Florida & Maryland Section 8 Rent Calculator

Uses the HUD Fair Market Rent for Florida ($1,973 for a 2-bedroom) as the payment standard.

Florida, Maryland 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 2.

Florida Section 8 tenant rent estimator

Uses the HUD Fair Market Rent for Florida ($1,973 for a 2-bedroom) as the payment standard.

Your share of rent —

Housing authority pays —

Payment standard (FMR) —

Florida at a glance

Figure	Florida	Source
Fair Market Rent (2BR)	$1,973	[3]
Fair Market Rent (1BR)	$1,662	[3]
Fair Market Rent (3BR)	$2,581	[3]
Median 2BR market rent	$1,973	[1]

[3] [1] Sources

Fair Market Rent (2BR) — all 50 states

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

Highlighted: Florida, ranked 9 of 50. Median $1,504.

Florida voucher subsidy by income and unit size

Monthly housing-authority subsidy against Florida payment standards (2BR $1,973).

Monthly income	Studio	1 BR	2 BR	3 BR	4 BR
$500	$1,316	$1,512	$1,823	$2,431	$2,847
$650	$1,271	$1,467	$1,778	$2,386	$2,802
$800	$1,226	$1,422	$1,733	$2,341	$2,757
$950	$1,181	$1,377	$1,688	$2,296	$2,712
$1,100	$1,136	$1,332	$1,643	$2,251	$2,667
$1,250	$1,091	$1,287	$1,598	$2,206	$2,622
$1,400	$1,046	$1,242	$1,553	$2,161	$2,577
$1,550	$1,001	$1,197	$1,508	$2,116	$2,532
$1,700	$956	$1,152	$1,463	$2,071	$2,487
$1,850	$911	$1,107	$1,418	$2,026	$2,442
$2,000	$866	$1,062	$1,373	$1,981	$2,397
$2,200	$806	$1,002	$1,313	$1,921	$2,337
$2,400	$746	$942	$1,253	$1,861	$2,277
$2,650	$671	$867	$1,178	$1,786	$2,202
$2,900	$596	$792	$1,103	$1,711	$2,127
$3,200	$506	$702	$1,013	$1,621	$2,037
$3,600	$386	$582	$893	$1,501	$1,917
$4,000	$266	$462	$773	$1,381	$1,797

Worked figures for Florida

Florida values:

Income	Annual	Tenant Rent	Subsidy	Standard
$800	$9,600	$240	$1,733	$1,973
$1,000	$12,000	$300	$1,673	$1,973
$1,200	$14,400	$360	$1,613	$1,973
$1,500	$18,000	$450	$1,523	$1,973
$1,800	$21,600	$540	$1,433	$1,973
$2,100	$25,200	$630	$1,343	$1,973
$2,400	$28,800	$720	$1,253	$1,973
$2,700	$32,400	$810	$1,163	$1,973
$3,000	$36,000	$900	$1,073	$1,973
$3,500	$42,000	$1,050	$923	$1,973

How Florida compares nationally

On fair market rent (2br), Florida ranks #9 of 50 at $1,973 — 31% 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)
#7	New Hampshire	$2,040
#8	Connecticut	$2,027
#9	Florida	$1,973
#10	Maryland	$1,955
#11	Colorado	$1,895

High-cost FMR areas, ranked

Same rule structure as Florida:

State	Fair Market Rent (2BR)	vs Florida
California	$2,745	+39.1%
Hawaii	$2,568	+30.2%
New Jersey	$2,282	+15.7%
Connecticut	$2,027	+2.7%
Florida	$1,973	—
Colorado	$1,895	-4.0%

Florida questions, answered with Florida numbers

What is the Fair Market Rent in Florida?▾

HUD sets Florida's two-bedroom FMR at $1,973 a month ($1,662 for one bedroom, $2,581 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 $1,433 against a $1,973 payment standard — the federal rule targets 30% of adjusted income.

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

Florida's $1,973 two-bedroom FMR sits against a median market rent of $1,973, so the voucher generally reaches typical units.

Other high-cost fmr areas

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