FY2027 Fair Market Rent · Arizona

Maricopa County Fair Market Rent & Income Limits

HUD's FY2027 Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in Maricopa County, AZ is $1,734 a month, down 5.7% from FY2026. The area median family income is $112,400, and a family of four counts as low income up to $89,900 a year.

2-bedroom FMR$1,734per month ▼ 5.7%

Median family income$112,400FY2026 ▲ 2.6%

80% limit, 4 people$89,900low income

Fair Market Rent by unit size

Studio$1,390▼ 4.6%

1 BR$1,493▼ 5.7%

2 BR$1,734▼ 5.7%

3 BR$2,287▼ 6.7%

4 BR$2,537▼ 6.7%

FY2027 FY2026

Fair Market Rents are gross rents: rent plus the cost of all utilities except phone, cable and internet.

Check your household

Enter your household size and total yearly income before taxes to see which HUD income category it falls in for Maricopa County, AZ.

Household size Yearly household income$

Low income (80% limit)

A household of 4 earning $87,900 is under the 80% limit of $89,900 for this area. At 30% of income it could pay about $2,198 a month for rent and utilities.

This is a quick comparison with HUD's published limits, not an eligibility decision. Programs count income in their own ways and many have waiting lists; the local housing agency or property decides.

Income limits in Maricopa County

HUD's FY2026 income limits for Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ are based on a median family income of $112,400. Programs such as Housing Choice Vouchers, public housing and HOME use the 30%, 50% and 80% columns; Low-Income Housing Tax Credit properties use the 50% and 60% Multifamily Tax Subsidy Project limits.

FY2026 income limits by household size (yearly gross income)
People	Extremely low30% / poverty	Very low50%	60% (LIHTC)MTSP	Low income80%
1	$23,600	$39,350	$47,220	$62,950
2	$27,000	$45,000	$54,000	$71,950
3	$30,350	$50,600	$60,720	$80,950
4	$33,700	$56,200	$67,440	$89,900
5	$38,680	$60,700	$72,840	$97,100
6	$44,360	$65,200	$78,240	$104,300
7	$50,040	$69,700	$83,640	$111,500
8	$55,720	$74,200	$89,040	$118,700

Rent history

Since FY2017 the two-bedroom FMR here has gone from $944 to $1,734, up 83.7% over ten years. HUD has published a two-bedroom FMR for this area since FY1983, when it was $422.

What it takes to afford the rent

To keep a two-bedroom rent of $1,734 at no more than 30% of income, the usual affordability rule, a household needs about $69,400 a year. That is 62% of the area median family income of $112,400, so a typical family can afford it with room to spare.

Fair Market Rent by year (monthly gross rent incl. utilities)
Unit	FY2027	FY2026	FY2025	Income to affordat 30%
Studio	$1,390	$1,457	$1,530	$55,600
1 bedroom	$1,493	$1,583	$1,679	$59,700
2 bedrooms	$1,734	$1,839	$1,950	$69,400
3 bedrooms	$2,287	$2,452	$2,624	$91,500
4 bedrooms	$2,537	$2,720	$2,934	$101,500

How Maricopa County compares

Maricopa County is part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ HUD Metro FMR Area, together with Pinal County. HUD publishes one Fair Market Rent and one set of income limits for the whole area, so the numbers on this page apply in every county of it.

Maricopa County has the 1st highest two-bedroom Fair Market Rent of the 15 counties in Arizona; the population-weighted average across Arizona is $1,616 and the nationwide average is $1,751.

Coconino County $1,729Yavapai County $1,550Pima County $1,405Gila County $1,380Navajo County $1,264Yuma County $1,244

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Small Area FMRs by ZIP code

HUD also publishes Small Area Fair Market Rents for each ZIP code. In Maricopa County the two-bedroom figure ranges from $1,380 to $2,600 across 186 ZIP codes, against the area-wide $1,734. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is one of HUD's mandatory Small Area FMR areas (designated 2023), so housing agencies there must set voucher payment standards from these ZIP-code rents.

ZIP	Place	2 BR SAFMR	110% payment std.
85045	Phoenix	$2,600	$2,860
85255	Scottsdale	$2,600	$2,860
85266	Scottsdale	$2,600	$2,860
85298	Gilbert	$2,600	$2,860
85331	Cave Creek	$2,600	$2,860
85355	Waddell	$2,600	$2,860
85249	Chandler	$2,510	$2,761
85262	Scottsdale	$2,490	$2,739
85383	Peoria	$2,450	$2,695
85050	Phoenix	$2,420	$2,662
85387	Surprise	$2,410	$2,651
85083	Phoenix	$2,380	$2,618
85086	Phoenix	$2,350	$2,585
85284	Tempe	$2,320	$2,552
85054	Phoenix	$2,310	$2,541
85297	Gilbert	$2,300	$2,530
85310	Glendale	$2,300	$2,530
85263	Rio Verde	$2,290	$2,519
85296	Gilbert	$2,290	$2,519
85388	Surprise	$2,260	$2,486
85253	Paradise Valley	$2,250	$2,475
85339	Laveen	$2,250	$2,475
85396	Buckeye	$2,250	$2,475
85212	Mesa	$2,240	$2,464
85258	Scottsdale	$2,220	$2,442
85260	Scottsdale	$2,220	$2,442
85286	Chandler	$2,220	$2,442
85048	Phoenix	$2,180	$2,398
85254	Scottsdale	$2,160	$2,376
85379	Surprise	$2,160	$2,376
85295	Gilbert	$2,130	$2,343
85309	Luke Air Force Base	$2,120	$2,332
85087	New River	$2,100	$2,310
85234	Gilbert	$2,090	$2,299
85340	Litchfield Park	$2,080	$2,288
85226	Chandler	$2,050	$2,255
85395	Goodyear	$2,050	$2,255
85028	Phoenix	$2,040	$2,244
85044	Phoenix	$2,030	$2,233
85233	Gilbert	$2,030	$2,233
85305	Glendale	$2,020	$2,222
85224	Chandler	$2,000	$2,200
85374	Surprise	$2,000	$2,200
85085	Phoenix	$1,990	$2,189
85215	Mesa	$1,990	$2,189
85257	Scottsdale	$1,990	$2,189
85251	Scottsdale	$1,980	$2,178
85264	Fort Mcdowell	$1,980	$2,178
85338	Goodyear	$1,980	$2,178
85024	Phoenix	$1,970	$2,167
85382	Peoria	$1,970	$2,167
85248	Chandler	$1,960	$2,156
85004	Phoenix	$1,950	$2,145
85259	Scottsdale	$1,950	$2,145
85268	Fountain Hills	$1,950	$2,145
85392	Avondale	$1,950	$2,145
85209	Mesa	$1,930	$2,123
85250	Scottsdale	$1,930	$2,123
85308	Glendale	$1,930	$2,123
85016	Phoenix	$1,910	$2,101
85307	Glendale	$1,910	$2,101
85283	Tempe	$1,880	$2,068
85335	El Mirage	$1,880	$2,068
85377	Carefree	$1,880	$2,068
85012	Phoenix	$1,870	$2,057
85326	Buckeye	$1,870	$2,057
85343	Palo Verde	$1,870	$2,057
85353	Tolleson	$1,860	$2,046
85373	Sun City	$1,820	$2,002
85256	Scottsdale	$1,810	$1,991
85281	Tempe	$1,810	$1,991
85282	Tempe	$1,810	$1,991
85323	Avondale	$1,810	$1,991
85013	Phoenix	$1,800	$1,980
85206	Mesa	$1,800	$1,980
85022	Phoenix	$1,790	$1,969
85041	Phoenix	$1,790	$1,969
85037	Phoenix	$1,780	$1,958
85213	Mesa	$1,780	$1,958
85018	Phoenix	$1,760	$1,936
85381	Peoria	$1,760	$1,936
85001	Phoenix	$1,740	$1,914
85002	Phoenix	$1,740	$1,914
85005	Phoenix	$1,740	$1,914
85010	Phoenix	$1,740	$1,914
85011	Phoenix	$1,740	$1,914
85026	Phoenix	$1,740	$1,914
85030	Phoenix	$1,740	$1,914
85036	Phoenix	$1,740	$1,914
85046	Phoenix	$1,740	$1,914
85060	Phoenix	$1,740	$1,914
85061	Phoenix	$1,740	$1,914
85063	Phoenix	$1,740	$1,914
85064	Phoenix	$1,740	$1,914
85066	Phoenix	$1,740	$1,914
85067	Phoenix	$1,740	$1,914
85068	Phoenix	$1,740	$1,914
85069	Phoenix	$1,740	$1,914
85070	Phoenix	$1,740	$1,914
85071	Phoenix	$1,740	$1,914
85074	Phoenix	$1,740	$1,914
85076	Phoenix	$1,740	$1,914
85078	Phoenix	$1,740	$1,914
85079	Phoenix	$1,740	$1,914
85080	Phoenix	$1,740	$1,914
85082	Phoenix	$1,740	$1,914
85127	Chandler Heights	$1,740	$1,914
85211	Mesa	$1,740	$1,914
85214	Mesa	$1,740	$1,914
85216	Mesa	$1,740	$1,914
85236	Higley	$1,740	$1,914
85244	Chandler	$1,740	$1,914
85246	Chandler	$1,740	$1,914
85252	Scottsdale	$1,740	$1,914
85261	Scottsdale	$1,740	$1,914
85267	Scottsdale	$1,740	$1,914
85269	Fountain Hills	$1,740	$1,914
85271	Scottsdale	$1,740	$1,914
85274	Mesa	$1,740	$1,914
85275	Mesa	$1,740	$1,914
85277	Mesa	$1,740	$1,914
85280	Tempe	$1,740	$1,914
85285	Tempe	$1,740	$1,914
85287	Tempe	$1,740	$1,914
85288	Tempe	$1,740	$1,914
85299	Gilbert	$1,740	$1,914
85311	Glendale	$1,740	$1,914
85312	Glendale	$1,740	$1,914
85318	Glendale	$1,740	$1,914
85327	Cave Creek	$1,740	$1,914
85372	Sun City	$1,740	$1,914
85376	Sun City West	$1,740	$1,914
85380	Peoria	$1,740	$1,914
85385	Peoria	$1,740	$1,914
85225	Chandler	$1,720	$1,892
85027	Phoenix	$1,710	$1,881
85043	Phoenix	$1,710	$1,881
85306	Glendale	$1,710	$1,881
85202	Mesa	$1,700	$1,870
85207	Mesa	$1,700	$1,870
85042	Phoenix	$1,690	$1,859
85303	Glendale	$1,690	$1,859
85031	Phoenix	$1,660	$1,826
85208	Mesa	$1,650	$1,815
85345	Peoria	$1,650	$1,815
85014	Phoenix	$1,640	$1,804
85003	Phoenix	$1,610	$1,771
85320	Aguila	$1,600	$1,760
85032	Phoenix	$1,590	$1,749
85020	Phoenix	$1,580	$1,738
85210	Mesa	$1,570	$1,727
85375	Sun City West	$1,570	$1,727
85378	Surprise	$1,570	$1,727
85023	Phoenix	$1,550	$1,705
85304	Glendale	$1,550	$1,705
85351	Sun City	$1,550	$1,705
85029	Phoenix	$1,540	$1,694
85034	Phoenix	$1,540	$1,694
85204	Mesa	$1,530	$1,683
85354	Tonopah	$1,520	$1,672
85390	Wickenburg	$1,520	$1,672
85201	Mesa	$1,510	$1,661
85203	Mesa	$1,510	$1,661
85035	Phoenix	$1,500	$1,650
85019	Phoenix	$1,490	$1,639
85008	Phoenix	$1,480	$1,628
85053	Phoenix	$1,470	$1,617
85322	Arlington	$1,470	$1,617
85033	Phoenix	$1,460	$1,606
85205	Mesa	$1,450	$1,595
85329	Cashion	$1,450	$1,595
85021	Phoenix	$1,440	$1,584
85015	Phoenix	$1,410	$1,551
85301	Glendale	$1,400	$1,540
85302	Glendale	$1,390	$1,529
85006	Phoenix	$1,380	$1,518
85007	Phoenix	$1,380	$1,518
85009	Phoenix	$1,380	$1,518
85017	Phoenix	$1,380	$1,518
85040	Phoenix	$1,380	$1,518
85051	Phoenix	$1,380	$1,518
85333	Dateland	$1,380	$1,518
85337	Gila Bend	$1,380	$1,518
85361	Wittmann	$1,380	$1,518
85363	Youngtown	$1,380	$1,518
85545	Roosevelt	$1,380	$1,518

Questions

What is the Fair Market Rent in Maricopa County, AZ for 2027?

For FY2027 (October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027) HUD's Fair Market Rents in Maricopa County, AZ are $1,390 for a studio, $1,493 for one bedroom, $1,734 for two bedrooms, $2,287 for three and $2,537 for four bedrooms, per month including utilities.

What is the area median income in Maricopa County, AZ?

HUD's FY2026 median family income for the area is $112,400, up 2.6% from $109,600 in FY2025.

What is 80% of AMI in Maricopa County, AZ for a family of 4?

The FY2026 low-income limit (80%) for a household of four is $89,900 a year. The very low-income limit (50%) is $56,200 and the extremely low-income limit is $33,700.

What is the 60% AMI limit for tax credit housing in Maricopa County, AZ?

Under HUD's FY2026 Multifamily Tax Subsidy Project limits, the 60% limit is $47,220 for one person and $67,440 for four.

Is the Fair Market Rent the same as the Section 8 payment standard?

No. Housing agencies set their payment standard between 90% and 110% of the FMR (for a two-bedroom here: $1,561 to $1,907), and can ask HUD for exceptions. Check the payment standard with your local housing agency.