HUD Fair Market Rent · FY 2026 · effective Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026
Fair Market Rent in Wayne County, Georgia (FY 2026)
HUD's FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Wayne County is $1,021 a month. That's the number the housing authority starts from when it sets Section 8 payment standards here.
2 bedroom FMR
$1,021
FY 2026, utilities included
Payment standard range
$919 to $1,123
90% to 110% of FMR
Income to afford 2BR
$40,840
per year, at 30% of income
Rank in Georgia
88th of 159
by 2BR FMR
HUD has already published FY 2027. On October 1, 2026 the two-bedroom rate in Wayne moves to $1,002. That's down 2%. The full FY 2027 table is in the history section below.
HUD's number is one input. What does a two-bedroom in Wayne actually rent for?
Search any address in Wayne for a rent estimate built from nearby comps, with the HUD figure right next to it.
FY 2026 Fair Market Rents
| Bedrooms | FMR | Payment standard | Income needed | Hourly wage | vs FY 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $773 | $696 to $850 | $30,920 | $14.87/hr | +12.8% |
| 1 bedroom | $778 | $700 to $856 | $31,120 | $14.96/hr | +12.8% |
| 2 bedroom | $1,021 | $919 to $1,123 | $40,840 | $19.63/hr | +12.8% |
| 3 bedroom | $1,224 | $1,102 to $1,346 | $48,960 | $23.54/hr | +12.3% |
| 4 bedroom | $1,574 | $1,417 to $1,731 | $62,960 | $30.27/hr | +11.2% |
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 | $1,810 | $1,629 to $1,991 |
| 6 bedroom Estimate | $2,046 | $1,841 to $2,251 |
| 7 bedroom Estimate | $2,282 | $2,054 to $2,510 |
| 8 bedroom Estimate | $2,518 | $2,266 to $2,770 |
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 Wayne, that runs from $773 for a studio up to $1,574 for four bedrooms, all five rates in the table above.
Because Wayne sits outside any HUD metro area, its rate is a county-wide figure built from local rents. One number covers every address in the county, Jesup included.
Among Georgia's 159 counties, Wayne ranks 88th for two-bedroom FMR. That's about 5% below the state median of $1,074 and within a couple percent of the national median county at $1,018. About 30,277 people live here, 60th in the state.
Rates by ZIP code
Zoom in and the picture changes. HUD's Small Area FMRs put a two-bedroom at $970 in 31560 (Screven) and $1,360 in 31555 (Odum), with the 6 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.
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 Wayne somewhere between $919 and $1,123. 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.
$1,021 a month is affordable, by HUD's 30% rule, on an income of roughly $40,840 a year. Put another way, $20 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% ($919) | HAP at 100% ($1,021) | HAP at 110% ($1,123) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,500 | $750 | $169 | $271 | $373 |
| $4,000 | $1,200 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Rate history
The two-bedroom rate went up 13% from FY 2025 ($905) to FY 2026 ($1,021). Since FY 2020 it's up 57% in total, about 7.8% 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 | $491 | $494 | $651 | $890 | $932 | — |
| FY 2021 | $488 | $492 | $648 | $856 | $950 | -0.5% |
| FY 2022 | $532 | $535 | $704 | $896 | $1,034 | +8.6% |
| FY 2023 | $583 | $586 | $772 | $970 | $1,241 | +9.7% |
| FY 2024 | $669 | $674 | $885 | $1,070 | $1,393 | +14.6% |
| FY 2025 | $685 | $690 | $905 | $1,090 | $1,415 | +2.3% |
| FY 2026 | $773 | $778 | $1,021 | $1,224 | $1,574 | +12.8% |
| FY 2027 | $761 | $766 | $1,002 | $1,250 | $1,624 | -1.9% |
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$1,021 a month for FY 2026, which runs October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The other rates are $773 for a studio, $778 for one bedroom, $1,224 for three and $1,574 for four.
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