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Section 8 rent amounts in New York

The population-weighted FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in New York is $2,374.

HUD voucher rents by county 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

Counties

Bronx County$2,529$2,655$2,910$3,644$3,95925
Kings County$2,529$2,655$2,910$3,644$3,95947
New York County$2,529$2,655$2,910$3,644$3,959128
Putnam County$2,529$2,655$2,910$3,644$3,95910
Queens County$2,529$2,655$2,910$3,644$3,95976
Richmond County$2,529$2,655$2,910$3,644$3,95914
Rockland County$2,529$2,655$2,910$3,644$3,95927
Westchester County$2,529$2,655$2,910$3,644$3,95979
Nassau County$1,992$2,379$2,747$3,563$3,76880
Suffolk County$1,992$2,379$2,747$3,563$3,768109
Dutchess County$1,364$1,549$1,979$2,511$2,69439
Orange County$1,364$1,549$1,979$2,511$2,69455
Ulster County$1,303$1,386$1,818$2,245$2,40759
Tompkins County$1,263$1,466$1,753$2,102$2,62415
Albany County$1,217$1,417$1,702$2,041$2,25363
Rensselaer County$1,217$1,417$1,702$2,041$2,25330
Saratoga County$1,217$1,417$1,702$2,041$2,25321
Schenectady County$1,217$1,417$1,702$2,041$2,25316
Schoharie County$1,217$1,417$1,702$2,041$2,25319
Livingston County$1,116$1,256$1,573$1,895$2,08323
Monroe County$1,116$1,256$1,573$1,895$2,08360
Ontario County$1,116$1,256$1,573$1,895$2,08321
Orleans County$1,116$1,256$1,573$1,895$2,08310
Wayne County$1,116$1,256$1,573$1,895$2,08322
Columbia County$1,249$1,263$1,434$1,730$1,89933
Hamilton County$1,075$1,089$1,429$1,713$1,89211
Jefferson County$969$1,071$1,405$1,907$2,34041
Madison County$995$1,123$1,392$1,691$1,84826
Onondaga County$995$1,123$1,392$1,691$1,84855
Oswego County$995$1,123$1,392$1,691$1,84824
Greene County$1,008$1,118$1,373$1,813$2,07536
Warren County$1,041$1,066$1,348$1,742$1,78522
Washington County$1,041$1,066$1,348$1,742$1,78522
Erie County$1,105$1,139$1,343$1,640$1,86985
Niagara County$1,105$1,139$1,343$1,640$1,86923
Sullivan County$995$1,070$1,302$1,811$1,89152
Chemung County$949$978$1,283$1,606$1,71316
Clinton County$973$980$1,246$1,494$1,65025
Otsego County$847$965$1,228$1,472$1,62632
Cortland County$954$960$1,198$1,510$2,01011
Essex County$891$903$1,185$1,455$1,64531
Herkimer County$899$926$1,172$1,405$1,62317
Oneida County$899$926$1,172$1,405$1,62356
Seneca County$879$921$1,169$1,550$1,9618
Genesee County$805$953$1,168$1,400$1,54616
Schuyler County$792$875$1,148$1,508$1,52014
Cayuga County$884$889$1,124$1,463$1,67920
Broome County$783$868$1,103$1,412$1,62230
Tioga County$783$868$1,103$1,412$1,62214
Montgomery County$892$899$1,102$1,381$1,48413
Yates County$756$836$1,097$1,329$1,84010
Fulton County$823$828$1,087$1,303$1,4687
Steuben County$865$871$1,081$1,410$1,80028
St. Lawrence County$742$816$1,071$1,284$1,41846
Franklin County$720$862$1,044$1,299$1,48923
Delaware County$813$884$1,033$1,437$1,49035
Lewis County$758$839$1,008$1,402$1,64615
Cattaraugus County$778$783$1,007$1,232$1,42032
Chautauqua County$680$754$975$1,287$1,29136
Allegany County$750$754$974$1,243$1,46428
Chenango County$848$855$973$1,353$1,48219
Wyoming County$840$844$973$1,336$1,60319

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 $2,374. 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 New York?

The population-weighted FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in New York is $2,374.

Which HUD row has the highest 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in New York?

The highest FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent row in New York is $2,910 in Putnam County.

How does a voucher payment standard relate to the Fair Market Rent in New York?

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 $2,374. 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).