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Fair Market Rent (FMR) Data Download
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We provide a complete list of Fair Market Rents organized by ZIP Code.
Our data includes the latest Fair Market Rents and median rent prices across the country broken down by state and ZIP Code.
Data is available in an easy-to-use CSV file that can be imported and opened in Excel.
This is the same data used to power RentData.org.
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Data is updated each fiscal year in October.
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Features
Provides up-to-date and yearly rental price data across the entire U.S.
Includes Fair Market Rents and Median Rental Prices (FMR is determined by the HUD and is sometimes lower than the median)
Data available from 2006 to 2025.
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Data Dictionary
Each data file contains 16 columns:
zip – USPS ZIP Code (Example: 98109)
state – State Name (Example: Washington)
county – County Name (Example: King County)
year – Fiscal Year (Example: 2018)
fmr_studio, fmr_1br, fmr_2br, fmr_3br, fmr_4br – Fair Market Rent for studios or efficiencies and 1-4 bedroom units
median_studio, median_1br, median_2br, median_3br, median_4br – Median Rent for studios or efficiencies and 1-4 bedroom units
fmr_type – Indicates if the Fair Market Rent is set at the 40th- or 50th-percentile. Check the FAQ below for more information about this field. (Either "40" or "50")
Fair Market Rents are set by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
The rates are used for determining eligibility and amount of assistance offered through federal housing assistance programs such as the Housing Voucher Program (sometimes called Section 8).
When are new rates published?
New Fair Market Rents are determined each Fiscal Year. The Fiscal Year for 2024 is from October 2023 to September 2024.
What is Fair Market Rent for properties with more than 4 bedrooms?
For each additional bedroom add 15% of the 4-bedroom FMR rate.
What is the difference between Fair Market Rent and the Median Rent?
Many believe that the Fair Market Rent is the median rent price. This is a common misconception.
In fact the Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile of rent prices in an area.
This means Fair Market Rents are actually slightly below average.
Because many people are also interested in the median (or 50th-percentile) rents we include that data also.
What is FMR Type?
This "fmr_type" field has two options: "40" or "50". If the fmr_type is 50, then the FMR rate will be the same as the median rate.
In most areas the Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile of all rent price in the area.
However, in some expensive regions the HUD can designate a region as a "High Cost Area."
In High Cost Areas the FMR is set at the 50th-percentile (or median) in order to help people receiving housing assistance to find housing.
Data Limitations
The HUD determines Fair Market Rents on a county-by-county basis.
This dataset is broken down by ZIP Code.
ZIP codes are not always aligned perfectly with municipal or county boundaries.
There are some cases where ZIP codes span across county lines.
In these cases you may get incomplete or inaccurate data as we only map one FMR to each ZIP.
In ambiguous cases there is no guarantee as to which FMR will be returned.
Disclaimer and Terms
We provide this data on an as-is basis, and while we take all measures to ensure accuracy and completion we cannot be held liable for the contents of the data provided.
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