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

Up to the housing authority's payment standard, which it sets between 90% and 110% of FMR. For a two-bedroom that's $1,109 to $1,355. 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 Gregg County have its own Fair Market Rent?

No. It uses the Longview metro rate, shared with one other county. HUD sets one FMR for the whole metro area, so Gregg gets the same $1,232 two-bedroom figure as Upshur County.

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

HUD publishes a second set of numbers, Small Area FMRs, for individual ZIP codes. In Gregg those run from $1,080 to $1,380 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 Gregg 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 Texas figures are loaded.

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

Fair Market Rent in Gregg County, Texas (FY 2027)

HUD's FY 2027 Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Gregg County is $1,232 a month. That's the number the housing authority starts from when it sets Section 8 payment standards here.

Two-bedroom FMR

$1,232

+2.8% from FY 2026

Payment standard

$1,109–$1,355

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

Income to afford

$49,280

a year, with rent at 30% of income

Rank in Texas

61st of 254

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	$1,034	$931–$1,137	$41,360	$19.88/hr	+2.7%
1 bedroom	$1,041	$937–$1,145	$41,640	$20.02/hr	+2.8%
2 bedroom	$1,232	$1,109–$1,355	$49,280	$23.69/hr	+2.8%
3 bedroom	$1,611	$1,450–$1,772	$64,440	$30.98/hr	+0.3%
4 bedroom	$1,712	$1,541–$1,883	$68,480	$32.92/hr	+1.1%

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	$1,969	$1,772–$2,166
6 bedroom Estimate	$2,226	$2,003–$2,449
7 bedroom Estimate	$2,482	$2,234–$2,730
8 bedroom Estimate	$2,739	$2,465–$3,013

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

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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 Gregg somewhere between $1,109 and $1,355. 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.

$1,232 a month is affordable, by HUD's 30% rule, on an income of roughly $49,280 a year. Put another way, $24 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%$1,109	Voucher pays at 100%$1,232	Voucher pays at 110%$1,355
$2,500	$750	$359	$482	$605
$4,000	$1,200	$0	$32	$155

Run your own numbers in the Section 8 rent calculator

Rate history

The two-bedroom rate went up 3% from FY 2026 ($1,199) to FY 2027 ($1,232). Since FY 2020 it's up 34% in total, about 4.3% a year. The Texas median moved up 5% over the same year.

Fiscal year	Studio	1 BR	2 BR	3 BR	4 BR	2BR change
FY 2020	$616	$781	$918	$1,228	$1,464	—
FY 2021	$603	$721	$850	$1,152	$1,351	-7.4%
FY 2022	$687	$786	$924	$1,276	$1,467	+8.7%
FY 2023	$771	$848	$1,009	$1,406	$1,561	+9.2%
FY 2024	$889	$930	$1,102	$1,537	$1,665	+9.2%
FY 2025	$989	$995	$1,193	$1,621	$1,709	+8.3%
FY 2026	$1,007	$1,013	$1,199	$1,606	$1,694	+0.5%
FY 2027In effect	$1,034	$1,041	$1,232	$1,611	$1,712	+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 Gregg, that runs from $1,034 for a studio up to $1,712 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 Gregg in with one other county in the Longview metro, Upshur County among them, and every one of them gets $1,232 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 Texas's 254 counties, Gregg ranks 61st for two-bedroom FMR. That's about 11% above the state median of $1,105 and about 16% above the national median county at $1,063. About 125,480 people live here, 37th in the state.

Rates by ZIP code

Zoom in and the picture changes. HUD's Small Area FMRs put a two-bedroom at $1,080 in 75603 (Longview) and $1,380 in 75605 (Longview), with the 15 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
75601	Longview	$1,140	-7.5%
75602	Longview	$1,150	-6.7%
75603	Longview	$1,080	-12.3%
75604	Longview	$1,230	-0.2%
75605	Longview	$1,380	+12.0%
75606	Longview	$1,240	+0.6%
75607	Longview	$1,240	+0.6%
75608	Longview	$1,240	+0.6%
75615	Longview	$1,240	+0.6%
75641	Easton	$1,130	-8.3%
75647	Gladewater	$1,210	-1.8%
75660	Judson	$1,240	+0.6%
75662	Kilgore	$1,210	-1.8%
75663	Kilgore	$1,240	+0.6%
75693	White Oak	$1,320	+7.1%

Counties sharing the Longview metro rate

HUD sets one rate for the whole metro, so every county here carries the same $1,232 two-bedroom figure as Gregg.

Upshur County

42,567 people

$1,232

Nearby counties

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

Upshur County

15 mi · 42,567 people

$1,232

same rate

Rusk County

23 mi · 52,842 people

$1,205

-2%

Harrison County

29 mi · 70,155 people

$1,244

+1%

Smith County

30 mi · 241,740 people

$1,277

+4%

Panola County

34 mi · 22,726 people

$1,060

-14%

Camp County

36 mi · 12,798 people

$1,014

-18%

Marion County

36 mi · 9,737 people

$1,041

-16%

Morris County

40 mi · 12,076 people

$1,014

-18%

Questions people ask

$1,232 a month for FY 2027, which runs October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. The other rates are $1,034 for a studio, $1,041 for one bedroom, $1,611 for three and $1,712 for four.

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Fair Market Rent in Gregg County, Texas (FY 2027)

FY 2027 Fair Market Rents

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

What a voucher pays here

Rate history

About this rate

Rates by ZIP code

Counties sharing the Longview metro rate

Nearby counties

Questions people ask

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