HUD Fair Market Rent · FY 2026 · effective Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026
Fair Market Rent in Barbour County, Alabama (FY 2026)
HUD's FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Barbour County is $776 a month. That's the number the housing authority starts from when it sets Section 8 payment standards here.
2 bedroom FMR
$776
FY 2026, utilities included
Payment standard range
$698 to $854
90% to 110% of FMR
Income to afford 2BR
$31,040
per year, at 30% of income
Rank in Alabama
49th of 67
by 2BR FMR
HUD has already published FY 2027. On October 1, 2026 the two-bedroom rate in Barbour moves to $921. That's up 19%. The full FY 2027 table is in the history section below.
HUD's number is one input. What does a two-bedroom in Barbour actually rent for?
Search any address in Barbour for a rent estimate built from nearby comps, with the HUD figure right next to it.
FY 2026 Fair Market Rents
| Bedrooms | FMR | Payment standard | Income needed | Hourly wage | vs FY 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $576 | $518 to $634 | $23,040 | $11.08/hr | -1.9% |
| 1 bedroom | $693 | $624 to $762 | $27,720 | $13.33/hr | +6.9% |
| 2 bedroom | $776 | $698 to $854 | $31,040 | $14.92/hr | +0.5% |
| 3 bedroom | $1,017 | $915 to $1,119 | $40,680 | $19.56/hr | +2.1% |
| 4 bedroom | $1,068 | $961 to $1,175 | $42,720 | $20.54/hr | +4.0% |
5 to 8 bedrooms (PropMetrics estimates)
HUD stops at four bedrooms. These add 15% of the four-bedroom rent per extra bedroom. It's our estimate, not a HUD number.
| Bedrooms | Estimated FMR | Payment standard |
|---|---|---|
| 5 bedroom Estimate | $1,228 | $1,105 to $1,351 |
| 6 bedroom Estimate | $1,388 | $1,249 to $1,527 |
| 7 bedroom Estimate | $1,549 | $1,394 to $1,704 |
| 8 bedroom Estimate | $1,709 | $1,538 to $1,880 |
Source: HUD Office of Policy Development and Research, FY 2026 Fair Market Rents. Rents include utilities. huduser.gov
Fair Market Rent is HUD's estimate of what a modest, decent unit rents for in an area, utilities included. It's set once a year and runs October to September. For FY 2026 that's October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. In Barbour, that runs from $576 for a studio up to $1,068 for four bedrooms, all five rates in the table above.
Because Barbour sits outside any HUD metro area, its rate is a county-wide figure built from local rents. One number covers every address in the county, Eufaula included.
Among Alabama's 67 counties, Barbour ranks 49th for two-bedroom FMR. That's about 12% below the state median of $879 and about 24% below the national median county at $1,018. About 24,877 people live here, 41st in the state.
Rates by ZIP code
Zoom in and the picture changes. HUD's Small Area FMRs put a two-bedroom at $780 in 36017 (Clio) and $1,000 in 36027 (Eufaula), with the 5 ZIP codes in between. Housing authorities in HUD-designated metros use those ZIP rates instead of the county rate. Everywhere else the ZIP numbers show where rents actually sit, and the county rate stays the official standard.
What a voucher pays here
The voucher doesn't pay the FMR itself. It pays the payment standard. Housing authorities set it anywhere from 90% to 110% of FMR, which puts a two-bedroom standard in Barbour somewhere between $698 and $854. The tenant pays roughly 30% of their income, the voucher covers the rest up to the standard, and the PHA won't approve a rent above what comparable unassisted units get.
$776 a month is affordable, by HUD's 30% rule, on an income of roughly $31,040 a year. Put another way, $15 an hour full time.
Worked example for a two-bedroom, assuming the rent equals the payment standard. Tenant pays 30% of monthly income, HUD's housing assistance payment covers the rest.
| Monthly household income | Tenant pays (30%) | HAP at 90% ($698) | HAP at 100% ($776) | HAP at 110% ($854) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,500 | $750 | $0 | $26 | $104 |
| $4,000 | $1,200 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Rate history
The two-bedroom rate went up 1% from FY 2025 ($772) to FY 2026 ($776). Since FY 2020 it's up 23% in total, about 3.5% a year. The Alabama median moved up 3% over the same year.
| Year | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR | 2BR change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2020 | $477 | $481 | $633 | $789 | $925 | — |
| FY 2021 | $488 | $492 | $648 | $806 | $907 | +2.4% |
| FY 2022 | $532 | $536 | $705 | $871 | $980 | +8.8% |
| FY 2023 | $558 | $562 | $740 | $941 | $994 | +5.0% |
| FY 2024 | $652 | $656 | $857 | $1,089 | $1,141 | +15.8% |
| FY 2025 | $587 | $648 | $772 | $996 | $1,027 | -9.9% |
| FY 2026 | $576 | $693 | $776 | $1,017 | $1,068 | +0.5% |
| FY 2027 | $720 | $846 | $921 | $1,255 | $1,284 | +18.7% |
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$776 a month for FY 2026, which runs October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The other rates are $576 for a studio, $693 for one bedroom, $1,017 for three and $1,068 for four.
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