HUD Fair Market Rent · FY 2026
Fair Market Rent in U.S. Virgin Islands by county (FY 2026)
U.S. Virgin Islands has 3 counties, and HUD sets a Fair Market Rent for every one of them. For FY 2026 the median two-bedroom is $1,467. The highest is St. John at $1,969, the lowest St. Croix at $1,249.
Median 2BR
$1,467
Highest 2BR
$1,969
St. John
Lowest 2BR
$1,249
St. Croix
Counties
3
0 in metro areas
0 of the 3 counties sit inside a HUD metro area and share that metro's rate. The other 3 get a county rate built from their own rents. The U.S. Virgin Islands median of $1,467 is about 44% above the national median county ($1,018). Pick a county below for the full studio-to-four-bedroom table, payment standard ranges and ZIP rates.
The median two-bedroom moved down 9% from FY 2025. 0 counties went up, 3 went down, and the rest held.
HUD has already published FY 2027, effective October 1, 2026. Two-bedroom rates go up in 2 counties, down in 1, and hold in the rest. The table shows both years.
Fair Market Rent by county
County | Area | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR | YoY | FY 2027 2BR | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John | Rural | $1,563 | $1,578 | $1,969 | $2,362 | $2,607 | -9.6% | $2,025 | 4,197 |
| St. Thomas | Rural | $1,024 | $1,189 | $1,467 | $1,759 | $1,942 | -8.6% | $1,509 | 51,181 |
| St. Croix | Rural | $1,002 | $1,023 | $1,249 | $1,504 | $1,656 | -9.9% | $1,237 | 53,234 |
3 counties. HUD publishes studio through 4 bedroom rates. Tap a county for payment standards, ZIP-level rates and income needed.
Questions people ask
It depends on the county. For FY 2026 the median two-bedroom FMR across U.S. Virgin Islands's 3 counties is $1,467, ranging from $1,249 in St. Croix to $1,969 in St. John. Every county's full table is linked on this page.
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