How much will Section 8 pay for rent in Calhoun County?

Up to the housing authority's payment standard, which it sets between 90% and 110% of FMR. For a two-bedroom that's $909 to $1,111. The voucher covers the gap between that standard and about 30% of the tenant's income, and it never pays more than the unit would rent for without a voucher.

Why does my ZIP code show a different Fair Market Rent than Calhoun County?

HUD publishes a second set of numbers, Small Area FMRs, for individual ZIP codes. In Calhoun those run from $920 to $1,320 for a two-bedroom. Housing authorities in metros HUD has designated for Small Area FMRs use the ZIP rate. The rest use the county rate. Your PHA can tell you which one applies.

When do the next Fair Market Rents for Calhoun County come out?

HUD usually publishes the new fiscal year's rates in late August or September, and they take effect October 1. This page updates as soon as the new Alabama figures are loaded.

HUD Fair Market Rent · FY 2027 · Effective Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027

Fair Market Rent in Calhoun County, Alabama (FY 2027)

A two-bedroom in Calhoun County carries a FY 2027 Fair Market Rent of $1,010 a month, effective October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. Everything Section 8 pays in Calhoun keys off that figure.

Two-bedroom FMR

$1,010

+5.0% from FY 2026

Payment standard

$909–$1,111

90% to 110% of the FMR, two-bedroom

Income to afford

$40,400

a year, with rent at 30% of income

Rank in Alabama

28th of 67

by two-bedroom FMR, highest first

FY 2027 Fair Market Rents

Payment standard is the 90% to 110% band a housing authority can set. Income needed puts rent at 30% of gross income, and the hourly wage assumes a 40-hour week.

Bedrooms	FMR	Payment standard	Income needed	Hourly wage	vs FY 2026
Studio	$796	$716–$876	$31,840	$15.31/hr	+5.7%
1 bedroom	$801	$721–$881	$32,040	$15.40/hr	+5.8%
2 bedroom	$1,010	$909–$1,111	$40,400	$19.42/hr	+5.0%
3 bedroom	$1,337	$1,203–$1,471	$53,480	$25.71/hr	+2.8%
4 bedroom	$1,341	$1,207–$1,475	$53,640	$25.79/hr	-1.5%

Five to eight 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	$1,542	$1,388–$1,696
6 bedroom Estimate	$1,743	$1,569–$1,917
7 bedroom Estimate	$1,944	$1,750–$2,138
8 bedroom Estimate	$2,146	$1,931–$2,361

Source: HUD Office of Policy Development and Research, FY 2027 Fair Market Rents. Rents include utilities. huduser.gov

Market check

HUD's number is one input. What does a two-bedroom in Calhoun actually rent for?

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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 Calhoun somewhere between $909 and $1,111. 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.

$1,010 a month is affordable, by HUD's 30% rule, on an income of roughly $40,400 a year. Put another way, $19 an hour full time.

Worked example for a two-bedroom renting at the payment standard. The tenant pays 30% of monthly income and the voucher covers the rest.

Monthly household income	Tenant pays (30%)	Voucher pays at 90%$909	Voucher pays at 100%$1,010	Voucher pays at 110%$1,111
$2,500	$750	$159	$260	$361
$4,000	$1,200	$0	$0	$0

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Rate history

The two-bedroom rate went up 5% from FY 2026 ($962) to FY 2027 ($1,010). Since FY 2020 it's up 44% in total, about 5.4% a year. The Alabama median moved up 11% over the same year.

Fiscal year	Studio	1 BR	2 BR	3 BR	4 BR	2BR change
FY 2020	$468	$531	$700	$910	$1,072	—
FY 2021	$482	$549	$723	$944	$1,094	+3.3%
FY 2022	$562	$565	$744	$988	$1,111	+2.9%
FY 2023	$605	$609	$802	$1,088	$1,178	+7.8%
FY 2024	$683	$687	$903	$1,243	$1,319	+12.6%
FY 2025	$725	$730	$941	$1,295	$1,394	+4.2%
FY 2026	$753	$757	$962	$1,300	$1,361	+2.2%
FY 2027In effect	$796	$801	$1,010	$1,337	$1,341	+5.0%

About this rate

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 2027 that's October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. In Calhoun, that runs from $796 for a studio up to $1,341 for four bedrooms, all five rates in the table above.

Calhoun is its own HUD metro area (Anniston-Oxford, AL), so the rate here is set from rents inside the county rather than a wider region.

Among Alabama's 67 counties, Calhoun ranks 28th for two-bedroom FMR. That's about 4% above the state median of $975 and about 5% below the national median county at $1,063. About 116,090 people live here, 10th in the state.

Rates by ZIP code

Zoom in and the picture changes. HUD's Small Area FMRs put a two-bedroom at $920 in 36201 (Anniston) and $1,320 in 36279 (Wellington), with the 15 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.

ZIP	City	2BR rate	vs county
36201	Anniston	$920	-8.9%
36202	Anniston	$1,010	0.0%
36203	Oxford	$1,090	+7.9%
36204	Anniston	$1,010	0.0%
36205	Anniston	$1,080	+6.9%
36206	Anniston	$1,050	+4.0%
36207	Anniston	$1,110	+9.9%
36250	Alexandria	$1,190	+17.8%
36253	Bynum	$1,010County rate	—
36254	Choccolocco	$1,010County rate	—
36257	De Armanville	$1,010	0.0%
36260	Eastaboga	$920	-8.9%
36265	Jacksonville	$980	-3.0%
36271	Ohatchee	$920	-8.9%
36272	Piedmont	$1,000	-1.0%
36277	Weaver	$1,180	+16.8%
36279	Wellington	$1,320	+30.7%

Nearby counties

Two-bedroom FMR, with how each compares to Calhoun.

Cleburne County

22 mi · 15,426 people

$1,004

-1%

Etowah County

23 mi · 103,105 people

$975

-3%

St. Clair County

29 mi · 94,166 people

$1,375

+36%

Cherokee County

33 mi · 25,443 people

$986

-2%

Clay County

33 mi · 14,192 people

$921

-9%

Talladega County

34 mi · 81,021 people

$977

-3%

Randolph County

39 mi · 22,510 people

$923

-9%

Blount County

45 mi · 59,518 people

$1,375

+36%

Questions people ask

$1,010 a month for FY 2027, which runs October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. The other rates are $796 for a studio, $801 for one bedroom, $1,337 for three and $1,341 for four.

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