Bell County, KY

2025 Fair Market Rents

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The top four largest cities in Bell County are Middlesboro, Pineville, Arjay, and Calvin. Fair Market Rents on this page may apply depending on whether the county uses SAFMRs or county level FMRs. Cities in multiple SAFMR areas will have different SAFMRS based on ZIP code.

What type of FMR does Bell County use?

Small Area Fair Market Rents were created by the HUD for this county/Metro Fmr Area however Bell County is not required to use Small Area FMRs by the HUD. It is at the discretion of the local Housing Authority to determine if SAFMRs or 40th percentile FMRs are used.

To learn more about the criteria the HUD uses to determine if a Metro FMR Area requires Small Area Fair Market Rents click here.

How does Bell County compare?

Bell County ($867) has a 10.5% lower FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of Kentucky ($969) and therefore has a lower gross rent.

Bell County is rank 62nd out of 120 counties. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is lower than 61 other counties. Bell County is the 59th cheapest county in terms of FMRs.

Rent Tables Bell County, KY

Fair Market Rent (40th Percentile)

$637
studio
$783
1-Bedroom
$867
2-Bedroom
$1,189
3-Bedroom
$1,336
4-Bedroom

Median Rent (50th Percentile)

$637
studio
$783
1-Bedroom
$867
2-Bedroom
$1,189
3-Bedroom
$1,336
4-Bedroom

Small Market Areas (By Zip Code)

The 90% and 110% SAFMRs represent the minimum and maximum payment standards that can be set by the local Public Housing Authority under regular conditions. The payment standard is the actual value used in Section 8. For more on payment standards click here.

FMRs and SAFMRs are set by the HUD. The local PHA takes these FMR/SAFMR values and may decide to use any value that is within +-10% of the FMR/SAFMR as the payment standard for the areas under their jurisdiction.

For a more in-depth explaination return to the overview page.

ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
40813 $640 $790 $880 $1,200 $1,350
40845 $640 $790 $870 $1,190 $1,340
40856 $640 $740 $870 $1,160 $1,310
40902 $640 $780 $870 $1,190 $1,340
40913 $700 $740 $880 $1,180 $1,460
40930 $640 $790 $870 $1,190 $1,340
40939 $640 $750 $870 $1,140 $1,380
40940 $640 $760 $890 $1,170 $1,300
40955 $640 $790 $870 $1,190 $1,340
40958 $640 $790 $870 $1,190 $1,340
40965 $640 $810 $900 $1,230 $1,380
40977 $640 $790 $870 $1,190 $1,340
40988 $640 $760 $870 $1,170 $1,280
40913 $700 $740 $880 $1,180 $1,460
40988 $640 $760 $870 $1,170 $1,280
40939 $640 $750 $870 $1,140 $1,380
40940 $640 $760 $890 $1,170 $1,300
40965 $640 $810 $900 $1,230 $1,380
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
40813 $576 $711 $792 $1,080 $1,215
40845 $576 $711 $783 $1,071 $1,206
40856 $576 $666 $783 $1,044 $1,179
40902 $576 $702 $783 $1,071 $1,206
40913 $630 $666 $792 $1,062 $1,314
40930 $576 $711 $783 $1,071 $1,206
40939 $576 $675 $783 $1,026 $1,242
40940 $576 $684 $801 $1,053 $1,170
40955 $576 $711 $783 $1,071 $1,206
40958 $576 $711 $783 $1,071 $1,206
40965 $576 $729 $810 $1,107 $1,242
40977 $576 $711 $783 $1,071 $1,206
40988 $576 $684 $783 $1,053 $1,152
40913 $630 $666 $792 $1,062 $1,314
40988 $576 $684 $783 $1,053 $1,152
40939 $576 $675 $783 $1,026 $1,242
40940 $576 $684 $801 $1,053 $1,170
40965 $576 $729 $810 $1,107 $1,242
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
40813 $704 $869 $968 $1,320 $1,485
40845 $704 $869 $957 $1,309 $1,474
40856 $704 $814 $957 $1,276 $1,441
40902 $704 $858 $957 $1,309 $1,474
40913 $770 $814 $968 $1,298 $1,606
40930 $704 $869 $957 $1,309 $1,474
40939 $704 $825 $957 $1,254 $1,518
40940 $704 $836 $979 $1,287 $1,430
40955 $704 $869 $957 $1,309 $1,474
40958 $704 $869 $957 $1,309 $1,474
40965 $704 $891 $990 $1,353 $1,518
40977 $704 $869 $957 $1,309 $1,474
40988 $704 $836 $957 $1,287 $1,408
40913 $770 $814 $968 $1,298 $1,606
40988 $704 $836 $957 $1,287 $1,408
40939 $704 $825 $957 $1,254 $1,518
40940 $704 $836 $979 $1,287 $1,430
40965 $704 $891 $990 $1,353 $1,518

Fair Market Rents on this page apply to the following cities in Bell County, Kentucky: Middlesboro, Pineville, Arjay, Calvin, Hulen, Miracle, Beverly, Dewitt, Fourmile, Frakes, Ingram, Kettle Island, and Stoney Fork.

These Fair Market Rents also apply to the following ZIP codes in Bell County, Kentucky: 40965, 40977, 40902, 40813, 40845, 40856, 40913, 40930, 40939, 40940, 40955, 40958, and 40988.

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Fair Market Rents are published by the Department of Housing And Urban Development.