HUD Fair Market Rent · FY 2027 · Effective Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027
Fair Market Rent in Poquoson city, Virginia (FY 2027)
HUD's FY 2027 Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Poquoson city is $1,667 a month. That's the number the housing authority starts from when it sets Section 8 payment standards here.
Two-bedroom FMR
$1,667
-2.7% from FY 2026
Payment standard
$1,500–$1,834
90% to 110% of the FMR, two-bedroom
Income to afford
$66,680
a year, with rent at 30% of income
Rank in Virginia
24th of 133
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 | $1,470 | $1,323–$1,617 | $58,800 | $28.27/hr | -1.5% |
| 1 bedroom | $1,488 | $1,339–$1,637 | $59,520 | $28.62/hr | -1.6% |
| 2 bedroom | $1,667 | $1,500–$1,834 | $66,680 | $32.06/hr | -2.7% |
| 3 bedroom | $2,298 | $2,068–$2,528 | $91,920 | $44.19/hr | -3.3% |
| 4 bedroom | $2,710 | $2,439–$2,981 | $108,400 | $52.12/hr | -3.1% |
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 | $3,117 | $2,805–$3,429 |
| 6 bedroom Estimate | $3,523 | $3,171–$3,875 |
| 7 bedroom Estimate | $3,930 | $3,537–$4,323 |
| 8 bedroom Estimate | $4,336 | $3,902–$4,770 |
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 Poquoson somewhere between $1,500 and $1,834. 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.
$1,667 a month is affordable, by HUD's 30% rule, on an income of roughly $66,680 a year. Put another way, $32 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%$1,500 | Voucher pays at 100%$1,667 | Voucher pays at 110%$1,834 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,500 | $750 | $750 | $917 | $1,084 |
| $4,000 | $1,200 | $300 | $467 | $634 |
Rate history
The two-bedroom rate went down 3% from FY 2026 ($1,713) to FY 2027 ($1,667). Since FY 2020 it's up 47% in total, about 5.6% a year. The Virginia median moved up 1% over the same year.
| Fiscal year | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR | 2BR change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2020 | $952 | $958 | $1,136 | $1,603 | $1,994 | — |
| FY 2021 | $960 | $972 | $1,147 | $1,618 | $1,986 | +1.0% |
| FY 2022 | $993 | $1,015 | $1,193 | $1,676 | $2,042 | +4.0% |
| FY 2023 | $1,116 | $1,137 | $1,329 | $1,857 | $2,264 | +11.4% |
| FY 2024 | $1,279 | $1,287 | $1,493 | $2,079 | $2,532 | +12.3% |
| FY 2025 | $1,475 | $1,483 | $1,696 | $2,361 | $2,809 | +13.6% |
| FY 2026 | $1,492 | $1,512 | $1,713 | $2,376 | $2,797 | +1.0% |
| FY 2027In effect | $1,470 | $1,488 | $1,667 | $2,298 | $2,710 | -2.7% |
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 Poquoson, that runs from $1,470 for a studio up to $2,710 for four bedrooms, all five rates in the table above.
This is a metro rate. The city doesn't get one of its own. HUD lumps Poquoson in with 14 other cities in the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News metro, Virginia Beach city, Chesapeake city, Norfolk city among them, and every one of them gets $1,667 for a two-bedroom. Where you are inside the metro doesn't change the city number. It does change the ZIP number, covered below.
Among Virginia's 133 counties, Poquoson ranks 24th for two-bedroom FMR. That's about 32% above the state median of $1,262 and about 57% above the national median county at $1,063. About 12,639 people live here, 106th in the state.
Rates by ZIP code
HUD also publishes Small Area FMRs by ZIP code. For the one ZIP code it covers in Poquoson, the two-bedroom rate is $1,920 across the board, so there's no ZIP-level story here.
| ZIP | City | 2BR rate | vs county |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23662 | Poquoson | $1,920 | +15.2% |
Counties sharing the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News metro rate
HUD sets one rate for the whole metro, so every county here carries the same $1,667 two-bedroom figure as Poquoson.
Virginia Beach city
456,349 people
$1,667
Chesapeake city
252,583 people
$1,667
Norfolk city
233,596 people
$1,667
Newport News city
184,216 people
$1,667
Hampton city
137,557 people
$1,667
Suffolk city
98,796 people
$1,667
Portsmouth city
97,190 people
$1,667
James City County
81,013 people
$1,667
York County
71,005 people
$1,667
Isle of Wight County
39,974 people
$1,667
Gloucester County
39,526 people
$1,667
Currituck County
NC · 30,601 people
$1,667
Nearby counties
Two-bedroom FMR, with how each compares to Poquoson.
Hampton city
6 mi · 137,557 people
$1,667
same rate
Newport News city
7 mi · 184,216 people
$1,667
same rate
York County
10 mi · 71,005 people
$1,667
same rate
Gloucester County
17 mi · 39,526 people
$1,667
same rate
Norfolk city
18 mi · 233,596 people
$1,667
same rate
Portsmouth city
20 mi · 97,190 people
$1,667
same rate
Mathews County
21 mi · 8,540 people
$1,667
same rate
Isle of Wight County
22 mi · 39,974 people
$1,667
same rate
Questions people ask
$1,667 a month for FY 2027, which runs October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. The other rates are $1,470 for a studio, $1,488 for one bedroom, $2,298 for three and $2,710 for four.
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