Mayagüez Municipio, Puerto Rico Fair Market Rent 2026

The FY2026 two-bedroom Fair Market Rent for Mayagüez Municipio is $536 per month, 5% below the $564 median across Puerto Rico. This is the figure HUD gives your housing authority when it decides how much a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher covers here.

FY2026 Fair Market Rents by Bedroom Size

Gross rent, including tenant-paid utilities other than phone, cable, and internet.

Studio
$467
per month
1 Bedroom
$489
per month
2 Bedrooms
$536
per month
3 Bedrooms
$689
per month
4 Bedrooms
$819
per month
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What you would actually pay in Mayagüez Municipio

With a Housing Choice Voucher you contribute about 30% of your adjusted monthly income toward rent and utilities. The housing authority pays the rest, up to its payment standard, which it sets between 90% and 110% of the Fair Market Rent shown above.

For a two-bedroom in Mayagüez Municipio, that puts the likely payment standard somewhere between $482 and $590 per month. Confirm the exact figure with the authority issuing your voucher before signing a lease, since anything above the payment standard comes out of your own pocket.

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For FY2026, the Fair Market Rent in Mayagüez Municipio is $467 for a studio, $489 for one bedroom, $536 for two bedrooms, $689 for three bedrooms, and $819 for four bedrooms, per month.

The two-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Mayagüez Municipio is $536, compared with a statewide median of $564 across Puerto Rico. That is 5% below the median.

Not necessarily. The Fair Market Rent is HUD's estimate, but the housing authority serving Mayagüez Municipio sets its own payment standard between 90% and 110% of that figure. Your voucher covers the difference between roughly 30% of your adjusted monthly income and the payment standard. If the unit rents for more than the payment standard, you pay the excess yourself.

Applications go through a local housing authority rather than HUD directly. Browse the Puerto Rico housing authority directory to find the agency covering Mayagüez Municipio and check whether its waiting list is open.

Source: HUD Fair Market Rents FY2026 · huduser.gov

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