Section 8 · TX
Section 8 rent — Texas
Fair Market Rents in Texas for FY2026, by county and bedroom count. Each county's local housing authority sets its payment standard between 90% and 110% of these figures.
Texas counties
FY2026 Section 8 rent by county, per bedroom count. Select a county for the full breakdown and payment-standard range.
- Anderson County$1,117/mo
- Andrews County$1,425/mo
- Angelina County$1,021/mo
- Aransas County$1,407/mo
- Archer County$1,136/mo
- Armstrong County$1,106/mo
- Atascosa County$1,098/mo
- Austin County$1,095/mo
- Bailey County$973/mo
- Bandera County$1,426/mo
- Bastrop County$1,852/mo
- Baylor County$973/mo
- Bee County$1,185/mo
- Bell County$1,233/mo
- Bexar County$1,426/mo
- Blanco County$1,167/mo
- Borden County$1,015/mo
- Bosque County$973/mo
- Bowie County$1,101/mo
- Brazoria County$1,359/mo
- Brazos County$1,186/mo
- Brewster County$993/mo
- Briscoe County$1,015/mo
- Brooks County$973/mo
- Brown County$1,080/mo
- Burleson County$1,186/mo
- Burnet County$1,247/mo
- Caldwell County$1,852/mo
- Calhoun County$973/mo
- Callahan County$1,276/mo
- Cameron County$1,047/mo
- Camp County$973/mo
- Carson County$1,106/mo
- Cass County$973/mo
- Castro County$1,050/mo
- Chambers County$1,573/mo
- Cherokee County$984/mo
- Childress County$1,049/mo
- Clay County$1,136/mo
- Cochran County$973/mo
- Coke County$973/mo
- Coleman County$1,053/mo
- Collin County$1,931/mo
- Collingsworth County$973/mo
- Colorado County$1,147/mo
- Comal County$1,426/mo
- Comanche County$973/mo
- Concho County$1,153/mo
- Cooke County$1,261/mo
- Coryell County$1,233/mo
- Cottle County$1,015/mo
- Crane County$980/mo
- Crockett County$1,015/mo
- Crosby County$1,175/mo
- Culberson County$1,015/mo
- Dallam County$1,170/mo
- Dallas County$1,931/mo
- Dawson County$1,080/mo
- Deaf Smith County$1,070/mo
- Delta County$973/mo
- Denton County$1,931/mo
- DeWitt County$1,141/mo
- Dickens County$973/mo
- Dimmit County$973/mo
- Donley County$973/mo
- Duval County$1,015/mo
- Eastland County$973/mo
- Ector County$1,595/mo
- Edwards County$1,015/mo
- Ellis County$1,931/mo
- El Paso County$1,191/mo
- Erath County$1,179/mo
- Falls County$973/mo
- Fannin County$985/mo
- Fayette County$1,019/mo
- Fisher County$973/mo
- Floyd County$973/mo
- Foard County$973/mo
- Fort Bend County$1,573/mo
- Franklin County$1,107/mo
- Freestone County$973/mo
- Frio County$1,088/mo
- Gaines County$973/mo
- Galveston County$1,573/mo
- Garza County$973/mo
- Gillespie County$1,438/mo
- Glasscock County$1,015/mo
- Goliad County$1,442/mo
- Gonzales County$973/mo
- Gray County$1,037/mo
- Grayson County$1,351/mo
- Gregg County$1,199/mo
- Grimes County$1,067/mo
- Guadalupe County$1,426/mo
- Hale County$973/mo
- Hall County$973/mo
- Hamilton County$973/mo
- Hansford County$1,113/mo
- Hardeman County$973/mo
- Hardin County$1,103/mo
- Harris County$1,573/mo
- Harrison County$1,260/mo
- Hartley County$1,129/mo
- Haskell County$973/mo
- Hays County$1,852/mo
- Hemphill County$973/mo
- Henderson County$1,009/mo
- Hidalgo County$1,060/mo
- Hill County$1,023/mo
- Hockley County$973/mo
- Hood County$1,412/mo
- Hopkins County$1,115/mo
- Houston County$978/mo
- Howard County$1,173/mo
- Hudspeth County$973/mo
- Hunt County$1,931/mo
- Hutchinson County$973/mo
- Irion County$1,339/mo
- Jack County$973/mo
- Jackson County$1,057/mo
- Jasper County$973/mo
- Jeff Davis County$1,015/mo
- Jefferson County$1,103/mo
- Jim Hogg County$973/mo
- Jim Wells County$973/mo
- Johnson County$1,723/mo
- Jones County$1,276/mo
- Karnes County$1,270/mo
- Kaufman County$1,931/mo
- Kendall County$1,650/mo
- Kenedy County$1,015/mo
- Kent County$1,015/mo
- Kerr County$1,118/mo
- Kimble County$973/mo
- King County$1,015/mo
- Kinney County$1,015/mo
- Kleberg County$1,238/mo
- Knox County$973/mo
- Lamar County$973/mo
- Lamb County$973/mo
- Lampasas County$1,067/mo
- La Salle County$1,015/mo
- Lavaca County$1,055/mo
- Lee County$1,141/mo
- Leon County$973/mo
- Liberty County$1,573/mo
- Limestone County$973/mo
- Lipscomb County$973/mo
- Live Oak County$1,033/mo
- Llano County$1,097/mo
- Loving County$1,015/mo
- Lubbock County$1,175/mo
- Lynn County$1,007/mo
- Madison County$973/mo
- Marion County$973/mo
- Martin County$1,772/mo
- Mason County$1,024/mo
- Matagorda County$1,173/mo
- Maverick County$973/mo
- McCulloch County$1,045/mo
- McLennan County$1,240/mo
- McMullen County$1,015/mo
- Medina County$1,196/mo
- Menard County$973/mo
- Midland County$1,780/mo
- Milam County$1,037/mo
- Mills County$973/mo
- Mitchell County$1,091/mo
- Montague County$1,055/mo
- Montgomery County$1,573/mo
- Moore County$1,038/mo
- Morris County$973/mo
- Motley County$973/mo
- Nacogdoches County$1,067/mo
- Navarro County$1,055/mo
- Newton County$973/mo
- Nolan County$995/mo
- Nueces County$1,366/mo
- Ochiltree County$998/mo
- Oldham County$1,101/mo
- Orange County$1,103/mo
- Palo Pinto County$1,068/mo
- Panola County$995/mo
- Parker County$1,723/mo
- Parmer County$1,087/mo
- Pecos County$973/mo
- Polk County$1,122/mo
- Potter County$1,106/mo
- Presidio County$1,015/mo
- Rains County$973/mo
- Randall County$1,106/mo
- Reagan County$1,015/mo
- Real County$1,045/mo
- Red River County$973/mo
- Reeves County$1,083/mo
- Refugio County$973/mo
- Roberts County$1,015/mo
- Robertson County$1,186/mo
- Rockwall County$1,931/mo
- Runnels County$1,069/mo
- Rusk County$1,175/mo
- Sabine County$973/mo
- San Augustine County$1,015/mo
- San Jacinto County$1,149/mo
- San Patricio County$1,366/mo
- San Saba County$1,031/mo
- Schleicher County$973/mo
- Scurry County$1,109/mo
- Shackelford County$973/mo
- Shelby County$973/mo
- Sherman County$973/mo
- Smith County$1,338/mo
- Somervell County$1,015/mo
- Starr County$973/mo
- Stephens County$1,015/mo
- Sterling County$1,133/mo
- Stonewall County$1,015/mo
- Sutton County$973/mo
- Swisher County$973/mo
- Tarrant County$1,723/mo
- Taylor County$1,276/mo
- Terrell County$1,015/mo
- Terry County$973/mo
- Throckmorton County$986/mo
- Titus County$973/mo
- Tom Green County$1,339/mo
- Travis County$1,852/mo
- Trinity County$1,010/mo
- Tyler County$1,040/mo
- Upshur County$1,199/mo
- Upton County$1,015/mo
- Uvalde County$1,123/mo
- Val Verde County$1,064/mo
- Van Zandt County$1,108/mo
- Victoria County$1,442/mo
- Walker County$1,210/mo
- Waller County$1,573/mo
- Ward County$1,215/mo
- Washington County$1,309/mo
- Webb County$1,161/mo
- Wharton County$1,100/mo
- Wheeler County$1,008/mo
- Wichita County$1,136/mo
- Wilbarger County$993/mo
- Willacy County$973/mo
- Williamson County$1,852/mo
- Wilson County$1,426/mo
- Winkler County$978/mo
- Wise County$1,205/mo
- Wood County$1,022/mo
- Yoakum County$1,186/mo
- Young County$998/mo
- Zapata County$973/mo
- Zavala County$973/mo
Frequently asked questions
What does Section 8 pay per bedroom in Texas?
Section 8 is anchored to HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent. Select a county below for the 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4-bedroom figures, then expect the PHA's payment standard between 90% and 110% of each one.
Is the payment standard higher or lower than FMR in Texas?
It depends on your county's public housing authority. PHAs set payment standards anywhere from 90% to 110% of the county FMR, so the actual voucher amount can be up to 10% above or below the published figure.
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