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Section 8 rent amounts in Knox County, KY

The FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Knox County, KY is $866.

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
$866
FY2026 Fair Market Rent
ZIPs
15
HUD-USPS crosswalk
Small Area FMRs
0
Designated ZIP schedules
Population
30,207
HUD pop2023 weight

Fair Market Rent by bedroom

BedroomsFair Market Rent
Studio$619
1 BR$745
2 BR$866
3 BR$1,038
4 BR$1,453

Rent by ZIP

15 ZIPs from the HUD-USPS crosswalk.

ZIPStudio1 BR2 BR3 BR4 BRSchedule
40734$619$745$866$1,038$1,453County FMR
40771$619$745$866$1,038$1,453County FMR
40903$619$745$866$1,038$1,453County FMR
40906$619$745$866$1,038$1,453County FMR
40915$619$745$866$1,038$1,453County FMR
40921$619$745$866$1,038$1,453County FMR
40923$619$745$866$1,038$1,453County FMR
40935$619$745$866$1,038$1,453County FMR
40943$619$745$866$1,038$1,453County FMR
40946$619$745$866$1,038$1,453County FMR
40949$619$745$866$1,038$1,453County FMR
40953$619$745$866$1,038$1,453County FMR
40982$619$745$866$1,038$1,453County FMR
40995$619$745$866$1,038$1,453County FMR
40997$619$745$866$1,038$1,453County 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 $866. 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 Knox County, KY?

The FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Knox County, KY is $866.

What are the FY2026 Fair Market Rents by bedroom in Knox County, KY?

FY2026 Fair Market Rents in Knox County, KY: Studio $619, 1 BR $745, 2 BR $866, 3 BR $1,038, 4 BR $1,453.

How does a voucher payment standard relate to the Fair Market Rent in Knox County, KY?

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 $866. 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).