HUD Fair Market Rent · FY 2026 · effective Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026
Fair Market Rent in Pershing County, Nevada (FY 2026)
$985 a month. That's HUD's FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Pershing County, and it's the baseline every voucher in Pershing is measured against.
2 bedroom FMR
$985
FY 2026, utilities included
Payment standard range
$887 to $1,084
90% to 110% of FMR
Income to afford 2BR
$39,400
per year, at 30% of income
Rank in Nevada
17th of 17
by 2BR FMR
HUD has already published FY 2027. On October 1, 2026 the two-bedroom rate in Pershing moves to $1,014. That's up 3%. The full FY 2027 table is in the history section below.
HUD's number is one input. What does a two-bedroom in Pershing actually rent for?
Search any address in Pershing 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 | $754 | $679 to $829 | $30,160 | $14.50/hr | +6.2% |
| 1 bedroom | $878 | $790 to $966 | $35,120 | $16.88/hr | +9.8% |
| 2 bedroom | $985 | $887 to $1,084 | $39,400 | $18.94/hr | +1.0% |
| 3 bedroom | $1,370 | $1,233 to $1,507 | $54,800 | $26.35/hr | +0.3% |
| 4 bedroom | $1,652 | $1,487 to $1,817 | $66,080 | $31.77/hr | +0.9% |
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 | $1,900 | $1,710 to $2,090 |
| 6 bedroom Estimate | $2,148 | $1,933 to $2,363 |
| 7 bedroom Estimate | $2,395 | $2,156 to $2,635 |
| 8 bedroom Estimate | $2,643 | $2,379 to $2,907 |
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 Pershing, that runs from $754 for a studio up to $1,652 for four bedrooms, all five rates in the table above.
Because Pershing 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, Imlay included.
Among Nevada's 17 counties, Pershing ranks 17th for two-bedroom FMR. That's about 29% below the state median of $1,393 and about 3% below the national median county at $1,018. About 6,587 people live here, 11th in the state.
Rates by ZIP code
Zoom in and the picture changes. HUD's Small Area FMRs put a two-bedroom at $980 in 89419 (Lovelock) and $1,120 in 89418 (Imlay), with the 2 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 Pershing somewhere between $887 and $1,084. 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.
$985 a month is affordable, by HUD's 30% rule, on an income of roughly $39,400 a year. Put another way, $19 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% ($887) | HAP at 100% ($985) | HAP at 110% ($1,084) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,500 | $750 | $137 | $235 | $334 |
| $4,000 | $1,200 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Rate history
The two-bedroom rate went up 1% from FY 2025 ($975) to FY 2026 ($985). Since FY 2020 it's up 38% in total, about 5.5% a year. The Nevada median moved up 6% over the same year.
| Year | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR | 2BR change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2020 | $465 | $542 | $714 | $890 | $1,113 | — |
| FY 2021 | $484 | $557 | $734 | $913 | $1,149 | +2.8% |
| FY 2022 | $581 | $664 | $874 | $1,080 | $1,398 | +19.1% |
| FY 2023 | $638 | $740 | $954 | $1,338 | $1,572 | +9.2% |
| FY 2024 | $693 | $796 | $1,020 | $1,437 | $1,706 | +6.9% |
| FY 2025 | $710 | $800 | $975 | $1,366 | $1,637 | -4.4% |
| FY 2026 | $754 | $878 | $985 | $1,370 | $1,652 | +1.0% |
| FY 2027 | $783 | $855 | $1,014 | $1,404 | $1,695 | +2.9% |
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Questions people ask
$985 a month for FY 2026, which runs October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The other rates are $754 for a studio, $878 for one bedroom, $1,370 for three and $1,652 for four.
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