# Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) Monthly gross rent, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets for an efficiency (a unit with no separate bedroom) in the HUD area that contains the county. Gross rent is the rent plus all utilities paid by the tenant except telephone, cable or satellite television and internet. HUD sets Fair Market Rents at the 40th percentile of gross rents paid by recent movers for standard-quality rental units, from American Community Survey data brought forward to the fiscal year; until 2018 a few metropolitan areas were set at the 50th percentile. They set payment standards for Housing Choice Vouchers and rent ceilings in other HUD programs. ## Key facts - Santa Cruz County had the highest fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) of 3076 counties in 2027, at $3,230, and Natchitoches Parish the lowest, at $621. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. - Published for 3,076 places, with figures from 2010 to 2027. - Figures last updated on 2026-10-12. - Indicator id: `fair_market_rent_0br` - Unit: USD - Note: A policy benchmark, not a measured rent: it is lower than the median rent by design and differs from the Census Bureau median gross rent. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027. - Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/fair-market-rent-efficiency - API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/fair_market_rent_0br ## Rankings - [US counties](https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/us-counties.md) (3076 places) - [Counties in Texas](https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/texas-counties.md) (254 places) - [Counties in Georgia](https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/georgia-counties.md) (159 places) - [Counties in Virginia](https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/virginia-counties.md) (133 places) - [Counties in Kentucky](https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/kentucky-counties.md) (120 places) - [Counties in Missouri](https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/missouri-counties.md) (115 places) - [Counties in Kansas](https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/kansas-counties.md) (105 places) - [Counties in Illinois](https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/illinois-counties.md) (102 places) - [Counties in North Carolina](https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/north-carolina-counties.md) (100 places) - [Counties in Iowa](https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/iowa-counties.md) (99 places) - [Counties in Tennessee](https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/tennessee-counties.md) (95 places) - [Counties in Nebraska](https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/nebraska-counties.md) (93 places) - [Counties in Indiana](https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/indiana-counties.md) (92 places) - [Counties in Ohio](https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/ohio-counties.md) (88 places) - [Counties in Minnesota](https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/minnesota-counties.md) (87 places) - [Counties in Michigan](https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/michigan-counties.md) (83 places) - [Counties in Mississippi](https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/mississippi-counties.md) (82 places) - [Counties in Oklahoma](https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/oklahoma-counties.md) (77 places) - [Counties in Arkansas](https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/arkansas-counties.md) (75 places) - [Counties in Wisconsin](https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/wisconsin-counties.md) (72 places) - [Counties in Alabama](https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/alabama-counties.md) (67 places) - [Counties in Florida](https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/florida-counties.md) (67 places) - [Counties in Pennsylvania](https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/pennsylvania-counties.md) (67 places) - [Counties in South Dakota](https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/south-dakota-counties.md) (66 places) - [Counties in Colorado](https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/colorado-counties.md) (64 places) - [Counties in Louisiana](https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/louisiana-counties.md) (64 places) - [Counties in New York](https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/new-york-counties.md) (62 places) - [Counties in California](https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/california-counties.md) (58 places) - [Counties in Montana](https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/montana-counties.md) (56 places) - [Counties in West Virginia](https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/west-virginia-counties.md) (55 places) - [Counties in North Dakota](https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/north-dakota-counties.md) (53 places) - [Counties in South Carolina](https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/south-carolina-counties.md) (46 places) - [Counties in Idaho](https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/idaho-counties.md) (44 places) - [Counties in Washington](https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/washington-counties.md) (39 places) - [Counties in Oregon](https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/oregon-counties.md) (36 places) - [Counties in New Mexico](https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/new-mexico-counties.md) (33 places) - [Counties in Alaska](https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/alaska-counties.md) (30 places) - [Counties in Utah](https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/utah-counties.md) (29 places) - [Counties in Maryland](https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/maryland-counties.md) (24 places) - [Counties in Wyoming](https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/wyoming-counties.md) (23 places) - [Counties in New Jersey](https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/new-jersey-counties.md) (21 places) - [Counties in Nevada](https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/nevada-counties.md) (17 places) - [Counties in Arizona](https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/arizona-counties.md) (15 places) - [Counties in Hawaii](https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/hawaii-counties.md) (5 places)