2025 FMR and Section 8 Rents in Arkansas

Section 8 is a federal program that guarantees monthly rent payments to landlords. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) publishes Fair Market Rents, which are 40th percentile averages of local rents, to determine their standard payment amount.

Use our Section 8 rents table to find the best market for Section 8 investment. See Section 8 rents in each city and zip code.

Typically, the government guarantees 70% of the rent payment, and the tenant pays the remaining 30%. Section 8 tenants typically stay in their units 6-7x longer than regular tenants.

Click the column header to sort each column. Click state name to explore Section 8 Rents by city.

County Name / City
Studio Rent
1 Bedroom Rent
2 Bedroom Rent
3 Bedroom Rent
4 Bedroom Rent

Arkansas County

$581$652$857$1,050$1,348

Ashley County

$653$657$814$984$1,381

Baxter County

$674$678$891$1,119$1,257

Boone County

$552$647$814$1,147$1,251

Bradley County

$604$645$814$1,147$1,148

Calhoun County

$678$696$915$1,106$1,291

Carroll County

$565$657$834$1,008$1,111

Chicot County

$604$620$814$1,089$1,376

Clark County

$665$712$814$1,140$1,293

Clay County

$615$620$814$1,050$1,301

Cleburne County

$650$667$876$1,089$1,167

Columbia County

$615$620$814$1,080$1,084

Conway County

$604$620$814$1,147$1,233

Cross County

$604$620$814$1,147$1,381

Dallas County

$604$620$814$1,147$1,148

Desha County

$630$634$814$1,121$1,381

Drew County

$655$673$884$1,084$1,291

Fayetteville Springdale Rogers

$871$924$1,121$1,580$1,847

Fort Smith

$680$680$900$1,230$1,450

Franklin County

$640$642$814$1,010$1,390

Fulton County

$552$620$814$1,126$1,244

Grant County

$820$830$950$1,270$1,500

Greene County

$636$737$858$1,209$1,214

Hempstead County

$643$660$867$1,149$1,406

Hot Spring County

$603$620$814$1,090$1,310

Hot Springs

$767$775$1,007$1,249$1,616

Howard County

$610$626$823$995$1,127

Independence County

$618$623$818$1,087$1,089

Izard County

$604$683$814$1,075$1,148

Jackson County

$604$620$814$984$1,148

Johnson County

$612$628$825$1,050$1,164

Jonesboro

$634$767$936$1,226$1,560

Lafayette County

$604$620$814$984$1,148

Lawrence County

$604$620$814$1,082$1,276

Lee County

$604$620$814$1,147$1,148

Little River County

$620$620$814$1,160$1,390

Little Rock North Little Rock Conway

$944$950$1,089$1,454$1,717

Logan County

$563$725$814$1,139$1,218

Marion County

$630$648$852$1,030$1,213

Memphis

$1,031$1,146$1,298$1,711$1,995

Mississippi County

$598$623$814$1,080$1,084

Monroe County

$552$620$814$1,011$1,148

Montgomery County

$604$725$814$1,073$1,381

Nevada County

$653$671$881$1,065$1,243

Newton County

$604$725$814$984$1,381

Ouachita County

$696$700$814$1,109$1,113

Phillips County

$604$622$814$1,147$1,381

Pike County

$604$641$814$1,063$1,174

Pine Bluff

$635$690$906$1,151$1,207

Poinsett County

$615$670$814$1,080$1,370

Polk County

$584$662$861$1,041$1,152

Pope County

$581$663$857$1,208$1,225

Prairie County

$631$648$851$1,029$1,200

Randolph County

$604$725$814$1,147$1,381

Scott County

$604$620$814$1,043$1,148

Searcy County

$604$620$814$1,042$1,148

Sevier County

$620$624$814$1,059$1,204

Sharp County

$611$620$814$1,000$1,290

St Francis County

$618$660$833$1,161$1,166

Stone County

$604$620$814$1,147$1,148

Union County

$692$696$864$1,158$1,219

Van Buren County

$615$620$814$1,050$1,084

White County

$604$704$854$1,133$1,272

Woodruff County

$604$646$814$1,078$1,148

Yell County

$604$636$814$1,140$1,148

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Frequently Asked Section 8 Investing Questions

Fair Market Rent (FMR): HUD sets FMR by bedroom size for each area.

Payment Standard: The local PHA sets this between 90–110% of the FMR. It's the max PHA assistance.

Gross Rent: Contract rent (charged by landlord) + utility allowance (estimated tenant utility costs). Must fit payment standard limits.

Housing Assistance Payment (HAP):

The PHA pays the lower of:

  • Payment standard - Tenant's Total Tenant Payment (TTP).
  • Gross rent - TTP.

Example:

  • Payment standard: $1,500
  • Contract rent: $1,400
  • Utility allowance: $100
  • Tenant's TTP: $400
  • Gross rent: $1,500 ($1,400 + $100).
  • HAP: $1,100 (lower of $1,500 - $400 or $1,500 - $400).

Landlord receives $1,100 (PHA) + $400 (tenant) = $1,500 total.