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FY2027 Fair Market Rent Changes: What Moved
How HUD's FY2027 Fair Market Rents changed from FY2026 across U.S. counties, with the biggest increases.
HUD's FY2027 Fair Market Rents took effect on October 1, 2026. Weighted by population, the two-bedroom FMR across U.S. counties is $1,751, compared with $1,726 for FY2026, a change of up 1.4%. The figure rose in 2,567 counties and fell in 658.
How changes were distributed
Number of counties by the change in their two-bedroom FMR from FY2026 to FY2027:
Largest increases among counties of 100,000+ people
The largest counties
| County | FY2026 | FY2027 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles County, CA | $2,903 | $2,964 | ▲ 2.1% |
| Cook County, IL | $1,781 | $2,011 | ▲ 12.9% |
| Harris County, TX | $1,573 | $1,497 | ▼ 4.8% |
| Maricopa County, AZ | $1,839 | $1,734 | ▼ 5.7% |
| San Diego County, CA | $3,001 | $2,823 | ▼ 5.9% |
| Orange County, CA | $3,236 | $3,057 | ▼ 5.5% |
| Miami-Dade County, FL | $2,436 | $2,564 | ▲ 5.3% |
| Kings County, NY | $2,910 | $2,971 | ▲ 2.1% |
| Dallas County, TX | $1,931 | $1,807 | ▼ 6.4% |
| Riverside County, CA | $2,201 | $2,103 | ▼ 4.5% |
| Clark County, NV | $1,735 | $1,686 | ▼ 2.8% |
| Queens County, NY | $2,910 | $2,971 | ▲ 2.1% |
| King County, WA | $2,501 | $2,549 | ▲ 1.9% |
| San Bernardino County, CA | $2,201 | $2,103 | ▼ 4.5% |
| Tarrant County, TX | $1,723 | $1,745 | ▲ 1.3% |
| Bexar County, TX | $1,426 | $1,441 | ▲ 1.1% |
| Broward County, FL | $2,333 | $2,321 | ▼ 0.5% |
| Santa Clara County, CA | $3,483 | $3,272 | ▼ 6.1% |
| Wayne County, MI | $1,411 | $1,459 | ▲ 3.4% |
| Alameda County, CA | $2,912 | $2,805 | ▼ 3.7% |
| Middlesex County, MA | $2,941 | $3,008 | ▲ 2.3% |
| New York County, NY | $2,910 | $2,971 | ▲ 2.1% |
| Sacramento County, CA | $2,255 | $2,201 | ▼ 2.4% |
| Philadelphia County, PA | $1,810 | $1,860 | ▲ 2.8% |
| Palm Beach County, FL | $2,254 | $2,349 | ▲ 4.2% |
| Suffolk County, NY | $2,747 | $2,689 | ▼ 2.1% |
| Hillsborough County, FL | $1,977 | $1,917 | ▼ 3.0% |
| Orange County, FL | $1,972 | $1,959 | ▼ 0.7% |
| Bronx County, NY | $2,910 | $2,971 | ▲ 2.1% |
| Nassau County, NY | $2,747 | $2,689 | ▼ 2.1% |
| Franklin County, OH | $1,430 | $1,602 | ▲ 12.0% |
| Travis County, TX | $1,852 | $1,817 | ▼ 1.9% |
| Oakland County, MI | $1,411 | $1,459 | ▲ 3.4% |
| Hennepin County, MN | $1,709 | $1,734 | ▲ 1.5% |
| Cuyahoga County, OH | $1,279 | $1,274 | ▼ 0.4% |
| Allegheny County, PA | $1,299 | $1,389 | ▲ 6.9% |
| Salt Lake County, UT | $1,747 | $1,615 | ▼ 7.6% |
| Wake County, NC | $1,750 | $1,689 | ▼ 3.5% |
| Contra Costa County, CA | $2,912 | $2,805 | ▼ 3.7% |
| Collin County, TX | $1,931 | $1,807 | ▼ 6.4% |
| Mecklenburg County, NC | $1,686 | $1,785 | ▲ 5.9% |
| Fairfax County, VA | $2,246 | $2,438 | ▲ 8.5% |
| Fulton County, GA | $1,820 | $1,762 | ▼ 3.2% |
| Montgomery County, MD | $2,246 | $2,438 | ▲ 8.5% |
| Pima County, AZ | $1,402 | $1,405 | ▲ 0.2% |
| Duval County, FL | $1,658 | $1,694 | ▲ 2.2% |
| Fresno County, CA | $1,664 | $1,685 | ▲ 1.3% |
| Honolulu County, HI | $2,642 | $2,542 | ▼ 3.8% |
For a full list see the biggest increases ranking. Changes in metro areas apply to every county of the area, so several neighboring counties often share the same change.