimum wage of $7.25, that means working 123 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | $695 | $872 | $956 | $1,227 | $1,266 |
| Allen County | $892 | $916 | $1,113 | $1,381 | $1,512 |
| Bartholomew County | $1,233 | $1,257 | $1,415 | $1,697 | $2,000 |
| Benton County | $894 | $1,032 | $1,242 | $1,489 | $1,992 |
| Blackford County | $685 | $766 | $956 | $1,268 | $1,555 |
| Boone County | $1,118 | $1,267 | $1,473 | $1,907 | $2,338 |
| Brown County | $1,118 | $1,267 | $1,473 | $1,907 | $2,338 |
| Carroll County | $709 | $742 | $973 | $1,219 | $1,328 |
| Cass County | $791 | $796 | $956 | $1,278 | $1,282 |
| Clark County | $966 | $1,047 | $1,272 | $1,625 | $1,891 |
| Clay County | $859 | $864 | $1,094 | $1,312 | $1,535 |
| Clinton County | $731 | $804 | $1,007 | $1,328 | $1,343 |
| Crawford County | $685 | $852 | $956 | $1,330 | $1,508 |
| Daviess County | $719 | $764 | $1,003 | $1,243 | $1,328 |
| Dearborn County | $958 | $1,051 | $1,353 | $1,785 | $1,976 |
| Decatur County | $768 | $816 | $1,071 | $1,284 | $1,418 |
| DeKalb County | $688 | $732 | $960 | $1,195 | $1,271 |
| Delaware County | $803 | $845 | $1,043 | $1,349 | $1,685 |
| Dubois County | $685 | $729 | $956 | $1,328 | $1,604 |
| Elkhart County | $968 | $992 | $1,183 | $1,553 | $1,581 |
| Fayette County | $659 | $754 | $956 | $1,184 | $1,266 |
| Floyd County | $966 | $1,047 | $1,272 | $1,625 | $1,891 |
| Fountain County | $685 | $729 | $956 | $1,178 | $1,604 |
| Franklin County | $796 | $861 | $1,117 | $1,473 | $1,479 |
| Fulton County | $689 | $733 | $962 | $1,153 | $1,274 |
| Gibson County | $766 | $771 | $1,001 | $1,262 | $1,361 |
| Grant County | $698 | $767 | $956 | $1,257 | $1,412 |
| Greene County | $724 | $729 | $956 | $1,206 | $1,330 |
| Hamilton County | $1,118 | $1,267 | $1,473 | $1,907 | $2,338 |
| Hancock County | $1,118 | $1,267 | $1,473 | $1,907 | $2,338 |
| Harrison County | $966 | $1,047 | $1,272 | $1,625 | $1,891 |
| Hendricks County | $1,118 | $1,267 | $1,473 | $1,907 | $2,338 |
| Henry County | $771 | $775 | $956 | $1,146 | $1,266 |
| Howard County | $884 | $890 | $1,123 | $1,388 | $1,567 |
| Huntington County | $685 | $731 | $956 | $1,239 | $1,483 |
| Jackson County | $802 | $807 | $1,059 | $1,328 | $1,402 |
| Jasper County | $889 | $895 | $1,174 | $1,535 | $1,554 |
| Jay County | $685 | $729 | $956 | $1,261 | $1,266 |
| Jefferson County | $669 | $818 | $971 | $1,201 | $1,524 |
| Jennings County | $689 | $732 | $961 | $1,337 | $1,567 |
| Johnson County | $1,118 | $1,267 | $1,473 | $1,907 | $2,338 |
| Knox County | $725 | $729 | $956 | $1,212 | $1,266 |
| Kosciusko County | $875 | $881 | $1,142 | $1,385 | $1,560 |
| LaGrange County | $740 | $745 | $977 | $1,171 | $1,294 |
| Lake County | $959 | $1,082 | $1,317 | $1,612 | $1,744 |
| LaPorte County | $874 | $953 | $1,152 | $1,454 | $1,680 |
| Lawrence County | $685 | $729 | $956 | $1,146 | $1,447 |
| Madison County | $898 | $919 | $1,206 | $1,594 | $1,597 |
| Marion County | $1,118 | $1,267 | $1,473 | $1,907 | $2,338 |
| Marshall County | $722 | $824 | $1,008 | $1,225 | $1,335 |
| Martin County | $685 | $729 | $956 | $1,146 | $1,287 |
| Miami County | $685 | $773 | $956 | $1,146 | $1,358 |
| Monroe County | $966 | $1,072 | $1,210 | $1,572 | $1,906 |
| Montgomery County | $802 | $807 | $966 | $1,281 | $1,399 |
| Morgan County | $1,118 | $1,267 | $1,473 | $1,907 | $2,338 |
| Newton County | $959 | $1,082 | $1,317 | $1,612 | $1,744 |
| Noble County | $682 | $737 | $967 | $1,159 | $1,622 |
| Ohio County | $958 | $1,051 | $1,353 | $1,785 | $1,976 |
| Orange County | $685 | $729 | $956 | $1,330 | $1,564 |
| Owen County | $770 | $798 | $956 | $1,155 | $1,509 |
| Parke County | $691 | $735 | $964 | $1,272 | $1,276 |
| Perry County | $683 | $729 | $956 | $1,200 | $1,604 |
| Pike County | $685 | $729 | $956 | $1,330 | $1,347 |
| Porter County | $959 | $1,082 | $1,317 | $1,612 | $1,744 |
| Posey County | $853 | $860 | $1,113 | $1,370 | $1,539 |
| Pulaski County | $685 | $872 | $956 | $1,330 | $1,604 |
| Putnam County | $738 | $843 | $1,030 | $1,390 | $1,634 |
| Randolph County | $675 | $841 | $956 | $1,261 | $1,266 |
| Ripley County | $681 | $752 | $987 | $1,302 | $1,307 |
| Rush County | $685 | $762 | $956 | $1,146 | $1,266 |
| Scott County | $723 | $769 | $1,009 | $1,348 | $1,353 |
| Shelby County | $1,118 | $1,267 | $1,473 | $1,907 | $2,338 |
| Spencer County | $659 | $729 | $956 | $1,330 | $1,382 |
| St. Joseph County | $898 | $1,105 | $1,292 | $1,567 | $1,711 |
| Starke County | $685 | $729 | $956 | $1,151 | $1,517 |
| Steuben County | $784 | $790 | $1,036 | $1,337 | $1,372 |
| Sullivan County | $758 | $783 | $1,028 | $1,251 | $1,720 |
| Switzerland County | $685 | $729 | $956 | $1,280 | $1,287 |
| Tippecanoe County | $894 | $1,032 | $1,242 | $1,489 | $1,992 |
| Tipton County | $840 | $845 | $1,109 | $1,330 | $1,725 |
| Union County | $685 | $729 | $956 | $1,220 | $1,477 |
| Vanderburgh County | $853 | $860 | $1,113 | $1,370 | $1,539 |
| Vermillion County | $859 | $864 | $1,094 | $1,312 | $1,535 |
| Vigo County | $859 | $864 | $1,094 | $1,312 | $1,535 |
| Wabash County | $685 | $729 | $956 | $1,146 | $1,266 |
| Warren County | $688 | $845 | $956 | $1,330 | $1,376 |
| Warrick County | $853 | $860 | $1,113 | $1,370 | $1,539 |
| Washington County | $749 | $753 | $988 | $1,185 | $1,308 |
| Wayne County | $724 | $729 | $956 | $1,191 | $1,266 |
| Wells County | $750 | $755 | $991 | $1,203 | $1,393 |
| White County | $738 | $785 | $1,030 | $1,235 | $1,364 |
| Whitley County | $892 | $916 | $1,113 | $1,381 | $1,512 |
Find a housing authority in Indiana
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, Boone County has the highest two-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Indiana at $1,473 per month, while Adams County has the lowest at $956. The statewide median two-bedroom FMR is $1,009.
No. Each housing authority in Indiana 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