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Section 8 rent amounts in Santa Fe County, NM

The FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Santa Fe County, NM is $1,685.

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
$1,685
FY2026 Fair Market Rent
ZIPs
17
HUD-USPS crosswalk
Small Area FMRs
0
Designated ZIP schedules
Population
154,481
HUD pop2023 weight

Fair Market Rent by bedroom

BedroomsFair Market Rent
Studio$1,259
1 BR$1,390
2 BR$1,685
3 BR$2,122
4 BR$2,231

Rent by ZIP

17 ZIPs from the HUD-USPS crosswalk.

ZIPStudio1 BR2 BR3 BR4 BRSchedule
87010$1,259$1,390$1,685$2,122$2,231County FMR
87015$1,259$1,390$1,685$2,122$2,231County FMR
87056$1,259$1,390$1,685$2,122$2,231County FMR
87501$1,259$1,390$1,685$2,122$2,231County FMR
87502$1,259$1,390$1,685$2,122$2,231County FMR
87504$1,259$1,390$1,685$2,122$2,231County FMR
87505$1,259$1,390$1,685$2,122$2,231County FMR
87506$1,259$1,390$1,685$2,122$2,231County FMR
87507$1,259$1,390$1,685$2,122$2,231County FMR
87508$1,259$1,390$1,685$2,122$2,231County FMR
87522$1,259$1,390$1,685$2,122$2,231County FMR
87535$1,259$1,390$1,685$2,122$2,231County FMR
87540$1,259$1,390$1,685$2,122$2,231County FMR
87567$1,259$1,390$1,685$2,122$2,231County FMR
87574$1,259$1,390$1,685$2,122$2,231County FMR
87592$1,259$1,390$1,685$2,122$2,231County FMR
87594$1,259$1,390$1,685$2,122$2,231County 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 $1,685. 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 Santa Fe County, NM?

The FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Santa Fe County, NM is $1,685.

What are the FY2026 Fair Market Rents by bedroom in Santa Fe County, NM?

FY2026 Fair Market Rents in Santa Fe County, NM: Studio $1,259, 1 BR $1,390, 2 BR $1,685, 3 BR $2,122, 4 BR $2,231.

How does a voucher payment standard relate to the Fair Market Rent in Santa Fe County, NM?

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 $1,685. 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).