HUD Fair Market Rent · FY 2026 · effective Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026
Fair Market Rent in Yauco Municipio, Puerto Rico (FY 2026)
HUD's FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Yauco Municipio is $486 a month. That's the number the housing authority starts from when it sets Section 8 payment standards here.
2 bedroom FMR
$486
FY 2026, utilities included
Payment standard range
$437 to $535
90% to 110% of FMR
Income to afford 2BR
$19,440
per year, at 30% of income
Rank in Puerto Rico
67th of 78
by 2BR FMR
HUD has already published FY 2027. On October 1, 2026 the two-bedroom rate in Yauco moves to $535. That's up 10%. 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 | $423 | $381 to $465 | $16,920 | $8.13/hr | -2.3% |
| 1 bedroom | $443 | $399 to $487 | $17,720 | $8.52/hr | -1.6% |
| 2 bedroom | $486 | $437 to $535 | $19,440 | $9.35/hr | -2.4% |
| 3 bedroom | $664 | $598 to $730 | $26,560 | $12.77/hr | +0.9% |
| 4 bedroom | $673 | $606 to $740 | $26,920 | $12.94/hr | +2.0% |
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 | $774 | $697 to $851 |
| 6 bedroom Estimate | $875 | $788 to $963 |
| 7 bedroom Estimate | $976 | $878 to $1,074 |
| 8 bedroom Estimate | $1,077 | $969 to $1,185 |
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 Yauco, that runs from $423 for a studio up to $673 for four bedrooms, all five rates in the table above.
This is a metro rate. The municipio doesn't get one of its own. HUD lumps Yauco in with 2 other municipios in the Yauco metro, Peñuelas Municipio, Guayanilla Municipio among them, and every one of them gets $486 for a two-bedroom. Where you are inside the metro doesn't change the municipio number. It does change the ZIP number, covered below.
Among Puerto Rico's 78 counties, Yauco ranks 67th for two-bedroom FMR. That's about 14% below the state median of $564 and about 52% below the national median county at $1,018. About 33,988 people live here, 36th in the state.
Counties sharing the Yauco metro rate
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 Yauco somewhere between $437 and $535. 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.
$486 a month is affordable, by HUD's 30% rule, on an income of roughly $19,440 a year. Put another way, $9 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% ($437) | HAP at 100% ($486) | HAP at 110% ($535) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,500 | $750 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| $4,000 | $1,200 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Rate history
The two-bedroom rate went down 2% from FY 2025 ($498) to FY 2026 ($486). Since FY 2020 it's up 19% in total, about 2.9% a year. The Puerto Rico median moved down 2% over the same year.
| Year | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR | 2BR change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2020 | $349 | $359 | $409 | $567 | $658 | — |
| FY 2021 | $361 | $369 | $421 | $596 | $630 | +2.9% |
| FY 2022 | $362 | $370 | $422 | $572 | $574 | +0.2% |
| FY 2023 | $385 | $393 | $444 | $594 | $596 | +5.2% |
| FY 2024 | $410 | $421 | $473 | $628 | $630 | +6.5% |
| FY 2025 | $433 | $450 | $498 | $658 | $660 | +5.3% |
| FY 2026 | $423 | $443 | $486 | $664 | $673 | -2.4% |
| FY 2027 | $472 | $473 | $535 | $741 | $816 | +10.1% |
Questions people ask
$486 a month for FY 2026, which runs October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The other rates are $423 for a studio, $443 for one bedroom, $664 for three and $673 for four.
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