Sources
Sources and data dates
HUD rent references reviewed October 3, 2026. Published reference rents are distinct from the effective payment standard determined by a PHA. Housing agency contact reports were checked October 2.
Local rent reference data
- HUD FY2027 county and town FMR workbook: 4,679 rows across the 50 state pages, plus one DC row. Studio through four-bedroom monthly values are reproduced directly.
- HUD FY2027 SAFMR workbook: 51,871 ZIP/area records. A ZIP can have multiple area records; the lookup preserves them.
- FY2027 Federal Register notice: effective October 1, 2026 except areas with valid reevaluation requests. This is not necessarily a PHA payment-standard effective date.
- HUD FMR release index for updates and revised releases.
What the rent data review confirms
On October 3, every published ZIP-area record and its studio through four-bedroom values matched a newly downloaded HUD FY2027 SAFMR workbook: 51,871 records across 38,601 ZIP codes. The HUD FY2027 release index also identifies this workbook. ZIP codes with multiple HUD areas retain every record; ask your PHA which area applies.
All 4,680 county and town locations across the 50 states and DC, including their studio through four-bedroom FMR values, were independently matched to the separately retained HUD FY2027 county workbook. This county review used the existing reference file. Both workbooks match the original release versions recorded in the metadata. Recheck HUD’s release index for revisions and reevaluation exceptions before relying on a reference amount.
Housing agency contacts
HUD public housing contacts links the state PDF reports used on all 50 states and DC. We list entries classified as Section 8 or Combined. The report does not by itself establish service boundaries, waiting-list availability or a current payment schedule.
Voucher household data
HUD Picture of Subsidized Households 2025: the state file and agency file, snapshot December 31, 2025, downloaded October 5, 2026. State pages use the tenant-based voucher rows only: households, average family payment toward rent and utilities, average HUD spending per voucher (which includes an administrative-cost amount), average household income, average months on the waiting list and the Moving to Work flag. Values HUD suppressed (fewer than 11 families) or marked non-reporting are shown as dashes, never estimated. The 2025 data dictionary defines each field. These are program averages, not a payment standard or a benefit amount for any household.
Calculation and policy
- 24 CFR 5.628 and 5.630, 2025 annual codification: standard TTP components, rounding, minimum rent and hardship provisions.
- 24 CFR 5.611, eCFR text as of October 1, 2026: income deductions and hardship provisions. Confirm the applicable PHA policy and indexed amounts for your certification.
- HUD payment standards guide, June 2025: applicable standards, bedroom-size comparison, exceptions and effects on assistance.
- Notice PIH 2026-15, May 14, 2026: revised HOTMA compliance timing and exceptions.
What to verify with the PHA
The applicable administrative plan, payment standard, utility allowance, income certification, hardship determination and effective date govern an individual case. This site does not publish an authoritative nationwide database of PHA payment schedules.
Machine-readable HUD release metadata · State source directory · Calculation methodology.
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