Kansas fair market rents FY 2027
HUD's FY 2027 Fair Market Rents, effective October 1, 2026, put a two-bedroom home in Kansas at $961 to $1,546 a month depending on the county; the median Kansas county is $961, against $877 in FY 2026 (+9.6%). The highest are Johnson County ($1,546), Leavenworth County ($1,546) and Linn County ($1,546).
Fair market rent for every Kansas county
| County | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR | 2 BR FY 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen County | $786 | $814 | $961 | $1,298 | $1,418 | $877 |
| Anderson County | $707 | $735 | $961 | $1,331 | $1,606 | $877 |
| Atchison County | $669 | $735 | $961 | $1,331 | $1,606 | $877 |
| Barber County | $707 | $735 | $961 | $1,149 | $1,451 | $877 |
| Barton County | $707 | $759 | $961 | $1,331 | $1,428 | $877 |
| Bourbon County | $692 | $760 | $994 | $1,184 | $1,489 | $936 |
| Brown County | $707 | $735 | $961 | $1,195 | $1,331 | $877 |
| Butler County | $778 | $823 | $1,043 | $1,382 | $1,712 | $1,099 |
| Chase County | $707 | $735 | $961 | $1,270 | $1,418 | $877 |
| Chautauqua County | $707 | $735 | $961 | $1,145 | $1,418 | $877 |
| Cherokee County | $730 | $735 | $961 | $1,258 | $1,263 | $877 |
| Cheyenne County | $707 | $768 | $961 | $1,145 | $1,322 | $877 |
| Clark County | $707 | $808 | $961 | $1,214 | $1,418 | $877 |
| Clay County | $790 | $821 | $1,074 | $1,406 | $1,412 | $950 |
| Cloud County | $707 | $790 | $961 | $1,145 | $1,398 | $877 |
| Coffey County | $729 | $758 | $992 | $1,182 | $1,464 | $879 |
| Comanche County | $707 | $735 | $961 | $1,258 | $1,418 | $877 |
| Cowley County | $707 | $735 | $961 | $1,269 | $1,437 | $877 |
| Crawford County | $750 | $755 | $988 | $1,368 | $1,651 | $901 |
| Decatur County | $707 | $735 | $961 | $1,331 | $1,418 | $877 |
| Dickinson County | $775 | $780 | $1,021 | $1,313 | $1,342 | $878 |
| Doniphan County | $850 | $857 | $1,101 | $1,406 | $1,629 | $1,077 |
| Douglas County | $961 | $1,103 | $1,272 | $1,761 | $2,126 | $1,182 |
| Edwards County | $707 | $735 | $961 | $1,276 | $1,479 | $877 |
| Elk County | $707 | $735 | $961 | $1,255 | $1,418 | $877 |
| Ellis County | $721 | $792 | $1,036 | $1,416 | $1,732 | $941 |
| Ellsworth County | $707 | $796 | $961 | $1,145 | $1,528 | $877 |
| Finney County | $872 | $881 | $1,153 | $1,584 | $1,919 | $1,041 |
| Ford County | $756 | $829 | $1,085 | $1,437 | $1,610 | $969 |
| Franklin County | $895 | $901 | $1,179 | $1,405 | $1,550 | $1,020 |
| Geary County | $862 | $945 | $1,096 | $1,518 | $1,832 | $1,048 |
| Gove County | $707 | $836 | $961 | $1,258 | $1,263 | $877 |
| Graham County | $707 | $735 | $961 | $1,261 | $1,418 | $877 |
| Grant County | $707 | $735 | $961 | $1,331 | $1,418 | $877 |
| Gray County | $713 | $890 | $969 | $1,155 | $1,430 | $877 |
| Greeley County | $707 | $735 | $961 | $1,196 | $1,418 | $877 |
| Greenwood County | $707 | $735 | $961 | $1,145 | $1,418 | $877 |
| Hamilton County | $908 | $944 | $1,235 | $1,472 | $1,822 | $1,079 |
| Harper County | $707 | $878 | $961 | $1,224 | $1,418 | $877 |
| Harvey County | $778 | $823 | $1,043 | $1,382 | $1,712 | $1,099 |
| Haskell County | $707 | $735 | $961 | $1,253 | $1,418 | $877 |
| Hodgeman County | $708 | $759 | $963 | $1,333 | $1,508 | $877 |
| Jackson County | $866 | $913 | $1,172 | $1,564 | $1,586 | $1,057 |
| Jefferson County | $866 | $913 | $1,172 | $1,564 | $1,586 | $1,057 |
| Jewell County | $707 | $772 | $961 | $1,145 | $1,418 | $877 |
| Johnson County | $1,257 | $1,366 | $1,546 | $2,020 | $2,419 | $1,358 |
| Kearny County | $1,125 | $1,170 | $1,530 | $1,823 | $2,011 | $1,426 |
| Kingman County | $707 | $735 | $961 | $1,331 | $1,606 | $877 |
| Kiowa County | $707 | $735 | $961 | $1,246 | $1,263 | $877 |
| Labette County | $669 | $735 | $961 | $1,145 | $1,318 | $877 |
| Lane County | $707 | $735 | $961 | $1,255 | $1,418 | $989 |
| Leavenworth County | $1,257 | $1,366 | $1,546 | $2,020 | $2,419 | $1,358 |
| Lincoln County | $707 | $735 | $961 | $1,212 | $1,418 | $877 |
| Linn County | $1,257 | $1,366 | $1,546 | $2,020 | $2,419 | $1,358 |
| Logan County | $707 | $883 | $961 | $1,234 | $1,478 | $912 |
| Lyon County | $701 | $747 | $961 | $1,250 | $1,554 | $877 |
| Marion County | $707 | $735 | $961 | $1,222 | $1,263 | $877 |
| Marshall County | $707 | $735 | $961 | $1,145 | $1,606 | $877 |
| McPherson County | $757 | $787 | $1,029 | $1,317 | $1,453 | $920 |
| Meade County | $707 | $735 | $961 | $1,218 | $1,418 | $877 |
| Miami County | $1,257 | $1,366 | $1,546 | $2,020 | $2,419 | $1,358 |
| Mitchell County | $707 | $735 | $961 | $1,307 | $1,418 | $877 |
| Montgomery County | $669 | $757 | $961 | $1,205 | $1,606 | $877 |
| Morris County | $707 | $735 | $961 | $1,145 | $1,523 | $877 |
| Morton County | $707 | $735 | $961 | $1,145 | $1,418 | $877 |
| Nemaha County | $707 | $756 | $961 | $1,212 | $1,606 | $877 |
| Neosho County | $794 | $799 | $961 | $1,286 | $1,297 | $877 |
| Ness County | $707 | $735 | $961 | $1,258 | $1,263 | $877 |
| Norton County | $707 | $839 | $961 | $1,331 | $1,606 | $877 |
| Osage County | $866 | $913 | $1,172 | $1,564 | $1,586 | $1,057 |
| Osborne County | $707 | $747 | $961 | $1,288 | $1,418 | $877 |
| Ottawa County | $726 | $754 | $987 | $1,310 | $1,456 | $933 |
| Pawnee County | $731 | $760 | $994 | $1,217 | $1,306 | $877 |
| Phillips County | $707 | $735 | $961 | $1,166 | $1,418 | $877 |
| Pottawatomie County | $859 | $924 | $1,107 | $1,533 | $1,850 | $1,068 |
| Pratt County | $707 | $805 | $961 | $1,331 | $1,386 | $877 |
| Rawlins County | $783 | $814 | $1,065 | $1,269 | $1,571 | $952 |
| Reno County | $709 | $778 | $1,018 | $1,294 | $1,423 | $957 |
| Republic County | $707 | $883 | $961 | $1,223 | $1,606 | $877 |
| Rice County | $707 | $735 | $961 | $1,190 | $1,263 | $877 |
| Riley County | $859 | $924 | $1,107 | $1,533 | $1,850 | $1,068 |
| Rooks County | $707 | $760 | $961 | $1,145 | $1,418 | $877 |
| Rush County | $707 | $735 | $961 | $1,331 | $1,524 | $877 |
| Russell County | $707 | $823 | $961 | $1,196 | $1,418 | $877 |
| Saline County | $833 | $839 | $1,097 | $1,386 | $1,442 | $1,009 |
| Scott County | $707 | $735 | $961 | $1,255 | $1,606 | $877 |
| Sedgwick County | $778 | $823 | $1,043 | $1,382 | $1,712 | $1,099 |
| Seward County | $790 | $821 | $1,074 | $1,487 | $1,678 | $1,000 |
| Shawnee County | $866 | $913 | $1,172 | $1,564 | $1,586 | $1,057 |
| Sheridan County | $707 | $738 | $961 | $1,145 | $1,606 | $877 |
| Sherman County | $751 | $938 | $1,021 | $1,217 | $1,506 | $932 |
| Smith County | $707 | $861 | $961 | $1,255 | $1,418 | $877 |
| Stafford County | $707 | $748 | $961 | $1,261 | $1,418 | $877 |
| Stanton County | $707 | $735 | $961 | $1,255 | $1,418 | $877 |
| Stevens County | $734 | $763 | $998 | $1,201 | $1,472 | $903 |
| Sumner County | $728 | $800 | $1,046 | $1,277 | $1,375 | $1,065 |
| Thomas County | $707 | $759 | $961 | $1,154 | $1,418 | $877 |
| Trego County | $707 | $840 | $961 | $1,145 | $1,418 | $877 |
| Wabaunsee County | $866 | $913 | $1,172 | $1,564 | $1,586 | $1,057 |
| Wallace County | $707 | $830 | $961 | $1,331 | $1,418 | $877 |
| Washington County | $776 | $781 | $961 | $1,331 | $1,357 | $877 |
| Wichita County | $707 | $883 | $961 | $1,331 | $1,418 | $877 |
| Wilson County | $707 | $735 | $961 | $1,145 | $1,518 | $877 |
| Woodson County | $707 | $834 | $961 | $1,288 | $1,418 | $877 |
| Wyandotte County | $1,257 | $1,366 | $1,546 | $2,020 | $2,419 | $1,358 |
FY 2027 monthly Fair Market Rents (rent plus tenant-paid utilities except telephone).
More for Kansas
- Fair market rent by ZIP codeHUD Small Area FMRs for any metropolitan ZIP code, with the payment standard range.
- Kansas loan limitsFHA, VA and conforming loan limits for every Kansas county.
- Kansas property tax ratesEffective property tax rate for every Kansas county.
- Fair market rents by stateEvery state's median and range, and how HUD sets FMRs.
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Questions about Kansas fair market rents
What is the fair market rent in Kansas for FY 2027?
It depends on the county: for two bedrooms, from $961 to $1,546 a month, with a county median of $961. The table on this page lists every county from studio to four bedrooms; FY 2027 runs October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027.
What is the HUD fair market rent for a 2 bedroom in Kansas?
$961 in the median county, $961 in the lowest and $1,546 in the highest (Johnson County). Metropolitan counties share their area's FMR; non-metropolitan counties each have their own.
How much did Kansas fair market rents change from FY 2026?
The median county's two-bedroom FMR moved from $877 in FY 2026 to $961 in FY 2027 (+9.6%). HUD's rule generally keeps an area's FMR at no less than 90 percent of the previous year's (24 CFR 888.113(b)).
What are Section 8 payment standards in Kansas?
Each housing agency sets its own, normally between 90 and 110 percent of the FMR for the unit size (the basic range in 24 CFR 982.503); in HUD's designated Small Area FMR metros, from the ZIP code's Small Area FMR. County pages show the basic range; the agency's published schedule is the final word.
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Legal references
- 24 CFR 888.113, Fair market rents for existing housing: methodology
- 24 CFR 982.503, Voucher tenancy: payment standard amount and schedule