Arizona +6 more Section 8 Rent Calculator

Uses the HUD Fair Market Rent for Arizona ($1,709 for a 2-bedroom) as the payment standard.

Arizona, Delaware, Maine, Nevada, Oregon, Vermont, Virginia 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 7.

Arizona Section 8 tenant rent estimator

Uses the HUD Fair Market Rent for Arizona ($1,709 for a 2-bedroom) as the payment standard.

Your share of rent —

Housing authority pays —

Payment standard (FMR) —

Arizona at a glance

Figure	Arizona	Source
Fair Market Rent (2BR)	$1,709	[3]
Fair Market Rent (1BR)	$1,439	[3]
Fair Market Rent (3BR)	$2,334	[3]
Median 2BR market rent	$1,709	[1]

[3] [1] Sources

Fair Market Rent (2BR) — all 50 states

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

Highlighted: Arizona, ranked 16 of 50. Median $1,504.

Arizona voucher subsidy by income and unit size

Monthly housing-authority subsidy against Arizona payment standards (2BR $1,709).

Monthly income	Studio	1 BR	2 BR	3 BR	4 BR
$500	$1,111	$1,289	$1,559	$2,184	$2,582
$650	$1,066	$1,244	$1,514	$2,139	$2,537
$800	$1,021	$1,199	$1,469	$2,094	$2,492
$950	$976	$1,154	$1,424	$2,049	$2,447
$1,100	$931	$1,109	$1,379	$2,004	$2,402
$1,250	$886	$1,064	$1,334	$1,959	$2,357
$1,400	$841	$1,019	$1,289	$1,914	$2,312
$1,550	$796	$974	$1,244	$1,869	$2,267
$1,700	$751	$929	$1,199	$1,824	$2,222
$1,850	$706	$884	$1,154	$1,779	$2,177
$2,000	$661	$839	$1,109	$1,734	$2,132
$2,200	$601	$779	$1,049	$1,674	$2,072
$2,400	$541	$719	$989	$1,614	$2,012
$2,650	$466	$644	$914	$1,539	$1,937
$2,900	$391	$569	$839	$1,464	$1,862
$3,200	$301	$479	$749	$1,374	$1,772
$3,600	$181	$359	$629	$1,254	$1,652
$4,000	$61	$239	$509	$1,134	$1,532

Worked figures for Arizona

Arizona values:

Income	Annual	Tenant Rent	Subsidy	Standard
$800	$9,600	$240	$1,469	$1,709
$1,000	$12,000	$300	$1,409	$1,709
$1,200	$14,400	$360	$1,349	$1,709
$1,500	$18,000	$450	$1,259	$1,709
$1,800	$21,600	$540	$1,169	$1,709
$2,100	$25,200	$630	$1,079	$1,709
$2,400	$28,800	$720	$989	$1,709
$2,700	$32,400	$810	$899	$1,709
$3,000	$36,000	$900	$809	$1,709
$3,500	$42,000	$1,050	$659	$1,709

How Arizona compares nationally

On fair market rent (2br), Arizona ranks #16 of 50 at $1,709 — 14% above the median of $1,504. The national range runs from $1,000 (West Virginia) to $2,745 (California).

Rank	State	Fair Market Rent (2BR)
#14	Virginia	$1,735
#15	Nevada	$1,733
#16	Arizona	$1,709
#17	Vermont	$1,684
#18	Maine	$1,681

Mid-cost FMR areas, ranked

Same rule structure as Arizona:

State	Fair Market Rent (2BR)	vs Arizona
Rhode Island	$1,765	+3.3%
Arizona	$1,709	—
Alaska	$1,591	-6.9%
Georgia	$1,551	-9.2%
Minnesota	$1,504	-12.0%
Tennessee	$1,363	-20.2%
Alabama	$1,087	-36.4%

Arizona questions, answered with Arizona numbers

What is the Fair Market Rent in Arizona?▾

HUD sets Arizona's two-bedroom FMR at $1,709 a month ($1,439 for one bedroom, $2,334 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 $1,169 against a $1,709 payment standard — the federal rule targets 30% of adjusted income.

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

Arizona's $1,709 two-bedroom FMR sits against a median market rent of $1,709, so the voucher generally reaches typical units.

Other mid-cost fmr areas

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