HUD Fair Market Rent · FY 2026 · effective Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026
Fair Market Rent in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri (FY 2026)
$922 a month. That's HUD's FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Ste. Genevieve County, and it's the baseline every voucher in Ste. Genevieve is measured against.
2 bedroom FMR
$922
FY 2026, utilities included
Payment standard range
$830 to $1,014
90% to 110% of FMR
Income to afford 2BR
$36,880
per year, at 30% of income
Rank in Missouri
47th of 116
by 2BR FMR
HUD has already published FY 2027. On October 1, 2026 the two-bedroom rate in Ste. Genevieve moves to $974. That's up 6%. The full FY 2027 table is in the history section below.
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FY 2026 Fair Market Rents
| Bedrooms | FMR | Payment standard | Income needed | Hourly wage | vs FY 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $685 | $617 to $754 | $27,400 | $13.17/hr | +1.8% |
| 1 bedroom | $767 | $690 to $844 | $30,680 | $14.75/hr | +11.5% |
| 2 bedroom | $922 | $830 to $1,014 | $36,880 | $17.73/hr | +2.2% |
| 3 bedroom | $1,105 | $995 to $1,216 | $44,200 | $21.25/hr | +1.7% |
| 4 bedroom | $1,547 | $1,392 to $1,702 | $61,880 | $29.75/hr | +5.0% |
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 | $1,779 | $1,601 to $1,957 |
| 6 bedroom Estimate | $2,011 | $1,810 to $2,212 |
| 7 bedroom Estimate | $2,243 | $2,019 to $2,467 |
| 8 bedroom Estimate | $2,475 | $2,228 to $2,723 |
Source: HUD Office of Policy Development and Research, FY 2026 Fair Market Rents. Rents include utilities. huduser.gov
HUD sets Fair Market Rent once a year, based on what typical units in the area actually rent for, with utilities folded in. FY 2026 runs October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, and in Ste. Genevieve County the five published rates run from $685 to $1,547, studio through four bedrooms.
Ste. Genevieve is a nonmetro county, so HUD sets its FMR from rents in the county itself rather than a wider metro. The number applies county-wide, from Bloomsdale on out.
The state median two-bedroom FMR is $888. Ste. Genevieve comes in at $922, about 4% above that, and ranks 47th of 116 in Missouri. Against the national median county ($1,018) it's about 9% below. Population is around 18,494.
Rates by ZIP code
HUD also publishes Small Area FMRs for the 3 ZIP codes it covers in Ste. Genevieve. Two-bedroom rates run from $940 in 63670 (Sainte Genevieve) to $1,010 in 63627 (Bloomsdale), a $70 spread inside one county. Whether your housing authority uses the ZIP rate or the county rate depends on whether HUD has designated this area for Small Area FMRs. Ask the PHA which one it's on before you price a unit.
What a voucher pays here
The FMR isn't the check you'd receive. Your local housing authority turns it into a payment standard, set between 90% and 110% of FMR, so a two-bedroom here lands between $830 and $1,014. Subtract about 30% of the tenant's income and that's the housing assistance payment. If you ask more than similar unassisted units rent for, the PHA's rent reasonableness check will push back.
At the standard 30% of income, a household needs about $36,880 a year to afford $922 a month. On a 40-hour week that's $18 an hour.
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% ($830) | HAP at 100% ($922) | HAP at 110% ($1,014) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,500 | $750 | $80 | $172 | $264 |
| $4,000 | $1,200 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Rate history
The two-bedroom rate went up 2% from FY 2025 ($902) to FY 2026 ($922). Since FY 2020 it's up 40% in total, about 5.8% 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 | $442 | $533 | $659 | $925 | $1,011 | — |
| FY 2021 | $492 | $541 | $713 | $940 | $1,070 | +8.2% |
| FY 2022 | $548 | $583 | $767 | $969 | $1,125 | +7.6% |
| FY 2023 | $627 | $647 | $852 | $1,037 | $1,314 | +11.1% |
| FY 2024 | $677 | $683 | $898 | $1,086 | $1,371 | +5.4% |
| FY 2025 | $673 | $688 | $902 | $1,087 | $1,474 | +0.4% |
| FY 2026 | $685 | $767 | $922 | $1,105 | $1,547 | +2.2% |
| FY 2027 | $717 | $840 | $974 | $1,161 | $1,628 | +5.6% |
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Questions people ask
$922 a month for FY 2026, which runs October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The other rates are $685 for a studio, $767 for one bedroom, $1,105 for three and $1,547 for four.
Tools for this county
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