HUD Fair Market Rent · FY 2027 · Effective Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027
Fair Market Rent in Gilchrist County, Florida (FY 2027)
$1,471 a month. That's HUD's FY 2027 Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Gilchrist County, and it's the baseline every voucher in Gilchrist is measured against.
Two-bedroom FMR
$1,471
-1.5% from FY 2026
Payment standard
$1,324–$1,618
90% to 110% of the FMR, two-bedroom
Income to afford
$58,840
a year, with rent at 30% of income
Rank in Florida
36th 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 | $1,197 | $1,077–$1,317 | $47,880 | $23.02/hr | +3.7% |
| 1 bedroom | $1,241 | $1,117–$1,365 | $49,640 | $23.87/hr | -0.4% |
| 2 bedroom | $1,471 | $1,324–$1,618 | $58,840 | $28.29/hr | -1.5% |
| 3 bedroom | $1,806 | $1,625–$1,987 | $72,240 | $34.73/hr | -3.3% |
| 4 bedroom | $1,933 | $1,740–$2,126 | $77,320 | $37.17/hr | -2.2% |
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 | $2,223 | $2,001–$2,445 |
| 6 bedroom Estimate | $2,513 | $2,262–$2,764 |
| 7 bedroom Estimate | $2,803 | $2,523–$3,083 |
| 8 bedroom Estimate | $3,093 | $2,784–$3,402 |
Source: HUD Office of Policy Development and Research, FY 2027 Fair Market Rents. Rents include utilities. huduser.gov
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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 Gilchrist somewhere between $1,324 and $1,618. 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.
$1,471 a month is affordable, by HUD's 30% rule, on an income of roughly $58,840 a year. Put another way, $28 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%$1,324 | Voucher pays at 100%$1,471 | Voucher pays at 110%$1,618 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,500 | $750 | $574 | $721 | $868 |
| $4,000 | $1,200 | $124 | $271 | $418 |
Rate history
The two-bedroom rate went down 1% from FY 2026 ($1,493) to FY 2027 ($1,471). Since FY 2020 it's up 51% in total, about 6.1% a year. The Florida median held flat over the same year.
| Fiscal year | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR | 2BR change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2020 | $721 | $795 | $971 | $1,267 | $1,315 | — |
| FY 2021 | $805 | $897 | $1,083 | $1,415 | $1,469 | +11.5% |
| FY 2022 | $784 | $864 | $1,038 | $1,369 | $1,408 | -4.2% |
| FY 2023 | $854 | $943 | $1,134 | $1,507 | $1,523 | +9.2% |
| FY 2024 | $1,053 | $1,162 | $1,397 | $1,832 | $1,861 | +23.2% |
| FY 2025 | $1,176 | $1,308 | $1,583 | $2,016 | $2,099 | +13.3% |
| FY 2026 | $1,154 | $1,246 | $1,493 | $1,868 | $1,977 | -5.7% |
| FY 2027In effect | $1,197 | $1,241 | $1,471 | $1,806 | $1,933 | -1.5% |
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 Gilchrist, that runs from $1,197 for a studio up to $1,933 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 Gilchrist in with one other county in the Gainesville metro, Alachua County among them, and every one of them gets $1,471 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 Florida's 67 counties, Gilchrist ranks 36th for two-bedroom FMR. That's within a couple percent of the state median of $1,474 and about 38% above the national median county at $1,063. About 19,040 people live here, 56th in the state.
Rates by ZIP code
HUD also publishes Small Area FMRs by ZIP code. For the 2 ZIP codes it covers in Gilchrist, the two-bedroom rate is $1,350 across the board, so there's no ZIP-level story here.
Counties sharing the Gainesville metro rate
HUD sets one rate for the whole metro, so every county here carries the same $1,471 two-bedroom figure as Gilchrist.
Nearby counties
Two-bedroom FMR, with how each compares to Gilchrist.
Dixie County
22 mi · 17,058 people
$1,041
-29%
Levy County
29 mi · 45,391 people
$954
-35%
Alachua County
30 mi · 285,492 people
$1,471
same rate
Suwannee County
30 mi · 45,342 people
$999
-32%
Columbia County
32 mi · 71,789 people
$1,187
-19%
Lafayette County
37 mi · 8,161 people
$1,191
-19%
Union County
39 mi · 15,701 people
$1,019
-31%
Bradford County
45 mi · 27,885 people
$1,008
-31%
Questions people ask
$1,471 a month for FY 2027, which runs October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. The other rates are $1,197 for a studio, $1,241 for one bedroom, $1,806 for three and $1,933 for four.
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