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HUD Fair Market Rent ยท FY 2027

Fair Market Rent in Texas by county (FY 2027)

Texas has 254 counties, and HUD sets a Fair Market Rent for every one of them. For FY 2027 the median two-bedroom is $1,105. The highest is Bastrop County at $1,817, the lowest Zavala County at $1,014.

Median 2BR

$1,105

Highest 2BR

$1,817

Bastrop County

Lowest 2BR

$1,014

Zavala County

Counties

254

86 in metro areas

86 of the 254 counties sit inside a HUD metro area and share that metro's rate. The other 168 get a county rate built from their own rents. The Texas median of $1,105 is about 4% above the national median county ($1,063). HUD also publishes ZIP-level Small Area FMRs covering 254 of the 254 counties, which is where the real variation shows up. Pick a county below for the full studio-to-four-bedroom table, payment standard ranges and ZIP rates.

The median two-bedroom moved up 5% from FY 2026. 204 counties went up, 49 went down, and the rest held.

Fair Market Rent by county

County
Area
Studio
1 BR
2 BR
3 BR
4 BR
YoY
Population
Bastrop CountyMetro$1,447$1,530$1,817$2,292$2,689-1.9%106,582
Caldwell CountyMetro$1,447$1,530$1,817$2,292$2,689-1.9%48,669
Hays CountyMetro$1,447$1,530$1,817$2,292$2,689-1.9%268,638
Travis CountyMetro$1,447$1,530$1,817$2,292$2,689-1.9%1,330,015
Williamson CountyMetro$1,447$1,530$1,817$2,292$2,689-1.9%672,688
Collin CountyMetro$1,491$1,536$1,807$2,275$2,892-6.4%1,163,337
Dallas CountyMetro$1,491$1,536$1,807$2,275$2,892-6.4%2,621,179
Denton CountyMetro$1,491$1,536$1,807$2,275$2,892-6.4%979,561
Ellis CountyMetro$1,491$1,536$1,807$2,275$2,892-6.4%213,160
Hunt CountyMetro$1,491$1,536$1,807$2,275$2,892-6.4%108,972
Kaufman CountyMetro$1,491$1,536$1,807$2,275$2,892-6.4%172,604
Rockwall CountyMetro$1,491$1,536$1,807$2,275$2,892-6.4%123,617
Midland CountyMetro$1,335$1,408$1,794$2,223$2,401+0.8%174,801
Martin CountyMetro$1,317$1,402$1,781$2,149$2,450+0.5%5,218
Johnson CountyMetro$1,461$1,481$1,745$2,284$2,866+1.3%195,597
Parker CountyMetro$1,461$1,481$1,745$2,284$2,866+1.3%165,168
Tarrant CountyMetro$1,461$1,481$1,745$2,284$2,866+1.3%2,167,390
Kendall CountyMetro$1,276$1,285$1,650$2,285$2,4700.0%48,567
Gillespie CountyRural$1,209$1,216$1,591$1,896$2,292+10.6%27,524
Ector CountyMetro$1,153$1,229$1,522$1,813$2,083-4.6%164,654
Chambers CountyMetro$1,233$1,261$1,497$2,017$2,502-4.8%51,498
Fort Bend CountyMetro$1,233$1,261$1,497$2,017$2,502-4.8%893,767
Galveston CountyMetro$1,233$1,261$1,497$2,017$2,502-4.8%358,990
Harris CountyMetro$1,233$1,261$1,497$2,017$2,502-4.8%4,838,303
Liberty CountyMetro$1,233$1,261$1,497$2,017$2,502-4.8%103,380
Montgomery CountyMetro$1,233$1,261$1,497$2,017$2,502-4.8%684,432
Waller CountyMetro$1,233$1,261$1,497$2,017$2,502-4.8%61,552
Hood CountyRural$1,112$1,297$1,463$1,900$2,412+3.6%65,894
Bandera CountyMetro$1,099$1,196$1,441$1,864$2,163+1.1%22,021
Bexar CountyMetro$1,099$1,196$1,441$1,864$2,163+1.1%2,067,341
Comal CountyMetro$1,099$1,196$1,441$1,864$2,163+1.1%183,826
Guadalupe CountyMetro$1,099$1,196$1,441$1,864$2,163+1.1%183,642
Wilson CountyMetro$1,099$1,196$1,441$1,864$2,163+1.1%52,781
Goliad CountyMetro$1,139$1,146$1,428$1,701$1,932-1.0%7,141
Victoria CountyMetro$1,139$1,146$1,428$1,701$1,932-1.0%91,413
Nueces CountyMetro$1,066$1,176$1,421$1,855$2,087+4.0%352,955
San Patricio CountyMetro$1,066$1,176$1,421$1,855$2,087+4.0%70,181
Ward CountyRural$1,069$1,075$1,406$1,675$2,025+15.7%11,144
Aransas CountyMetro$1,041$1,073$1,404$1,944$2,063-0.2%24,876
Washington CountyRural$1,064$1,070$1,400$1,685$1,883+7.0%36,647
Grayson CountyMetro$1,102$1,126$1,395$1,932$2,148+3.3%143,337
Dallam CountyRural$1,050$1,099$1,381$1,645$1,989+18.0%7,298
Irion CountyMetro$956$1,032$1,350$1,810$2,055+0.8%1,409
Tom Green CountyMetro$956$1,032$1,350$1,810$2,055+0.8%119,577
Burnet CountyRural$1,025$1,074$1,349$1,766$1,773+8.2%52,652
Andrews CountyRural$1,007$1,217$1,325$1,712$1,909-7.0%18,610
Brazoria CountyMetro$1,021$1,212$1,319$1,790$2,205-2.9%391,255
Cooke CountyRural$998$1,004$1,314$1,623$1,727+4.2%43,046
Kleberg CountyRural$918$1,078$1,314$1,566$1,893+6.1%30,579
Callahan CountyMetro$958$1,047$1,310$1,702$2,013+2.7%14,241
Jones CountyMetro$958$1,047$1,310$1,702$2,013+2.7%20,304
Taylor CountyMetro$958$1,047$1,310$1,702$2,013+2.7%145,863
McLennan CountyMetro$903$1,029$1,297$1,693$1,705+4.6%266,067
Smith CountyMetro$948$1,041$1,277$1,718$1,855-4.6%241,740
Erath CountyRural$877$963$1,260$1,745$1,935+6.9%43,794
Scurry CountyRural$946$1,010$1,245$1,527$1,636+12.3%16,488
Harrison CountyMetro$866$951$1,244$1,482$1,635-1.3%70,155
Crosby CountyMetro$893$1,050$1,241$1,718$2,053+5.6%5,041
Lubbock CountyMetro$893$1,050$1,241$1,718$2,053+5.6%318,884
Bee CountyRural$936$943$1,233$1,523$1,620+4.1%31,083
Gregg CountyMetro$1,034$1,041$1,232$1,611$1,712+2.8%125,480
Upshur CountyMetro$1,034$1,041$1,232$1,611$1,712+2.8%42,567
Medina CountyMetro$935$941$1,231$1,600$1,741+2.9%53,547
Hansford CountyRural$935$940$1,230$1,466$1,772+10.5%5,119
Blanco CountyRural$933$938$1,227$1,699$1,767+5.1%12,446
Frio CountyRural$933$977$1,227$1,586$1,767+12.8%18,582
Polk CountyRural$933$938$1,227$1,462$1,767+9.4%52,800
Walker CountyRural$900$1,127$1,227$1,675$1,767+1.4%80,209
Matagorda CountyRural$1,021$1,027$1,226$1,569$1,968+4.5%36,329
Castro CountyRural$926$970$1,218$1,451$1,754+16.0%7,344
Hardin CountyMetro$980$986$1,218$1,588$1,944+10.4%57,642
Hartley CountyRural$926$970$1,218$1,595$1,601+7.9%5,215
Jefferson CountyMetro$980$986$1,218$1,588$1,944+10.4%253,878
Orange CountyMetro$980$986$1,218$1,588$1,944+10.4%85,307
Howard CountyRural$948$954$1,217$1,492$1,812+3.8%32,290
Parmer CountyRural$922$928$1,214$1,446$1,840+11.7%9,731
Dawson CountyRural$921$926$1,212$1,444$1,746+12.2%12,134
Colorado CountyRural$921$964$1,211$1,472$1,744+5.6%21,006
DeWitt CountyRural$916$921$1,205$1,436$1,736+5.6%20,016
Hopkins CountyRural$1,002$1,020$1,205$1,607$1,613+8.1%37,784
Rusk CountyMetro$839$921$1,205$1,448$1,584+2.6%52,842
Yoakum CountyRural$916$974$1,205$1,436$1,736+1.6%7,571
Anderson CountyRural$939$945$1,201$1,431$1,750+7.5%58,439
Uvalde CountyRural$912$917$1,200$1,513$1,841+6.9%24,881
Sterling CountyRural$901$943$1,185$1,412$1,707+4.6%1,468
Van Zandt CountyRural$899$905$1,184$1,534$1,556+6.9%62,649
Wharton CountyRural$824$915$1,184$1,584$1,590+7.6%41,794
Reeves CountyRural$886$1,070$1,165$1,388$1,559+7.6%12,664
Wise CountyMetro$886$892$1,164$1,612$1,916-3.4%75,005
San Jacinto CountyMetro$958$1,068$1,163$1,448$1,944+1.2%28,441
Webb CountyMetro$949$955$1,157$1,512$1,558-0.3%269,294
Kerr CountyRural$879$1,026$1,156$1,513$1,519+3.4%53,489
Lee CountyRural$878$919$1,155$1,594$1,656+1.2%17,971
Grimes CountyRural$877$919$1,154$1,403$1,662+8.2%31,340
Brazos CountyMetro$1,005$1,057$1,151$1,594$1,900-3.0%242,311
Burleson CountyMetro$1,005$1,057$1,151$1,594$1,900-3.0%18,857
Franklin CountyRural$875$916$1,151$1,371$1,658+4.0%10,632
Robertson CountyMetro$1,005$1,057$1,151$1,594$1,900-3.0%17,167
El Paso CountyMetro$798$969$1,146$1,559$1,915-3.8%870,779
Archer CountyMetro$839$949$1,145$1,542$1,740+0.8%8,867
Clay CountyMetro$839$949$1,145$1,542$1,740+0.8%10,495
Wichita CountyMetro$839$949$1,145$1,542$1,740+0.8%129,996
Karnes CountyRural$819$872$1,143$1,393$1,683-10.0%14,968
Jackson CountyRural$868$982$1,142$1,377$1,645+8.0%15,152
San Saba CountyRural$867$907$1,140$1,382$1,642+10.6%5,696
Nacogdoches CountyRural$902$944$1,139$1,357$1,527+6.7%65,162
Navarro CountyRural$821$951$1,139$1,499$1,505+8.0%54,711
Bell CountyMetro$921$927$1,138$1,576$1,902-7.7%386,897
Coryell CountyMetro$921$927$1,138$1,576$1,902-7.7%84,748
Brown CountyRural$843$869$1,137$1,468$1,650+5.3%38,347
Concho CountyRural$860$900$1,131$1,461$1,629-1.9%3,328
Palo Pinto CountyRural$858$908$1,129$1,563$1,887+5.7%29,295
Childress CountyRural$857$862$1,128$1,500$1,625+7.5%6,743
Milam CountyRural$856$861$1,126$1,448$1,793+8.6%25,567
Val Verde CountyRural$867$924$1,119$1,485$1,647+5.2%47,741
Bowie CountyMetro$839$874$1,118$1,403$1,683+1.5%92,115
Mitchell CountyRural$850$855$1,118$1,445$1,610+2.5%9,018
Tyler CountyRural$849$854$1,117$1,331$1,609+7.4%20,238
Live Oak CountyRural$848$852$1,115$1,329$1,639+7.9%11,620
Henderson CountyRural$822$910$1,114$1,456$1,648+10.4%84,862
Deaf Smith CountyRural$779$885$1,112$1,369$1,618+3.9%18,460
Winkler CountyRural$843$883$1,109$1,322$1,597+13.4%7,454
Dickens CountyRural$842$882$1,108$1,320$1,596+13.9%1,747
Armstrong CountyMetro$797$904$1,107$1,512$1,678+0.1%1,822
Carson CountyMetro$797$904$1,107$1,512$1,678+0.1%5,801
Potter CountyMetro$797$904$1,107$1,512$1,678+0.1%115,975
Randall CountyMetro$797$904$1,107$1,512$1,678+0.1%146,070
Kenedy CountyRural$838$877$1,102$1,424$1,587+8.6%145
Llano CountyRural$838$878$1,102$1,526$1,576+0.5%22,424
Real CountyRural$835$875$1,099$1,420$1,583+5.2%2,802
Fannin CountyRural$761$836$1,093$1,511$1,827+11.0%37,326
Fayette CountyRural$831$933$1,093$1,473$1,596+7.3%25,042
Wilbarger CountyRural$829$834$1,091$1,300$1,572+9.9%12,616
Montague CountyRural$827$907$1,088$1,507$1,567+3.1%21,046
Nolan CountyRural$826$837$1,087$1,505$1,566+9.2%14,454
Lavaca CountyRural$825$913$1,086$1,294$1,815+2.9%20,552
Garza CountyMetro$786$917$1,084$1,501$1,797+11.4%5,118
Gray CountyRural$823$828$1,083$1,290$1,423+4.4%21,045
Hill CountyRural$788$858$1,080$1,495$1,699+5.6%37,328
Coleman CountyRural$820$825$1,079$1,286$1,554+2.5%7,833
Trinity CountyRural$820$892$1,079$1,286$1,554+6.8%14,046
Borden CountyRural$819$858$1,078$1,393$1,553+6.2%713
Briscoe CountyRural$819$858$1,078$1,393$1,553+6.2%1,301
Cottle CountyRural$819$858$1,078$1,393$1,553+6.2%1,368
Crockett CountyRural$819$858$1,078$1,393$1,553+6.2%2,822
Culberson CountyRural$819$858$1,078$1,393$1,553+6.2%2,195
Duval CountyRural$819$858$1,078$1,393$1,553+6.2%9,742
Edwards CountyRural$819$858$1,078$1,393$1,553+6.2%1,290
Glasscock CountyRural$819$858$1,078$1,393$1,553+6.2%1,068
Jeff Davis CountyRural$819$858$1,078$1,393$1,553+6.2%1,865
Kent CountyRural$819$858$1,078$1,393$1,553+6.2%734
King CountyRural$819$858$1,078$1,393$1,553+6.2%211
Kinney CountyRural$819$858$1,078$1,393$1,553+6.2%3,157
Loving CountyRural$819$858$1,078$1,393$1,553+6.2%33
McMullen CountyRural$819$858$1,078$1,393$1,553+6.2%700
Mason CountyRural$819$858$1,078$1,393$1,553+5.3%3,955
Pecos CountyRural$819$858$1,078$1,393$1,553+10.8%14,896
Presidio CountyRural$819$858$1,078$1,393$1,553+6.2%5,930
Roberts CountyRural$819$858$1,078$1,393$1,553+6.2%832
Schleicher CountyRural$819$858$1,078$1,393$1,553+10.8%2,381
Stonewall CountyRural$819$858$1,078$1,393$1,553+6.2%1,227
Sutton CountyRural$819$858$1,078$1,393$1,553+10.8%3,277
Terrell CountyRural$819$858$1,078$1,393$1,553+6.2%835
Upton CountyRural$819$858$1,078$1,393$1,553+6.2%3,191
Angelina CountyRural$923$944$1,073$1,464$1,492+5.1%87,275
La Salle CountyRural$816$854$1,073$1,278$1,546+5.7%6,839
Moore CountyRural$813$818$1,070$1,348$1,788+3.1%21,373
Atascosa CountyMetro$818$982$1,069$1,404$1,405-2.6%51,008
Austin CountyMetro$812$817$1,069$1,480$1,787-2.4%31,170
McCulloch CountyRural$811$816$1,067$1,271$1,537+2.1%7,514
Oldham CountyMetro$767$870$1,065$1,475$1,614-3.3%2,249
Sherman CountyRural$810$848$1,065$1,376$1,534+9.5%2,295
Cherokee CountyRural$807$812$1,062$1,351$1,530+7.9%51,886
Panola CountyRural$806$810$1,060$1,281$1,527+6.5%22,726
Throckmorton CountyRural$806$844$1,060$1,263$1,527+7.5%1,639
Sabine CountyRural$803$808$1,057$1,366$1,523+8.6%10,023
Runnels CountyRural$802$840$1,055$1,257$1,520-1.3%9,874
Young CountyRural$800$805$1,053$1,458$1,517+5.5%18,029
Wheeler CountyRural$797$834$1,048$1,249$1,510+4.0%4,862
Houston CountyRural$795$829$1,046$1,302$1,375+7.0%22,051
Jim Hogg CountyRural$794$832$1,045$1,245$1,505+7.4%4,727
Titus CountyRural$826$863$1,045$1,368$1,373+7.4%31,363
Cameron CountyMetro$827$884$1,042$1,393$1,496-0.5%426,120
Marion CountyRural$791$829$1,041$1,299$1,500+7.0%9,737
Lamar CountyRural$787$793$1,036$1,354$1,362+6.5%50,669
Brewster CountyRural$781$809$1,028$1,423$1,481+3.5%9,503
Lynn CountyMetro$743$784$1,025$1,253$1,595+1.8%5,752
Jack CountyRural$777$939$1,022$1,415$1,472+5.0%8,882
Wood CountyRural$710$862$1,019$1,294$1,439-0.3%46,961
Comanche CountyRural$773$777$1,017$1,332$1,337+4.5%13,950
Hidalgo CountyMetro$801$806$1,017$1,305$1,439-4.1%891,977
Bailey CountyRural$772$808$1,015$1,312$1,462+4.3%6,913
Baylor CountyRural$771$807$1,014$1,404$1,461+4.2%3,485
Bosque CountyMetro$706$804$1,014$1,347$1,352+4.2%18,687
Brooks CountyRural$771$807$1,014$1,310$1,461+4.2%6,943
Calhoun CountyRural$771$931$1,014$1,310$1,461+4.2%19,868
Camp CountyRural$771$781$1,014$1,404$1,461+4.2%12,798
Cass CountyRural$771$775$1,014$1,404$1,461+4.2%28,568
Cochran CountyMetro$735$858$1,014$1,224$1,681+4.2%2,550
Coke CountyRural$771$775$1,014$1,221$1,461+4.2%3,353
Collingsworth CountyRural$771$807$1,014$1,310$1,461+4.2%2,588
Crane CountyRural$771$807$1,014$1,310$1,461+3.5%4,610
Delta CountyRural$771$839$1,014$1,404$1,461+4.2%5,438
Dimmit CountyRural$771$807$1,014$1,310$1,461+4.2%8,380
Donley CountyRural$771$807$1,014$1,208$1,461+4.2%3,257
Eastland CountyRural$771$868$1,014$1,404$1,695+4.2%18,011
Falls CountyMetro$706$775$1,014$1,404$1,695+4.2%17,291
Fisher CountyRural$771$818$1,014$1,208$1,461+4.2%3,655
Floyd CountyRural$771$807$1,014$1,208$1,461+4.2%5,216
Foard CountyRural$771$787$1,014$1,310$1,461+4.2%991
Freestone CountyRural$771$775$1,014$1,404$1,461+4.2%20,049
Gaines CountyRural$771$869$1,014$1,208$1,461+4.2%22,232
Gonzales CountyRural$706$775$1,014$1,404$1,461+4.2%19,851
Hale CountyRural$706$931$1,014$1,404$1,553+4.2%32,131
Hall CountyRural$771$794$1,014$1,404$1,461+4.2%2,820
Hamilton CountyRural$771$775$1,014$1,404$1,461+4.2%8,406
Hardeman CountyRural$771$775$1,014$1,329$1,461+4.2%3,501
Haskell CountyRural$771$807$1,014$1,404$1,579+4.2%5,421
Hemphill CountyRural$771$807$1,014$1,404$1,461+4.2%3,234
Hockley CountyMetro$863$868$1,014$1,404$1,677+4.2%21,363
Hudspeth CountyMetro$706$858$1,014$1,208$1,695+4.2%3,403
Hutchinson CountyRural$771$775$1,014$1,404$1,695+4.2%20,184
Jasper CountyRural$771$905$1,014$1,380$1,461+4.2%32,727
Jim Wells CountyRural$768$775$1,014$1,325$1,461+4.2%38,850
Kimble CountyRural$771$775$1,014$1,362$1,461+4.2%4,389
Knox CountyRural$771$807$1,014$1,404$1,461+4.2%3,307
Lamb CountyRural$771$807$1,014$1,389$1,469+4.2%12,828
Lampasas CountyMetro$770$775$1,014$1,404$1,695-5.0%22,715
Leon CountyRural$802$807$1,014$1,326$1,333+4.2%16,263
Limestone CountyRural$771$854$1,014$1,375$1,461+4.2%22,283
Lipscomb CountyRural$771$807$1,014$1,367$1,461+4.2%2,918
Madison CountyRural$771$775$1,014$1,404$1,548+4.2%13,648
Maverick CountyMetro$894$931$1,014$1,404$1,630+4.2%58,082
Menard CountyRural$771$807$1,014$1,310$1,461+4.2%1,955
Mills CountyRural$771$931$1,014$1,404$1,461+4.2%4,511
Morris CountyRural$771$807$1,014$1,367$1,695+4.2%12,076
Motley CountyRural$771$807$1,014$1,314$1,461+4.2%1,183
Newton CountyRural$771$807$1,014$1,404$1,655+4.2%12,093
Ochiltree CountyRural$771$807$1,014$1,310$1,461+1.6%9,786
Rains CountyRural$771$800$1,014$1,404$1,583+4.2%12,775
Reagan CountyRural$771$807$1,014$1,310$1,461-0.1%3,232
Red River CountyRural$706$807$1,014$1,404$1,695+4.2%11,611
Refugio CountyRural$771$807$1,014$1,404$1,461+4.2%6,707
San Augustine CountyRural$771$807$1,014$1,208$1,461-0.1%7,874
Shackelford CountyRural$771$807$1,014$1,310$1,461+4.2%3,175
Shelby CountyRural$771$878$1,014$1,404$1,502+4.2%24,155
Somervell CountyRural$771$807$1,014$1,310$1,461-0.1%9,691
Starr CountyRural$771$775$1,014$1,404$1,471+4.2%66,067
Stephens CountyRural$771$931$1,014$1,310$1,461-0.1%9,351
Swisher CountyRural$771$816$1,014$1,404$1,695+4.2%6,937
Terry CountyRural$771$775$1,014$1,310$1,497+4.2%11,629
Willacy CountyRural$771$775$1,014$1,398$1,461+4.2%20,139
Zapata CountyRural$771$775$1,014$1,208$1,461+4.2%13,841
Zavala CountyRural$771$807$1,014$1,310$1,461+4.2%9,412

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It depends on the county. For FY 2027 the median two-bedroom FMR across Texas's 254 counties is $1,105, ranging from $1,014 in Zavala County to $1,817 in Bastrop County. Every county's full table is linked on this page.

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