Fair Market Rents (FMRs) are primarily used to determine payment standard amounts for the Housing Choice Voucher program, to determine initial renewal rents for some expiring project-based Section 8 contracts, to determine initial rents for housing assistance payment (HAP) contracts in the Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy program (Mod Rehab), and to serve as a rent ceiling in the HOME rental assistance program. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) annually estimates FMRs for 530 metropolitan areas and 2,045 nonmetropolitan county FMR areas. By law the final FMRs for use in any fiscal year must be published and available for use at the start of that fiscal year, on October 1.
Fair Market Rents: Overview (*.doc, 112 KB)
Small Area FMR Rulemaking:
All information regarding the Small Area FMR Proposed Rule is available from the Small Area FMR datasets page
Final FY 2017 Fair Market Rent Documentation System
This system provides complete documentation of the development of the Final FY 2017 Fair Market Rents (FMRs) for any area of the country selected by the user. After selecting the desired geography, the user is provided a page containing a summary of how the FY 2017 FMRs were developed and updated starting with the formation of the FMR Areas from the metropolitan Core-Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) as established by the Office of Management and Budget, the newly available 2014 American Community Survey (ACS) 1 year data and the newly available 2010-2014 5 year data, and updating to FY 2017 including information from local survey data. The tables on the summary page include links to complete detail on how the data were developed.
Note: The FMR Documentation Systems are intended to provide an in-depth exposition of the methodology used to generate Fair Market Rents for a given geographic area selected by the user. The actual FMRs published in the Federal Register are computed using data on rent distributions that are prohibited from public release under Title XIII to protect the confidentiality of respondents. The documentation systems re-calculate Fair Market Rents based on publicly available data from the 2000 Census. These data contain rounded distributions to assure the confidentiality of respondents. Calculations using the rounded data may not produce the same result as calculations using the protected data. Consequently, the documentation system provides a demonstration of the methodology and results that are close to, but in some cases different from, the official FMRs published for a given year. The difference between HUD's actual results and those demonstrated here are inversely related to the size of the FMR area. That is, the larger the area, the closer the calculation based on the rounded data is likely to be to the census base rent computed from the protected data.
2017 Data |
[Effective January 9, 2017]
[Effective December 7, 2016]
- Revised Small Area FMRs for Dallas, TX, HMFA
- Areas that Continue to Use FY2016 FMRs (.pdf, 180 KB)
[Effective October 1, 2016]
- Federal Register Preamble (.pdf, 284 KB)
- Schedule B – FMR Tables ( .pdf, 210 KB), (.docx, 251 KB)
- Schedule B addendum (.pdf, 63 KB), (.docx, 25 KB)
- Schedule D (*.pdf, 17 KB)
- County Level Data File (*.xlsx, 1483 KB)
- Small Area FMRs (*.xlsx, 20 KB)
- Guidance for preparing comments on Small Area FMRs (.pdf, 289 KB)
- Comparison Rent Adjustment Factors (.xlsx, 289 KB)
- Zip Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) Distribution Data
- FY 2017 Unadjusted Rents - Only For Use in Setting Public Housing Flat Rents (.xlsx, 289 KB)
- Link to comments on regulations.gov
Final FY 2016 Fair Market Rent Documentation System
This system provides complete documentation of the development of the Final FY 2016 Fair Market Rents (FMRs) for any area of the country selected by the user. After selecting the desired geography, the user is provided a page containing a summary of how the FY 2016 FMRs were developed and updated starting with the formation of the FMR Areas from the metropolitan Core-Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) as established by the Office of Management and Budget, the newly available 2013 American Community Survey (ACS) 1 year data and the newly available 2009-2013 5 year data, and updating to FY 2016 including information from local survey data. The tables on the summary page include links to complete detail on how the data were developed.
Note: The FMR Documentation Systems are intended to provide an in-depth exposition of the methodology used to generate Fair Market Rents for a given geographic area selected by the user. The actual FMRs published in the Federal Register are computed using data on rent distributions that are prohibited from public release under Title XIII to protect the confidentiality of respondents. The documentation systems re-calculate Fair Market Rents based on publicly available data from the 2000 Census. These data contain rounded distributions to assure the confidentiality of respondents. Calculations using the rounded data may not produce the same result as calculations using the protected data. Consequently, the documentation system provides a demonstration of the methodology and results that are close to, but in some cases different from, the official FMRs published for a given year. The difference between HUD's actual results and those demonstrated here are inversely related to the size of the FMR area. That is, the larger the area, the closer the calculation based on the rounded data is likely to be to the census base rent computed from the protected data.
Revised Final Data |
- Federal Register Notice (*.pdf, 177 KB)
[Effective July , 2016]
- County Level Data File (*.xlsx, 579 KB)
[Effective July , 2016]
- Federal Register Notice (*.pdf, 177 KB)
[Effective May 3, 2016]
- Federal Register Notice (*.pdf, 140 KB)
[Effective February 8, 2016]
- Federal Register Notice (*.pdf, 123 KB)
[Effective February 3, 2016]
Final Data |
[Effective December 11, 2015]
- Federal Register Preamble (*.pdf, 235 KB)
- Schedule B – FMR Tables ( .pdf, 209 KB), ( .docx, 243 KB)
- Schedule B addendum (.pdf, 96KB)
- Schedule D (*.pdf, 3.8 KB)
- County Level Data File (*.xlsx, 579 KB)
- Small Area FMRs (*.xlsx, 39 KB)
- FY 2016 Unadjusted Rents - Only For Use in Setting Public Housing Flat Rents(*.xlsx, 84 KB)
Proposed Data |
- Federal Register Preamble (.pdf, 284 KB)
- Schedule B – FMR Tables ( .pdf , 210 KB), ( .docx , 251 KB)
- Schedule B addendum (.pdf, 97 KB), (.docx, 159 KB)
- Schedule D (*.pdf, 4 KB)
- County Level Data File (*.xlsx, 680 KB)
- Small Area FMRs (*.xlsx, 1,144 KB)
- Guidance for preparing comments on Small Area FMRs (.pdf, 364 KB)
- Zip Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) Distribution Data (*.xlsx, 234 KB)
- Comparison Rent Adjustment Factors (*.xlsx, 10 KB)
- Link to comments on regulations.gov
Final FY 2015 Fair Market Rent Documentation System
This system provides complete documentation of the development of the Final FY 2015 Fair Market Rents (FMRs) for any area of the country selected by the user. After selecting the desired geography, the user is provided a page containing a summary of how the FY 2015 FMRs were developed and updated starting with the formation of the FMR Areas from the metropolitan Core-Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) as established in 2009 by the Office of Management and Budget, the newly available 2012 American Community Survey (ACS) 1 year data and the newly available 2008-2012 5 year data, incorporating information from Final FY 2014 FMRs, and updating to FY 2015 including information from local survey data. The tables on the summary page include links to complete detail on how the data were developed.
Note: The FMR Documentation Systems are intended to provide an in-depth exposition of the methodology used to generate Fair Market Rents for a given geographic area selected by the user. The actual FMRs published in the Federal Register are computed using data on rent distributions that are prohibited from public release under Title XIII to protect the confidentiality of respondents. The documentation systems re-calculate Fair Market Rents based on publicly available data from the 2000 Census. These data contain rounded distributions to assure the confidentiality of respondents. Calculations using the rounded data may not produce the same result as calculations using the protected data. Consequently, the documentation system provides a demonstration of the methodology and results that are close to, but in some cases different from, the official FMRs published for a given year. The difference between HUD's actual results and those demonstrated here are inversely related to the size of the FMR area. That is, the larger the area, the closer the calculation based on the rounded data is likely to be to the census base rent computed from the protected data.
Revised Final Data for 1 Area |
[Effective January 12, 2015]
- Federal Register Preamble (*.pdf, 187 KB)
- County Level Data File (*.xls, 1.27 MB)
Final Data |
[Effective October 1, 2014]
- Federal Register Preamble (*.pdf, 145 KB)
- HUD Comment Responses (*.pdf, 48 KB)
- Schedule B – FMR Tables ( .pdf , 1.89 MB), ( .doc , 1.6 MB)
- Schedule B addendum (.pdf, 948 KB)
- Schedule D (*.pdf, 25 KB)
- Comment Responses Forthcoming
- County Level Data File (*.xls, 2.38 MB)
- Small Area FMRs (*.xls, 98 KB)
Proposed Data |
- Federal Register Preamble (*.pdf, 150 KB)
- Schedule B – FMR Tables ( .pdf , 200 KB), ( .doc , 1.6 MB)
- Schedule B addendum (.pdf, 107 KB), (.doc, 200 KB)
- Schedule D (*.pdf, 22 KB)
- County Level Data File (*.xls, 1,490 KB)
- Schedule B Addendum SAFMRs (*.xls, 92 KB)
- Link to comments on regulations.gov
FINAL FY 2014 Fair Market Rent Documentation System
This system provides complete documentation of the development of the Final FY 2014 Fair Market Rents (FMRs) for any area of the country selected by the user. After selecting the desired geography, the user is provided a page containing a summary of how the FY 2014 FMRs were developed and updated starting with the formation of the FMR Areas from the metropolitan Core-Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) as established by the Office of Management and Budget, the newly available 2011 American Community Survey (ACS) 1 year data and the newly available 2007-2011 5 year data, incorporating information from Final FY 2013 FMRs, and updating to FY 2014 including information from local survey data. The tables on the summary page include links to complete detail on how the data were developed.
Note: The FMR Documentation Systems are intended to provide an in-depth exposition of the methodology used to generate Fair Market Rents for a given geographic area selected by the user. The actual FMRs published in the Federal Register are computed using data on rent distributions that are prohibited from public release under Title XIII to protect the confidentiality of respondents. The documentation systems re-calculate Fair Market Rents based on publicly available data from the 2000 Census. These data contain rounded distributions to assure the confidentiality of respondents. Calculations using the rounded data may not produce the same result as calculations using the protected data. Consequently, the documentation system provides a demonstration of the methodology and results that are close to, but in some cases different from, the official FMRs published for a given year. The difference between HUD's actual results and those demonstrated here are inversely related to the size of the FMR area. That is, the larger the area, the closer the calculation based on the rounded data is likely to be to the census base rent computed from the protected data.
Revised Final Data for 2 Areas |
[Effective April 18, 2014]
- Federal Register Preamble (*.pdf, 250 KB)
- County Level Data File (*.xls, 1,289 KB)
Final Data |
The Federal Register Notice of the FY 2014 FMRs will be published on Thursday, October 3, 2013
[Effective October 1, 2013]
- Federal Register Preamble (*.pdf, 437 KB)
- Schedule B – FMR Tables ( .pdf , 1.89 MB), ( .doc , 1.6 MB)
- Schedule B addendum (.pdf, 948 KB)
- Schedule D (*.pdf, 25 KB)
- County Level Data File (*.xls, 2.38 MB)
- Small Area FMRs (*.xls, 98 KB)
Proposed Data |
- Federal Register Preamble (*.pdf, 156 KB)
-
Schedule B – FMR Tables (
.pdf
, 238 KB), (
.doc
, 1.55 MB)
Note: Proposed FY 2014 FMRs were revised as of 8/15/2013 for Carroll County, MS, Sioux County, NE, and De Baca County, NM.
- Schedule B addendum (.pdf, 943 KB), (.doc, 51 KB)
- Schedule D (*.pdf, 25 KB)
- County Level Data File (*.xls, 2.88 MB)
- Small Area FMRs (*.xls, 98 KB)
- Link to comments on regulations.gov
FINAL FY 2013 Fair Market Rent Documentation System
This system provides complete documentation of the development of the Final FY 2013 Fair Market Rents (FMRs) for any area of the country selected by the user. After selecting the desired geography, the user is provided a page containing a summary of how the FY 2013 FMRs were developed and updated starting with the formation of the FY 2013 FMR Areas from the metropolitan Core-Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) as established by the Office of Management and Budget, the newly available 2010 American Community Survey (ACS) 1 year data and the newly available 2006-2010 5 year data, incorporating information from Final FY 2012 FMRs, and updating to FY 2013 including information from local Random Digit Dialing (RDD) survey data. The tables on the summary page include links to complete detail on how the data were developed.
Note: The FMR Documentation Systems are intended to provide an in-depth exposition of the methodology used to generate Fair Market Rents for a given geographic area selected by the user. The actual FMRs published in the Federal Register are computed using data on rent distributions that are prohibited from public release under Title XIII to protect the confidentiality of respondents. The documentation systems re-calculate Fair Market Rents based on publicly available data from the 2000 Census. These data contain rounded distributions to assure the confidentiality of respondents. Calculations using the rounded data may not produce the same result as calculations using the protected data. Consequently, the documentation system provides a demonstration of the methodology and results that are close to, but in some cases different from, the official FMRs published for a given year. The difference between HUD's actual results and those demonstrated here are inversely related to the size of the FMR area. That is, the larger the area, the closer the calculation based on the rounded data is likely to be to the census base rent computed from the protected data.
Revised Final Data for 6 Areas (Effective April 30, 2013) |
- Federal Register Preamble (*.pdf, 200 KB)
- County Level Data File (*.xls, 1.26 MB)
Final Data |
- Federal Register Preamble (*.pdf, 317KB)
- Federal Register Preamble – Small Area FMR Demonstration Participants (*.pdf, 703 KB)
- Federal Register Preamble – Hood River County, OR (*.pdf, 130 KB)
- Schedule B – FMR Tables (.pdf, 1.6 MB), (.doc, 135 KB)
- Schedule B addendum (*.pdf, 400 KB)
- Schedule D (*.pdf, 50 KB)
- County Level Data File (*.xls, 1.26 MB)
- Link to comments on regulations.gov
Proposed Data |
- Federal Register Preamble (*.pdf, 189 KB)
- Schedule B – FMR Tables (.pdf, 1.6 MB), (.doc, 375 KB)
- Schedule B addendum (*.pdf, 257 KB)
- Schedule D (*.pdf, 61 KB)
- County Level Data File (*.xls, 1.4 MB)
- Link to comments on regulations.gov
FINAL FY 2012 Fair Market Rent Documentation System
This system provides complete documentation of the development of the final FY 2011 Fair Market Rents (FMRs) for any area of the country selected by the user. After selecting the desired geography, the user is provided a page containing a summary of how the FY 2012 FMRs were developed and updated starting with the formation of the FY 2011 FMR Areas from the metropolitan Core-Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) as established by the Office of Management and Budget, the 2000 Census benchmark, the newly available 2008 American Community Survey (ACS) 1 year data and the newly available 2006-2008 3 year data, incorporating information from Final FY 2010 FMRs, and updating to FY 2011 including information from local Random Digit Dialing (RDD) survey data. The tables on the summary page include links to complete detail on how the data were developed.
Note: The FMR Documentation Systems are intended to provide an in-depth exposition of the methodology used to generate Fair Market Rents for a given geographic area selected by the user. The actual FMRs published in the Federal Register are computed using data on rent distributions that are prohibited from public release under Title XIII to protect the confidentiality of respondents. The documentation systems re-calculate Fair Market Rents based on publicly available data from the 2000 Census. These data contain rounded distributions to assure the confidentiality of respondents. Calculations using the rounded data may not produce the same result as calculations using the protected data. Consequently, the documentation system provides a demonstration of the methodology and results that are close to, but in some cases different from, the official FMRs published for a given year. The difference between HUD's actual results and those demonstrated here are inversely related to the size of the FMR area. That is, the larger the area, the closer the calculation based on the rounded data is likely to be to the census base rent computed from the protected data.
Final Data (Effective October 1, 2011) |
- Federal Register Preamble (*.pdf, 153 KB)
- HUD’s Preliminary Response To Comments (*.doc, 73 KB)
- Schedule B – FMR Tables (.pdf, 1.58 MB), (.doc, 364 KB)
- Schedule B addendum – Dallas Zip Codes (*.pdf, 259 KB)
- Schedule D – Manufactured Housing Exception (*.pdf, 65 KB)
- County Level Data File (*.xls, 1.19 MB)
Proposed Data |
- Federal Register Preamble (*.pdf, 107 KB)
- Schedule B – FMR Tables (*.pdf, 1.57 MB)
- Schedule B addendum – Dallas Zip Codes, as published (*.pdf, 125 KB)
- Schedule D – Manufactured Housing Exception (*.pdf, 20 KB)
- County Level Data File (*.xls, 3.43 MB)
Final FY 2011 Fair Market Rent Documentation System
This system provides complete documentation of the development of the Final FY 2011 Fair Market Rents (FMRs) for any area of the country selected by the user. After selecting the desired geography, the user is provided a page containing a summary of how the FY 2011 FMRs were developed and updated starting with the formation of the FY 2011 FMR Areas from the metropolitan Core-Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) as established by the Office of Management and Budget, the 2000 Census benchmark, the newly available 2008 American Community Survey (ACS) 1 year data and the newly available 2006-2008 3 year data, incorporating information from Final FY 2010 FMRs, and updating to FY 2011 including information from local Random Digit Dialing (RDD) survey data. The tables on the summary page include links to complete detail on how the data were developed.
Note: The FMR Documentation Systems are intended to provide an in-depth exposition of the methodology used to generate Fair Market Rents for a given geographic area selected by the user. The actual FMRs published in the Federal Register are computed using data on rent distributions that are prohibited from public release under Title XIII to protect the confidentiality of respondents. The documentation systems re-calculate Fair Market Rents based on publicly available data from the 2000 Census. These data contain rounded distributions to assure the confidentiality of respondents. Calculations using the rounded data may not produce the same result as calculations using the protected data. Consequently, the documentation system provides a demonstration of the methodology and results that are close to, but in some cases different from, the official FMRs published for a given year. The difference between HUD's actual results and those demonstrated here are inversely related to the size of the FMR area. That is, the larger the area, the closer the calculation based on the rounded data is likely to be to the census base rent computed from the protected data.
Final Data |
- Federal Register Publication (*.pdf, 153 KB)
- Schedule B – FMR Tables (*.pdf, 332 KB)
- Schedule B Addendum – Small Area FMRs for Dallas, TX (*.pdf, 259 KB)
- Schedule D – Manufactured Housing Exception (*.pdf, 65 KB)
- County Level Data File (*.xls, 2.53 MB)
Proposed Data |
- Federal Register Preamble (*.pdf, 107 KB)
- Schedule B – FMR Tables (*.pdf, 348 KB)
- Schedule B addendum – Dallas Zip Codes, as published (*.pdf, 257 KB)
- Schedule B addendum – Dallas Zip Codes, rounded to nearest $10 (*.pdf, 251 KB)
- Schedule D – Manufactured Housing Exception (*.pdf, 61 KB)
- County Level and Dallas Zip Code Data File (*.xls, 1.23 MB)
Final FY 2010 Fair Market Rent Documentation System
This system provides complete documentation of the development of the Final FY 2010 Fair Market Rents (FMRs) for any area of the country selected by the user. After selecting the desired geography, the user is provided a page containing a summary of how the final FY 2010 FMRs were developed and updated starting with the formation of the final FY 2010 FMR Areas from the metropolitan Core-Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) as established by the Office of Management and Budget, the 2000 Census benchmark, the newly available 2007 American Community Survey (ACS) 1 year data and the newly available 2005-2007 3 year data, incorporating information from Final FY 2009 FMRs, and updating to FY 2010 including information from local Random Digit Dialing (RDD) survey data. The tables on the summary page include links to complete detail on how the data were developed.
Note: The FMR Documentation Systems are intended to provide an in-depth exposition of the methodology used to generate Fair Market Rents for a given geographic area selected by the user. The actual FMRs published in the Federal Register are computed using data on rent distributions that are prohibited from public release under Title XIII to protect the confidentiality of respondents. The documentation systems re-calculate Fair Market Rents based on publicly available data from the 2000 Census. These data contain rounded distributions to assure the confidentiality of respondents. Calculations using the rounded data may not produce the same result as calculations using the protected data. Consequently, the documentation system provides a demonstration of the methodology and results that are close to, but in some cases different from, the official FMRs published for a given year. The difference between HUD's actual results and those demonstrated here are inversely related to the size of the FMR area. That is, the larger the area, the closer the calculation based on the rounded data is likely to be to the census base rent computed from the protected data.
Revised FMRS for 2 Areas (Effective March 11, 2010) |
- Federal Register Preamble (*.pdf, 53 KB)
(Please note that the 0-bedroom rent for Ward County is $413, not $425, as shown in the errata published on 3/15/2010) - County Level Data File (*.xls, 1.40 MB)
Final Data |
- Federal Register Preamble (*.pdf, 142 KB)
- Schedule B – FMR Tables (*.pdf, 255 KB)
- Schedule D – Manufactured Housing Exception (*.pdf, 32 KB)
- County Level Data File (*.xls, 2.59 MB)
Proposed Data |
- Federal Register Preamble (*.pdf, 136 KB)
- Schedule B – FMR Tables (*.pdf, 256 KB)
- Schedule D – Manufactured Housing Exception (*.pdf, 32 KB)
- County Level Data File (*.xls, 2.38 MB)
Final FY 2009 Fair Market Rent Documentation System
This system shows the calculation of the final FY 2009 Fair Market Rents (FMRs) for any area of the country. After selecting the geography, either the metropolitan area or the state then the county, a page with the final FY 2009 FMRs for that selected area is shown. This page depicts the development of these FMRs. The selected area is defined in terms of the counties in the metropolitan area (or towns and places for New England metropolitan areas) and differences from the metropolitan Core-Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) as established by the Office of Management and Budget, are discussed. The step-by-step calculation of the FY 2009 FMRs is shown and includes the 2000 Census benchmark rent, rent data from Final FY 2008 FMRs, updates using the newly available 2006 American Community Survey (ACS) data, and updates using local Random Digit Dialing (RDD) survey data, where available. Links are provided from this summary page to provide greater details on the development of the final FY 2009 FMRs.
Note: The FMR Documentation Systems are intended to provide an in-depth exposition of the methodology used to generate Fair Market Rents for a given geographic area selected by the user. The actual FMRs published in the Federal Register are computed using data on rent distributions that are prohibited from public release under Title XIII to protect the confidentiality of respondents. The documentation systems re-calculate Fair Market Rents based on publicly available data from the 2000 Census. These data contain rounded distributions to assure the confidentiality of respondents. Calculations using the rounded data may not produce the same result as calculations using the protected data. Consequently, the documentation system provides a demonstration of the methodology and results that are close to, but in some cases different from, the official FMRs published for a given year. The difference between HUD's actual results and those demonstrated here are inversely related to the size of the FMR area. That is, the larger the area, the closer the calculation based on the rounded data is likely to be to the census base rent computed from the protected data.
- Federal Register Preamble (*.pdf, 66 KB)
- County Level Data File, revised (*.xls, 2.39 MB)
Final Data
(Effective October 1, 2008)
- Federal Register Preamble (*.pdf, 160 KB)
- Schedule B – FMR Tables (*.pdf, 668 KB)
- Schedule D – Manufactured Housing Exception (*.pdf, 21 KB)
- County Level Data File (*.xls) (*.xls, 1.19 MB)
Proposed Data
- Federal Register Preamble (*.pdf, 126 KB)
- Schedule B – FMR Tables (*.pdf, 225 KB)
- Schedule D – Manufactured Housing Exception (*.pdf, 21 KB)
- County Level Data File (*.xls, 1.22 MB)
Final FY 2008 Fair Market Rent Documentation System
This system provides complete documentation of the development of the final FY 2008 Fair Market Rents (FMRs) for any area of the country selected by the user. After selecting the desired geography, the user is provided a page containing a summary of how the final FY 2008 FMRs were developed and updated starting with the formation of the final FY 2008 FMR Areas from the metropolitan Core-Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) as established by the Office of Management and Budget, the 2000 Census benchmark, the newly available 2005 American Community Survey (ACS) data, incorporating information from Final FY 2007 FMRs, and updating to FY 2008 including information from local Random Digit Dialing (RDD) survey data. The tables on the summary page include links to complete detail on how the data were developed.
Note: The FMR Documentation Systems are intended to provide an in-depth exposition of the methodology used to generate Fair Market Rents for a given geographic area selected by the user. The actual FMRs published in the Federal Register are computed using data on rent distributions that are prohibited from public release under Title XIII to protect the confidentiality of respondents. The documentation systems re-calculate Fair Market Rents based on publicly available data from the 2000 Census. These data contain rounded distributions to assure the confidentiality of respondents. Calculations using the rounded data may not produce the same result as calculations using the protected data. Consequently, the documentation system provides a demonstration of the methodology and results that are close to, but in some cases different from, the official FMRs published for a given year. The difference between HUD's actual results and those demonstrated here are inversely related to the size of the FMR area. That is, the larger the area, the closer the calculation based on the rounded data is likely to be to the census base rent computed from the protected data.
Revised Final Data for 10 FMR Areas
(Effective June 12, 2008)
- Revised FMRs (*.pdf, 15 KB)
- Revised County Level Data File (*.xls, 2.45 MB)
(Effective February 1, 2008)
- Federal Register Notice (*.pdf, 67 KB)
- Revised County Level Data File (*.xls, 1.23 MB)
Final Data
(Effective October 1, 2007)
- Federal Register Preamble (*.pdf, 125 KB)
- Schedule B - FMR Tables (*.pdf, 225 KB)
- Schedule D - Manufactured Housing Exception (*.pdf, 21 KB)
- County Level Data File (*.xls, 1.24 MB)
Proposed Data
- Federal Register Preamble (*.pdf, 156 KB)
- Schedule B - FMR Tables (*.pdf, 225 KB)
- Schedule D - Manufactured Housing Exception (*.pdf, 21 KB)
- County Level Data File (*.xls, 1.24 MB)
Final FY 2007 Fair Market Rent Documentation System
This system provides complete documentation of the development of the final FY 2007 Fair Market Rents (FMRs) for any area of the country selected by the user. After selecting the desired geography, the user is provided a page containing a summary of how the final FY 2007 FMRs were developed and updated starting with the formation of the final FY 2007 FMR Areas from the metropolitan Core-Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) as established by the Office of Management and Budget, the 2000 Census benchmark, incorporating information from Final FY 2006 FMRs, and updating to FY 2007 including information from local Random Digit Dialing (RDD) survey data. The tables on the summary page include links to complete detail on how the data were developed.
Note: The FMR Documentation Systems are intended to provide an in-depth exposition of the methodology used to generate Fair Market Rents for a given geographic area selected by the user. The actual FMRs published in the Federal Register are computed using data on rent distributions that are prohibited from public release under Title XIII to protect the confidentiality of respondents. The documentation systems re-calculate Fair Market Rents based on publicly available data from the 2000 Census. These data contain rounded distributions to assure the confidentiality of respondents. Calculations using the rounded data may not produce the same result as calculations using the protected data. Consequently, the documentation system provides a demonstration of the methodology and results that are close to, but in some cases different from, the official FMRs published for a given year. The difference between HUD's actual results and those demonstrated here are inversely related to the size of the FMR area. That is, the larger the area, the closer the calculation based on the rounded data is likely to be to the census base rent computed from the protected data.
Final Data
(Effective October 1, 2006)
- Federal Register Preamble (*.pdf, 168 KB)
- Schedule B - FMR Tables (*.pdf, 252 KB)
- Schedule D - Manufactured Housing Exception (*.pdf, 23 KB)
- County Level Data File (*.xls, 2.55 MB)
Proposed Data
- Federal Register Preamble (*.pdf, 128 KB)
- Schedule B - FMR Tables (*.pdf, 6389 KB)
- Schedule D - Manufactured Housing Exception (*.pdf, 62 KB)
- County Level Data File (*.xls, 1.24 MB)
Final FY 2006 Fair Market Rent Documentation System
This sytem provides complete documentation of the development of the final FY 2006 Fair Market Rents (FMRs) for any area of the country selected by the user. After selecting the desired geography, the user is provided a page containing a summary of how the final FY 2006 FMRs were developed and updated starting with the formation of the final FY 2006 FMR Areas from the metropolitan Core-Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) as established by the Office of Management and Budget, the 2000 Census benchmark, incorporating information from Revised Final FY 2005 FMRs, and updating to FY 2006 including information from local Random Digit Dialing (RDD) survey data. The tables on the summary page include links to complete detail on how the data were developed. This system now includes changes in FY 2006 FMRs made by the February 14, 2006 final notice on 50th Percentile FMR status under the 50th Percentile FMR regulations (see: https://www.huduser.gov/datasets/fmr/fmr2006r/FedPreamble.pdf), the results of recent RDD surveys and special adjustments for New Orleans and Baton Rouge FMR areas announced March 6, 2006 (see: https://www.huduser.gov/datasets/fmr/fmr2006r/FedRegNotice.pdf), as well as the results of re-evaluation of RDD survey results in Puerto Rico published June 2, 2006 (see: https://www.huduser.gov/datasets/fmr/fmr2006r/FY2006_PR_Notice.pdf).
Note: The FMR Documentation Systems are intended to provide an in-depth exposition of the methodology used to generate Fair Market Rents for a given geographic area selected by the user. The actual FMRs published in the Federal Register are computed using data on rent distributions that are prohibited from public release under Title XIII to protect the confidentiality of respondents. The documentation systems re-calculate Fair Market Rents based on publicly available data from the 2000 Census. These data contain rounded distributions to assure the confidentiality of respondents. Calculations using the rounded data may not produce the same result as calculations using the protected data. Consequently, the documentation system provides a demonstration of the methodology and results that are close to, but in some cases different from, the official FMRs published for a given year. The difference between HUD's actual results and those demonstrated here are inversely related to the size of the FMR area. That is, the larger the area, the closer the calculation based on the rounded data is likely to be to the census base rent computed from the protected data.
Revised Final Data for 8 Puerto Rico FMR Areas
(Effective June 2, 2006)
- Federal Register Notice (*.pdf, 75 KB)
- County Level Data File (*.xls, 1.19 MB)
Revised Final Data for 6 FMR Areas
(Effective March 6, 2006)
- Federal Register Notice (*.pdf, 93 KB)
Notice on 50th Percentile Designation
(Effective March 1, 2006)
- Federal Register Preamble (*.pdf, 127 KB)
- Schedule B - FMR tables (*.pdf, 293 KB)
- Schedule D - Manufactured Housing Exceptions (*.pdf, 75 KB)
Final Data
(Effective October 1, 2005)
- Preamble (*.pdf, 104 KB)
- Schedule
B - FMR tables (*.doc, 418 KB)
Note 1 corrected to read as follows: The FMRs for unit sizes larger than 4BRs are calculated by adding 15% to the 4 BR for each extra bedroom. - Schedule D - Manufactured Housing Exception (*.doc, 23 KB)
- County
Level Data File (*.xls, 1.20 MB)
(Updated on March 13, 2006)
Proposed Data
- Federal Register Preamble (*.pdf, 310 KB)
- Schedule B - FMR Tables (*.pdf, 252 KB)
- Schedule D - Manufactured Housing Exceptions (*.pdf, 21 KB)
- County Level Data File (*.xls, 1.04 MB)
- 40th Percentile Rent for 50th Percentile FMR Areas (*.pdf, 27 KB)
Revised Proposed Data Related to Changes in 50th Percentile FMR Areas
FY 2005 Fair Market Rent Documentation System
This sytem provides complete documentation of the development of the FY 2005 Fair Market Rents (FMRs) for any area of the country selected by the user. After selecting the desired geography, the user is provided a page containing a summary of how the revised final FY 2005 FMRs were updated and developed starting with the 2000 Census benchmark and including any subsequent rebenchmarking using local Random Digit Dialing (RDD) or American Housing Survey (AHS) data. The tables on the summary page include links to complete detail on how the data were developed.
Note: The FMR Documentation Systems are intended to provide an in-depth exposition of the methodology used to generate Fair Market Rents for a given geographic area selected by the user. The actual FMRs published in the Federal Register are computed using data on rent distributions that are prohibited from public release under Title XIII to protect the confidentiality of respondents. The documentation systems re-calculate Fair Market Rents based on publicly available data from the 2000 Census. These data contain rounded distributions to assure the confidentiality of respondents. Calculations using the rounded data may not produce the same result as calculations using the protected data. Consequently, the documentation system provides a demonstration of the methodology and results that are close to, but in some cases different from, the official FMRs published for a given year. The difference between HUD's actual results and those demonstrated here are inversely related to the size of the FMR area. That is, the larger the area, the closer the calculation based on the rounded data is likely to be to the census base rent computed from the protected data.
Revised Final Data
- Federal Register Preamble (*.pdf, 123 KB)
- Schedule B - FMR tables (*.pdf, 6.54 KB)
- Schedule D - Manufactured Housing Exceptions (*.pdf, 83 KB)
- County Level Data File (*.xls, 650 KB)
- 40th Percentile Rent for 50th Percentile FMR Areas (*.pdf, 25 KB)
- To see 2005 FMRs for areas within a State, click here to go to a U.S. map and click on the State of interest .
Final Data
- Federal Register Preamble (*.pdf, 127 KB)
- Schedule B(1) - FMRs at the 40th and 50th Percentile (*.pdf, 6.05 KB)
- Schedule B(2) - 40th Percentile Rents for Areas Currently at the 50th Percentile (*.pdf, 335 KB)
- Schedule D - Manufactured Housing Exceptions (*.pdf, 73 KB)
- County Level Data File (*.xls, 551 KB)
Proposed Data
- Preamble (*.pdf, 110 KB)
- Schedule B(1) - FMRs at the 40th and 50th Percentile (*.pdf, 2.11 MB)
- Schedule B(2) - 40th Percentile Rents for Areas Currently at the 50th Percentile (*.pdf, 168 KB)
- Schedule D - Manufactured Housing Exceptions (*.pdf, 37 KB)
- County Level Data File (*.xls, 562 KB)
Fair Market Rent History
This system provides the published Fair Market Rents (FMRs) from 2001 to 2005 for any area of the country selected by the user. It does not provide documentation of, or supporting data for, the derivation of these FMRs. After selecting the desired geography, the user is provided a page showing FMRs for their selected area. Links are provided to the 2005 FMR Documentation System information for the user's selected area.
Note: The FMR Documentation Systems are intended to provide an in-depth exposition of the methodology used to generate Fair Market Rents for a given geographic area selected by the user. The actual FMRs published in the Federal Register are computed using data on rent distributions that are prohibited from public release under Title XIII to protect the confidentiality of respondents. The documentation systems re-calculate Fair Market Rents based on publicly available data from the 2000 Census. These data contain rounded distributions to assure the confidentiality of respondents. Calculations using the rounded data may not produce the same result as calculations using the protected data. Consequently, the documentation system provides a demonstration of the methodology and results that are close to, but in some cases different from, the official FMRs published for a given year. The difference between HUD's actual results and those demonstrated here are inversely related to the size of the FMR area. That is, the larger the area, the closer the calculation based on the rounded data is likely to be to the census base rent computed from the protected data.
2004
Final Data
- Federal Register Preamble (.pdf, 102 KB)
- Federal Register FMR tables (Schedule B) (.pdf, 3.27 MB)
- Schedule D (Manufactured Housing Exceptions) (.pdf, 42 KB)
- County Level Data File in MS Excel (.xls, 723 KB)
- FMR Area Data File in MS EXCEL (.xls, 574 KB)
- To see 2004 FMRs for areas within a State, click
here to go to a U.S. Map and click on the State of
interest.
Proposed Data
- Federal Register: Preamble and published tables in pdf, dated May 28, 2003. (.pdf, 2.59 MB)
- County Level Data File in MS EXCEL (.xls, 556 KB)
- FMR Area Data File in MS EXCEL (.xls, 437 KB)
2003
Final Data
- Federal Register: Preamble and published tables in pdf, dated September 30, 2002 (.pdf 3.47MB).
- Errata: Federal Register published in pdf, dated October 22, 2002 (.pdf 38KB).
- County Level Data File [As revised by Errata dated 10/22/2002] (.xls 562KB).
- FMR Area Data File [As revised by Errata dated 10/22/2002] (.xls 460KB).
- To see 2003 FMRs (Final Data) for areas within a State,
click here to go to a U.S. Map
and click on the State of interest.
- Federal Register: Preamble and published tables in pdf, dated May 23, 2002.
- Data File: MS Excel or EXECUTABLE FILE. When extracted the *.exe file produces a dBASE III file and a text file that explains the fields of the *.dbf file..
- Data File: DBASE III FILE. Netscape does not support the download *.dbf files. If you are using Netscape download the .exe above.
Proposed Data
2002
Final Data
- 2002 Final Fair Market Rents in WORD, MS Excel or as EXECUTABLE FILE. When extracted the *.exe file produces a dBASE III file and a text file that explains the fields of the *.dbf file.
- 2002 Final Fair Market Rents in TEXT (preamble only) or PDF (entire document).
- 2002 Final Fair Market Rents Preamble (only) in WORD.
- To see 2002 FMRs (final data) for areas within a State,
click here to go to a U.S. Map
and click on the State of interest.
Proposed Data
- Federal
Register: Preamble and published tables in pdf, dated
May 9, 2001.
- Data File: FMR2002P.exe. When extracted this .exe file produces a dBASE III file and a text file that explains the fields in the .dbf file.
- To see 2002 FMRs (proposed data) for areas within a State, click here to go to a U.S. Map and click on the State of interest.
2001
Final Data
- 2001 Final Fair Market Rents in TEXT or PDF (preamble only) or PDF (entire document).
- To see 2001 FMRs for areas within a State, click here to go to a U.S. Map and click on the State of interest.
- 2001 Fair Market Rent Data (*.exe) When extracted, this produces an explanatory text file and a dBase file, for all unit sizes.
Proposed Data
- Federal Register: preamble and published tables in PDF (entire document).
- 2001 Proposed Fair Market Rent Data (*.exe) When extracted, this produces an explanatory text file and a dBase file, for all unit sizes.
2000 CENSUS RENT DATA USED IN CALCULATION OF FY2005 FMRS
These files contain rounded aggregations of the 2000 Census rent used to calculate FY2005 FMRs and bedroom ratios. These files are provided in two formats: (1) condensed zip files, and (2) comma delimited files that are read by many programs, including spreadsheet programs.
- Readme file (*.doc, 80 KB)
- Cut off rent (*.xls, 26 KB)
- Zero bedroom data (*.zip, 788 KB), (*.csv, 6.07 MB)
- One bedroom data (*.zip, 1.13 MB), (*.csv, 6.43 MB)
- Two bedroom data (*.zip, 1.26 MB), (*.csv, 6.56 MB)
- Three bedroom data (*.zip, 1.16 MB), (*.csv, 6.42 MB)
- Four bedroom data (*.zip,
858 KB), (*.csv, 6.08 MB)
FMR HISTORY
Access Individual Area Fair Market Rent and Income Limit Histories
- FMR History 1983 - Present: Read Me (*.doc, 85 KB)
- FMR History 1983 - Present: 2-Bedroom Unit data in MS EXCEL (*.xls, 4.33 MB)
- FMR History 1983 - Present: All Bedroom Unit data in MS EXCEL (*.xls, 8.32 MB).
- FMR History 1983 - Present: All Bedroom Unit data Zip file. (*.zip, 3 MB)
- 2000 Census Rent Data Used in Calculation of FY 2005 FMRs
Trend Notice
- Trend Notice, published March 9, 2011 (*.pdf, 164KB)
- Comments on Trend Notice, in Proposed FY 2012 FMRs, published August 19, 2011 (*.pdf, 86KB)
FAIR MARKET RENT SURVEYS |
NOTE: HUD no longer performs surveys of local housing markets, but may accept telephone or mail surveys of local housing markets to obtain current rental housing information conducted on behalf of housing authorities in support of annual Fair Market Rent calculations. The information listed below provides information on the type of data that is collected and the instruments that may be used.
- Note on Revised Area Survey Procedures (*.pdf)
- Principles for PHA-Conducted Area Rent Surveys (*.pdf)
- Mail Survey Questionnaire (*.pdf)
[revised October 15, 2014] - FMR Surveys Experiment Report (*.pdf)
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