Texas Fair Market Rents 2026
HUD publishes a Fair Market Rent for each of the 254 counties in Texas. 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 $1,054 per month, ranging from $973 in Bailey County to $1,931 in Collin County.
What it takes to afford a two-bedroom in Texas
Housing wage
$29.64/hr
Annual income needed
$61,651
Hours at minimum wage
164/wk
To rent a modest two-bedroom in Texas without spending more than 30% of income on housing, a household needs to earn $29.64 per hour full time. At the state minimum wage of $7.25, that means working 164 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson County | $895 | $901 | $1,117 | $1,339 | $1,686 |
| Andrews County | $1,108 | $1,300 | $1,425 | $1,709 | $2,097 |
| Angelina County | $876 | $892 | $1,021 | $1,365 | $1,414 |
| Aransas County | $1,059 | $1,072 | $1,407 | $1,910 | $2,116 |
| Archer County | $831 | $925 | $1,136 | $1,553 | $1,759 |
| Armstrong County | $778 | $903 | $1,106 | $1,503 | $1,742 |
| Atascosa County | $831 | $1,002 | $1,098 | $1,435 | $1,454 |
| Austin County | $885 | $891 | $1,095 | $1,523 | $1,837 |
| Bailey County | $756 | $778 | $973 | $1,266 | $1,432 |
| Bandera County | $1,077 | $1,177 | $1,426 | $1,830 | $2,132 |
| Bastrop County | $1,474 | $1,562 | $1,852 | $2,347 | $2,760 |
| Baylor County | $737 | $742 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,432 |
| Bee County | $897 | $903 | $1,185 | $1,467 | $1,569 |
| Bell County | $983 | $990 | $1,233 | $1,711 | $2,068 |
| Bexar County | $1,077 | $1,177 | $1,426 | $1,830 | $2,132 |
| Blanco County | $884 | $889 | $1,167 | $1,623 | $1,717 |
| Borden County | $789 | $811 | $1,015 | $1,321 | $1,493 |
| Bosque County | $671 | $742 | $973 | $1,283 | $1,288 |
| Bowie County | $859 | $868 | $1,101 | $1,369 | $1,657 |
| Brazoria County | $1,080 | $1,240 | $1,359 | $1,839 | $2,280 |
| Brazos County | $1,025 | $1,082 | $1,186 | $1,649 | $1,928 |
| Brewster County | $772 | $808 | $993 | $1,381 | $1,461 |
| Briscoe County | $789 | $811 | $1,015 | $1,321 | $1,493 |
| Brooks County | $756 | $778 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,432 |
| Brown County | $792 | $823 | $1,080 | $1,362 | $1,619 |
| Burleson County | $1,025 | $1,082 | $1,186 | $1,649 | $1,928 |
| Burnet County | $969 | $997 | $1,247 | $1,645 | $1,651 |
| Caldwell County | $1,474 | $1,562 | $1,852 | $2,347 | $2,760 |
| Calhoun County | $756 | $888 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,432 |
| Callahan County | $1,010 | $1,020 | $1,276 | $1,653 | $1,987 |
| Cameron County | $773 | $866 | $1,047 | $1,414 | $1,479 |
| Camp County | $749 | $754 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,432 |
| Carson County | $778 | $903 | $1,106 | $1,503 | $1,742 |
| Cass County | $737 | $742 | $973 | $1,328 | $1,432 |
| Castro County | $795 | $801 | $1,050 | $1,259 | $1,545 |
| Chambers County | $1,280 | $1,323 | $1,573 | $2,116 | $2,639 |
| Cherokee County | $751 | $756 | $984 | $1,362 | $1,448 |
| Childress County | $816 | $853 | $1,049 | $1,409 | $1,543 |
| Clay County | $831 | $925 | $1,136 | $1,553 | $1,759 |
| Cochran County | $681 | $820 | $973 | $1,170 | $1,606 |
| Coke County | $737 | $742 | $973 | $1,234 | $1,432 |
| Coleman County | $797 | $803 | $1,053 | $1,263 | $1,549 |
| Collin County | $1,582 | $1,648 | $1,931 | $2,431 | $3,091 |
| Collingsworth County | $756 | $778 | $973 | $1,266 | $1,432 |
| Colorado County | $892 | $917 | $1,147 | $1,375 | $1,688 |
| Comal County | $1,077 | $1,177 | $1,426 | $1,830 | $2,132 |
| Comanche County | $737 | $742 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,432 |
| Concho County | $896 | $922 | $1,153 | $1,500 | $1,696 |
| Cooke County | $955 | $961 | $1,261 | $1,552 | $1,719 |
| Coryell County | $983 | $990 | $1,233 | $1,711 | $2,068 |
| Cottle County | $789 | $811 | $1,015 | $1,321 | $1,493 |
| Crane County | $762 | $783 | $980 | $1,275 | $1,442 |
| Crockett County | $789 | $811 | $1,015 | $1,321 | $1,493 |
| Crosby County | $818 | $990 | $1,175 | $1,634 | $1,940 |
| Culberson County | $789 | $811 | $1,015 | $1,321 | $1,493 |
| Dallam County | $910 | $1,067 | $1,170 | $1,558 | $1,721 |
| Dallas County | $1,582 | $1,648 | $1,931 | $2,431 | $3,091 |
| Dawson County | $818 | $823 | $1,080 | $1,295 | $1,589 |
| Deaf Smith County | $738 | $855 | $1,070 | $1,283 | $1,604 |
| Delta County | $756 | $808 | $973 | $1,345 | $1,359 |
| Denton County | $1,582 | $1,648 | $1,931 | $2,431 | $3,091 |
| DeWitt County | $887 | $912 | $1,141 | $1,368 | $1,679 |
| Dickens County | $756 | $778 | $973 | $1,167 | $1,432 |
| Dimmit County | $756 | $888 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,432 |
| Donley County | $756 | $778 | $973 | $1,178 | $1,376 |
| Duval County | $789 | $811 | $1,015 | $1,321 | $1,493 |
| Eastland County | $756 | $862 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,632 |
| Ector County | $1,245 | $1,269 | $1,595 | $1,912 | $2,213 |
| Edwards County | $789 | $811 | $1,015 | $1,321 | $1,493 |
| El Paso County | $821 | $1,013 | $1,191 | $1,633 | $1,998 |
| Ellis County | $1,582 | $1,648 | $1,931 | $2,431 | $3,091 |
| Erath County | $893 | $899 | $1,179 | $1,640 | $1,913 |
| Falls County | $671 | $742 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,632 |
| Fannin County | $679 | $751 | $985 | $1,370 | $1,652 |
| Fayette County | $771 | $882 | $1,019 | $1,388 | $1,597 |
| Fisher County | $751 | $755 | $973 | $1,167 | $1,432 |
| Floyd County | $737 | $742 | $973 | $1,167 | $1,432 |
| Foard County | $745 | $750 | $973 | $1,266 | $1,432 |
| Fort Bend County | $1,280 | $1,323 | $1,573 | $2,116 | $2,639 |
| Franklin County | $861 | $885 | $1,107 | $1,327 | $1,629 |
| Freestone County | $737 | $742 | $973 | $1,298 | $1,432 |
| Frio County | $846 | $870 | $1,088 | $1,416 | $1,601 |
| Gaines County | $756 | $832 | $973 | $1,167 | $1,432 |
| Galveston County | $1,280 | $1,323 | $1,573 | $2,116 | $2,639 |
| Garza County | $681 | $820 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,569 |
| Gillespie County | $1,089 | $1,096 | $1,438 | $1,806 | $2,116 |
| Glasscock County | $789 | $811 | $1,015 | $1,321 | $1,493 |
| Goliad County | $1,146 | $1,153 | $1,442 | $1,729 | $1,909 |
| Gonzales County | $671 | $742 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,396 |
| Gray County | $785 | $790 | $1,037 | $1,243 | $1,373 |
| Grayson County | $1,088 | $1,089 | $1,351 | $1,879 | $2,157 |
| Gregg County | $1,007 | $1,013 | $1,199 | $1,606 | $1,694 |
| Grimes County | $830 | $853 | $1,067 | $1,287 | $1,570 |
| Guadalupe County | $1,077 | $1,177 | $1,426 | $1,830 | $2,132 |
| Hale County | $671 | $888 | $973 | $1,304 | $1,477 |
| Hall County | $746 | $751 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,432 |
| Hamilton County | $737 | $742 | $973 | $1,309 | $1,432 |
| Hansford County | $843 | $848 | $1,113 | $1,379 | $1,474 |
| Hardeman County | $737 | $742 | $973 | $1,220 | $1,432 |
| Hardin County | $892 | $898 | $1,103 | $1,446 | $1,732 |
| Harris County | $1,280 | $1,323 | $1,573 | $2,116 | $2,639 |
| Harrison County | $869 | $960 | $1,260 | $1,511 | $1,668 |
| Hartley County | $878 | $902 | $1,129 | $1,489 | $1,495 |
| Haskell County | $756 | $778 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,550 |
| Hays County | $1,474 | $1,562 | $1,852 | $2,347 | $2,760 |
| Hemphill County | $756 | $778 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,432 |
| Henderson County | $754 | $830 | $1,009 | $1,328 | $1,494 |
| Hidalgo County | $842 | $847 | $1,060 | $1,376 | $1,522 |
| Hill County | $705 | $802 | $1,023 | $1,397 | $1,716 |
| Hockley County | $848 | $854 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,632 |
| Hood County | $1,098 | $1,237 | $1,412 | $1,693 | $2,196 |
| Hopkins County | $910 | $952 | $1,115 | $1,471 | $1,476 |
| Houston County | $740 | $745 | $978 | $1,204 | $1,295 |
| Howard County | $918 | $924 | $1,173 | $1,406 | $1,726 |
| Hudspeth County | $671 | $828 | $973 | $1,167 | $1,632 |
| Hunt County | $1,582 | $1,648 | $1,931 | $2,431 | $3,091 |
| Hutchinson County | $737 | $742 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,632 |
| Irion County | $923 | $1,049 | $1,339 | $1,821 | $2,043 |
| Jack County | $756 | $888 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,432 |
| Jackson County | $822 | $940 | $1,057 | $1,267 | $1,555 |
| Jasper County | $756 | $838 | $973 | $1,221 | $1,432 |
| Jeff Davis County | $789 | $811 | $1,015 | $1,321 | $1,493 |
| Jefferson County | $892 | $898 | $1,103 | $1,446 | $1,732 |
| Jim Hogg County | $756 | $778 | $973 | $1,167 | $1,432 |
| Jim Wells County | $737 | $742 | $973 | $1,289 | $1,432 |
| Johnson County | $1,427 | $1,473 | $1,723 | $2,273 | $2,815 |
| Jones County | $1,010 | $1,020 | $1,276 | $1,653 | $1,987 |
| Karnes County | $876 | $968 | $1,270 | $1,523 | $1,869 |
| Kaufman County | $1,582 | $1,648 | $1,931 | $2,431 | $3,091 |
| Kendall County | $1,301 | $1,311 | $1,650 | $2,176 | $2,185 |
| Kenedy County | $789 | $811 | $1,015 | $1,321 | $1,493 |
| Kent County | $789 | $811 | $1,015 | $1,321 | $1,493 |
| Kerr County | $869 | $965 | $1,118 | $1,475 | $1,523 |
| Kimble County | $737 | $742 | $973 | $1,340 | $1,432 |
| King County | $789 | $811 | $1,015 | $1,321 | $1,493 |
| Kinney County | $789 | $811 | $1,015 | $1,321 | $1,493 |
| Kleberg County | $914 | $953 | $1,238 | $1,484 | $1,822 |
| Knox County | $756 | $778 | $973 | $1,266 | $1,432 |
| La Salle County | $789 | $811 | $1,015 | $1,321 | $1,493 |
| Lamar County | $756 | $785 | $973 | $1,294 | $1,329 |
| Lamb County | $737 | $742 | $973 | $1,313 | $1,632 |
| Lampasas County | $808 | $813 | $1,067 | $1,475 | $1,790 |
| Lavaca County | $820 | $886 | $1,055 | $1,265 | $1,770 |
| Lee County | $887 | $912 | $1,141 | $1,430 | $1,540 |
| Leon County | $773 | $778 | $973 | $1,283 | $1,288 |
| Liberty County | $1,280 | $1,323 | $1,573 | $2,116 | $2,639 |
| Limestone County | $737 | $742 | $973 | $1,231 | $1,432 |
| Lipscomb County | $756 | $778 | $973 | $1,270 | $1,432 |
| Live Oak County | $782 | $787 | $1,033 | $1,314 | $1,547 |
| Llano County | $839 | $845 | $1,097 | $1,526 | $1,665 |
| Loving County | $789 | $811 | $1,015 | $1,321 | $1,493 |
| Lubbock County | $818 | $990 | $1,175 | $1,634 | $1,940 |
| Lynn County | $705 | $767 | $1,007 | $1,207 | $1,465 |
| Madison County | $737 | $742 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,432 |
| Marion County | $756 | $778 | $973 | $1,238 | $1,432 |
| Martin County | $1,422 | $1,441 | $1,772 | $2,215 | $2,722 |
| Mason County | $796 | $819 | $1,024 | $1,333 | $1,507 |
| Matagorda County | $912 | $960 | $1,173 | $1,498 | $1,911 |
| Maverick County | $814 | $888 | $973 | $1,337 | $1,499 |
| McCulloch County | $812 | $863 | $1,045 | $1,360 | $1,538 |
| McLennan County | $850 | $996 | $1,240 | $1,599 | $1,644 |
| McMullen County | $789 | $811 | $1,015 | $1,321 | $1,493 |
| Medina County | $905 | $912 | $1,196 | $1,578 | $1,584 |
| Menard County | $756 | $778 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,432 |
| Midland County | $1,424 | $1,449 | $1,780 | $2,286 | $2,667 |
| Milam County | $785 | $790 | $1,037 | $1,302 | $1,626 |
| Mills County | $756 | $888 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,432 |
| Mitchell County | $826 | $831 | $1,091 | $1,420 | $1,605 |
| Montague County | $820 | $856 | $1,055 | $1,467 | $1,552 |
| Montgomery County | $1,280 | $1,323 | $1,573 | $2,116 | $2,639 |
| Moore County | $786 | $791 | $1,038 | $1,305 | $1,527 |
| Morris County | $756 | $778 | $973 | $1,254 | $1,632 |
| Motley County | $756 | $778 | $973 | $1,167 | $1,432 |
| Nacogdoches County | $850 | $893 | $1,067 | $1,279 | $1,696 |
| Navarro County | $775 | $863 | $1,055 | $1,467 | $1,552 |
| Newton County | $756 | $778 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,594 |
| Nolan County | $774 | $810 | $995 | $1,384 | $1,669 |
| Nueces County | $1,031 | $1,117 | $1,366 | $1,796 | $2,054 |
| Ochiltree County | $776 | $798 | $998 | $1,280 | $1,468 |
| Oldham County | $774 | $899 | $1,101 | $1,499 | $1,734 |
| Orange County | $892 | $898 | $1,103 | $1,446 | $1,732 |
| Palo Pinto County | $820 | $825 | $1,068 | $1,397 | $1,792 |
| Panola County | $753 | $758 | $995 | $1,235 | $1,434 |
| Parker County | $1,427 | $1,473 | $1,723 | $2,273 | $2,815 |
| Parmer County | $823 | $828 | $1,087 | $1,303 | $1,698 |
| Pecos County | $756 | $888 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,432 |
| Polk County | $849 | $855 | $1,122 | $1,345 | $1,651 |
| Potter County | $778 | $903 | $1,106 | $1,503 | $1,742 |
| Presidio County | $789 | $811 | $1,015 | $1,321 | $1,493 |
| Rains County | $756 | $888 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,632 |
| Randall County | $778 | $903 | $1,106 | $1,503 | $1,742 |
| Reagan County | $789 | $811 | $1,015 | $1,321 | $1,493 |
| Real County | $812 | $953 | $1,045 | $1,360 | $1,538 |
| Red River County | $671 | $778 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,632 |
| Reeves County | $842 | $988 | $1,083 | $1,299 | $1,593 |
| Refugio County | $756 | $778 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,432 |
| Roberts County | $789 | $811 | $1,015 | $1,321 | $1,493 |
| Robertson County | $1,025 | $1,082 | $1,186 | $1,649 | $1,928 |
| Rockwall County | $1,582 | $1,648 | $1,931 | $2,431 | $3,091 |
| Runnels County | $809 | $815 | $1,069 | $1,282 | $1,573 |
| Rusk County | $890 | $895 | $1,175 | $1,451 | $1,606 |
| Sabine County | $737 | $742 | $973 | $1,167 | $1,432 |
| San Augustine County | $789 | $811 | $1,015 | $1,321 | $1,493 |
| San Jacinto County | $935 | $1,048 | $1,149 | $1,536 | $1,928 |
| San Patricio County | $1,031 | $1,117 | $1,366 | $1,796 | $2,054 |
| San Saba County | $781 | $786 | $1,031 | $1,288 | $1,517 |
| Schleicher County | $756 | $778 | $973 | $1,266 | $1,432 |
| Scurry County | $862 | $1,012 | $1,109 | $1,528 | $1,588 |
| Shackelford County | $756 | $778 | $973 | $1,266 | $1,432 |
| Shelby County | $756 | $888 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,439 |
| Sherman County | $756 | $778 | $973 | $1,266 | $1,432 |
| Smith County | $984 | $1,089 | $1,338 | $1,793 | $1,981 |
| Somervell County | $789 | $811 | $1,015 | $1,321 | $1,493 |
| Starr County | $737 | $742 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,490 |
| Stephens County | $789 | $811 | $1,015 | $1,321 | $1,493 |
| Sterling County | $789 | $899 | $1,133 | $1,519 | $1,871 |
| Stonewall County | $789 | $811 | $1,015 | $1,321 | $1,493 |
| Sutton County | $737 | $742 | $973 | $1,214 | $1,432 |
| Swisher County | $756 | $783 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,432 |
| Tarrant County | $1,427 | $1,473 | $1,723 | $2,273 | $2,815 |
| Taylor County | $1,010 | $1,020 | $1,276 | $1,653 | $1,987 |
| Terrell County | $789 | $811 | $1,015 | $1,321 | $1,493 |
| Terry County | $756 | $778 | $973 | $1,266 | $1,432 |
| Throckmorton County | $767 | $788 | $986 | $1,182 | $1,451 |
| Titus County | $774 | $779 | $973 | $1,263 | $1,288 |
| Tom Green County | $923 | $1,049 | $1,339 | $1,821 | $2,043 |
| Travis County | $1,474 | $1,562 | $1,852 | $2,347 | $2,760 |
| Trinity County | $785 | $818 | $1,010 | $1,211 | $1,486 |
| Tyler County | $787 | $793 | $1,040 | $1,247 | $1,604 |
| Upshur County | $1,007 | $1,013 | $1,199 | $1,606 | $1,694 |
| Upton County | $789 | $811 | $1,015 | $1,321 | $1,493 |
| Uvalde County | $850 | $856 | $1,123 | $1,488 | $1,751 |
| Val Verde County | $857 | $863 | $1,064 | $1,450 | $1,455 |
| Van Zandt County | $839 | $844 | $1,108 | $1,458 | $1,467 |
| Victoria County | $1,146 | $1,153 | $1,442 | $1,729 | $1,909 |
| Walker County | $857 | $1,097 | $1,210 | $1,602 | $1,780 |
| Waller County | $1,280 | $1,323 | $1,573 | $2,116 | $2,639 |
| Ward County | $945 | $963 | $1,215 | $1,576 | $1,788 |
| Washington County | $991 | $998 | $1,309 | $1,692 | $1,733 |
| Webb County | $956 | $962 | $1,161 | $1,499 | $1,551 |
| Wharton County | $758 | $838 | $1,100 | $1,500 | $1,718 |
| Wheeler County | $784 | $806 | $1,008 | $1,209 | $1,483 |
| Wichita County | $831 | $925 | $1,136 | $1,553 | $1,759 |
| Wilbarger County | $752 | $757 | $993 | $1,191 | $1,512 |
| Willacy County | $737 | $742 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,432 |
| Williamson County | $1,474 | $1,562 | $1,852 | $2,347 | $2,760 |
| Wilson County | $1,077 | $1,177 | $1,426 | $1,830 | $2,132 |
| Winkler County | $760 | $782 | $978 | $1,173 | $1,439 |
| Wise County | $912 | $918 | $1,205 | $1,676 | $2,021 |
| Wood County | $705 | $814 | $1,022 | $1,260 | $1,398 |
| Yoakum County | $922 | $1,082 | $1,186 | $1,422 | $1,745 |
| Young County | $756 | $761 | $998 | $1,388 | $1,468 |
| Zapata County | $747 | $751 | $973 | $1,167 | $1,432 |
| Zavala County | $756 | $778 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,432 |
Find a housing authority in Texas
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, Collin County has the highest two-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Texas at $1,931 per month, while Bailey County has the lowest at $973. The statewide median two-bedroom FMR is $1,054.
No. Each housing authority in Texas 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