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Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) in Kauai County

Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) in Kauai County was $1,599 in 2027, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is down 9.5% from 2026. That is the 5th highest of 5 counties in 2027.

2027, USD1,599
Change on 2026-9.5%
Rank5th of 5Counties in Hawaii ranked
Series high1,7662026
Series low8902016

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Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) in Kauai County, 2010 to 2027

8001,0001,2001,4001,6001,8002010201320162019202220272010: 943 USD2011: 980 USD2012: 952 USD2013: 1,235 USD2014: 1,170 USD2015: 895 USD2016: 890 USD2017: 928 USD2018: 964 USD2019: 984 USD2020: 1,226 USD2021: 1,255 USD2022: 1,327 USD2023: 1,436 USD2024: 1,608 USD2025: 1,597 USD2026: 1,766 USD2027: 1,599 USD7501,0001,2501,5001,7502,00020102016202220272010: 943 USD2011: 980 USD2012: 952 USD2013: 1,235 USD2014: 1,170 USD2015: 895 USD2016: 890 USD2017: 928 USD2018: 964 USD2019: 984 USD2020: 1,226 USD2021: 1,255 USD2022: 1,327 USD2023: 1,436 USD2024: 1,608 USD2025: 1,597 USD2026: 1,766 USD2027: 1,599 USD
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
All 18 values
PeriodUSD
20271,599
20261,766
20251,597
20241,608
20231,436
20221,327
20211,255
20201,226
2019984
2018964
2017928
2016890
2015895
20141,170
20131,235
2012952
2011980
2010943

Kauai County compared with nearby places

Hawaii County: 1,605 USDHonolulu County: 1,836 USDKalawao County: 1,621 USDKauai County: 1,599 USDMaui County: 1,850 USD
  • Under 1,600
  • 1,600 to 1,700
  • 1,700 to 1,800
  • 1,800 and over
Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2027, USD. Kauai County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

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.

More on how it is measured
  • 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.

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.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (n.d.). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars (Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), Kauai County, 2010 to 2027) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx

MLA 9

HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars, Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), Kauai County, 2010 to 2027. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/fair-market-rent-efficiency/kauai-county-hawaii. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. n.d. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), Kauai County, 2010 to 2027. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/fair-market-rent-efficiency/kauai-county-hawaii.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (no date) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars, Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), Kauai County, 2010 to 2027 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/fair-market-rent-efficiency/kauai-county-hawaii (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) in Kauai County?

Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) in Kauai County was $1,599 in 2027, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is down 9.5% from 2026. That is the 5th highest of 5 counties in 2027.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) in Kauai County?

$1,766 in 2026, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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