Income Limits by County

FY2027 Fair Market Rent · Florida

Miami-Dade County Fair Market Rent & Income Limits

HUD's FY2027 Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in Miami-Dade County, FL is $2,564 a month, up 5.3% from FY2026. The area median family income is $89,800, and a family of four counts as low income up to $109,000 a year.

2-bedroom FMR$2,564per month ▲ 5.3%
Median family income$89,800FY2026 ▲ 3.0%
80% limit, 4 people$109,000low income

Fair Market Rent by unit size

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 Miami-Dade County, FL.

Low income (80% limit)

A household of 4 earning $107,000 is under the 80% limit of $109,000 for this area. At 30% of income it could pay about $2,675 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 Miami-Dade County

HUD's FY2026 income limits for Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL are based on a median family income of $89,800. 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)
PeopleExtremely low30% / povertyVery low50%60% (LIHTC)MTSPLow income80%
1$28,600$47,700$57,240$76,300
2$32,700$54,500$65,400$87,200
3$36,800$61,300$73,560$98,100
4$40,850$68,100$81,720$109,000
5$44,150$73,550$88,260$117,750
6$47,400$79,000$94,800$126,450
7$50,700$84,450$101,340$135,150
8$55,720$89,900$107,880$143,900

Rent history

Since FY2017 the two-bedroom FMR here has gone from $1,295 to $2,564, up 98.0% over ten years. HUD has published a two-bedroom FMR for this area since FY1983, when it was $494.

2-bedroom Fair Market Rent, 2001 to 2027$0$800$1,600$2,400$3,200200520102015202020252027$2,564FY2001: $768FY2002: $781FY2003: $813FY2004: $904FY2005: $929FY2006: $911FY2007: $1,018FY2008: $1,035FY2009: $1,156FY2010: $1,206FY2011: $1,184FY2012: $1,125FY2013: $1,122FY2014: $1,166FY2015: $1,162FY2016: $1,250FY2017: $1,295FY2018: $1,351FY2019: $1,454FY2020: $1,625FY2021: $1,551FY2022: $1,672FY2023: $1,923FY2024: $2,324FY2025: $2,329FY2026: $2,436FY2027: $2,564

What it takes to afford the rent

To keep a two-bedroom rent of $2,564 at no more than 30% of income, the usual affordability rule, a household needs about $102,600 a year. That is 114% of the area median family income of $89,800, so even a median-income family would spend more than 30% of its income on it.

Fair Market Rent by year (monthly gross rent incl. utilities)
UnitFY2027FY2026FY2025Income to affordat 30%
Studio$1,953$1,828$1,711$78,100
1 bedroom$2,121$1,995$1,898$84,800
2 bedrooms$2,564$2,436$2,329$102,600
3 bedrooms$3,277$3,127$3,008$131,100
4 bedrooms$3,749$3,613$3,527$150,000

How Miami-Dade County compares

Miami-Dade County makes up the Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL metro area on its own, so HUD's metro figures and the county figures are the same.

Miami-Dade County has the 1st highest two-bedroom Fair Market Rent of the 67 counties in Florida; the population-weighted average across Florida is $1,962 and the nationwide average is $1,751.

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Small Area FMRs by ZIP code

HUD also publishes Small Area Fair Market Rents for each ZIP code. In Miami-Dade County the two-bedroom figure ranges from $2,010 to $3,850 across 118 ZIP codes, against the area-wide $2,564. Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL 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.

ZIPPlace2 BR SAFMR110% payment std.
33131Miami$3,850$4,235
33132Miami$3,850$4,235
33146Miami$3,850$4,235
33185Miami$3,850$4,235
33180Miami$3,800$4,180
33194Miami$3,800$4,180
33178Miami$3,770$4,147
33109Miami Beach$3,690$4,059
33149Key Biscayne$3,660$4,026
33139Miami Beach$3,570$3,927
33122Miami$3,500$3,850
33137Miami$3,460$3,806
33182Miami$3,390$3,729
33158Miami$3,290$3,619
33160North Miami Beach$3,280$3,608
33154Miami Beach$3,270$3,597
33140Miami Beach$3,230$3,553
33129Miami$3,220$3,542
33133Miami$3,150$3,465
33196Miami$3,090$3,399
33187Miami$3,050$3,355
33177Miami$3,030$3,333
33143Miami$2,960$3,256
33172Miami$2,950$3,245
33141Miami Beach$2,900$3,190
33015Hialeah$2,860$3,146
33134Miami$2,860$3,146
33173Miami$2,860$3,146
33184Miami$2,850$3,135
33018Hialeah$2,830$3,113
33156Miami$2,820$3,102
33175Miami$2,820$3,102
33186Miami$2,800$3,080
33130Miami$2,780$3,058
33155Miami$2,770$3,047
33179Miami$2,760$3,036
33183Miami$2,730$3,003
33035Homestead$2,720$2,992
33014Hialeah$2,700$2,970
33126Miami$2,690$2,959
33016Hialeah$2,670$2,937
33145Miami$2,660$2,926
33165Miami$2,650$2,915
33166Miami$2,650$2,915
33176Miami$2,620$2,882
33174Miami$2,600$2,860
33193Miami$2,590$2,849
33002Hialeah$2,560$2,816
33011Hialeah$2,560$2,816
33017Hialeah$2,560$2,816
33039Homestead$2,560$2,816
33090Homestead$2,560$2,816
33092Homestead$2,560$2,816
33101Miami$2,560$2,816
33106Miami$2,560$2,816
33114Coral Gables$2,560$2,816
33116Miami$2,560$2,816
33119Miami Beach$2,560$2,816
33124Miami$2,560$2,816
33152Miami$2,560$2,816
33153Miami$2,560$2,816
33163Miami$2,560$2,816
33164Miami$2,560$2,816
33192Miami$2,560$2,816
33195Miami$2,560$2,816
33197Miami$2,560$2,816
33198Miami$2,560$2,816
33222Miami$2,560$2,816
33231Miami$2,560$2,816
33233Miami$2,560$2,816
33234Miami$2,560$2,816
33238Miami$2,560$2,816
33239Miami Beach$2,560$2,816
33242Miami$2,560$2,816
33243Miami$2,560$2,816
33245Miami$2,560$2,816
33247Miami$2,560$2,816
33255Miami$2,560$2,816
33256Miami$2,560$2,816
33257Miami$2,560$2,816
33261Miami$2,560$2,816
33265Miami$2,560$2,816
33266Miami$2,560$2,816
33269Miami$2,560$2,816
33280Miami$2,560$2,816
33283Miami$2,560$2,816
33296Miami$2,560$2,816
33190Miami$2,520$2,772
33012Hialeah$2,510$2,761
33031Homestead$2,510$2,761
33144Miami$2,510$2,761
33125Miami$2,470$2,717
33055Opa Locka$2,450$2,695
33161Miami$2,450$2,695
33181Miami$2,450$2,695
33056Miami Gardens$2,440$2,684
33170Miami$2,400$2,640
33032Homestead$2,360$2,596
33189Miami$2,340$2,574
33157Miami$2,310$2,541
33138Miami$2,300$2,530
33135Miami$2,280$2,508
33169Miami$2,280$2,508
33013Hialeah$2,270$2,497
33033Homestead$2,270$2,497
33168Miami$2,270$2,497
33010Hialeah$2,260$2,486
33162Miami$2,260$2,486
33147Miami$2,250$2,475
33167Miami$2,170$2,387
33142Miami$2,130$2,343
33128Miami$2,120$2,332
33054Opa Locka$2,090$2,299
33136Miami$2,070$2,277
33127Miami$2,060$2,266
33030Homestead$2,050$2,255
33034Homestead$2,010$2,211
33150Miami$2,010$2,211

Questions

What is the Fair Market Rent in Miami-Dade County, FL for 2027?

For FY2027 (October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027) HUD's Fair Market Rents in Miami-Dade County, FL are $1,953 for a studio, $2,121 for one bedroom, $2,564 for two bedrooms, $3,277 for three and $3,749 for four bedrooms, per month including utilities.

What is the area median income in Miami-Dade County, FL?

HUD's FY2026 median family income for the area is $89,800, up 3.0% from $87,200 in FY2025.

What is 80% of AMI in Miami-Dade County, FL for a family of 4?

The FY2026 low-income limit (80%) for a household of four is $109,000 a year. The very low-income limit (50%) is $68,100 and the extremely low-income limit is $40,850.

What is the 60% AMI limit for tax credit housing in Miami-Dade County, FL?

Under HUD's FY2026 Multifamily Tax Subsidy Project limits, the 60% limit is $57,240 for one person and $81,720 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: $2,308 to $2,820), and can ask HUD for exceptions. Check the payment standard with your local housing agency.