HUD Fair Market Rent · FY 2026 · effective Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026
Fair Market Rent in Marion County, Georgia (FY 2026)
HUD's FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Marion County is $1,088 a month. That's the number the housing authority starts from when it sets Section 8 payment standards here.
2 bedroom FMR
$1,088
FY 2026, utilities included
Payment standard range
$979 to $1,197
90% to 110% of FMR
Income to afford 2BR
$43,520
per year, at 30% of income
Rank in Georgia
76th of 159
by 2BR FMR
HUD has already published FY 2027. On October 1, 2026 the two-bedroom rate in Marion moves to $1,212. That's up 11%. The full FY 2027 table is in the history section below.
HUD's number is one input. What does a two-bedroom in Marion actually rent for?
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FY 2026 Fair Market Rents
| Bedrooms | FMR | Payment standard | Income needed | Hourly wage | vs FY 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $895 | $806 to $985 | $35,800 | $17.21/hr | +1.4% |
| 1 bedroom | $939 | $845 to $1,033 | $37,560 | $18.06/hr | +0.2% |
| 2 bedroom | $1,088 | $979 to $1,197 | $43,520 | $20.92/hr | -1.8% |
| 3 bedroom | $1,445 | $1,301 to $1,590 | $57,800 | $27.79/hr | -1.2% |
| 4 bedroom | $1,703 | $1,533 to $1,873 | $68,120 | $32.75/hr | -4.4% |
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 | $1,958 | $1,762 to $2,154 |
| 6 bedroom Estimate | $2,214 | $1,993 to $2,435 |
| 7 bedroom Estimate | $2,469 | $2,222 to $2,716 |
| 8 bedroom Estimate | $2,725 | $2,453 to $2,998 |
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 Marion, that runs from $895 for a studio up to $1,703 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 Marion in with 4 other counties in the Columbus metro, Muscogee County, Russell County, Harris County among them, and every one of them gets $1,088 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, Marion ranks 76th for two-bedroom FMR. That's within a couple percent of the state median of $1,074 and about 7% above the national median county at $1,018. About 7,508 people live here, 143rd in the state.
Counties sharing the Columbus metro rate
Rates by ZIP code
HUD also publishes Small Area FMRs by ZIP code. For the one ZIP code it covers in Marion, the two-bedroom rate is $1,000 across the board, so there's no ZIP-level story here.
| ZIP | City | 2BR rate | vs county |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31803 | Buena Vista | $1,000 | -8.1% |
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 Marion somewhere between $979 and $1,197. 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.
$1,088 a month is affordable, by HUD's 30% rule, on an income of roughly $43,520 a year. Put another way, $21 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% ($979) | HAP at 100% ($1,088) | HAP at 110% ($1,197) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,500 | $750 | $229 | $338 | $447 |
| $4,000 | $1,200 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Rate history
The two-bedroom rate went down 2% from FY 2025 ($1,108) to FY 2026 ($1,088). Since FY 2020 it's up 38% in total, about 5.5% 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 | $594 | $670 | $790 | $1,062 | $1,387 | — |
| FY 2021 | $644 | $717 | $832 | $1,118 | $1,441 | +5.3% |
| FY 2022 | $654 | $724 | $827 | $1,122 | $1,415 | -0.6% |
| FY 2023 | $759 | $819 | $945 | $1,276 | $1,610 | +14.3% |
| FY 2024 | $828 | $881 | $1,031 | $1,372 | $1,743 | +9.1% |
| FY 2025 | $883 | $937 | $1,108 | $1,463 | $1,781 | +7.5% |
| FY 2026 | $895 | $939 | $1,088 | $1,445 | $1,703 | -1.8% |
| FY 2027 | $1,026 | $1,053 | $1,212 | $1,611 | $1,876 | +11.4% |
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Questions people ask
$1,088 a month for FY 2026, which runs October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The other rates are $895 for a studio, $939 for one bedroom, $1,445 for three and $1,703 for four.
Tools for this county
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