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

Up to the housing authority's payment standard, which it sets between 90% and 110% of FMR. For a two-bedroom that's $1,618 to $1,978. 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.

Does Cannon County have its own Fair Market Rent?

No. It uses the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin metro rate, shared with 9 other counties. HUD sets one FMR for the whole metro area, so Cannon gets the same $1,798 two-bedroom figure as Davidson County.

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

HUD publishes a second set of numbers, Small Area FMRs, for individual ZIP codes. In Cannon those run from $1,190 to $1,370 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 Cannon 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 Tennessee figures are loaded.

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

Fair Market Rent in Cannon County, Tennessee (FY 2027)

$1,798 a month. That's HUD's FY 2027 Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Cannon County, and it's the baseline every voucher in Cannon is measured against.

Two-bedroom FMR

$1,798

+3.9% from FY 2026

Payment standard

$1,618–$1,978

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

Income to afford

$71,920

a year, with rent at 30% of income

Rank in Tennessee

1st of 95

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	$1,585	$1,427–$1,744	$63,400	$30.48/hr	+5.2%
1 bedroom	$1,650	$1,485–$1,815	$66,000	$31.73/hr	+4.6%
2 bedroom	$1,798	$1,618–$1,978	$71,920	$34.58/hr	+3.9%
3 bedroom	$2,309	$2,078–$2,540	$92,360	$44.40/hr	+4.4%
4 bedroom	$2,799	$2,519–$3,079	$111,960	$53.83/hr	+3.8%

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	$3,219	$2,897–$3,541
6 bedroom Estimate	$3,639	$3,275–$4,003
7 bedroom Estimate	$4,059	$3,653–$4,465
8 bedroom Estimate	$4,478	$4,030–$4,926

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

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HUD's number is one input. What does a two-bedroom in Cannon actually rent for?

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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 Cannon somewhere between $1,618 and $1,978. 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.

$1,798 a month is affordable, by HUD's 30% rule, on an income of roughly $71,920 a year. Put another way, $35 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%$1,618	Voucher pays at 100%$1,798	Voucher pays at 110%$1,978
$2,500	$750	$868	$1,048	$1,228
$4,000	$1,200	$418	$598	$778

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Rate history

The two-bedroom rate went up 4% from FY 2026 ($1,730) to FY 2027 ($1,798). Since FY 2020 it's up 58% in total, about 6.8% a year. The Tennessee median moved up 7% over the same year.

Fiscal year	Studio	1 BR	2 BR	3 BR	4 BR	2BR change
FY 2020	$898	$957	$1,136	$1,484	$1,822	—
FY 2021	$998	$1,031	$1,197	$1,539	$1,930	+5.4%
FY 2022	$1,079	$1,100	$1,253	$1,587	$1,975	+4.7%
FY 2023	$1,218	$1,245	$1,406	$1,758	$2,173	+12.2%
FY 2024	$1,404	$1,442	$1,619	$2,035	$2,482	+15.1%
FY 2025	$1,589	$1,650	$1,827	$2,308	$2,840	+12.8%
FY 2026	$1,507	$1,578	$1,730	$2,211	$2,696	-5.3%
FY 2027In effect	$1,585	$1,650	$1,798	$2,309	$2,799	+3.9%

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 Cannon, that runs from $1,585 for a studio up to $2,799 for four bedrooms, all five rates in the table above.

This is a metro rate. The county doesn't get one of its own. HUD lumps Cannon in with 9 other counties in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin metro, Davidson County, Rutherford County, Williamson County among them, and every one of them gets $1,798 for a two-bedroom. Where you are inside the metro doesn't change the county number. It does change the ZIP number, covered below.

Among Tennessee's 95 counties, Cannon ranks 1st for two-bedroom FMR. That's about 72% above the state median of $1,048 and about 69% above the national median county at $1,063. About 14,818 people live here, 79th in the state.

Rates by ZIP code

Zoom in and the picture changes. HUD's Small Area FMRs put a two-bedroom at $1,190 in 37026 (Bradyville) and $1,370 in 37149 (Readyville), with the 4 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
37016	Auburntown	$1,350	-24.9%
37026	Bradyville	$1,190	-33.8%
37149	Readyville	$1,370	-23.8%
37190	Woodbury	$1,190	-33.8%

Counties sharing the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin metro rate

HUD sets one rate for the whole metro, so every county here carries the same $1,798 two-bedroom figure as Cannon.

Davidson County

715,388 people

$1,798

Rutherford County

360,646 people

$1,798

Williamson County

260,351 people

$1,798

Sumner County

204,424 people

$1,798

Wilson County

158,805 people

$1,798

Robertson County

75,539 people

$1,798

Dickson County

55,983 people

$1,798

Cheatham County

41,829 people

$1,798

Trousdale County

11,957 people

$1,798

Nearby counties

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

DeKalb County

17 mi · 20,959 people

$1,016

-43%

Rutherford County

17 mi · 360,646 people

$1,798

same rate

Warren County

22 mi · 42,166 people

$1,051

-42%

Coffee County

23 mi · 59,710 people

$1,088

-39%

Bedford County

26 mi · 52,237 people

$1,112

-38%

Wilson County

27 mi · 158,805 people

$1,798

same rate

Smith County

31 mi · 20,389 people

$1,146

-36%

White County

33 mi · 28,160 people

$1,021

-43%

Questions people ask

$1,798 a month for FY 2027, which runs October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. The other rates are $1,585 for a studio, $1,650 for one bedroom, $2,309 for three and $2,799 for four.

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Fair Market Rent in Cannon County, Tennessee (FY 2027)

FY 2027 Fair Market Rents

HUD's number is one input. What does a two-bedroom in Cannon actually rent for?

What a voucher pays here

Rate history

About this rate

Rates by ZIP code

Counties sharing the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin metro rate

Nearby counties

Questions people ask

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