Forrest County, MS

2025 Fair Market Rents

Tags: 2025 Hattiesburg, MS HUD Metro FMR Area

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The top four largest cities in Forrest County are Petal, Purvis, Wiggins, and Lumberton. 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 Forrest County use?

Small Area Fair Market Rents were created by the HUD for this county/Metro Fmr Area however Forrest 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 Forrest County compare?

Forrest County ($1,143) has a 14.9% higher FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of Mississippi ($995) and therefore a higher gross rent.

Forrest County is rank 8th out of 82 counties. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is higher than 74 other counties. Forrest County is the 8th most expensive county in terms of FMRs.

Rent Tables Forrest County, MS

Fair Market Rent (40th Percentile)

$851
studio
$952
1-Bedroom
$1,143
2-Bedroom
$1,456
3-Bedroom
$1,515
4-Bedroom

Median Rent (50th Percentile)

$920
studio
$1,030
1-Bedroom
$1,237
2-Bedroom
$1,575
3-Bedroom
$1,640
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
39455 $790 $820 $1,000 $1,280 $1,450
39577 $720 $820 $1,000 $1,270 $1,400
39403 $800 $890 $1,070 $1,360 $1,420
39404 $800 $890 $1,070 $1,360 $1,420
39406 $800 $890 $1,070 $1,360 $1,430
39425 $700 $820 $1,000 $1,270 $1,320
39455 $790 $820 $1,000 $1,280 $1,450
39465 $830 $920 $1,110 $1,410 $1,470
39475 $860 $960 $1,150 $1,460 $1,520
39577 $720 $820 $1,000 $1,270 $1,400
39465 $830 $920 $1,110 $1,410 $1,470
39455 $790 $820 $1,000 $1,280 $1,450
39455 $790 $820 $1,000 $1,280 $1,450
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
39455 $711 $738 $900 $1,152 $1,305
39577 $648 $738 $900 $1,143 $1,260
39403 $720 $801 $963 $1,224 $1,278
39404 $720 $801 $963 $1,224 $1,278
39406 $720 $801 $963 $1,224 $1,287
39425 $630 $738 $900 $1,143 $1,188
39455 $711 $738 $900 $1,152 $1,305
39465 $747 $828 $999 $1,269 $1,323
39475 $774 $864 $1,035 $1,314 $1,368
39577 $648 $738 $900 $1,143 $1,260
39465 $747 $828 $999 $1,269 $1,323
39455 $711 $738 $900 $1,152 $1,305
39455 $711 $738 $900 $1,152 $1,305
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
39455 $869 $902 $1,100 $1,408 $1,595
39577 $792 $902 $1,100 $1,397 $1,540
39403 $880 $979 $1,177 $1,496 $1,562
39404 $880 $979 $1,177 $1,496 $1,562
39406 $880 $979 $1,177 $1,496 $1,573
39425 $770 $902 $1,100 $1,397 $1,452
39455 $869 $902 $1,100 $1,408 $1,595
39465 $913 $1,012 $1,221 $1,551 $1,617
39475 $946 $1,056 $1,265 $1,606 $1,672
39577 $792 $902 $1,100 $1,397 $1,540
39465 $913 $1,012 $1,221 $1,551 $1,617
39455 $869 $902 $1,100 $1,408 $1,595
39455 $869 $902 $1,100 $1,408 $1,595

Fair Market Rents on this page apply to the following cities in Forrest County, Mississippi: Petal, Purvis, Wiggins, Lumberton, Hattiesburg, and Brooklyn.

These Fair Market Rents also apply to the following ZIP codes in Forrest County, Mississippi: 39465, 39475, 39577, 39455, 39404, 39425, 39403, 39406, and 39407.

Forrest County, MS is considered part of the following metro FMR area: HATTIESBURG, MS HUD METRO FMR AREA.

Other counties in the same metro FMR area are: Lamar County, MS, and Perry County, MS.

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