HUD Fair Market Rent · FY 2026 · effective Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026
Fair Market Rent in Butler County, Kansas (FY 2026)
$1,099 a month. That's HUD's FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Butler County, and it's the baseline every voucher in Butler is measured against.
2 bedroom FMR
$1,099
FY 2026, utilities included
Payment standard range
$989 to $1,209
90% to 110% of FMR
Income to afford 2BR
$43,960
per year, at 30% of income
Rank in Kansas
8th of 105
by 2BR FMR
HUD has already published FY 2027. On October 1, 2026 the two-bedroom rate in Butler moves to $1,043. That's down 5%. The full FY 2027 table is in the history section below.
HUD's number is one input. What does a two-bedroom in Butler actually rent for?
Search any address in Butler 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 | $782 | $704 to $860 | $31,280 | $15.04/hr | +13.3% |
| 1 bedroom | $849 | $764 to $934 | $33,960 | $16.33/hr | +11.7% |
| 2 bedroom | $1,099 | $989 to $1,209 | $43,960 | $21.13/hr | +10.5% |
| 3 bedroom | $1,444 | $1,300 to $1,588 | $57,760 | $27.77/hr | +10.7% |
| 4 bedroom | $1,784 | $1,606 to $1,962 | $71,360 | $34.31/hr | +11.9% |
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 | $2,052 | $1,847 to $2,257 |
| 6 bedroom Estimate | $2,319 | $2,087 to $2,551 |
| 7 bedroom Estimate | $2,587 | $2,328 to $2,846 |
| 8 bedroom Estimate | $2,854 | $2,569 to $3,139 |
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 Butler, that runs from $782 for a studio up to $1,784 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 Butler in with 2 other counties in the Wichita metro, Sedgwick County, Harvey County among them, and every one of them gets $1,099 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 Kansas's 105 counties, Butler ranks 8th for two-bedroom FMR. That's about 25% above the state median of $877 and about 8% above the national median county at $1,018. About 67,618 people live here, 8th in the state.
Counties sharing the Wichita metro rate
Rates by ZIP code
Zoom in and the picture changes. HUD's Small Area FMRs put a two-bedroom at $880 in 67072 (Latham) and $1,650 in 67002 (Andover), with the 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66842 | Cassoday | $990 | -9.9% |
| 67002 | Andover | $1,650 | +50.1% |
| 67010 | Augusta | $1,180 | +7.4% |
| 67012 | Beaumont | $920 | -16.3% |
| 67017 | Benton | $1,340 | +21.9% |
| 67039 | Douglass | $940 | -14.5% |
| 67041 | Elbing | $1,030 | -6.3% |
| 67042 | El Dorado | $1,000 | -9.0% |
| 67072 | Latham | $880 | -19.9% |
| 67074 | Leon | $960 | -12.6% |
| 67123 | Potwin | $890 | -19.0% |
| 67132 | Rosalia | $1,050 | -4.5% |
| 67133 | Rose Hill | $1,300 | +18.3% |
| 67144 | Towanda | $1,130 | +2.8% |
| 67154 | Whitewater | $1,090 | -0.8% |
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 Butler somewhere between $989 and $1,209. 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.
$1,099 a month is affordable, by HUD's 30% rule, on an income of roughly $43,960 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% ($989) | HAP at 100% ($1,099) | HAP at 110% ($1,209) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,500 | $750 | $239 | $349 | $459 |
| $4,000 | $1,200 | $0 | $0 | $9 |
Rate history
The two-bedroom rate went up 10% from FY 2025 ($995) to FY 2026 ($1,099). Since FY 2020 it's up 34% in total, about 5.0% a year. The Kansas median moved up 1% over the same year.
| Year | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR | 2BR change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2020 | $536 | $630 | $822 | $1,121 | $1,372 | — |
| FY 2021 | $563 | $658 | $854 | $1,153 | $1,412 | +3.9% |
| FY 2022 | $547 | $635 | $823 | $1,103 | $1,345 | -3.6% |
| FY 2023 | $615 | $703 | $920 | $1,218 | $1,486 | +11.8% |
| FY 2024 | $689 | $774 | $1,017 | $1,339 | $1,639 | +10.5% |
| FY 2025 | $690 | $760 | $995 | $1,305 | $1,594 | -2.2% |
| FY 2026 | $782 | $849 | $1,099 | $1,444 | $1,784 | +10.5% |
| FY 2027 | $778 | $823 | $1,043 | $1,382 | $1,712 | -5.1% |
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Questions people ask
$1,099 a month for FY 2026, which runs October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The other rates are $782 for a studio, $849 for one bedroom, $1,444 for three and $1,784 for four.
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