Alabama +20 more Section 8 Rent Calculator

Uses the HUD Fair Market Rent for Alabama ($1,087 for a 2-bedroom) as the payment standard.

Alabama, Arkansas, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Indiana, Ohio, Iowa, Kentucky, Kansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Michigan, New Mexico, South Carolina, Idaho, North Carolina, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Wisconsin share this page. Their rules produce the same answer to within a rounding difference, so publishing separate near-identical pages would add URLs without adding information. Every figure below applies to all 21.

Alabama Section 8 tenant rent estimator

Uses the HUD Fair Market Rent for Alabama ($1,087 for a 2-bedroom) as the payment standard.

Your share of rent —

Housing authority pays —

Payment standard (FMR) —

Alabama at a glance

Figure	Alabama	Source
Fair Market Rent (2BR)	$1,087	[3]
Fair Market Rent (1BR)	$931	[3]
Fair Market Rent (3BR)	$1,407	[3]
Median 2BR market rent	$1,087	[1]

[3] [1] Sources

Fair Market Rent (2BR) — all 50 states

Alabama highlighted. Same data as the table below, shown as a distribution so the comparison is visible at a glance.

Highlighted: Alabama, ranked 46 of 50. Median $1,504.

Alabama voucher subsidy by income and unit size

Monthly housing-authority subsidy against Alabama payment standards (2BR $1,087).

Monthly income	Studio	1 BR	2 BR	3 BR	4 BR
$500	$695	$781	$937	$1,257	$1,429
$650	$650	$736	$892	$1,212	$1,384
$800	$605	$691	$847	$1,167	$1,339
$950	$560	$646	$802	$1,122	$1,294
$1,100	$515	$601	$757	$1,077	$1,249
$1,250	$470	$556	$712	$1,032	$1,204
$1,400	$425	$511	$667	$987	$1,159
$1,550	$380	$466	$622	$942	$1,114
$1,700	$335	$421	$577	$897	$1,069
$1,850	$290	$376	$532	$852	$1,024
$2,000	$245	$331	$487	$807	$979
$2,200	$185	$271	$427	$747	$919
$2,400	$125	$211	$367	$687	$859
$2,650	$50	$136	$292	$612	$784
$2,900	$0	$61	$217	$537	$709
$3,200	$0	$0	$127	$447	$619
$3,600	$0	$0	$7	$327	$499
$4,000	$0	$0	$0	$207	$379

Worked figures for Alabama

Alabama values:

Income	Annual	Tenant Rent	Subsidy	Standard
$800	$9,600	$240	$847	$1,087
$1,000	$12,000	$300	$787	$1,087
$1,200	$14,400	$360	$727	$1,087
$1,500	$18,000	$450	$637	$1,087
$1,800	$21,600	$540	$547	$1,087
$2,100	$25,200	$630	$457	$1,087
$2,400	$28,800	$720	$367	$1,087
$2,700	$32,400	$810	$277	$1,087
$3,000	$36,000	$900	$187	$1,087
$3,500	$42,000	$1,050	$37	$1,087

How Alabama compares nationally

On fair market rent (2br), Alabama ranks #46 of 50 at $1,087 — 28% below the median of $1,504. The national range runs from $1,000 (West Virginia) to $2,745 (California).

Rank	State	Fair Market Rent (2BR)
#44	South Dakota	$1,094
#45	North Dakota	$1,088
#46	Alabama	$1,087
#47	Arkansas	$1,083
#48	Wyoming	$1,079

Mid-cost FMR areas, ranked

Same rule structure as Alabama:

State	Fair Market Rent (2BR)	vs Alabama
Rhode Island	$1,765	+62.4%
Arizona	$1,709	+57.2%
Alaska	$1,591	+46.4%
Georgia	$1,551	+42.7%
Minnesota	$1,504	+38.4%
Tennessee	$1,363	+25.4%
Alabama	$1,087	—

Alabama questions, answered with Alabama numbers

What is the Fair Market Rent in Alabama?▾

HUD sets Alabama's two-bedroom FMR at $1,087 a month ($931 for one bedroom, $1,407 for three). FMR is set by metro area, so your local figure may differ from the state number.

What would I pay on $1,800 a month income?▾

Roughly $540 as your share, with the housing authority covering about $547 against a $1,087 payment standard — the federal rule targets 30% of adjusted income.

How does Alabama's FMR compare with market rent?▾

Alabama's $1,087 two-bedroom FMR sits against a median market rent of $1,087, so the voucher generally reaches typical units.

Other mid-cost fmr areas

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Last reviewed 2026-08-26. Alabama figures only — verify with the relevant Alabama agency before acting. How this is calculated.