Fair market rents · FY 2027 · effective October 1, 2026
Kansas fair market rents, FY 2027
The 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in the median Kansas county is $961 a month for FY 2027, from $961 to $1,546 across the state. The typical county moved +9.6% from FY 2026 and +29.5% over five years; weighted by population, the state average moved +7.8%. The most populous HUD area, Kansas City, MO-KS, is at $1,546 for a 2-bedroom.
FMRs are HUD's estimate of the 40th percentile gross rent (rent plus utilities) paid by recent movers into standard-quality units. Housing agencies set voucher payment standards from them. Source: HUD FY 2027 FMR file, 91 FR 56156 (published September 1, 2026). This site is not HUD.
| FY | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2BR | $812 | $810 | $825 | $852 | $874 | $880 | $972 | $1,059 | $1,083 | $1,124 | $1,212 |
ZIP-level rents required: Kansas City, MO-KS; Wichita, KS are mandatory Small Area FMR metros, so voucher payment standards there come from the ZIP figure, not the area figure below. Use the ZIP lookup, or see all 65 mandatory metros.
Every HUD rent area in Kansas, FY 2027
94 HUD FMR areas cover 105 counties; 9 are metro areas. Monthly gross rent by bedroom count. The trend line is the 2-bedroom FMR from FY 2017 to FY 2027 for the most populous member.
Biggest one-year move up: Dickinson County, KS, +16.3%. Biggest move down: Wichita, KS, −5.1%. HUD caps a one-year drop at 10%.
| HUD area | Studio | 1BR | 2BR | 3BR | 4BR | 1 yr | 5 yr | FY17 to FY27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen County | 786 | 814 | 961 | 1,298 | 1,418 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Anderson County | 707 | 735 | 961 | 1,331 | 1,606 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Atchison County | 669 | 735 | 961 | 1,331 | 1,606 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Barber County | 707 | 735 | 961 | 1,149 | 1,451 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Barton County | 707 | 759 | 961 | 1,331 | 1,428 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Bourbon County | 692 | 760 | 994 | 1,184 | 1,489 | +6.2% | +34.0% | |
| Brown County | 707 | 735 | 961 | 1,195 | 1,331 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Chase County | 707 | 735 | 961 | 1,270 | 1,418 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Chautauqua County | 707 | 735 | 961 | 1,145 | 1,418 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Cherokee County | 730 | 735 | 961 | 1,258 | 1,263 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Cheyenne County | 707 | 768 | 961 | 1,145 | 1,322 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Clark County | 707 | 808 | 961 | 1,214 | 1,418 | +9.6% | +16.1% | |
| Clay County | 790 | 821 | 1,074 | 1,406 | 1,412 | +13.1% | +44.7% | |
| Cloud County | 707 | 790 | 961 | 1,145 | 1,398 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Coffey County | 729 | 758 | 992 | 1,182 | 1,464 | +12.9% | +33.7% | |
| Comanche County | 707 | 735 | 961 | 1,258 | 1,418 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Cowley County | 707 | 735 | 961 | 1,269 | 1,437 | +9.6% | +28.3% | |
| Crawford County | 750 | 755 | 988 | 1,368 | 1,651 | +9.7% | +30.5% | |
| Decatur County | 707 | 735 | 961 | 1,331 | 1,418 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Dickinson County | 775 | 780 | 1,021 | 1,313 | 1,342 | +16.3% | +37.6% | |
| Edwards County | 707 | 735 | 961 | 1,276 | 1,479 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Elk County | 707 | 735 | 961 | 1,255 | 1,418 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Ellis County | 721 | 792 | 1,036 | 1,416 | 1,732 | +10.1% | +34.9% | |
| Ellsworth County | 707 | 796 | 961 | 1,145 | 1,528 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Finney County | 872 | 881 | 1,153 | 1,584 | 1,919 | +10.8% | +36.1% | |
| Ford County | 756 | 829 | 1,085 | 1,437 | 1,610 | +12.0% | +32.0% | |
| Franklin County | 895 | 901 | 1,179 | 1,405 | 1,550 | +15.6% | +40.7% | |
| Geary County | 862 | 945 | 1,096 | 1,518 | 1,832 | +4.6% | +24.1% | |
| Gove County | 707 | 836 | 961 | 1,258 | 1,263 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Graham County | 707 | 735 | 961 | 1,261 | 1,418 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Grant County | 707 | 735 | 961 | 1,331 | 1,418 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Gray County | 713 | 890 | 969 | 1,155 | 1,430 | +10.5% | +30.6% | |
| Greeley County | 707 | 735 | 961 | 1,196 | 1,418 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Greenwood County | 707 | 735 | 961 | 1,145 | 1,418 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Hamilton County | 908 | 944 | 1,235 | 1,472 | 1,822 | +14.5% | +66.4% | |
| Harper County | 707 | 878 | 961 | 1,224 | 1,418 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Haskell County | 707 | 735 | 961 | 1,253 | 1,418 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Hodgeman County | 708 | 759 | 963 | 1,333 | 1,508 | +9.8% | +29.8% | |
| Jewell County | 707 | 772 | 961 | 1,145 | 1,418 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Kansas City, MO-KSZJohnson, Leavenworth, Linn, Miami, Wyandotte | 1,257 | 1,366 | 1,546 | 2,020 | 2,419 | +13.8% | +50.1% | |
| Kearny County | 1,125 | 1,170 | 1,530 | 1,823 | 2,011 | +7.3% | +106.2% | |
| Kingman County | 707 | 735 | 961 | 1,331 | 1,606 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Kiowa County | 707 | 735 | 961 | 1,246 | 1,263 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Labette County | 669 | 735 | 961 | 1,145 | 1,318 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Lane County | 707 | 735 | 961 | 1,255 | 1,418 | −2.8% | +29.5% | |
| Lawrence | 961 | 1,103 | 1,272 | 1,761 | 2,126 | +7.6% | +35.8% | |
| Lincoln County | 707 | 735 | 961 | 1,212 | 1,418 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Logan County | 707 | 883 | 961 | 1,234 | 1,478 | +5.4% | +18.5% | |
| Lyon County | 701 | 747 | 961 | 1,250 | 1,554 | +9.6% | +29.0% | |
| ManhattanPottawatomie, Riley | 859 | 924 | 1,107 | 1,533 | 1,850 | +3.7% | +22.1% | |
| Marion County | 707 | 735 | 961 | 1,222 | 1,263 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Marshall County | 707 | 735 | 961 | 1,145 | 1,606 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| McPherson County | 757 | 787 | 1,029 | 1,317 | 1,453 | +11.8% | +35.2% | |
| Meade County | 707 | 735 | 961 | 1,218 | 1,418 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Mitchell County | 707 | 735 | 961 | 1,307 | 1,418 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Montgomery County | 669 | 757 | 961 | 1,205 | 1,606 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Morris County | 707 | 735 | 961 | 1,145 | 1,523 | +9.6% | +25.6% | |
| Morton County | 707 | 735 | 961 | 1,145 | 1,418 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Nemaha County | 707 | 756 | 961 | 1,212 | 1,606 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Neosho County | 794 | 799 | 961 | 1,286 | 1,297 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Ness County | 707 | 735 | 961 | 1,258 | 1,263 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Norton County | 707 | 839 | 961 | 1,331 | 1,606 | +9.6% | +29.0% | |
| Osborne County | 707 | 747 | 961 | 1,288 | 1,418 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Ottawa County | 726 | 754 | 987 | 1,310 | 1,456 | +5.8% | +28.2% | |
| Pawnee County | 731 | 760 | 994 | 1,217 | 1,306 | +13.3% | +34.0% | |
| Phillips County | 707 | 735 | 961 | 1,166 | 1,418 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Pratt County | 707 | 805 | 961 | 1,331 | 1,386 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Rawlins County | 783 | 814 | 1,065 | 1,269 | 1,571 | +11.9% | +43.5% | |
| Reno County | 709 | 778 | 1,018 | 1,294 | 1,423 | +6.4% | +29.2% | |
| Republic County | 707 | 883 | 961 | 1,223 | 1,606 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Rice County | 707 | 735 | 961 | 1,190 | 1,263 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Rooks County | 707 | 760 | 961 | 1,145 | 1,418 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Rush County | 707 | 735 | 961 | 1,331 | 1,524 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Russell County | 707 | 823 | 961 | 1,196 | 1,418 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Saline County | 833 | 839 | 1,097 | 1,386 | 1,442 | +8.7% | +32.0% | |
| Scott County | 707 | 735 | 961 | 1,255 | 1,606 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Seward County | 790 | 821 | 1,074 | 1,487 | 1,678 | +7.4% | +26.8% | |
| Sheridan County | 707 | 738 | 961 | 1,145 | 1,606 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Sherman County | 751 | 938 | 1,021 | 1,217 | 1,506 | +9.5% | +23.3% | |
| Smith County | 707 | 861 | 961 | 1,255 | 1,418 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 850 | 857 | 1,101 | 1,406 | 1,629 | +2.2% | +33.6% | |
| Stafford County | 707 | 748 | 961 | 1,261 | 1,418 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Stanton County | 707 | 735 | 961 | 1,255 | 1,418 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Stevens County | 734 | 763 | 998 | 1,201 | 1,472 | +10.5% | +34.0% | |
| Sumner County | 728 | 800 | 1,046 | 1,277 | 1,375 | −1.8% | +39.7% | |
| Thomas County | 707 | 759 | 961 | 1,154 | 1,418 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| TopekaJackson, Jefferson, Osage, Shawnee, Wabaunsee | 866 | 913 | 1,172 | 1,564 | 1,586 | +10.9% | +38.9% | |
| Trego County | 707 | 840 | 961 | 1,145 | 1,418 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Wallace County | 707 | 830 | 961 | 1,331 | 1,418 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Washington County | 776 | 781 | 961 | 1,331 | 1,357 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Wichita County | 707 | 883 | 961 | 1,331 | 1,418 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| WichitaZButler, Harvey, Sedgwick | 778 | 823 | 1,043 | 1,382 | 1,712 | −5.1% | +26.7% | |
| Wilson County | 707 | 735 | 961 | 1,145 | 1,518 | +9.6% | +29.5% | |
| Woodson County | 707 | 834 | 961 | 1,288 | 1,418 | +9.6% | +29.5% |
Dollars per month, FY 2027 file as published September 1, 2026; rows marked R show FY 2026. "1 yr" compares the FY 2027 2BR with FY 2026, "5 yr" with FY 2022. HUD's methods changed over these years, so part of any move is method, not market. Area names are HUD's.
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Using these numbers on a rental
The FMR sets the range for voucher payments; it is not a rent estimate for your unit. A housing agency picks a payment standard between 90% and 110% of it, then checks your asking rent against similar unassisted units nearby. Both figures cover rent plus utilities, so the agency's allowance for any utilities the tenant pays comes off the top.
Take a 2-bedroom at $961, a payment standard at 100% of FMR, and a $150 utility allowance (an example; each agency publishes its own schedule). Then the voucher can cover a contract rent of up to $811 ($961 minus $150), with the tenant paying the usual 30% of income. How to underwrite with FMR works through the rest.