HUD Fair Market Rent · FY 2026 · effective Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026
Fair Market Rent in Brantley County, Georgia (FY 2026)
$1,293 a month. That's HUD's FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Brantley County, and it's the baseline every voucher in Brantley is measured against.
2 bedroom FMR
$1,293
FY 2026, utilities included
Payment standard range
$1,164 to $1,422
90% to 110% of FMR
Income to afford 2BR
$51,720
per year, at 30% of income
Rank in Georgia
43rd of 159
by 2BR FMR
HUD has already published FY 2027. On October 1, 2026 the two-bedroom rate in Brantley moves to $1,378. That's up 7%. The full FY 2027 table is in the history section below.
HUD's number is one input. What does a two-bedroom in Brantley actually rent for?
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FY 2026 Fair Market Rents
| Bedrooms | FMR | Payment standard | Income needed | Hourly wage | vs FY 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,035 | $932 to $1,139 | $41,400 | $19.90/hr | +4.8% |
| 1 bedroom | $1,105 | $995 to $1,216 | $44,200 | $21.25/hr | +2.7% |
| 2 bedroom | $1,293 | $1,164 to $1,422 | $51,720 | $24.87/hr | +2.3% |
| 3 bedroom | $1,550 | $1,395 to $1,705 | $62,000 | $29.81/hr | -1.4% |
| 4 bedroom | $1,906 | $1,715 to $2,097 | $76,240 | $36.65/hr | -1.9% |
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 | $2,192 | $1,973 to $2,411 |
| 6 bedroom Estimate | $2,478 | $2,230 to $2,726 |
| 7 bedroom Estimate | $2,764 | $2,488 to $3,040 |
| 8 bedroom Estimate | $3,050 | $2,745 to $3,355 |
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 Brantley, that runs from $1,035 for a studio up to $1,906 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 Brantley in with 2 other counties in the Brunswick-St. Simons metro, Glynn County, McIntosh County among them, and every one of them gets $1,293 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 Georgia's 159 counties, Brantley ranks 43rd for two-bedroom FMR. That's about 20% above the state median of $1,074 and about 27% above the national median county at $1,018. About 18,105 people live here, 99th in the state.
Counties sharing the Brunswick-St. Simons metro rate
Rates by ZIP code
HUD also publishes Small Area FMRs by ZIP code. For the 4 ZIP codes it covers in Brantley, the two-bedroom rate is $1,140 across the board, so there's no ZIP-level story here.
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 Brantley somewhere between $1,164 and $1,422. 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.
$1,293 a month is affordable, by HUD's 30% rule, on an income of roughly $51,720 a year. Put another way, $25 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% ($1,164) | HAP at 100% ($1,293) | HAP at 110% ($1,422) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,500 | $750 | $414 | $543 | $672 |
| $4,000 | $1,200 | $0 | $93 | $222 |
Rate history
The two-bedroom rate went up 2% from FY 2025 ($1,264) to FY 2026 ($1,293). Since FY 2020 it's up 65% in total, about 8.6% a year. The Georgia median moved up 9% over the same year.
| Year | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR | 2BR change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2020 | $653 | $657 | $786 | $1,094 | $1,159 | — |
| FY 2021 | $680 | $684 | $830 | $1,160 | $1,272 | +5.6% |
| FY 2022 | $728 | $732 | $894 | $1,230 | $1,426 | +7.7% |
| FY 2023 | $810 | $815 | $998 | $1,348 | $1,633 | +11.6% |
| FY 2024 | $957 | $963 | $1,137 | $1,464 | $1,820 | +13.9% |
| FY 2025 | $988 | $1,076 | $1,264 | $1,572 | $1,943 | +11.2% |
| FY 2026 | $1,035 | $1,105 | $1,293 | $1,550 | $1,906 | +2.3% |
| FY 2027 | $991 | $1,114 | $1,378 | $1,642 | $1,938 | +6.6% |
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$1,293 a month for FY 2026, which runs October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The other rates are $1,035 for a studio, $1,105 for one bedroom, $1,550 for three and $1,906 for four.
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