2025 FMR and Section 8 Rents in Mississippi

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

Adams County

$775$804$903$1,198$1,203

Alcorn County

$708$712$903$1,263$1,330

Amite County

$689$693$911$1,115$1,229

Attala County

$683$687$903$1,214$1,219

Benton County

$775$804$903$1,214$1,219

Bolivar County

$683$687$903$1,120$1,203

Calhoun County

$683$687$903$1,248$1,437

Carroll County

$721$725$903$1,131$1,219

Chickasaw County

$683$687$903$1,226$1,481

Choctaw County

$683$687$903$1,148$1,219

Claiborne County

$738$742$903$1,131$1,219

Clarke County

$795$825$926$1,120$1,233

Clay County

$775$804$903$1,271$1,532

Coahoma County

$752$804$903$1,255$1,371

Covington County

$670$800$970$1,270$1,300

Franklin County

$775$804$903$1,214$1,219

George County

$738$742$903$1,092$1,532

Greene County

$700$704$903$1,092$1,219

Grenada County

$685$690$906$1,100$1,237

Gulfport Biloxi

$825$923$1,151$1,525$1,626

Hattiesburg

$766$906$1,101$1,403$1,466

Holmes County

$790$900$1,010$1,340$1,350

Humphreys County

$775$804$903$1,198$1,203

Issaquena County

$738$742$903$1,131$1,219

Itawamba County

$727$732$903$1,113$1,219

Jackson

$1,010$1,010$1,170$1,410$1,580

Jasper County

$738$742$903$1,190$1,203

Jefferson County

$683$687$903$1,184$1,219

Jefferson Davis County

$738$742$903$1,199$1,219

Jones County

$732$737$930$1,124$1,239

Kemper County

$738$742$903$1,214$1,219

Lafayette County

$1,050$1,065$1,258$1,521$1,675

Lauderdale County

$803$809$955$1,255$1,385

Lawrence County

$728$733$963$1,164$1,300

Leake County

$713$718$935$1,131$1,284

Lee County

$853$859$1,045$1,319$1,486

Leflore County

$683$687$903$1,119$1,203

Lincoln County

$710$715$939$1,207$1,267

Lowndes County

$749$753$906$1,244$1,412

Marion County

$694$698$903$1,092$1,242

Marshall County

$830$850$1,050$1,270$1,620

Memphis

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

Monroe County

$775$804$903$1,092$1,347

Montgomery County

$775$782$903$1,218$1,219

Neshoba County

$775$804$903$1,108$1,406

Newton County

$699$704$925$1,118$1,232

Noxubee County

$775$804$903$1,100$1,255

Oktibbeha County

$840$889$998$1,324$1,329

Panola County

$620$752$915$1,198$1,553

Pascagoula

$840$960$1,080$1,440$1,830

Pearl River County

$877$894$1,022$1,419$1,611

Pike County

$873$896$1,017$1,230$1,354

Pontotoc County

$624$820$921$1,158$1,400

Prentiss County

$657$748$903$1,174$1,359

Quitman County

$683$687$903$1,203$1,532

Scott County

$758$762$903$1,115$1,322

Sharkey County

$738$742$903$1,214$1,219

Simpson County

$770$800$920$1,240$1,532

Smith County

$775$804$903$1,092$1,219

Stone County

$678$740$927$1,165$1,456

Sunflower County

$612$687$903$1,160$1,354

Tallahatchie County

$775$804$903$1,200$1,532

Tate County

$1,100$1,230$1,390$1,830$2,140

Tippah County

$738$742$903$1,202$1,203

Tishomingo County

$775$804$903$1,214$1,219

Tunica County

$940$1,017$1,191$1,440$1,586

Union County

$783$804$903$1,153$1,203

Walthall County

$747$752$915$1,106$1,219

Warren County

$755$760$971$1,235$1,648

Washington County

$668$773$903$1,249$1,463

Wayne County

$738$742$903$1,092$1,219

Webster County

$738$742$903$1,092$1,259

Wilkinson County

$738$742$903$1,131$1,219

Winston County

$775$804$903$1,198$1,203

Yalobusha County

$706$711$903$1,273$1,532

Yazoo County

$810$810$1,070$1,300$1,430

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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.