Texas & Montana Section 8 Rent Calculator

Uses the HUD Fair Market Rent for Texas ($1,557 for a 2-bedroom) as the payment standard.

Texas, Montana share this page. Their rules produce the same answer to within a rounding difference, so publishing separate near-identical pages would add URLs without adding information. Every figure below applies to both states.

Texas Section 8 tenant rent estimator

Uses the HUD Fair Market Rent for Texas ($1,557 for a 2-bedroom) as the payment standard.

Your share of rent —

Housing authority pays —

Payment standard (FMR) —

Texas at a glance

Figure	Texas	Source
Fair Market Rent (2BR)	$1,557	[1]
Fair Market Rent (1BR)	$1,308	[1]
Fair Market Rent (3BR)	$2,052	[1]
Median 2BR market rent	$1,557	[2]

[1] [2] Sources

Fair Market Rent (2BR) — all 50 states

Texas highlighted. Same data as the table below, shown as a distribution so the comparison is visible at a glance.

Highlighted: Texas, ranked 24 of 50. Median $1,504.

Texas voucher subsidy by income and unit size

Monthly housing-authority subsidy against Texas payment standards (2BR $1,557).

Monthly income	Studio	1 BR	2 BR	3 BR	4 BR
$500	$998	$1,158	$1,407	$1,902	$2,219
$650	$953	$1,113	$1,362	$1,857	$2,174
$800	$908	$1,068	$1,317	$1,812	$2,129
$950	$863	$1,023	$1,272	$1,767	$2,084
$1,100	$818	$978	$1,227	$1,722	$2,039
$1,250	$773	$933	$1,182	$1,677	$1,994
$1,400	$728	$888	$1,137	$1,632	$1,949
$1,550	$683	$843	$1,092	$1,587	$1,904
$1,700	$638	$798	$1,047	$1,542	$1,859
$1,850	$593	$753	$1,002	$1,497	$1,814
$2,000	$548	$708	$957	$1,452	$1,769
$2,200	$488	$648	$897	$1,392	$1,709
$2,400	$428	$588	$837	$1,332	$1,649
$2,650	$353	$513	$762	$1,257	$1,574
$2,900	$278	$438	$687	$1,182	$1,499
$3,200	$188	$348	$597	$1,092	$1,409
$3,600	$68	$228	$477	$972	$1,289
$4,000	$0	$108	$357	$852	$1,169

Worked figures for Texas

Texas values:

Income	Annual	Tenant Rent	Subsidy	Standard
$800	$9,600	$240	$1,317	$1,557
$1,000	$12,000	$300	$1,257	$1,557
$1,200	$14,400	$360	$1,197	$1,557
$1,500	$18,000	$450	$1,107	$1,557
$1,800	$21,600	$540	$1,017	$1,557
$2,100	$25,200	$630	$927	$1,557
$2,400	$28,800	$720	$837	$1,557
$2,700	$32,400	$810	$747	$1,557
$3,000	$36,000	$900	$657	$1,557
$3,500	$42,000	$1,050	$507	$1,557

How Texas compares nationally

On fair market rent (2br), Texas ranks #24 of 50 at $1,557 — 4% above the median of $1,504. The national range runs from $1,000 (West Virginia) to $2,745 (California).

Rank	State	Fair Market Rent (2BR)
#22	Illinois	$1,579
#23	Montana	$1,558
#24	Texas	$1,557
#25	Georgia	$1,551
#26	Minnesota	$1,504

Mid-cost FMR areas, ranked

Same rule structure as Texas:

State	Fair Market Rent (2BR)	vs Texas
Rhode Island	$1,765	+13.4%
Oregon	$1,738	+11.6%
Virginia	$1,735	+11.4%
Nevada	$1,733	+11.3%
Arizona	$1,709	+9.8%
Vermont	$1,684	+8.2%
Maine	$1,681	+8.0%
Delaware	$1,675	+7.6%
Alaska	$1,591	+2.2%
Utah	$1,582	+1.6%
Illinois	$1,579	+1.4%
Texas	$1,557	—

Texas questions, answered with Texas numbers

What is the Fair Market Rent in Texas?▾

HUD sets Texas's two-bedroom FMR at $1,557 a month ($1,308 for one bedroom, $2,052 for three). FMR is set by metro area, so your local figure may differ from the state number.

What would I pay on $1,800 a month income?▾

Roughly $540 as your share, with the housing authority covering about $1,017 against a $1,557 payment standard — the federal rule targets 30% of adjusted income.

How does Texas's FMR compare with market rent?▾

Texas's $1,557 two-bedroom FMR sits against a median market rent of $1,557, so the voucher generally reaches typical units.

Other mid-cost fmr areas

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Last reviewed 2026-08-27. Texas figures only — verify with the relevant Texas agency before acting. How this is calculated.