Lawrence County, MS

2025 Fair Market Rents

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The top three largest cities in Lawrence County are Jayess, Ruth, and Sontag. 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 Lawrence County use?

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

Lawrence County ($958) has a 3.7% lower FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of Mississippi ($995) and therefore has a lower gross rent.

Lawrence County is rank 32nd out of 82 counties. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is higher than 50 other counties. Lawrence County is the 32nd most expensive county in terms of FMRs.

Rent Tables Lawrence County, MS

Fair Market Rent (40th Percentile)

$725
studio
$730
1-Bedroom
$958
2-Bedroom
$1,154
3-Bedroom
$1,275
4-Bedroom

Median Rent (50th Percentile)

$778
studio
$784
1-Bedroom
$1,028
2-Bedroom
$1,239
3-Bedroom
$1,369
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
39641 $850 $860 $1,060 $1,280 $1,410
39662 $800 $810 $1,010 $1,270 $1,340
39665 $760 $770 $980 $1,220 $1,300
39641 $850 $860 $1,060 $1,280 $1,410
39662 $800 $810 $1,010 $1,270 $1,340
39665 $760 $770 $980 $1,220 $1,300
39641 $850 $860 $1,060 $1,280 $1,410
39662 $800 $810 $1,010 $1,270 $1,340
39641 $850 $860 $1,060 $1,280 $1,410
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
39641 $765 $774 $954 $1,152 $1,269
39662 $720 $729 $909 $1,143 $1,206
39665 $684 $693 $882 $1,098 $1,170
39641 $765 $774 $954 $1,152 $1,269
39662 $720 $729 $909 $1,143 $1,206
39665 $684 $693 $882 $1,098 $1,170
39641 $765 $774 $954 $1,152 $1,269
39662 $720 $729 $909 $1,143 $1,206
39641 $765 $774 $954 $1,152 $1,269
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
39641 $935 $946 $1,166 $1,408 $1,551
39662 $880 $891 $1,111 $1,397 $1,474
39665 $836 $847 $1,078 $1,342 $1,430
39641 $935 $946 $1,166 $1,408 $1,551
39662 $880 $891 $1,111 $1,397 $1,474
39665 $836 $847 $1,078 $1,342 $1,430
39641 $935 $946 $1,166 $1,408 $1,551
39662 $880 $891 $1,111 $1,397 $1,474
39641 $935 $946 $1,166 $1,408 $1,551

Fair Market Rents on this page apply to the following cities in Lawrence County, Mississippi: Jayess, Ruth, and Sontag.

These Fair Market Rents also apply to the following ZIP codes in Lawrence County, Mississippi: 39641, 39662, and 39665.

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