Hawaii +2 more Section 8 Rent Calculator

Uses the HUD Fair Market Rent for Hawaii ($2,568 for a 2-bedroom) as the payment standard.

Hawaii, Massachusetts, New York 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 3.

Hawaii Section 8 tenant rent estimator

Uses the HUD Fair Market Rent for Hawaii ($2,568 for a 2-bedroom) as the payment standard.

Your share of rent —

Housing authority pays —

Payment standard (FMR) —

Hawaii at a glance

Figure	Hawaii	Source
Fair Market Rent (2BR)	$2,568	[3]
Fair Market Rent (1BR)	$1,961	[3]
Fair Market Rent (3BR)	$3,437	[3]
Median 2BR market rent	$2,568	[1]

[3] [1] Sources

Fair Market Rent (2BR) — all 50 states

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

Highlighted: Hawaii, ranked 2 of 50. Median $1,504.

Hawaii voucher subsidy by income and unit size

Monthly housing-authority subsidy against Hawaii payment standards (2BR $2,568).

Monthly income	Studio	1 BR	2 BR	3 BR	4 BR
$500	$1,573	$1,811	$2,418	$3,287	$3,781
$650	$1,528	$1,766	$2,373	$3,242	$3,736
$800	$1,483	$1,721	$2,328	$3,197	$3,691
$950	$1,438	$1,676	$2,283	$3,152	$3,646
$1,100	$1,393	$1,631	$2,238	$3,107	$3,601
$1,250	$1,348	$1,586	$2,193	$3,062	$3,556
$1,400	$1,303	$1,541	$2,148	$3,017	$3,511
$1,550	$1,258	$1,496	$2,103	$2,972	$3,466
$1,700	$1,213	$1,451	$2,058	$2,927	$3,421
$1,850	$1,168	$1,406	$2,013	$2,882	$3,376
$2,000	$1,123	$1,361	$1,968	$2,837	$3,331
$2,200	$1,063	$1,301	$1,908	$2,777	$3,271
$2,400	$1,003	$1,241	$1,848	$2,717	$3,211
$2,650	$928	$1,166	$1,773	$2,642	$3,136
$2,900	$853	$1,091	$1,698	$2,567	$3,061
$3,200	$763	$1,001	$1,608	$2,477	$2,971
$3,600	$643	$881	$1,488	$2,357	$2,851
$4,000	$523	$761	$1,368	$2,237	$2,731

Worked figures for Hawaii

Hawaii values:

Income	Annual	Tenant Rent	Subsidy	Standard
$800	$9,600	$240	$2,328	$2,568
$1,000	$12,000	$300	$2,268	$2,568
$1,200	$14,400	$360	$2,208	$2,568
$1,500	$18,000	$450	$2,118	$2,568
$1,800	$21,600	$540	$2,028	$2,568
$2,100	$25,200	$630	$1,938	$2,568
$2,400	$28,800	$720	$1,848	$2,568
$2,700	$32,400	$810	$1,758	$2,568
$3,000	$36,000	$900	$1,668	$2,568
$3,500	$42,000	$1,050	$1,518	$2,568

How Hawaii compares nationally

On fair market rent (2br), Hawaii ranks #2 of 50 at $2,568 — 71% 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)
#1	California	$2,745
#2	Hawaii	$2,568
#3	Massachusetts	$2,527
#4	New York	$2,520

High-cost FMR areas, ranked

Same rule structure as Hawaii:

State	Fair Market Rent (2BR)	vs Hawaii
California	$2,745	+6.9%
Hawaii	$2,568	—
New Jersey	$2,282	-11.1%
Connecticut	$2,027	-21.1%
Florida	$1,973	-23.2%
Colorado	$1,895	-26.2%

Hawaii questions, answered with Hawaii numbers

What is the Fair Market Rent in Hawaii?▾

HUD sets Hawaii's two-bedroom FMR at $2,568 a month ($1,961 for one bedroom, $3,437 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 $2,028 against a $2,568 payment standard — the federal rule targets 30% of adjusted income.

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

Hawaii's $2,568 two-bedroom FMR sits against a median market rent of $2,568, so the voucher generally reaches typical units.

Other high-cost fmr areas

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