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

Up to the housing authority's payment standard, which it sets between 90% and 110% of FMR. For a two-bedroom that's $1,517 to $1,855. 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.

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

HUD publishes a second set of numbers, Small Area FMRs, for individual ZIP codes. In Clark those run from $1,570 to $2,530 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 Clark 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 Nevada figures are loaded.

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

Fair Market Rent in Clark County, Nevada (FY 2027)

$1,686 a month. That's HUD's FY 2027 Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Clark County, and it's the baseline every voucher in Clark is measured against.

Two-bedroom FMR

$1,686

-2.8% from FY 2026

Payment standard

$1,517–$1,855

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

Income to afford

$67,440

a year, with rent at 30% of income

Rank in Nevada

3rd of 17

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	$1,310	$1,179–$1,441	$52,400	$25.19/hr	-1.7%
1 bedroom	$1,435	$1,292–$1,579	$57,400	$27.60/hr	-2.9%
2 bedroom	$1,686	$1,517–$1,855	$67,440	$32.42/hr	-2.8%
3 bedroom	$2,317	$2,085–$2,549	$92,680	$44.56/hr	-4.0%
4 bedroom	$2,652	$2,387–$2,917	$106,080	$51.00/hr	-4.1%

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	$3,050	$2,745–$3,355
6 bedroom Estimate	$3,448	$3,103–$3,793
7 bedroom Estimate	$3,845	$3,461–$4,230
8 bedroom Estimate	$4,243	$3,819–$4,667

Source: HUD Office of Policy Development and Research, FY 2027 Fair Market Rents. Rents include utilities. huduser.gov

Market check

Two-bedrooms in Las Vegas are asking $1,449. HUD says $1,686.

That's 14% below the county FMR. Median asking rent across 17 Las Vegas ZIP codes with active 2BR listings. FMR includes utilities and asking rents usually don't, so the true gap is a little smaller.

Las Vegas rents by ZIP code Section 8 vs market rent, 65 metros

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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 Clark somewhere between $1,517 and $1,855. 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.

$1,686 a month is affordable, by HUD's 30% rule, on an income of roughly $67,440 a year. Put another way, $32 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%$1,517	Voucher pays at 100%$1,686	Voucher pays at 110%$1,855
$2,500	$750	$767	$936	$1,105
$4,000	$1,200	$317	$486	$655

Run your own numbers in the Section 8 rent calculator

Rate history

The two-bedroom rate went down 3% from FY 2026 ($1,735) to FY 2027 ($1,686). Since FY 2020 it's up 56% in total, about 6.6% a year. The Nevada median moved down 5% over the same year.

Fiscal year	Studio	1 BR	2 BR	3 BR	4 BR	2BR change
FY 2020	$728	$877	$1,080	$1,558	$1,882	—
FY 2021	$780	$937	$1,143	$1,636	$1,977	+5.8%
FY 2022	$848	$1,005	$1,216	$1,727	$2,081	+6.4%
FY 2023	$1,046	$1,212	$1,457	$2,071	$2,464	+19.8%
FY 2024	$1,214	$1,377	$1,643	$2,315	$2,731	+12.8%
FY 2025	$1,316	$1,476	$1,750	$2,452	$2,841	+6.5%
FY 2026	$1,333	$1,478	$1,735	$2,413	$2,764	-0.9%
FY 2027In effect	$1,310	$1,435	$1,686	$2,317	$2,652	-2.8%

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 Clark, that runs from $1,310 for a studio up to $2,652 for four bedrooms, all five rates in the table above.

Clark is its own HUD metro area (Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV), so the rate here is set from rents inside the county rather than a wider region.

Among Nevada's 17 counties, Clark ranks 3rd for two-bedroom FMR. That's about 27% above the state median of $1,327 and about 59% above the national median county at $1,063. About 2,329,548 people live here, 1st in the state.

Live asking rents in Las Vegas

The county FMR next to what landlords are asking in Las Vegas right now

Rates by ZIP code

Zoom in and the picture changes. HUD's Small Area FMRs put a two-bedroom at $1,570 in 89005 (Boulder City) and $2,530 in 89004 (Blue Diamond), with the 114 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
88901	The Lakes	$1,686County rate	—
88905	The Lakes	$1,686County rate	—
89002	Henderson	$2,030	+20.4%
89004	Blue Diamond	$2,530	+50.1%
89005	Boulder City	$1,570	-6.9%
89006	Boulder City	$1,690	+0.2%
89007	Bunkerville	$1,570	-6.9%
89009	Henderson	$1,690	+0.2%
89011	Henderson	$1,890	+12.1%
89012	Henderson	$2,160	+28.1%
89014	Henderson	$1,890	+12.1%
89015	Henderson	$1,570	-6.9%
89016	Henderson	$1,690	+0.2%
89018	Indian Springs	$1,930	+14.5%
89019	Jean	$1,990	+18.0%
89021	Logandale	$1,570	-6.9%
89024	Mesquite	$1,690	+0.2%
89025	Moapa	$1,570	-6.9%
89026	Jean	$1,570	-6.9%
89027	Mesquite	$1,570	-6.9%
89028	Laughlin	$1,690	+0.2%
89029	Laughlin	$1,570	-6.9%
89030	North Las Vegas	$1,570	-6.9%
89031	North Las Vegas	$1,720	+2.0%
89032	North Las Vegas	$1,800	+6.8%
89033	North Las Vegas	$1,690	+0.2%
89034	Mesquite	$2,050	+21.6%
89036	North Las Vegas	$1,690	+0.2%
89037	Coyote Springs	$1,690	+0.2%
89039	Cal Nev Ari	$1,570	-6.9%
89040	Overton	$1,570	-6.9%
89044	Henderson	$2,280	+35.2%
89046	Searchlight	$1,690	+0.2%
89052	Henderson	$2,100	+24.6%
89053	Henderson	$1,690	+0.2%
89054	Sloan	$2,290	+35.8%
89067	Moapa	$1,686County rate	—
89070	Indian Springs	$1,690	+0.2%
89074	Henderson	$2,020	+19.8%
89077	Henderson	$1,690	+0.2%

Nearby counties

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

Lincoln County

105 mi · 4,405 people

$1,068

-37%

Nye County

108 mi · 54,344 people

$1,149

-32%

Esmeralda County

180 mi · 1,028 people

$1,342

-20%

White Pine County

207 mi · 8,735 people

$1,190

-29%

Mineral County

248 mi · 4,542 people

$1,254

-26%

Eureka County

273 mi · 1,585 people

$1,327

-21%

Lander County

289 mi · 5,770 people

$1,168

-31%

Churchill County

304 mi · 25,805 people

$1,369

-19%

Questions people ask

$1,686 a month for FY 2027, which runs October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. The other rates are $1,310 for a studio, $1,435 for one bedroom, $2,317 for three and $2,652 for four.

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