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HUD Fair Market Rent · FY 2027

Fair Market Rent in Mississippi by county (FY 2027)

Mississippi has 82 counties, and HUD sets a Fair Market Rent for every one of them. For FY 2027 the median two-bedroom is $905. The highest is Forrest County at $1,316, the lowest Yalobusha County at $905.

Median 2BR

$905

Highest 2BR

$1,316

Forrest County

Lowest 2BR

$905

Yalobusha County

Counties

82

20 in metro areas

20 of the 82 counties sit inside a HUD metro area and share that metro's rate. The other 62 get a county rate built from their own rents. The Mississippi median of $905 is about 15% below the national median county ($1,063). HUD also publishes ZIP-level Small Area FMRs covering 82 of the 82 counties, which is where the real variation shows up. Pick a county below for the full studio-to-four-bedroom table, payment standard ranges and ZIP rates.

The median two-bedroom moved up 7% from FY 2026. 79 counties went up, 3 went down, and the rest held.

Fair Market Rent by county

County
Area
Studio
1 BR
2 BR
3 BR
4 BR
YoY
Population
Forrest CountyMetro$916$1,117$1,316$1,676$1,730+25.7%78,272
Lamar CountyMetro$916$1,117$1,316$1,676$1,730+25.7%65,713
Perry CountyMetro$916$1,117$1,316$1,676$1,730+25.7%11,449
DeSoto CountyMetro$1,095$1,191$1,301$1,717$1,981+2.1%191,301
Copiah CountyMetro$1,099$1,105$1,289$1,536$1,694+0.1%27,855
Hinds CountyMetro$1,099$1,105$1,289$1,536$1,694+0.1%218,533
Madison CountyMetro$1,099$1,105$1,289$1,536$1,694+0.1%111,647
Rankin CountyMetro$1,099$1,105$1,289$1,536$1,694+0.1%158,854
Lafayette CountyRural$1,011$1,017$1,255$1,502$1,649+1.0%58,327
Hancock CountyMetro$844$982$1,185$1,525$1,723+3.9%46,167
Harrison CountyMetro$844$982$1,185$1,525$1,723+3.9%210,891
Tunica CountyMetro$1,019$1,062$1,156$1,377$1,519-2.5%9,475
Marshall CountyMetro$840$845$1,106$1,318$1,849-0.4%33,979
Tate CountyMetro$836$842$1,101$1,322$1,447+1.1%28,321
Jackson CountyMetro$960$966$1,099$1,506$1,759+3.0%145,249
Stone CountyMetro$871$882$1,047$1,248$1,570+8.0%18,894
Lee CountyRural$921$924$1,044$1,319$1,372+5.0%83,034
Pike CountyRural$874$954$1,039$1,238$1,459+5.4%39,602
Scott CountyMetro$844$849$1,026$1,222$1,348+7.8%27,718
Oktibbeha CountyRural$903$941$1,024$1,341$1,346+7.0%51,771
Warren CountyRural$836$841$1,019$1,262$1,339+6.9%43,020
Yazoo CountyMetro$772$777$1,016$1,330$1,335+3.3%24,835
Lauderdale CountyRural$877$896$1,006$1,328$1,332+11.0%71,504
Leake CountyRural$843$852$1,003$1,195$1,318+5.0%21,319
George CountyRural$836$845$994$1,184$1,306+7.9%25,170
Jones CountyRural$749$754$986$1,175$1,559+7.5%66,472
Grenada CountyRural$734$739$967$1,152$1,271+6.1%21,217
Pearl River CountyRural$789$794$967$1,288$1,346+1.9%57,458
Marion CountyRural$798$807$949$1,131$1,472+10.3%24,193
Panola CountyRural$659$805$947$1,193$1,440+7.9%32,808
Lowndes CountyRural$798$803$931$1,278$1,298+6.8%57,838
Walthall CountyRural$779$787$926$1,103$1,217+0.3%13,839
Pontotoc CountyRural$689$848$923$1,191$1,543-1.0%31,550
Itawamba CountyRural$774$802$920$1,119$1,209+3.3%24,036
Adams CountyRural$761$831$905$1,189$1,189+7.5%28,803
Alcorn CountyRural$761$831$905$1,123$1,189+7.5%34,289
Amite CountyRural$761$769$905$1,110$1,189+5.8%12,565
Attala CountyRural$687$692$905$1,185$1,189+7.5%17,526
Benton CountyMetro$767$827$905$1,127$1,377+7.5%7,589
Bolivar CountyRural$687$692$905$1,185$1,189+7.5%29,534
Calhoun CountyRural$630$692$905$1,186$1,191+7.5%12,922
Carroll CountyRural$761$769$905$1,110$1,189+7.5%9,686
Chickasaw CountyRural$687$692$905$1,188$1,270+7.5%16,915
Choctaw CountyRural$687$692$905$1,171$1,189+7.5%8,118
Claiborne CountyRural$761$769$905$1,185$1,189+7.5%8,582
Clarke CountyRural$761$831$905$1,078$1,201+4.4%15,314
Clay CountyRural$761$769$905$1,131$1,513+7.5%18,383
Coahoma CountyRural$751$780$905$1,253$1,451+7.5%20,540
Covington CountyRural$761$769$905$1,078$1,189+7.5%18,148
Franklin CountyRural$761$769$905$1,185$1,189+7.5%7,622
Greene CountyRural$761$831$905$1,120$1,189+7.5%13,615
Holmes CountyMetro$798$831$905$1,253$1,499+7.5%16,191
Humphreys CountyRural$761$829$905$1,148$1,189+7.5%7,395
Issaquena CountyRural$761$769$905$1,110$1,189+7.5%928
Jasper CountyRural$761$769$905$1,185$1,189+7.5%16,059
Jefferson CountyRural$761$769$905$1,110$1,189+7.5%7,068
Jefferson Davis CountyRural$687$692$905$1,078$1,189+7.5%11,117
Kemper CountyRural$761$769$905$1,185$1,189+7.5%8,729
Lawrence CountyRural$761$769$905$1,185$1,189+4.9%11,786
Leflore CountyRural$687$692$905$1,157$1,189+7.5%27,141
Lincoln CountyRural$687$692$905$1,185$1,189+6.2%34,877
Monroe CountyRural$761$769$905$1,078$1,189+7.5%33,747
Montgomery CountyRural$761$828$905$1,078$1,189+7.5%9,602
Neshoba CountyRural$761$814$905$1,185$1,219+7.5%28,932
Newton CountyRural$761$769$905$1,078$1,189+7.5%21,093
Noxubee CountyRural$720$725$905$1,185$1,189+7.5%10,025
Prentiss CountyRural$687$692$905$1,078$1,189+7.5%25,184
Quitman CountyRural$761$769$905$1,253$1,513+7.5%5,774
Sharkey CountyRural$761$831$905$1,165$1,189+7.5%3,872
Simpson CountyMetro$798$831$905$1,253$1,513+5.5%25,691
Smith CountyRural$761$769$905$1,078$1,189+7.5%14,132
Sunflower CountyRural$646$692$905$1,249$1,283+7.5%24,333
Tallahatchie CountyRural$761$831$905$1,111$1,513+7.5%11,764
Tippah CountyRural$765$769$905$1,170$1,189+7.5%21,523
Tishomingo CountyRural$687$692$905$1,115$1,189+7.5%18,660
Union CountyRural$798$831$905$1,128$1,189+3.8%28,122
Washington CountyRural$722$831$905$1,253$1,513+7.5%42,765
Wayne CountyRural$761$769$905$1,185$1,189+7.5%19,718
Webster CountyRural$687$692$905$1,113$1,222+7.5%9,972
Wilkinson CountyRural$761$769$905$1,110$1,513+7.5%8,162
Winston CountyRural$761$831$905$1,185$1,189+7.5%17,536
Yalobusha CountyRural$761$769$905$1,185$1,189+7.5%12,419

82 counties. HUD publishes studio through 4 bedroom rates. Tap a county for payment standards, ZIP-level rates and income needed.

Questions people ask

It depends on the county. For FY 2027 the median two-bedroom FMR across Mississippi's 82 counties is $905, ranging from $905 in Yalobusha County to $1,316 in Forrest County. Every county's full table is linked on this page.

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