Kansas Fair Market Rents 2026
HUD publishes a Fair Market Rent for each of the 105 counties in Kansas. 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 $877 per month, ranging from $877 in Allen County to $1,426 in Kearny County.
What it takes to afford a two-bedroom in Kansas
Housing wage
$20.87/hr
Annual income needed
$43,410
Hours at minimum wage
116/wk
To rent a modest two-bedroom in Kansas without spending more than 30% of income on housing, a household needs to earn $20.87 per hour full time. At the state minimum wage of $7.25, that means working 116 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen County | $689 | $727 | $877 | $1,216 | $1,276 |
| Anderson County | $643 | $668 | $877 | $1,146 | $1,471 |
| Atchison County | $631 | $668 | $877 | $1,220 | $1,471 |
| Barber County | $643 | $730 | $877 | $1,103 | $1,471 |
| Barton County | $643 | $693 | $877 | $1,220 | $1,296 |
| Bourbon County | $645 | $713 | $936 | $1,122 | $1,352 |
| Brown County | $643 | $668 | $877 | $1,143 | $1,162 |
| Butler County | $782 | $849 | $1,099 | $1,444 | $1,784 |
| Chase County | $643 | $712 | $877 | $1,184 | $1,276 |
| Chautauqua County | $643 | $668 | $877 | $1,108 | $1,161 |
| Cherokee County | $664 | $668 | $877 | $1,157 | $1,161 |
| Cheyenne County | $643 | $682 | $877 | $1,052 | $1,249 |
| Clark County | $643 | $752 | $877 | $1,075 | $1,276 |
| Clay County | $696 | $724 | $950 | $1,253 | $1,258 |
| Cloud County | $643 | $676 | $877 | $1,052 | $1,275 |
| Coffey County | $644 | $670 | $879 | $1,064 | $1,164 |
| Comanche County | $643 | $668 | $877 | $1,144 | $1,276 |
| Cowley County | $643 | $668 | $877 | $1,139 | $1,323 |
| Crawford County | $682 | $687 | $901 | $1,253 | $1,511 |
| Decatur County | $643 | $668 | $877 | $1,220 | $1,318 |
| Dickinson County | $665 | $669 | $878 | $1,153 | $1,162 |
| Doniphan County | $774 | $832 | $1,077 | $1,363 | $1,566 |
| Douglas County | $895 | $1,006 | $1,182 | $1,644 | $1,983 |
| Edwards County | $643 | $668 | $877 | $1,134 | $1,348 |
| Elk County | $643 | $668 | $877 | $1,132 | $1,276 |
| Ellis County | $649 | $717 | $941 | $1,288 | $1,579 |
| Ellsworth County | $643 | $708 | $877 | $1,052 | $1,285 |
| Finney County | $788 | $793 | $1,041 | $1,435 | $1,705 |
| Ford County | $668 | $739 | $969 | $1,256 | $1,384 |
| Franklin County | $784 | $789 | $1,020 | $1,223 | $1,360 |
| Geary County | $843 | $848 | $1,048 | $1,458 | $1,758 |
| Gove County | $643 | $800 | $877 | $1,157 | $1,161 |
| Graham County | $643 | $668 | $877 | $1,115 | $1,276 |
| Grant County | $643 | $668 | $877 | $1,220 | $1,276 |
| Gray County | $643 | $800 | $877 | $1,090 | $1,161 |
| Greeley County | $643 | $668 | $877 | $1,052 | $1,276 |
| Greenwood County | $643 | $668 | $877 | $1,052 | $1,276 |
| Hamilton County | $790 | $822 | $1,079 | $1,294 | $1,570 |
| Harper County | $643 | $740 | $877 | $1,093 | $1,276 |
| Harvey County | $782 | $849 | $1,099 | $1,444 | $1,784 |
| Haskell County | $643 | $668 | $877 | $1,089 | $1,276 |
| Hodgeman County | $643 | $714 | $877 | $1,220 | $1,450 |
| Jackson County | $792 | $820 | $1,057 | $1,392 | $1,411 |
| Jefferson County | $792 | $820 | $1,057 | $1,392 | $1,411 |
| Jewell County | $643 | $712 | $877 | $1,132 | $1,276 |
| Johnson County | $1,095 | $1,197 | $1,358 | $1,769 | $2,103 |
| Kearny County | $1,045 | $1,087 | $1,426 | $1,710 | $1,888 |
| Kingman County | $643 | $668 | $877 | $1,220 | $1,470 |
| Kiowa County | $643 | $668 | $877 | $1,088 | $1,161 |
| Labette County | $605 | $668 | $877 | $1,052 | $1,209 |
| Lane County | $725 | $754 | $989 | $1,277 | $1,439 |
| Leavenworth County | $1,095 | $1,197 | $1,358 | $1,769 | $2,103 |
| Lincoln County | $643 | $668 | $877 | $1,073 | $1,276 |
| Linn County | $1,095 | $1,197 | $1,358 | $1,769 | $2,103 |
| Logan County | $668 | $832 | $912 | $1,093 | $1,208 |
| Lyon County | $624 | $668 | $877 | $1,142 | $1,381 |
| Marion County | $643 | $688 | $877 | $1,157 | $1,161 |
| Marshall County | $643 | $668 | $877 | $1,164 | $1,471 |
| McPherson County | $674 | $701 | $920 | $1,176 | $1,356 |
| Meade County | $643 | $668 | $877 | $1,078 | $1,276 |
| Miami County | $1,095 | $1,197 | $1,358 | $1,769 | $2,103 |
| Mitchell County | $643 | $668 | $877 | $1,220 | $1,276 |
| Montgomery County | $643 | $668 | $877 | $1,101 | $1,417 |
| Morris County | $643 | $679 | $877 | $1,052 | $1,424 |
| Morton County | $643 | $668 | $877 | $1,052 | $1,276 |
| Nemaha County | $643 | $722 | $877 | $1,132 | $1,471 |
| Neosho County | $687 | $691 | $877 | $1,125 | $1,349 |
| Ness County | $643 | $668 | $877 | $1,163 | $1,168 |
| Norton County | $643 | $678 | $877 | $1,132 | $1,276 |
| Osage County | $792 | $820 | $1,057 | $1,392 | $1,411 |
| Osborne County | $643 | $668 | $877 | $1,108 | $1,276 |
| Ottawa County | $684 | $711 | $933 | $1,143 | $1,357 |
| Pawnee County | $643 | $668 | $877 | $1,183 | $1,276 |
| Phillips County | $643 | $695 | $877 | $1,185 | $1,276 |
| Pottawatomie County | $870 | $875 | $1,068 | $1,485 | $1,792 |
| Pratt County | $643 | $766 | $877 | $1,157 | $1,161 |
| Rawlins County | $697 | $726 | $952 | $1,141 | $1,385 |
| Reno County | $660 | $729 | $957 | $1,168 | $1,326 |
| Republic County | $643 | $800 | $877 | $1,200 | $1,276 |
| Rice County | $643 | $668 | $877 | $1,178 | $1,276 |
| Riley County | $870 | $875 | $1,068 | $1,485 | $1,792 |
| Rooks County | $643 | $668 | $877 | $1,052 | $1,276 |
| Rush County | $643 | $710 | $877 | $1,220 | $1,302 |
| Russell County | $643 | $765 | $877 | $1,062 | $1,276 |
| Saline County | $765 | $770 | $1,009 | $1,222 | $1,336 |
| Scott County | $643 | $668 | $877 | $1,132 | $1,471 |
| Sedgwick County | $782 | $849 | $1,099 | $1,444 | $1,784 |
| Seward County | $733 | $771 | $1,000 | $1,344 | $1,505 |
| Shawnee County | $792 | $820 | $1,057 | $1,392 | $1,411 |
| Sheridan County | $643 | $699 | $877 | $1,052 | $1,276 |
| Sherman County | $683 | $710 | $932 | $1,117 | $1,356 |
| Smith County | $643 | $762 | $877 | $1,134 | $1,276 |
| Stafford County | $643 | $682 | $877 | $1,167 | $1,276 |
| Stanton County | $643 | $668 | $877 | $1,132 | $1,276 |
| Stevens County | $662 | $688 | $903 | $1,100 | $1,196 |
| Sumner County | $751 | $812 | $1,065 | $1,277 | $1,410 |
| Thomas County | $643 | $688 | $877 | $1,116 | $1,276 |
| Trego County | $643 | $782 | $877 | $1,052 | $1,276 |
| Wabaunsee County | $792 | $820 | $1,057 | $1,392 | $1,411 |
| Wallace County | $643 | $758 | $877 | $1,220 | $1,276 |
| Washington County | $696 | $701 | $877 | $1,157 | $1,161 |
| Wichita County | $643 | $800 | $877 | $1,220 | $1,276 |
| Wilson County | $643 | $668 | $877 | $1,103 | $1,419 |
| Woodson County | $643 | $777 | $877 | $1,194 | $1,276 |
| Wyandotte County | $1,095 | $1,197 | $1,358 | $1,769 | $2,103 |
Find a housing authority in Kansas
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, Kearny County has the highest two-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Kansas at $1,426 per month, while Allen County has the lowest at $877. The statewide median two-bedroom FMR is $877.
No. Each housing authority in Kansas 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