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Section 8 rent versus market rent in Texas

The largest 2-bedroom voucher premium in Texas is +$789 in Martin County.

HUD FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent and Census median gross rent for each county.

Largest premium
+$789
Martin County
2-bedroom FMR
$1,772
FY2026
Census rent
$983
B25031
Counties
248
Texas

Counties in Texas

45Martin County$1,772$983$250B25031+$789
48Hunt County$1,931$1,148$54B25031+$783$1,240$1,830
53Karnes County$1,270$507$420B25031+$763$1,320$1,320
54Goliad County$1,442$681$201B25031+$761
58Cottle County$1,015$264$171B25064+$751
64Caldwell County$1,852$1,112$138B25031+$740$1,230$1,300
87Kaufman County$1,931$1,263$92B25031+$668$1,090$2,480
104Presidio County$1,015$377$93B25031+$638
130Callahan County$1,276$682$83B25031+$594
168Collingsworth County$973$425$200B25031+$548
192Liberty County$1,573$1,046$164B25031+$527$1,090$1,160
204Edwards County$1,015$506$133B25031+$509
212Bastrop County$1,852$1,347$122B25031+$505
220Waller County$1,573$1,076$115B25031+$497
228Burleson County$1,186$693$501B25031+$493
246Somervell County$1,015$532$171B25031+$483$1,250$1,250
265Zavala County$973$504$365B25031+$469
278Jones County$1,276$816$433B25031+$460
292Motley County$973$521$328B25031+$452
299Ellis County$1,931$1,482$52B25031+$449$1,150$2,500
324Hall County$973$539$121B25031+$434
333Lipscomb County$973$544$486B25031+$429
338San Augustine County$1,015$588$327B25031+$427
351Crosby County$1,175$757$52B25031+$418
363Knox County$973$560$60B25031+$413
384Robertson County$1,186$784$106B25031+$402
385Stonewall County$1,015$613$306B25064+$402
388Briscoe County$1,015$615$85B25031+$400
401Parker County$1,723$1,326$68B25031+$397$1,080$2,580
409Andrews County$1,425$1,031$303B25031+$394
422Clay County$1,136$746$149B25031+$390
433Mitchell County$1,091$707$578B25031+$384
439Johnson County$1,723$1,340$41B25031+$383$1,190$1,970
462Wilson County$1,426$1,050$137B25031+$376$1,160$1,330
467Concho County$1,153$781$203B25031+$372
484Glasscock County$1,015$648$76B25064+$367
491Archer County$1,136$772$22B25031+$364
504Fisher County$973$615$53B25031+$358
524Hays County$1,852$1,504$71B25031+$348$1,480$1,560
539Chambers County$1,573$1,230$535B25031+$343$1,140$1,140
553Kent County$1,015$675$127B25064+$340
569Hudspeth County$973$639$223B25031+$334
593Menard County$973$644$37B25031+$329
629Coryell County$1,233$914$45B25031+$319
689Schleicher County$973$669$251B25031+$304
710Hardeman County$973$674$63B25031+$299
726Upton County$1,015$720$340B25064+$295
732Dallas County$1,931$1,638$19B25031+$293$1,220$2,900
733Ector County$1,595$1,302$54B25031+$293
741Reagan County$1,015$723$17B25031+$292
772Bandera County$1,426$1,141$177B25031+$285$1,040$1,410
779Harrison County$1,260$977$26B25031+$283
833Starr County$973$701$62B25031+$272
860Mills County$973$707$141B25031+$266
863Foard County$973$708$42B25031+$265
898Wheeler County$1,008$748$262B25031+$260
912McMullen County$1,015$758$739B25064+$257
924Brooks County$973$719$249B25064+$254
1017Duval County$1,015$774$176B25031+$241
1030Carson County$1,106$868$87B25031+$238
1070Eastland County$973$739$208B25031+$234
1104Refugio County$973$742$38B25031+$231
1107Shackelford County$973$742$155B25031+$231
1134Upshur County$1,199$971$66B25031+$228
1139Newton County$973$746$126B25031+$227
1189Haskell County$973$752$114B25031+$221
1213Colorado County$1,147$930$109B25031+$217
1220Swisher County$973$756$94B25031+$217
1226Kleberg County$1,238$1,022$83B25031+$216
1235Kimble County$973$758$172B25031+$215
1246Franklin County$1,107$894$357B25031+$213
1249Morris County$973$760$91B25031+$213
1255Floyd County$973$761$172B25031+$212
1258Llano County$1,097$885$149B25031+$212
1269Camp County$973$763$39B25031+$210
1271Falls County$973$763$75B25031+$210
1278Shelby County$973$763$98B25031+$210
1318Cass County$973$768$37B25031+$205
1335Victoria County$1,442$1,238$57B25031+$204
1357Lee County$1,141$940$60B25031+$201
1382Cochran County$973$775$339B25031+$198
1415Jack County$973$778$452B25031+$195$970$970
1419Walker County$1,210$1,015$79B25031+$195
1458Zapata County$973$782$314B25031+$191
1472Jasper County$973$785$146B25031+$188
1499Madison County$973$787$424B25031+$186
1512Hale County$973$788$57B25031+$185
1520Terry County$973$788$61B25031+$185
1527Cooke County$1,261$1,078$94B25031+$183$1,210$1,210
1541Midland County$1,780$1,598$98B25031+$182
1586Deaf Smith County$1,070$894$72B25031+$176
1613Rusk County$1,175$1,001$71B25031+$174
1623Matagorda County$1,173$1,000$66B25031+$173
1653Donley County$973$803$271B25031+$170
1657La Salle County$1,015$845$33B25031+$170
1674Willacy County$973$804$84B25031+$169
1686Aransas County$1,407$1,240$129B25031+$167
1699Bee County$1,185$1,019$303B25031+$166
1709Runnels County$1,069$903$272B25031+$166
1711Wood County$1,022$856$73B25031+$166
1714Marion County$973$808$562B25031+$165
1719San Patricio County$1,366$1,201$51B25031+$165
1724Anderson County$1,117$953$123B25031+$164
1727Guadalupe County$1,426$1,262$86B25031+$164$1,260$2,140
1740Lavaca County$1,055$892$64B25031+$163
1759El Paso County$1,191$1,030$24B25031+$161
1765Stephens County$1,015$854$129B25031+$161
1787Leon County$973$814$100B25031+$159
1794Webb County$1,161$1,002$29B25031+$159
1805Delta County$973$816$62B25031+$157$1,130$1,140
1819DeWitt County$1,141$985$95B25031+$156
1820Denton County$1,931$1,775$23B25031+$156$1,530$2,900
1826Moore County$1,038$882$53B25031+$156
1828Roberts County$1,015$859$534B25064+$156
1842Wichita County$1,136$981$25B25031+$155
1844Cameron County$1,047$893$22B25031+$154
1885Hamilton County$973$822$137B25031+$151
1886Hockley County$973$822$101B25031+$151
1890Montague County$1,055$904$262B25031+$151
1900Dimmit County$973$823$366B25064+$150
1915Galveston County$1,573$1,424$38B25031+$149
1919Ochiltree County$998$849$195B25031+$149
1928Yoakum County$1,186$1,037$282B25031+$149
1930Coke County$973$825$226B25031+$148
1932Harris County$1,573$1,425$10B25031+$148
1944Tarrant County$1,723$1,576$17B25031+$147$1,360$2,580
1945Tom Green County$1,339$1,192$49B25031+$147
1950Bailey County$973$827$277B25031+$146
1964Baylor County$973$828$307B25031+$145
1969Gaines County$973$828$92B25031+$145
1996McCulloch County$1,045$902$230B25031+$143
2014Bosque County$973$832$151B25031+$141
2037Sterling County$1,133$993$196B25031+$140
2038Taylor County$1,276$1,136$26B25031+$140
2049Young County$998$859$46B25031+$139
2058Sherman County$973$835$481B25064+$138
2061Atascosa County$1,098$961$42B25031+$137$1,090$1,270
2098Lampasas County$1,067$932$123B25031+$135
2113Brown County$1,080$947$40B25031+$133
2155San Jacinto County$1,149$1,018$330B25031+$131
2156Bowie County$1,101$971$25B25031+$130
2179Howard County$1,173$1,045$74B25031+$128
2196Houston County$978$852$109B25031+$126
2212Panola County$995$870$46B25031+$125
2227Smith County$1,338$1,214$44B25031+$124
2250Jim Hogg County$973$851$336B25031+$122
2269Crane County$980$860$103B25031+$120
2275Maverick County$973$853$94B25031+$120
2296Gray County$1,037$919$72B25031+$118
2312Hood County$1,412$1,296$104B25031+$116$1,360$1,650
2338Freestone County$973$859$257B25031+$114
2368Gregg County$1,199$1,088$34B25031+$111
2372Lamb County$973$862$113B25031+$111
2377Trinity County$1,010$899$105B25031+$111
2396Hutchinson County$973$864$171B25031+$109
2413Coleman County$1,053$946$118B25031+$107
2423Bell County$1,233$1,127$24B25031+$106
2424Calhoun County$973$867$140B25031+$106
2425Childress County$1,049$943$34B25031+$106
2429Hardin County$1,103$997$89B25031+$106$1,010$1,220
2448Grayson County$1,351$1,247$51B25031+$104$1,090$1,720
2450Hidalgo County$1,060$956$13B25031+$104
2454Polk County$1,122$1,018$151B25031+$104
2492Gonzales County$973$873$216B25031+$100$990$990
2495Kendall County$1,650$1,550$123B25031+$100$1,710$1,710
2520Milam County$1,037$940$72B25031+$97
2526Limestone County$973$877$53B25031+$96
2545Oldham County$1,101$1,007$194B25031+$94
2546Tyler County$1,040$946$130B25031+$94$1,050$1,050
2588Hill County$1,023$934$54B25031+$89$1,310$1,310
2609Palo Pinto County$1,068$981$57B25031+$87$1,080$1,080
2610Wise County$1,205$1,118$91B25031+$87$1,190$1,610
2611Blanco County$1,167$1,081$75B25031+$86$1,120$1,120
2613Burnet County$1,247$1,161$101B25031+$86
2640Nolan County$995$911$99B25031+$84
2649Potter County$1,106$1,023$36B25031+$83
2660Orange County$1,103$1,021$68B25031+$82$970$1,230
2663Uvalde County$1,123$1,041$197B25031+$82
2668Comanche County$973$892$148B25031+$81
2680Lynn County$1,007$928$70B25031+$79
2683Scurry County$1,109$1,030$275B25031+$79
2696Brazos County$1,186$1,109$18B25031+$77
2698Navarro County$1,055$978$107B25031+$77$1,170$1,310
2703Garza County$973$897$83B25031+$76
2711Wharton County$1,100$1,024$64B25031+$76
2730Nacogdoches County$1,067$995$55B25031+$72
2737Williamson County$1,852$1,781$26B25031+$71
2746Jim Wells County$973$904$123B25031+$69
2748McLennan County$1,240$1,171$32B25031+$69
2752Brewster County$993$925$94B25031+$68
2762Van Zandt County$1,108$1,041$82B25031+$67$1,070$1,070
2764Grimes County$1,067$1,001$215B25031+$66
2784Throckmorton County$986$922$92B25031+$64
2789Austin County$1,095$1,033$174B25031+$62
2818San Saba County$1,031$973$51B25031+$58
2821Sutton County$973$915$331B25031+$58
2829Gillespie County$1,438$1,381$66B25031+$57
2846Cherokee County$984$930$38B25031+$54
2859Live Oak County$1,033$981$113B25031+$52
2860Mason County$1,024$972$815B25031+$52
2869Val Verde County$1,064$1,013$180B25031+$51
2871Angelina County$1,021$971$64B25031+$50
2876Nueces County$1,366$1,316$29B25031+$50
2886Hopkins County$1,115$1,068$49B25031+$47$1,130$1,130
2890Rains County$973$926$203B25031+$47
2903Lubbock County$1,175$1,132$22B25031+$43
2907Kerr County$1,118$1,076$103B25031+$42$1,130$1,270
2914Lamar County$973$932$86B25031+$41
2924Fayette County$1,019$981$87B25031+$38
2925Titus County$973$935$41B25031+$38
2927Bexar County$1,426$1,389$16B25031+$37$970$2,140
2930Jackson County$1,057$1,021$114B25031+$36
2932Washington County$1,309$1,273$68B25031+$36
2934Dallam County$1,170$1,135$76B25031+$35
2945Ward County$1,215$1,182$152B25031+$33
2960Hansford County$1,113$1,084$242B25031+$29
2964Armstrong County$1,106$1,078$171B25031+$28
2965Hartley County$1,129$1,101$59B25031+$28
2976Hemphill County$973$950$395B25031+$23
2985Henderson County$1,009$988$35B25031+$21$1,030$1,300
2992Pecos County$973$955$661B25031+$18
3002Montgomery County$1,573$1,560$45B25031+$13
3006Erath County$1,179$1,168$101B25031+$11
3018Wilbarger County$993$986$70B25031+$7
3020Castro County$1,050$1,046$443B25031+$4
3024Travis County$1,852$1,849$19B25031+$3
3038Frio County$1,088$1,096$99B25031-$8
3040Dawson County$1,080$1,089$89B25031-$9
3052Red River County$973$988$401B25031-$15
3060Randall County$1,106$1,131$61B25031-$25
3064Jefferson County$1,103$1,130$33B25031-$27$970$1,410
3065Culberson County$1,015$1,043$112B25064-$28
3068Brazoria County$1,359$1,390$56B25031-$31
3069Collin County$1,931$1,963$32B25031-$32$1,720$2,900
3072Reeves County$1,083$1,119$315B25031-$36
3073Parmer County$1,087$1,124$70B25031-$37
3077Rockwall County$1,931$1,980$208B25031-$49$2,100$2,470
3082Sabine County$973$1,031$226B25031-$58
3088Medina County$1,196$1,262$137B25031-$66$1,320$1,330
3093Fannin County$985$1,068$134B25031-$83$1,080$1,120
3096Winkler County$978$1,072$88B25031-$94
3098Dickens County$973$1,081$106B25031-$108
3111Fort Bend County$1,573$1,732$48B25031-$159
3120Comal County$1,426$1,616$64B25031-$190$1,360$2,140
3123Jeff Davis County$1,015$1,241$157B25064-$226
3125Real County$1,045$1,295$467B25031-$250
3127Kinney County$1,015$1,272$873B25064-$257
3136Irion County$1,339$2,617$1,473B25031-$1,278

Method

The voucher premium is the FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent minus the Census median gross rent for the same county. The Census rent is ACS 2024 5-year table B25031, 2-bedroom median (column B25031004), when that estimate is published and positive. Otherwise it is ACS table B25064, median gross rent. The margin of error on the premium is the ACS margin of error on that rent, because the Fair Market Rent is a HUD schedule. Other bedroom rows use B25031 when that bedroom median is published. When a county file has town Fair Market Rents and no single county schedule, the county rent is the population-weighted mean of the town rents, rounded half up. The Small Area FMR range is the low and high ZIP Small Area FMR inside the county. Rank is the premium, then the county name. A county is left out when both the 2-bedroom B25031 median and the B25064 median are missing or not positive.

Source: HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rents and Small Area FMRs, effective 2025-10-01, retrieved 2026-10-09, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr.html, and U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2024 5-year tables B25031 and B25064, as of 2024-07-01 (data years 2020-2024), retrieved 2026-10-09, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25031.

Frequently asked questions

What is the largest 2-bedroom voucher premium in Texas?

Martin County at +$789. The FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent is $1,772. The Census median gross rent is $983 (margin of error $250), from B25031.