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Section 8 rent amounts in Texas

The population-weighted FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Texas is $1,520.

Austin HUD rental rates. Dallas HUD rental rates by ZIP code.

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

Collin County$1,582$1,648$1,931$2,431$3,09135
Dallas County$1,582$1,648$1,931$2,431$3,091129
Denton County$1,582$1,648$1,931$2,431$3,09133
Ellis County$1,582$1,648$1,931$2,431$3,09114
Hunt County$1,582$1,648$1,931$2,431$3,09112
Kaufman County$1,582$1,648$1,931$2,431$3,0919
Rockwall County$1,582$1,648$1,931$2,431$3,0914
Bastrop County$1,474$1,562$1,852$2,347$2,7608
Caldwell County$1,474$1,562$1,852$2,347$2,7608
Hays County$1,474$1,562$1,852$2,347$2,7608
Travis County$1,474$1,562$1,852$2,347$2,76075
Williamson County$1,474$1,562$1,852$2,347$2,76028
Midland County$1,424$1,449$1,780$2,286$2,66711
Martin County$1,422$1,441$1,772$2,215$2,7223
Johnson County$1,427$1,473$1,723$2,273$2,81512
Parker County$1,427$1,473$1,723$2,273$2,81512
Tarrant County$1,427$1,473$1,723$2,273$2,81595
Kendall County$1,301$1,311$1,650$2,176$2,1855
Ector County$1,245$1,269$1,595$1,912$2,21313
Chambers County$1,280$1,323$1,573$2,116$2,6397
Fort Bend County$1,280$1,323$1,573$2,116$2,63924
Galveston County$1,280$1,323$1,573$2,116$2,63922
Harris County$1,280$1,323$1,573$2,116$2,639218
Liberty County$1,280$1,323$1,573$2,116$2,63910
Montgomery County$1,280$1,323$1,573$2,116$2,63926
Waller County$1,280$1,323$1,573$2,116$2,6395
Goliad County$1,146$1,153$1,442$1,729$1,9094
Victoria County$1,146$1,153$1,442$1,729$1,90912
Gillespie County$1,089$1,096$1,438$1,806$2,1165
Bandera County$1,077$1,177$1,426$1,830$2,1326
Bexar County$1,077$1,177$1,426$1,830$2,13294
Comal County$1,077$1,177$1,426$1,830$2,1329
Guadalupe County$1,077$1,177$1,426$1,830$2,1329
Wilson County$1,077$1,177$1,426$1,830$2,1326
Andrews County$1,108$1,300$1,425$1,709$2,0971
Hood County$1,098$1,237$1,412$1,693$2,1966
Aransas County$1,059$1,072$1,407$1,910$2,1163
Nueces County$1,031$1,117$1,366$1,796$2,05436
San Patricio County$1,031$1,117$1,366$1,796$2,05410
Brazoria County$1,080$1,240$1,359$1,839$2,28021
Grayson County$1,088$1,089$1,351$1,879$2,15718
Irion County$923$1,049$1,339$1,821$2,0432
Tom Green County$923$1,049$1,339$1,821$2,04318
Smith County$984$1,089$1,338$1,793$1,98121
Washington County$991$998$1,309$1,692$1,7335
Callahan County$1,010$1,020$1,276$1,653$1,9874
Jones County$1,010$1,020$1,276$1,653$1,9876
Taylor County$1,010$1,020$1,276$1,653$1,98719
Karnes County$876$968$1,270$1,523$1,8699
Cooke County$955$961$1,261$1,552$1,7198
Harrison County$869$960$1,260$1,511$1,66811
Burnet County$969$997$1,247$1,645$1,6514
McLennan County$850$996$1,240$1,599$1,64431
Kleberg County$914$953$1,238$1,484$1,8222
Bell County$983$990$1,233$1,711$2,06823
Coryell County$983$990$1,233$1,711$2,06812
Ward County$945$963$1,215$1,576$1,7885
Walker County$857$1,097$1,210$1,602$1,7807
Wise County$912$918$1,205$1,676$2,02110
Gregg County$1,007$1,013$1,199$1,606$1,69415
Upshur County$1,007$1,013$1,199$1,606$1,6945
Medina County$905$912$1,196$1,578$1,5849
El Paso County$821$1,013$1,191$1,633$1,99859
Brazos County$1,025$1,082$1,186$1,649$1,92816
Burleson County$1,025$1,082$1,186$1,649$1,9286
Robertson County$1,025$1,082$1,186$1,649$1,9287
Yoakum County$922$1,082$1,186$1,422$1,7452
Bee County$897$903$1,185$1,467$1,5699
Erath County$893$899$1,179$1,640$1,9137
Crosby County$818$990$1,175$1,634$1,9403
Lubbock County$818$990$1,175$1,634$1,94031
Rusk County$890$895$1,175$1,451$1,60613
Howard County$918$924$1,173$1,406$1,7264
Matagorda County$912$960$1,173$1,498$1,91113
Dallam County$910$1,067$1,170$1,558$1,7213
Blanco County$884$889$1,167$1,623$1,7174
Webb County$956$962$1,161$1,499$1,55110
Concho County$896$922$1,153$1,500$1,6964
San Jacinto County$935$1,048$1,149$1,536$1,9285
Colorado County$892$917$1,147$1,375$1,68812
DeWitt County$887$912$1,141$1,368$1,6796
Lee County$887$912$1,141$1,430$1,5405
Archer County$831$925$1,136$1,553$1,7595
Clay County$831$925$1,136$1,553$1,7595
Wichita County$831$925$1,136$1,553$1,75913
Sterling County$789$899$1,133$1,519$1,8711
Hartley County$878$902$1,129$1,489$1,4951
Uvalde County$850$856$1,123$1,488$1,7515
Polk County$849$855$1,122$1,345$1,65110
Kerr County$869$965$1,118$1,475$1,5236
Anderson County$895$901$1,117$1,339$1,68612
Hopkins County$910$952$1,115$1,471$1,4769
Hansford County$843$848$1,113$1,379$1,4742
Scurry County$862$1,012$1,109$1,528$1,5885
Van Zandt County$839$844$1,108$1,458$1,4677
Franklin County$861$885$1,107$1,327$1,6292
Armstrong County$778$903$1,106$1,503$1,7422
Carson County$778$903$1,106$1,503$1,7424
Potter County$778$903$1,106$1,503$1,74216
Randall County$778$903$1,106$1,503$1,74210
Hardin County$892$898$1,103$1,446$1,7329
Jefferson County$892$898$1,103$1,446$1,73221
Orange County$892$898$1,103$1,446$1,7328
Bowie County$859$868$1,101$1,369$1,65712
Oldham County$774$899$1,101$1,499$1,7343
Wharton County$758$838$1,100$1,500$1,71812
Atascosa County$831$1,002$1,098$1,435$1,4549
Llano County$839$845$1,097$1,526$1,6658
Austin County$885$891$1,095$1,523$1,8378
Mitchell County$826$831$1,091$1,420$1,6053
Frio County$846$870$1,088$1,416$1,6014
Parmer County$823$828$1,087$1,303$1,6984
Reeves County$842$988$1,083$1,299$1,5935
Brown County$792$823$1,080$1,362$1,6199
Dawson County$818$823$1,080$1,295$1,5893
Deaf Smith County$738$855$1,070$1,283$1,6043
Runnels County$809$815$1,069$1,282$1,5734
Palo Pinto County$820$825$1,068$1,397$1,7926
Grimes County$830$853$1,067$1,287$1,5708
Lampasas County$808$813$1,067$1,475$1,7904
Nacogdoches County$850$893$1,067$1,279$1,69612
Val Verde County$857$863$1,064$1,450$1,4557
Hidalgo County$842$847$1,060$1,376$1,52231
Jackson County$822$940$1,057$1,267$1,5557
Lavaca County$820$886$1,055$1,265$1,7706
Montague County$820$856$1,055$1,467$1,5527
Navarro County$775$863$1,055$1,467$1,55213
Coleman County$797$803$1,053$1,263$1,54910
Castro County$795$801$1,050$1,259$1,5454
Childress County$816$853$1,049$1,409$1,5431
Cameron County$773$866$1,047$1,414$1,47921
McCulloch County$812$863$1,045$1,360$1,5386
Real County$812$953$1,045$1,360$1,5384
Tyler County$787$793$1,040$1,247$1,6049
Moore County$786$791$1,038$1,305$1,5274
Gray County$785$790$1,037$1,243$1,3735
Milam County$785$790$1,037$1,302$1,6268
Live Oak County$782$787$1,033$1,314$1,5476
San Saba County$781$786$1,031$1,288$1,5173
Mason County$796$819$1,024$1,333$1,5074
Hill County$705$802$1,023$1,397$1,71615
Wood County$705$814$1,022$1,260$1,3987
Angelina County$876$892$1,021$1,365$1,4149
Fayette County$771$882$1,019$1,388$1,59711
Borden County$789$811$1,015$1,321$1,4931
Briscoe County$789$811$1,015$1,321$1,4932
Cottle County$789$811$1,015$1,321$1,4932
Crockett County$789$811$1,015$1,321$1,4931
Culberson County$789$811$1,015$1,321$1,4932
Duval County$789$811$1,015$1,321$1,4935
Edwards County$789$811$1,015$1,321$1,4931
Glasscock County$789$811$1,015$1,321$1,4931
Jeff Davis County$789$811$1,015$1,321$1,4932
Kenedy County$789$811$1,015$1,321$1,4932
Kent County$789$811$1,015$1,321$1,4932
King County$789$811$1,015$1,321$1,4931
Kinney County$789$811$1,015$1,321$1,4931
La Salle County$789$811$1,015$1,321$1,4934
Loving County$789$811$1,015$1,321$1,4931
McMullen County$789$811$1,015$1,321$1,4932
Presidio County$789$811$1,015$1,321$1,4933
Reagan County$789$811$1,015$1,321$1,4931
Roberts County$789$811$1,015$1,321$1,4931
San Augustine County$789$811$1,015$1,321$1,4932
Somervell County$789$811$1,015$1,321$1,4933
Stephens County$789$811$1,015$1,321$1,4932
Stonewall County$789$811$1,015$1,321$1,4932
Terrell County$789$811$1,015$1,321$1,4932
Upton County$789$811$1,015$1,321$1,4933
Trinity County$785$818$1,010$1,211$1,4866
Henderson County$754$830$1,009$1,328$1,49413
Wheeler County$784$806$1,008$1,209$1,4834
Lynn County$705$767$1,007$1,207$1,4654
Ochiltree County$776$798$998$1,280$1,4683
Young County$756$761$998$1,388$1,4685
Nolan County$774$810$995$1,384$1,6694
Panola County$753$758$995$1,235$1,4347
Brewster County$772$808$993$1,381$1,4615
Wilbarger County$752$757$993$1,191$1,5124
Throckmorton County$767$788$986$1,182$1,4512
Fannin County$679$751$985$1,370$1,65215
Cherokee County$751$756$984$1,362$1,4489
Crane County$762$783$980$1,275$1,4421
Houston County$740$745$978$1,204$1,2956
Winkler County$760$782$978$1,173$1,4392
Bailey County$756$778$973$1,266$1,4323
Baylor County$737$742$973$1,353$1,4321
Bosque County$671$742$973$1,283$1,2888
Brooks County$756$778$973$1,353$1,4322
Calhoun County$756$888$973$1,353$1,4324
Camp County$749$754$973$1,353$1,4322
Cass County$737$742$973$1,328$1,43211
Cochran County$681$820$973$1,170$1,6063
Coke County$737$742$973$1,234$1,4325
Collingsworth County$756$778$973$1,266$1,4323
Comanche County$737$742$973$1,353$1,4327
Delta County$756$808$973$1,345$1,3596
Dickens County$756$778$973$1,167$1,4324
Dimmit County$756$888$973$1,353$1,4324
Donley County$756$778$973$1,178$1,3763
Eastland County$756$862$973$1,353$1,6328
Falls County$671$742$973$1,353$1,6326
Fisher County$751$755$973$1,167$1,4324
Floyd County$737$742$973$1,167$1,4325
Foard County$745$750$973$1,266$1,4321
Freestone County$737$742$973$1,298$1,4326
Gaines County$756$832$973$1,167$1,4323
Garza County$681$820$973$1,353$1,5692
Gonzales County$671$742$973$1,353$1,3968
Hale County$671$888$973$1,304$1,4777
Hall County$746$751$973$1,353$1,4325
Hamilton County$737$742$973$1,309$1,4323
Hardeman County$737$742$973$1,220$1,4322
Haskell County$756$778$973$1,353$1,5506
Hemphill County$756$778$973$1,353$1,4322
Hockley County$848$854$973$1,353$1,6327
Hudspeth County$671$828$973$1,167$1,6323
Hutchinson County$737$742$973$1,353$1,6326
Jack County$756$888$973$1,353$1,4324
Jasper County$756$838$973$1,221$1,4325
Jim Hogg County$756$778$973$1,167$1,4322
Jim Wells County$737$742$973$1,289$1,4324
Kimble County$737$742$973$1,340$1,4323
Knox County$756$778$973$1,266$1,4324
Lamar County$756$785$973$1,294$1,32914
Lamb County$737$742$973$1,313$1,6328
Leon County$773$778$973$1,283$1,2889
Limestone County$737$742$973$1,231$1,4327
Lipscomb County$756$778$973$1,270$1,4325
Madison County$737$742$973$1,353$1,4323
Marion County$756$778$973$1,238$1,4323
Maverick County$814$888$973$1,337$1,4994
Menard County$756$778$973$1,353$1,4323
Mills County$756$888$973$1,353$1,4324
Morris County$756$778$973$1,254$1,6324
Motley County$756$778$973$1,167$1,4323
Newton County$756$778$973$1,353$1,5946
Pecos County$756$888$973$1,353$1,4326
Rains County$756$888$973$1,353$1,6322
Red River County$671$778$973$1,353$1,6326
Refugio County$756$778$973$1,353$1,4325
Sabine County$737$742$973$1,167$1,4324
Schleicher County$756$778$973$1,266$1,4321
Shackelford County$756$778$973$1,266$1,4322
Shelby County$756$888$973$1,353$1,4395
Sherman County$756$778$973$1,266$1,4322
Starr County$737$742$973$1,353$1,4909
Sutton County$737$742$973$1,214$1,4322
Swisher County$756$783$973$1,353$1,4322
Terry County$756$778$973$1,266$1,4324
Titus County$774$779$973$1,263$1,2885
Willacy County$737$742$973$1,353$1,4326
Zapata County$747$751$973$1,167$1,4323
Zavala County$756$778$973$1,353$1,4323

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 $1,520. 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 Texas?

The population-weighted FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Texas is $1,520.

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

The highest FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent row in Texas is $1,931 in Hunt County.

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

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 $1,520. 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).