2025 FMR and Section 8 Rents in Georgia

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

Albany

$854$860$997$1,328$1,620

Appling County

$693$697$885$1,228$1,502

Athens Clarke County

$1,014$1,041$1,169$1,577$1,717

Atkinson County

$724$729$885$1,172$1,270

Atlanta Sandy Springs Roswell

$1,850$1,900$2,130$2,580$3,130

Augusta Richmond County

$805$961$1,100$1,463$1,779

Bacon County

$600$697$885$1,227$1,270

Baker County

$693$697$885$1,247$1,270

Baldwin County

$762$838$941$1,138$1,566

Banks County

$758$773$885$1,070$1,451

Ben Hill County

$758$760$885$1,165$1,270

Berrien County

$669$674$885$1,247$1,404

Bleckley County

$669$674$885$1,236$1,392

Brunswick

$1,010$1,020$1,200$1,550$1,920

Bulloch County

$832$837$1,081$1,382$1,440

Butts County

$948$954$1,254$1,626$1,904

Calhoun County

$693$697$885$1,185$1,411

Camden County

$902$906$1,053$1,484$1,723

Candler County

$693$697$885$1,247$1,317

Charlton County

$758$788$885$1,195$1,199

Chattanooga

$1,068$1,085$1,232$1,569$1,784

Chattooga County

$633$682$885$1,240$1,447

Clay County

$693$697$885$1,247$1,270

Clinch County

$693$697$885$1,247$1,270

Coffee County

$679$684$885$1,070$1,210

Colquitt County

$669$674$885$1,111$1,382

Columbus

$828$881$1,031$1,372$1,743

Cook County

$693$697$885$1,165$1,324

Crisp County

$747$752$920$1,112$1,225

Dalton

$680$770$1,010$1,320$1,440

Decatur County

$750$754$885$1,140$1,179

Dodge County

$669$674$885$1,070$1,179

Dooly County

$715$720$885$1,070$1,179

Early County

$755$788$885$1,142$1,270

Elbert County

$684$689$905$1,106$1,205

Emanuel County

$758$788$885$1,070$1,502

Evans County

$737$741$885$1,079$1,179

Fannin County

$707$711$885$1,247$1,270

Franklin County

$669$674$885$1,140$1,270

Gainesville

$1,076$1,235$1,386$1,711$1,932

Gilmer County

$634$712$936$1,238$1,588

Glascock County

$758$788$885$1,174$1,179

Gordon County

$674$745$912$1,284$1,412

Grady County

$681$686$901$1,219$1,309

Greene County

$713$718$911$1,159$1,307

Habersham County

$634$787$936$1,305$1,310

Hancock County

$693$697$885$1,142$1,502

Haralson County

$1,080$1,110$1,260$1,550$1,880

Hart County

$751$756$993$1,201$1,382

Hinesville

$1,040$1,070$1,200$1,680$2,040

Irwin County

$693$697$885$1,070$1,270

Jackson County

$810$815$1,006$1,359$1,550

Jeff Davis County

$693$697$885$1,070$1,303

Jefferson County

$693$698$885$1,070$1,502

Jenkins County

$693$697$885$1,247$1,270

Johnson County

$758$788$885$1,247$1,270

Lamar County

$818$823$1,082$1,436$1,530

Laurens County

$600$674$885$1,194$1,502

Lincoln County

$660$680$900$1,190$1,200

Long County

$840$860$970$1,380$1,650

Lumpkin County

$845$850$1,079$1,335$1,831

Macon Bibb County

$893$999$1,146$1,398$1,526

Macon County

$669$674$885$1,078$1,502

Meriwether County

$990$1,010$1,200$1,520$1,750

Miller County

$693$697$885$1,236$1,240

Mitchell County

$758$788$885$1,070$1,214

Monroe County

$820$910$1,040$1,290$1,760

Montgomery County

$669$674$885$1,247$1,377

Morgan County

$1,110$1,130$1,340$1,690$2,243

Murray County

$650$730$910$1,260$1,310

Peach County

$900$1,030$1,250$1,580$1,740

Pierce County

$717$722$916$1,108$1,226

Polk County

$699$703$924$1,165$1,231

Pulaski County

$695$699$919$1,241$1,319

Putnam County

$800$805$1,022$1,299$1,734

Quitman County

$693$697$885$1,070$1,270

Rabun County

$739$744$978$1,300$1,528

Randolph County

$680$685$885$1,070$1,179

Rome

$834$834$1,096$1,394$1,651

Savannah

$1,191$1,287$1,445$1,967$2,306

Schley County

$693$697$885$1,241$1,270

Screven County

$669$674$885$1,199$1,270

Seminole County

$693$697$885$1,206$1,270

Stephens County

$702$707$929$1,164$1,530

Stewart County

$670$680$890$1,080$1,270

Sumter County

$700$704$904$1,093$1,255

Talbot County

$720$760$890$1,150$1,500

Taliaferro County

$695$700$888$1,124$1,274

Tattnall County

$728$732$885$1,174$1,502

Taylor County

$693$697$885$1,159$1,254

Telfair County

$693$697$885$1,115$1,179

Thomas County

$920$926$1,068$1,416$1,473

Tift County

$758$786$885$1,104$1,358

Toombs County

$669$674$885$1,236$1,346

Towns County

$758$788$885$1,247$1,502

Treutlen County

$669$674$885$1,108$1,179

Troup County

$787$792$1,036$1,330$1,469

Turner County

$693$697$885$1,070$1,179

Union County

$693$697$885$1,247$1,502

Upson County

$600$788$885$1,174$1,179

Valdosta

$800$810$1,060$1,420$1,650

Ware County

$701$706$927$1,121$1,432

Warner Robins

$974$1,080$1,250$1,633$1,898

Warren County

$693$697$885$1,140$1,502

Washington County

$758$769$885$1,124$1,304

Wayne County

$669$674$885$1,070$1,393

Webster County

$693$697$885$1,120$1,270

Wheeler County

$659$767$973$1,176$1,296

White County

$866$885$1,012$1,228$1,530

Wilcox County

$693$697$885$1,240$1,270

Wilkes County

$669$674$885$1,188$1,230

Wilkinson County

$758$788$885$1,138$1,194

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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.