HUD Fair Market Rent · FY 2026 · effective Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026
Fair Market Rent in Pike County, Missouri (FY 2026)
HUD's FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Pike County is $918 a month. That's the number the housing authority starts from when it sets Section 8 payment standards here.
2 bedroom FMR
$918
FY 2026, utilities included
Payment standard range
$826 to $1,010
90% to 110% of FMR
Income to afford 2BR
$36,720
per year, at 30% of income
Rank in Missouri
48th of 116
by 2BR FMR
HUD has already published FY 2027. On October 1, 2026 the two-bedroom rate in Pike moves to $1,025. That's up 12%. The full FY 2027 table is in the history section below.
HUD's number is one input. What does a two-bedroom in Pike actually rent for?
Search any address in Pike 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 | $682 | $614 to $750 | $27,280 | $13.12/hr | +9.5% |
| 1 bedroom | $700 | $630 to $770 | $28,000 | $13.46/hr | +10.1% |
| 2 bedroom | $918 | $826 to $1,010 | $36,720 | $17.65/hr | +9.9% |
| 3 bedroom | $1,101 | $991 to $1,211 | $44,040 | $21.17/hr | +9.4% |
| 4 bedroom | $1,215 | $1,094 to $1,337 | $48,600 | $23.37/hr | +9.8% |
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 | $1,397 | $1,257 to $1,537 |
| 6 bedroom Estimate | $1,580 | $1,422 to $1,738 |
| 7 bedroom Estimate | $1,762 | $1,586 to $1,938 |
| 8 bedroom Estimate | $1,944 | $1,750 to $2,138 |
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 Pike, that runs from $682 for a studio up to $1,215 for four bedrooms, all five rates in the table above.
Because Pike 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, Annada included.
Among Missouri's 116 counties, Pike ranks 48th for two-bedroom FMR. That's about 3% above the state median of $888 and about 10% below the national median county at $1,018. About 17,719 people live here, 61st in the state.
Rates by ZIP code
Zoom in and the picture changes. HUD's Small Area FMRs put a two-bedroom at $910 in 63441 (Frankford) and $1,080 in 63330 (Annada), with the 8 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 Pike somewhere between $826 and $1,010. 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.
$918 a month is affordable, by HUD's 30% rule, on an income of roughly $36,720 a year. Put another way, $18 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% ($826) | HAP at 100% ($918) | HAP at 110% ($1,010) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,500 | $750 | $76 | $168 | $260 |
| $4,000 | $1,200 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Rate history
The two-bedroom rate went up 10% from FY 2025 ($835) to FY 2026 ($918). Since FY 2020 it's up 37% in total, about 5.4% a year. The Missouri median moved up 8% over the same year.
| Year | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR | 2BR change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2020 | $449 | $528 | $669 | $834 | $906 | — |
| FY 2021 | $485 | $533 | $703 | $874 | $1,081 | +5.1% |
| FY 2022 | $525 | $559 | $735 | $909 | $1,138 | +4.6% |
| FY 2023 | $577 | $596 | $784 | $954 | $1,053 | +6.7% |
| FY 2024 | $618 | $624 | $820 | $991 | $1,092 | +4.6% |
| FY 2025 | $623 | $636 | $835 | $1,006 | $1,107 | +1.8% |
| FY 2026 | $682 | $700 | $918 | $1,101 | $1,215 | +9.9% |
| FY 2027 | $755 | $784 | $1,025 | $1,221 | $1,347 | +11.7% |
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Questions people ask
$918 a month for FY 2026, which runs October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The other rates are $682 for a studio, $700 for one bedroom, $1,101 for three and $1,215 for four.
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