Kent County, DE

2025 Fair Market Rents

Tags: 2025 Dover, DE MSA

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The top four largest cities in Kent County are Dover, Smyrna, Milford, and Camden Wyoming. 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 Kent County use?

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

Kent County ($1,492) has a 4.6% lower FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of Delaware ($1,564) and therefore has a lower gross rent.

Kent County is rank 2nd out of 3 counties. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is lower than 1 other counties. Kent County is the 2nd cheapest county in terms of FMRs.

Rent Tables Kent County, DE

Fair Market Rent (40th Percentile)

$1,173
studio
$1,181
1-Bedroom
$1,492
2-Bedroom
$2,080
3-Bedroom
$2,278
4-Bedroom

Median Rent (50th Percentile)

$1,252
studio
$1,260
1-Bedroom
$1,592
2-Bedroom
$2,219
3-Bedroom
$2,431
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
19901 $1,200 $1,200 $1,520 $2,120 $2,320
19902 $1,200 $1,200 $1,520 $2,120 $2,320
19903 $1,170 $1,180 $1,490 $2,080 $2,270
19904 $1,130 $1,140 $1,440 $2,010 $2,200
19934 $1,280 $1,290 $1,630 $2,270 $2,490
19936 $1,000 $1,010 $1,240 $1,740 $1,940
19938 $1,430 $1,450 $1,820 $2,500 $2,750
19943 $1,050 $1,060 $1,340 $1,870 $2,050
19946 $1,160 $1,170 $1,480 $2,060 $2,260
19950 $1,100 $1,130 $1,470 $1,900 $2,300
19952 $1,090 $1,100 $1,390 $1,940 $2,120
19953 $1,110 $1,120 $1,410 $1,970 $2,150
19954 $1,110 $1,120 $1,410 $1,970 $2,150
19955 $1,430 $1,450 $1,820 $2,500 $2,750
19961 $1,170 $1,180 $1,490 $2,080 $2,270
19962 $1,130 $1,140 $1,440 $2,010 $2,200
19963 $1,020 $1,040 $1,350 $1,770 $2,090
19964 $1,240 $1,250 $1,590 $2,180 $2,470
19977 $1,280 $1,310 $1,640 $2,230 $2,460
19979 $1,280 $1,290 $1,630 $2,270 $2,490
19980 $1,150 $1,160 $1,460 $2,040 $2,230
19938 $1,430 $1,450 $1,820 $2,500 $2,750
19977 $1,280 $1,310 $1,640 $2,230 $2,460
19950 $1,100 $1,130 $1,470 $1,900 $2,300
19952 $1,090 $1,100 $1,390 $1,940 $2,120
19963 $1,020 $1,040 $1,350 $1,770 $2,090
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
19901 $1,080 $1,080 $1,368 $1,908 $2,088
19902 $1,080 $1,080 $1,368 $1,908 $2,088
19903 $1,053 $1,062 $1,341 $1,872 $2,043
19904 $1,017 $1,026 $1,296 $1,809 $1,980
19934 $1,152 $1,161 $1,467 $2,043 $2,241
19936 $900 $909 $1,116 $1,566 $1,746
19938 $1,287 $1,305 $1,638 $2,250 $2,475
19943 $945 $954 $1,206 $1,683 $1,845
19946 $1,044 $1,053 $1,332 $1,854 $2,034
19950 $990 $1,017 $1,323 $1,710 $2,070
19952 $981 $990 $1,251 $1,746 $1,908
19953 $999 $1,008 $1,269 $1,773 $1,935
19954 $999 $1,008 $1,269 $1,773 $1,935
19955 $1,287 $1,305 $1,638 $2,250 $2,475
19961 $1,053 $1,062 $1,341 $1,872 $2,043
19962 $1,017 $1,026 $1,296 $1,809 $1,980
19963 $918 $936 $1,215 $1,593 $1,881
19964 $1,116 $1,125 $1,431 $1,962 $2,223
19977 $1,152 $1,179 $1,476 $2,007 $2,214
19979 $1,152 $1,161 $1,467 $2,043 $2,241
19980 $1,035 $1,044 $1,314 $1,836 $2,007
19938 $1,287 $1,305 $1,638 $2,250 $2,475
19977 $1,152 $1,179 $1,476 $2,007 $2,214
19950 $990 $1,017 $1,323 $1,710 $2,070
19952 $981 $990 $1,251 $1,746 $1,908
19963 $918 $936 $1,215 $1,593 $1,881
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
19901 $1,320 $1,320 $1,672 $2,332 $2,552
19902 $1,320 $1,320 $1,672 $2,332 $2,552
19903 $1,287 $1,298 $1,639 $2,288 $2,497
19904 $1,243 $1,254 $1,584 $2,211 $2,420
19934 $1,408 $1,419 $1,793 $2,497 $2,739
19936 $1,100 $1,111 $1,364 $1,914 $2,134
19938 $1,573 $1,595 $2,002 $2,750 $3,025
19943 $1,155 $1,166 $1,474 $2,057 $2,255
19946 $1,276 $1,287 $1,628 $2,266 $2,486
19950 $1,210 $1,243 $1,617 $2,090 $2,530
19952 $1,199 $1,210 $1,529 $2,134 $2,332
19953 $1,221 $1,232 $1,551 $2,167 $2,365
19954 $1,221 $1,232 $1,551 $2,167 $2,365
19955 $1,573 $1,595 $2,002 $2,750 $3,025
19961 $1,287 $1,298 $1,639 $2,288 $2,497
19962 $1,243 $1,254 $1,584 $2,211 $2,420
19963 $1,122 $1,144 $1,485 $1,947 $2,299
19964 $1,364 $1,375 $1,749 $2,398 $2,717
19977 $1,408 $1,441 $1,804 $2,453 $2,706
19979 $1,408 $1,419 $1,793 $2,497 $2,739
19980 $1,265 $1,276 $1,606 $2,244 $2,453
19938 $1,573 $1,595 $2,002 $2,750 $3,025
19977 $1,408 $1,441 $1,804 $2,453 $2,706
19950 $1,210 $1,243 $1,617 $2,090 $2,530
19952 $1,199 $1,210 $1,529 $2,134 $2,332
19963 $1,122 $1,144 $1,485 $1,947 $2,299

Fair Market Rents on this page apply to the following cities in Kent County, Delaware: Dover, Smyrna, Milford, Camden Wyoming, Felton, Harrington, Magnolia, Clayton, Greenwood, Hartly, Frederica, Houston, Marydel, Viola, Dover Afb, Little Creek, Kenton, Cheswold, and Woodside.

These Fair Market Rents also apply to the following ZIP codes in Kent County, Delaware: 19904, 19901, 19977, 19963, 19934, 19943, 19952, 19962, 19938, 19950, 19953, 19946, 19954, 19964, 19903, 19979, 19902, 19961, 19955, and 19936.

Kent County, DE is considered part of the following metro FMR area: DOVER, DE MSA.

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