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

Up to the housing authority's payment standard, which it sets between 90% and 110% of FMR. For a two-bedroom that's $1,035 to $1,265. 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.

Does Lowndes County have its own Fair Market Rent?

No. It uses the Montgomery metro rate, shared with 3 other counties. HUD sets one FMR for the whole metro area, so Lowndes gets the same $1,150 two-bedroom figure as Montgomery County.

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

HUD publishes a second set of numbers, Small Area FMRs, for individual ZIP codes. In Lowndes those run from $920 to $960 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 Lowndes 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 Lowndes County, Alabama (FY 2027)

$1,150 a month. That's HUD's FY 2027 Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Lowndes County, and it's the baseline every voucher in Lowndes is measured against.

Two-bedroom FMR

$1,150

+13.2% from FY 2026

Payment standard

$1,035–$1,265

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

Income to afford

$46,000

a year, with rent at 30% of income

Rank in Alabama

16th 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	$986	$887–$1,085	$39,440	$18.96/hr	+14.7%
1 bedroom	$1,003	$903–$1,103	$40,120	$19.29/hr	+15.3%
2 bedroom	$1,150	$1,035–$1,265	$46,000	$22.12/hr	+13.2%
3 bedroom	$1,476	$1,328–$1,624	$59,040	$28.38/hr	+13.2%
4 bedroom	$1,708	$1,537–$1,879	$68,320	$32.85/hr	+11.1%

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	$1,964	$1,768–$2,160
6 bedroom Estimate	$2,220	$1,998–$2,442
7 bedroom Estimate	$2,477	$2,229–$2,725
8 bedroom Estimate	$2,733	$2,460–$3,006

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

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HUD's number is one input. What does a two-bedroom in Lowndes 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 Lowndes somewhere between $1,035 and $1,265. 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.

$1,150 a month is affordable, by HUD's 30% rule, on an income of roughly $46,000 a year. Put another way, $22 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%$1,035	Voucher pays at 100%$1,150	Voucher pays at 110%$1,265
$2,500	$750	$285	$400	$515
$4,000	$1,200	$0	$0	$65

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Rate history

The two-bedroom rate went up 13% from FY 2026 ($1,016) to FY 2027 ($1,150). Since FY 2020 it's up 39% in total, about 4.8% 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	$583	$702	$830	$1,047	$1,425	—
FY 2021	$640	$766	$908	$1,148	$1,520	+9.4%
FY 2022	$643	$764	$914	$1,156	$1,494	+0.7%
FY 2023	$716	$817	$977	$1,241	$1,595	+6.9%
FY 2024	$836	$913	$1,092	$1,383	$1,753	+11.8%
FY 2025	$848	$888	$1,055	$1,345	$1,665	-3.4%
FY 2026	$860	$870	$1,016	$1,304	$1,537	-3.7%
FY 2027In effect	$986	$1,003	$1,150	$1,476	$1,708	+13.2%

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 Lowndes, that runs from $986 for a studio up to $1,708 for four bedrooms, all five rates in the table above.

This is a metro rate. The county doesn't get one of its own. HUD lumps Lowndes in with 3 other counties in the Montgomery metro, Montgomery County, Elmore County, Autauga County among them, and every one of them gets $1,150 for a two-bedroom. Where you are inside the metro doesn't change the county number. It does change the ZIP number, covered below.

Among Alabama's 67 counties, Lowndes ranks 16th for two-bedroom FMR. That's about 18% above the state median of $975 and about 8% above the national median county at $1,063. About 9,833 people live here, 65th 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 36032 (Fort Deposit) and $960 in 36047 (Letohatchee), with the 4 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
36032	Fort Deposit	$920	-20.0%
36040	Hayneville	$920	-20.0%
36047	Letohatchee	$960	-16.5%
36752	Lowndesboro	$960	-16.5%

Counties sharing the Montgomery metro rate

HUD sets one rate for the whole metro, so every county here carries the same $1,150 two-bedroom figure as Lowndes.

Montgomery County

226,718 people

$1,150

Elmore County

89,526 people

$1,150

Autauga County

59,947 people

$1,150

Nearby counties

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

Montgomery County

23 mi · 226,718 people

$1,150

same rate

Autauga County

27 mi · 59,947 people

$1,150

same rate

Butler County

32 mi · 18,630 people

$959

-17%

Dallas County

32 mi · 36,858 people

$945

-18%

Crenshaw County

34 mi · 13,122 people

$921

-20%

Elmore County

39 mi · 89,526 people

$1,150

same rate

Wilcox County

44 mi · 10,172 people

$921

-20%

Pike County

45 mi · 32,987 people

$1,055

-8%

Questions people ask

$1,150 a month for FY 2027, which runs October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. The other rates are $986 for a studio, $1,003 for one bedroom, $1,476 for three and $1,708 for four.

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

FY 2027 Fair Market Rents

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

What a voucher pays here

Rate history

About this rate

Rates by ZIP code

Counties sharing the Montgomery metro rate

Nearby counties

Questions people ask

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