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Section 8 rent amounts in District of Columbia, DC

The FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in District of Columbia, DC is $2,246.

HUD voucher rents by ZIP and bedroom count, from the current Fair Market Rent and Small Area FMR release.

Source: HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rents and Small Area FMRs, effective 2025-10-01, retrieved 2026-10-09, with ZIP placement from the HUD-USPS ZIP Crosswalk 2021-Q4. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr.html

2-bedroom
$2,246
FY2026 Fair Market Rent
ZIPs
220
HUD-USPS crosswalk
Small Area FMRs
102
Designated ZIP schedules
Population
670,587
HUD pop2023 weight

Fair Market Rent by bedroom

BedroomsFair Market Rent
Studio$1,953
1 BR$2,015
2 BR$2,246
3 BR$2,835
4 BR$3,332

Small Area FMR range

2-bedroom Small Area FMRs for ZIPs in this county run from $1,490 to $3,370.

BedroomsSmall Area FMR
Studio$1,300 to $2,930
1 BR$1,340 to $3,020
2 BR$1,490 to $3,370
3 BR$1,880 to $4,250
4 BR$2,210 to $5,000

Rent by ZIP

220 ZIPs from the HUD-USPS crosswalk.

ZIPStudio1 BR2 BR3 BR4 BRSchedule
20001$2,730$2,820$3,140$3,960$4,660Small Area FMR
20002$2,160$2,220$2,480$3,130$3,680Small Area FMR
20003$2,930$3,020$3,370$4,250$5,000Small Area FMR
20004$2,800$2,890$3,220$4,060$4,780Small Area FMR
20005$2,530$2,610$2,910$3,670$4,320Small Area FMR
20006$1,920$1,980$2,210$2,790$3,280Small Area FMR
20007$2,140$2,210$2,460$3,100$3,650Small Area FMR
20008$2,620$2,700$3,010$3,800$4,470Small Area FMR
20009$2,930$3,020$3,370$4,250$5,000Small Area FMR
20010$2,060$2,130$2,370$2,990$3,520Small Area FMR
20011$1,770$1,820$2,030$2,560$3,010Small Area FMR
20012$1,540$1,590$1,770$2,230$2,630Small Area FMR
20013$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20015$1,920$1,980$2,210$2,790$3,280Small Area FMR
20016$2,210$2,280$2,540$3,210$3,770Small Area FMR
20017$1,840$1,890$2,110$2,660$3,130Small Area FMR
20018$1,300$1,340$1,490$1,880$2,210Small Area FMR
20019$1,400$1,440$1,610$2,030$2,390Small Area FMR
20020$1,420$1,460$1,630$2,060$2,420Small Area FMR
20024$2,280$2,350$2,620$3,310$3,890Small Area FMR
20026$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20027$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20029$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20030$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20032$1,410$1,450$1,620$2,040$2,400Small Area FMR
20033$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20035$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20036$2,260$2,330$2,600$3,280$3,860Small Area FMR
20037$2,800$2,890$3,220$4,060$4,780Small Area FMR
20038$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20039$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20040$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20042$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20043$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20044$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20045$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20047$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20049$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20052$2,480$2,560$2,860$3,600$4,240Small Area FMR
20053$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20055$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20056$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20057$2,140$2,210$2,460$3,100$3,650Small Area FMR
20059$2,730$2,820$3,140$3,960$4,660Small Area FMR
20060$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20062$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20063$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20064$1,840$1,890$2,100$2,650$3,120Small Area FMR
20065$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20066$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20071$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20073$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20076$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20090$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20091$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20201$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20202$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20203$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20204$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20208$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20210$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20211$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20212$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20213$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20215$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20216$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20217$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20218$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20219$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20220$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20221$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20222$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20223$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20224$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20226$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20227$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20228$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20229$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20230$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20235$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20237$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20239$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20240$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20241$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20242$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20244$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20245$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20250$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20254$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20260$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20268$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20270$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20289$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20303$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20306$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20318$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20319$2,280$2,350$2,620$3,310$3,890Small Area FMR
20340$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20370$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20372$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20373$1,690$1,740$1,940$2,450$2,880Small Area FMR
20374$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20375$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20376$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20380$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20388$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20390$2,930$3,020$3,370$4,250$5,000Small Area FMR
20391$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20392$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20398$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20401$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20402$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20403$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20404$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20405$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20407$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20408$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20410$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20411$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20412$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20413$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20414$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20415$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20416$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20417$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20418$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20419$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20420$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20421$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20422$2,250$2,320$2,590$3,260$3,840Small Area FMR
20423$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20424$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20425$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20426$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20427$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20428$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20429$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20431$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20433$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20434$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20435$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20436$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20437$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20439$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20440$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20441$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20442$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20444$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20447$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20451$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20456$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20460$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20463$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20472$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20500$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20503$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20504$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20505$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20506$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20507$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20508$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20509$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20510$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20515$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20520$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20521$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20522$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20523$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20524$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20525$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20526$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20527$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20528$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20529$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20530$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20531$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20533$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20534$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20535$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20536$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20538$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20539$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20540$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20541$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20542$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20543$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20544$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20546$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20547$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20548$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20549$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20551$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20552$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20553$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20554$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20555$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20557$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20559$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20560$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20565$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20566$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20570$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20571$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20572$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20573$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20575$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20576$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20577$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20579$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20580$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20581$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20585$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20586$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20590$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20591$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20593$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR
20594$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
20597$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
56998$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835$3,332County FMR
88888$1,910$1,970$2,200$2,780$3,260Small Area FMR

Payment standard

HUD uses the Fair Market Rent to set the Housing Choice Voucher payment standard, the maximum monthly subsidy base for a bedroom count. The FY2026 2-bedroom rent on this page is $2,246. 24 CFR 982.503 sets the basic range from 90 percent to 110 percent of the applicable Fair Market Rent. In a metro on HUD's designated Small Area FMR list, that rent is the ZIP Small Area FMR. Elsewhere it is the metro or county Fair Market Rent (HUD Fair Market Rents, Small Area FMRs).

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2-bedroom Section 8 rent in District of Columbia, DC?

The FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in District of Columbia, DC is $2,246.

What are the FY2026 Fair Market Rents by bedroom in District of Columbia, DC?

FY2026 Fair Market Rents in District of Columbia, DC: Studio $1,953, 1 BR $2,015, 2 BR $2,246, 3 BR $2,835, 4 BR $3,332.

What is the Small Area FMR range in District of Columbia, DC?

2-bedroom Small Area FMRs for ZIPs in this county run from $1,490 to $3,370.

How does a voucher payment standard relate to the Fair Market Rent in District of Columbia, DC?

HUD uses the Fair Market Rent to set the Housing Choice Voucher payment standard, the maximum monthly subsidy base for a bedroom count. The FY2026 2-bedroom rent on this page is $2,246. 24 CFR 982.503 sets the basic range from 90 percent to 110 percent of the applicable Fair Market Rent. In a metro on HUD's designated Small Area FMR list, that rent is the ZIP Small Area FMR. Elsewhere it is the metro or county Fair Market Rent (HUD Fair Market Rents, Small Area FMRs).