How much will Section 8 pay for rent in Edmonson County?

Up to the housing authority's payment standard, which it sets between 90% and 110% of FMR. For a two-bedroom that's $1,079 to $1,319. The voucher covers the gap between that standard and about 30% of the tenant's income, and it never pays more than the unit would rent for without a voucher.

Does Edmonson County have its own Fair Market Rent?

No. It uses the Bowling Green metro rate, shared with one other county. HUD sets one FMR for the whole metro area, so Edmonson gets the same $1,199 two-bedroom figure as Warren County.

Why does my ZIP code show a different Fair Market Rent than Edmonson County?

HUD publishes a second set of numbers, Small Area FMRs, for individual ZIP codes. In Edmonson those run from $1,040 to $1,120 for a two-bedroom. Housing authorities in metros HUD has designated for Small Area FMRs use the ZIP rate. The rest use the county rate. Your PHA can tell you which one applies.

When do the next Fair Market Rents for Edmonson County come out?

HUD usually publishes the new fiscal year's rates in late August or September, and they take effect October 1. This page updates as soon as the new Kentucky figures are loaded.

HUD Fair Market Rent · FY 2027 · Effective Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027

Fair Market Rent in Edmonson County, Kentucky (FY 2027)

A two-bedroom in Edmonson County carries a FY 2027 Fair Market Rent of $1,199 a month, effective October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. Everything Section 8 pays in Edmonson keys off that figure.

Two-bedroom FMR

$1,199

+4.0% from FY 2026

Payment standard

$1,079–$1,319

90% to 110% of the FMR, two-bedroom

Income to afford

$47,960

a year, with rent at 30% of income

Rank in Kentucky

21st of 120

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	$920	$828–$1,012	$36,800	$17.69/hr	+3.5%
1 bedroom	$1,020	$918–$1,122	$40,800	$19.62/hr	+3.6%
2 bedroom	$1,199	$1,079–$1,319	$47,960	$23.06/hr	+4.0%
3 bedroom	$1,438	$1,294–$1,582	$57,520	$27.65/hr	+3.9%
4 bedroom	$1,959	$1,763–$2,155	$78,360	$37.67/hr	+8.5%

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	$2,253	$2,028–$2,478
6 bedroom Estimate	$2,547	$2,292–$2,802
7 bedroom Estimate	$2,841	$2,557–$3,125
8 bedroom Estimate	$3,134	$2,821–$3,447

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 Edmonson somewhere between $1,079 and $1,319. 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.

$1,199 a month is affordable, by HUD's 30% rule, on an income of roughly $47,960 a year. Put another way, $23 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%$1,079	Voucher pays at 100%$1,199	Voucher pays at 110%$1,319
$2,500	$750	$329	$449	$569
$4,000	$1,200	$0	$0	$119

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Rate history

The two-bedroom rate went up 4% from FY 2026 ($1,153) to FY 2027 ($1,199). Since FY 2020 it's up 49% in total, about 5.8% a year. The Kentucky median moved up 3% over the same year.

Fiscal year	Studio	1 BR	2 BR	3 BR	4 BR	2BR change
FY 2020	$625	$629	$807	$1,035	$1,395	—
FY 2021	$656	$660	$841	$1,065	$1,418	+4.2%
FY 2022	$672	$688	$845	$1,063	$1,365	+0.5%
FY 2023	$738	$791	$941	$1,178	$1,441	+11.4%
FY 2024	$831	$944	$1,104	$1,354	$1,640	+17.3%
FY 2025	$882	$993	$1,173	$1,413	$1,793	+6.3%
FY 2026	$889	$985	$1,153	$1,384	$1,806	-1.7%
FY 2027In effect	$920	$1,020	$1,199	$1,438	$1,959	+4.0%

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 Edmonson, that runs from $920 for a studio up to $1,959 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 Edmonson in with one other county in the Bowling Green metro, Warren County among them, and every one of them gets $1,199 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 Kentucky's 120 counties, Edmonson ranks 21st for two-bedroom FMR. That's about 30% above the state median of $925 and about 13% above the national median county at $1,063. About 12,355 people live here, 90th in the state.

Rates by ZIP code

Zoom in and the picture changes. HUD's Small Area FMRs put a two-bedroom at $1,040 in 42163 (Rocky Hill) and $1,120 in 42259 (Mammoth Cave), 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.

ZIP	City	2BR rate	vs county
42163	Rocky Hill	$1,040	-13.3%
42207	Bee Spring	$1,040	-13.3%
42210	Brownsville	$1,040	-13.3%
42259	Mammoth Cave	$1,120	-6.6%
42275	Roundhill	$1,040	-13.3%
42285	Sweeden	$1,040	-13.3%

Counties sharing the Bowling Green metro rate

HUD sets one rate for the whole metro, so every county here carries the same $1,199 two-bedroom figure as Edmonson.

Warren County

140,918 people

$1,199

Nearby counties

Two-bedroom FMR, with how each compares to Edmonson.

Grayson County

17 mi · 26,707 people

$909

-24%

Warren County

21 mi · 140,918 people

$1,199

same rate

Hart County

22 mi · 19,603 people

$909

-24%

Butler County

24 mi · 12,393 people

$909

-24%

Barren County

26 mi · 44,938 people

$916

-24%

Ohio County

35 mi · 23,735 people

$909

-24%

Larue County

36 mi · 15,107 people

$1,087

-9%

Allen County

37 mi · 21,293 people

$1,019

-15%

Questions people ask

$1,199 a month for FY 2027, which runs October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. The other rates are $920 for a studio, $1,020 for one bedroom, $1,438 for three and $1,959 for four.

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Fair Market Rent in Edmonson County, Kentucky (FY 2027)

FY 2027 Fair Market Rents

HUD's number is one input. What does a two-bedroom in Edmonson actually rent for?

What a voucher pays here

Rate history

About this rate

Rates by ZIP code

Counties sharing the Bowling Green metro rate

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Questions people ask

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