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GA · Housing Choice Voucher

Georgia Section 8 rent calculator

41,527 Georgia households rented with a tenant-based voucher at the end of 2025; Georgia Residential Finance ran 10,865. The average household paid $477 a month toward rent and utilities.

How much Section 8 can pay by bedroom size in Georgia

Your voucher pays the lower of the gross rent and your agency’s payment standard, minus your total tenant payment; the standard is the one for the smaller of your voucher size and the unit’s bedrooms. Standards are normally set at 90% to 110% of HUD’s published fair market rent for the area. Georgia’s FY2027 two-bedroom fair market rent runs from $1,002 in Appling County, GA and 65 other areas to $1,762 in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA; three bedrooms, $1,194 in Atkinson County, GA and 15 other areas to $2,185 in Savannah, GA MSA.

Georgia FY2027 HUD fair market rents by bedroom size, 112 HUD areas
UnitLowest areaHighest area
Studio $698 Coffee County, GA$1,554 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
1 bedroom $766 Atkinson County, GA and 12 other areas$1,619 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
2 bedrooms $1,002 Appling County, GA and 65 other areas$1,762 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
3 bedrooms $1,194 Atkinson County, GA and 15 other areas$2,185 Savannah, GA MSA
4 bedrooms $1,317 Cook County, GA and 9 other areas$2,493 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

An agency with an approved exception standard can pay above 110%. Ask yours for its actual figure (Georgia agencies), then enter it below. Rules: 24 CFR 982.503(c), 982.505(c); rents: HUD FY2027 workbook.

Work out a Georgia voucher rent split

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Which lease is this?
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Your household
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Monthly rent split

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plus Voucher pays the owner
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How the split works

Why two Georgia households can receive different assistance

There is no single Georgia two-bedroom voucher payment. Identify the county or ZIP for the proposed unit and the agency on your voucher paperwork. Confirm its applicable family payment standard, utility allowance and effective date, then use the household’s own PHA-determined total tenant payment (TTP).

If Georgia DCA administers your voucher, its official HCV page links specialist contacts, participant resources and SAFMR guidance. A different housing authority’s voucher needs that authority’s instructions. A DCA listing does not establish that it administers every Georgia address or that a waiting list is open.

Same hypothetical lease, different prepared TTP

Assume both households have a confirmed applicable standard of $1,700 for a $1,400 lease with a $200 utility allowance. These illustrative inputs are not a DCA schedule or a statewide benefit.

Monthly comparison, dollars
ItemHousehold AHousehold B
Gross rent$1,600$1,600
PHA-determined TTP$300$600
Total assistance / assistance to owner$1,300$1,000
Family rent to owner$100$400
Family share including the allowance$300$600

Gross rent is below the assumed standard. Subtracting each prepared TTP from $1,600 gives the different assistance amounts. Both households use the same housing reference, yet their owner payments and family shares differ. If the unit size, allowance or approved standard changes, calculate that new scenario separately rather than transferring this result.

Federal family payment standard and assistance rule · Compare voucher and rented-unit bedroom standards

Who runs vouchers in Georgia

Georgia Residential Finance is the largest voucher agency in Georgia, ahead of Housing Authority of the City of ATLANTA Georgia (9,633 households) and 17 smaller agencies.

Housing Authority of the City of ATLANTA Georgia and Housing Authority of Columbus, Georgia are Moving to Work agencies and can set their own rent rules; check their rent policy against this estimate.

Waits before admission averaged 1 months at Housing Authority of the City of Lithonia and 47 at Housing Authority of the City of Carrollton.

Average family payments ran from $310 at Housing Authority of the City of Albany to $575 at Housing Authority of the City of Carrollton.

Households
41,527
Avg. family payment
$477
Avg. yearly income
$18,673
Avg. wait
23 months
2-bed / 3+ bed units
33% / 50%
Vouchers by agency, Dec. 31, 2025 (largest 12 of 19)
AgencyHouseholdsAvg. family paymentAvg. wait
Georgia Residential Finance GA901 10,865 $459 19 mo
Housing Authority of the City of ATLANTA Georgia MTWGA006 9,633 $526 —
Housing Authority of the County of Dekalb, GA GA237 3,504 $491 25 mo
Housing Authority of the City of Augusta GA001 3,161 $385 44 mo
Housing Authority of the City of Macon-Bibb GA007 2,946 $387 10 mo
Housing Authority of Savannah GA002 2,327 $530 19 mo
Housing Authority of the City of Marietta GA010 2,088 $508 3 mo
Housing Authority of the City of Jonesboro GA228 1,685 $517 36 mo
Housing Authority of Columbus, Georgia MTWGA004 1,330 $447 3 mo
Housing Authority of the City of Decatur GA011 699 $496 12 mo
Housing Authority of Fulton County GA264 688 $525 18 mo
Housing Authority of the City of Americus GA062 613 $377 11 mo

Source: HUD Picture of Subsidized Households 2025; field notes.

FY2027 rent references for Georgia

HUD’s county workbook contains 159 location rows across 112 FMR areas in Georgia. The two-bedroom references range from $1,002 in Appling County (Appling County, GA) to $1,762 in Walton County (Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area). These are area references including utilities, not a statewide voucher amount.

Georgia metropolitan HUD areas

HUD areaRowsStudio1 bed2 beds3 beds4 beds
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area24$1,554$1,619$1,762$2,099$2,493
Savannah, GA MSA3$1,481$1,542$1,679$2,185$2,484
Gainesville, GA MSA1$1,185$1,417$1,543$1,860$2,222
Hinesville, GA HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,221$1,228$1,396$1,815$2,333
Warner Robins, GA HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,122$1,248$1,396$1,860$2,238
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA MSA3$991$1,114$1,378$1,642$1,938
Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA3$1,181$1,231$1,340$1,657$1,761
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area4$997$1,202$1,329$1,672$2,035
Morgan County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,170$1,219$1,327$1,581$2,178
Macon-Bibb County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area4$1,109$1,162$1,309$1,560$1,720
Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA4$1,097$1,103$1,285$1,610$1,689
Columbus, GA-AL HUD Metro FMR Area4$1,026$1,053$1,212$1,611$1,876
Rome, GA MSA1$838$972$1,204$1,576$1,582
Valdosta, GA MSA4$898$904$1,179$1,575$1,923
Long County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,026$1,067$1,163$1,395$1,923
Monroe County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area1$986$1,057$1,151$1,371$1,513
Lumpkin County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,012$1,055$1,148$1,445$1,919
Dalton, GA HUD Metro FMR Area1$881$1,009$1,127$1,470$1,884
Peach County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area1$806$1,027$1,118$1,437$1,469
Albany, GA MSA4$953$972$1,103$1,482$1,829
Lincoln County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area1$772$784$1,026$1,343$1,348
Haralson County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area1$777$782$1,023$1,219$1,578
Murray County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area1$779$784$1,006$1,385$1,681
Butts County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area1$884$920$1,002$1,376$1,675
Meriwether County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area1$761$766$1,002$1,387$1,515
Stewart County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area1$851$875$1,002$1,334$1,432
Talbot County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area1$851$875$1,002$1,387$1,549

The other 85 Georgia rows use 85 nonmetropolitan references, with two-bedroom amounts from $1,002 to $1,300; $1,002 applies to 62 of them.

159 location rows

Monthly HUD FY2027 FMRs, dollars; studio through four bedrooms
Location / HUD areaStudio1 bed2 beds3 beds4 beds
Appling County Appling County, GA$825$920$1,002$1,387$1,675
Atkinson County Atkinson County, GA$761$766$1,002$1,194$1,446
Bacon County Bacon County, GA$798$803$1,002$1,387$1,446
Baker County Baker County, GA$798$803$1,002$1,387$1,446
Baldwin County Baldwin County, GA$790$869$1,104$1,315$1,451
Banks County Banks County, GA$825$920$1,002$1,280$1,446
Barrow County Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area$1,554$1,619$1,762$2,099$2,493
Bartow County Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area$1,554$1,619$1,762$2,099$2,493
Ben Hill County Ben Hill County, GA$846$851$1,002$1,194$1,675
Berrien County Berrien County, GA$798$803$1,002$1,377$1,550
Bibb County Macon-Bibb County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area$1,109$1,162$1,309$1,560$1,720
Bleckley County Bleckley County, GA$798$803$1,002$1,225$1,446
Brantley County Brunswick-St. Simons, GA MSA$991$1,114$1,378$1,642$1,938
Brooks County Valdosta, GA MSA$898$904$1,179$1,575$1,923
Bryan County Savannah, GA MSA$1,481$1,542$1,679$2,185$2,484
Bulloch County Bulloch County, GA$808$887$1,160$1,436$1,647
Burke County Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area$997$1,202$1,329$1,672$2,035
Butts County Butts County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area$884$920$1,002$1,376$1,675
Calhoun County Calhoun County, GA$798$803$1,002$1,387$1,518
Camden County Camden County, GA$1,071$1,194$1,300$1,800$2,111
Candler County Candler County, GA$772$777$1,002$1,387$1,675
Carroll County Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area$1,554$1,619$1,762$2,099$2,493
Catoosa County Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA$1,181$1,231$1,340$1,657$1,761
Charlton County Charlton County, GA$904$910$1,190$1,418$1,718
Chatham County Savannah, GA MSA$1,481$1,542$1,679$2,185$2,484
Chattahoochee County Columbus, GA-AL HUD Metro FMR Area$1,026$1,053$1,212$1,611$1,876
Chattooga County Chattooga County, GA$791$796$1,002$1,387$1,667
Cherokee County Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area$1,554$1,619$1,762$2,099$2,493
Clarke County Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA$1,097$1,103$1,285$1,610$1,689
Clay County Clay County, GA$798$803$1,002$1,246$1,446
Clayton County Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area$1,554$1,619$1,762$2,099$2,493
Clinch County Clinch County, GA$798$803$1,002$1,387$1,446
Cobb County Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area$1,554$1,619$1,762$2,099$2,493
Coffee County Coffee County, GA$698$920$1,002$1,387$1,675
Colquitt County Colquitt County, GA$761$766$1,002$1,194$1,561
Columbia County Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area$997$1,202$1,329$1,672$2,035
Cook County Cook County, GA$798$803$1,002$1,312$1,317
Coweta County Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area$1,554$1,619$1,762$2,099$2,493
Crawford County Macon-Bibb County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area$1,109$1,162$1,309$1,560$1,720
Crisp County Crisp County, GA$788$793$1,002$1,194$1,317
Dade County Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA$1,181$1,231$1,340$1,657$1,761
Dawson County Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area$1,554$1,619$1,762$2,099$2,493
DeKalb County Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area$1,554$1,619$1,762$2,099$2,493
Decatur County Decatur County, GA$792$797$1,002$1,273$1,317
Dodge County Dodge County, GA$761$766$1,002$1,194$1,317
Dooly County Dooly County, GA$798$803$1,002$1,387$1,446
Dougherty County Albany, GA MSA$953$972$1,103$1,482$1,829
Douglas County Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area$1,554$1,619$1,762$2,099$2,493
Early County Early County, GA$812$920$1,002$1,387$1,532
Echols County Valdosta, GA MSA$898$904$1,179$1,575$1,923
Effingham County Savannah, GA MSA$1,481$1,542$1,679$2,185$2,484
Elbert County Elbert County, GA$823$828$1,013$1,311$1,597
Emanuel County Emanuel County, GA$825$920$1,002$1,337$1,675
Evans County Evans County, GA$761$766$1,002$1,201$1,317
Fannin County Fannin County, GA$761$766$1,002$1,322$1,327
Fayette County Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area$1,554$1,619$1,762$2,099$2,493
Floyd County Rome, GA MSA$838$972$1,204$1,576$1,582
Forsyth County Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area$1,554$1,619$1,762$2,099$2,493
Franklin County Franklin County, GA$784$789$1,032$1,230$1,490
Fulton County Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area$1,554$1,619$1,762$2,099$2,493
Gilmer County Gilmer County, GA$840$845$1,047$1,363$1,750
Glascock County Glascock County, GA$798$803$1,002$1,246$1,446
Glynn County Brunswick-St. Simons, GA MSA$991$1,114$1,378$1,642$1,938
Gordon County Gordon County, GA$705$859$1,013$1,403$1,646
Grady County Grady County, GA$761$766$1,002$1,369$1,571
Greene County Greene County, GA$825$855$1,002$1,359$1,364
Gwinnett County Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area$1,554$1,619$1,762$2,099$2,493
Habersham County Habersham County, GA$829$865$1,007$1,318$1,323
Hall County Gainesville, GA MSA$1,185$1,417$1,543$1,860$2,222
Hancock County Hancock County, GA$798$803$1,002$1,387$1,469
Haralson County Haralson County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area$777$782$1,023$1,219$1,578
Harris County Columbus, GA-AL HUD Metro FMR Area$1,026$1,053$1,212$1,611$1,876
Hart County Hart County, GA$825$829$1,002$1,194$1,446
Heard County Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area$1,554$1,619$1,762$2,099$2,493
Henry County Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area$1,554$1,619$1,762$2,099$2,493
Houston County Warner Robins, GA HUD Metro FMR Area$1,122$1,248$1,396$1,860$2,238
Irwin County Irwin County, GA$860$865$1,080$1,287$1,559
Jackson County Jackson County, GA$993$1,041$1,205$1,438$2,014
Jasper County Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area$1,554$1,619$1,762$2,099$2,493
Jeff Davis County Jeff Davis County, GA$798$803$1,002$1,194$1,446
Jefferson County Jefferson County, GA$786$791$1,002$1,194$1,317
Jenkins County Jenkins County, GA$798$803$1,002$1,387$1,446
Johnson County Johnson County, GA$786$800$1,002$1,194$1,498
Jones County Macon-Bibb County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area$1,109$1,162$1,309$1,560$1,720
Lamar County Lamar County, GA$790$795$1,002$1,387$1,451
Lanier County Valdosta, GA MSA$898$904$1,179$1,575$1,923
Laurens County Laurens County, GA$701$770$1,007$1,286$1,600
Lee County Albany, GA MSA$953$972$1,103$1,482$1,829
Liberty County Hinesville, GA HUD Metro FMR Area$1,221$1,228$1,396$1,815$2,333
Lincoln County Lincoln County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area$772$784$1,026$1,343$1,348
Long County Long County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area$1,026$1,067$1,163$1,395$1,923
Lowndes County Valdosta, GA MSA$898$904$1,179$1,575$1,923
Lumpkin County Lumpkin County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area$1,012$1,055$1,148$1,445$1,919
Macon County Macon County, GA$761$766$1,002$1,194$1,497
Madison County Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA$1,097$1,103$1,285$1,610$1,689
Marion County Columbus, GA-AL HUD Metro FMR Area$1,026$1,053$1,212$1,611$1,876
McDuffie County Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area$997$1,202$1,329$1,672$2,035
McIntosh County Brunswick-St. Simons, GA MSA$991$1,114$1,378$1,642$1,938
Meriwether County Meriwether County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area$761$766$1,002$1,387$1,515
Miller County Miller County, GA$798$803$1,002$1,387$1,491
Mitchell County Mitchell County, GA$825$920$1,002$1,372$1,610
Monroe County Monroe County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area$986$1,057$1,151$1,371$1,513
Montgomery County Montgomery County, GA$798$803$1,002$1,387$1,675
Morgan County Morgan County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area$1,170$1,219$1,327$1,581$2,178
Murray County Murray County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area$779$784$1,006$1,385$1,681
Muscogee County Columbus, GA-AL HUD Metro FMR Area$1,026$1,053$1,212$1,611$1,876
Newton County Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area$1,554$1,619$1,762$2,099$2,493
Oconee County Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA$1,097$1,103$1,285$1,610$1,689
Oglethorpe County Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA$1,097$1,103$1,285$1,610$1,689
Paulding County Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area$1,554$1,619$1,762$2,099$2,493
Peach County Peach County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area$806$1,027$1,118$1,437$1,469
Pickens County Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area$1,554$1,619$1,762$2,099$2,493
Pierce County Pierce County, GA$803$809$1,058$1,261$1,390
Pike County Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area$1,554$1,619$1,762$2,099$2,493
Polk County Polk County, GA$772$777$1,017$1,296$1,439
Pulaski County Pulaski County, GA$825$910$1,002$1,194$1,446
Putnam County Putnam County, GA$928$1,035$1,127$1,522$1,627
Quitman County Quitman County, GA$798$803$1,002$1,246$1,446
Rabun County Rabun County, GA$785$862$1,127$1,561$1,740
Randolph County Randolph County, GA$772$777$1,017$1,212$1,468
Richmond County Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area$997$1,202$1,329$1,672$2,035
Rockdale County Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area$1,554$1,619$1,762$2,099$2,493
Schley County Schley County, GA$798$803$1,002$1,348$1,446
Screven County Screven County, GA$767$772$1,002$1,215$1,446
Seminole County Seminole County, GA$798$803$1,002$1,349$1,419
Spalding County Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area$1,554$1,619$1,762$2,099$2,493
Stephens County Stephens County, GA$761$766$1,002$1,287$1,675
Stewart County Stewart County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area$851$875$1,002$1,334$1,432
Sumter County Sumter County, GA$865$871$1,139$1,357$1,497
Talbot County Talbot County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area$851$875$1,002$1,387$1,549
Taliaferro County Taliaferro County, GA$798$803$1,002$1,246$1,446
Tattnall County Tattnall County, GA$761$766$1,002$1,194$1,675
Taylor County Taylor County, GA$761$800$1,002$1,387$1,446
Telfair County Telfair County, GA$825$882$1,002$1,194$1,317
Terrell County Albany, GA MSA$953$972$1,103$1,482$1,829
Thomas County Thomas County, GA$1,087$1,093$1,233$1,492$1,620
Tift County Tift County, GA$844$849$1,002$1,252$1,502
Toombs County Toombs County, GA$825$829$1,002$1,291$1,317
Towns County Towns County, GA$825$920$1,002$1,387$1,666
Treutlen County Treutlen County, GA$761$766$1,002$1,194$1,446
Troup County Troup County, GA$831$1,023$1,194$1,480$1,935
Turner County Turner County, GA$798$803$1,002$1,312$1,317
Twiggs County Macon-Bibb County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area$1,109$1,162$1,309$1,560$1,720
Union County Union County, GA$791$797$1,042$1,403$1,742
Upson County Upson County, GA$825$881$1,002$1,312$1,317
Walker County Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA$1,181$1,231$1,340$1,657$1,761
Walton County Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area$1,554$1,619$1,762$2,099$2,493
Ware County Ware County, GA$768$773$1,011$1,205$1,564
Warren County Warren County, GA$772$777$1,002$1,223$1,675
Washington County Washington County, GA$795$800$1,002$1,194$1,341
Wayne County Wayne County, GA$761$766$1,002$1,250$1,624
Webster County Webster County, GA$798$803$1,002$1,246$1,446
Wheeler County Wheeler County, GA$761$766$1,002$1,387$1,446
White County White County, GA$983$985$1,194$1,423$1,865
Whitfield County Dalton, GA HUD Metro FMR Area$881$1,009$1,127$1,470$1,884
Wilcox County Wilcox County, GA$798$803$1,002$1,228$1,675
Wilkes County Wilkes County, GA$825$920$1,002$1,194$1,446
Wilkinson County Wilkinson County, GA$798$803$1,002$1,291$1,446
Worth County Albany, GA MSA$953$972$1,103$1,482$1,829

Source: HUD FY2027 county and town workbook, effective October 1, 2026 (notice); scope and dates. Section 8 fair market rents by ZIP code.

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