Mason County, MI

2025 Fair Market Rents

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The top four largest cities in Mason County are Ludington, Hart, Scottville, and Pentwater. 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 Mason County use?

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

Mason County ($962) has a 8% lower FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of Michigan ($1,046) and therefore has a lower gross rent.

Mason County is rank 42nd out of 83 counties. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is lower than 41 other counties. Mason County is the 42nd cheapest county in terms of FMRs.

Rent Tables Mason County, MI

Fair Market Rent (40th Percentile)

$674
studio
$749
1-Bedroom
$962
2-Bedroom
$1,257
3-Bedroom
$1,298
4-Bedroom

Median Rent (50th Percentile)

$703
studio
$782
1-Bedroom
$1,004
2-Bedroom
$1,312
3-Bedroom
$1,354
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
49405 $650 $730 $930 $1,220 $1,260
49410 $720 $800 $1,030 $1,350 $1,390
49431 $690 $760 $980 $1,280 $1,320
49449 $660 $710 $930 $1,150 $1,400
49454 $650 $730 $930 $1,220 $1,260
49458 $690 $780 $990 $1,310 $1,400
49420 $660 $710 $930 $1,130 $1,440
49449 $660 $710 $930 $1,150 $1,400
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
49405 $585 $657 $837 $1,098 $1,134
49410 $648 $720 $927 $1,215 $1,251
49431 $621 $684 $882 $1,152 $1,188
49449 $594 $639 $837 $1,035 $1,260
49454 $585 $657 $837 $1,098 $1,134
49458 $621 $702 $891 $1,179 $1,260
49420 $594 $639 $837 $1,017 $1,296
49449 $594 $639 $837 $1,035 $1,260
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
49405 $715 $803 $1,023 $1,342 $1,386
49410 $792 $880 $1,133 $1,485 $1,529
49431 $759 $836 $1,078 $1,408 $1,452
49449 $726 $781 $1,023 $1,265 $1,540
49454 $715 $803 $1,023 $1,342 $1,386
49458 $759 $858 $1,089 $1,441 $1,540
49420 $726 $781 $1,023 $1,243 $1,584
49449 $726 $781 $1,023 $1,265 $1,540

Fair Market Rents on this page apply to the following cities in Mason County, Michigan: Ludington, Hart, Scottville, Pentwater, Fountain, Custer, and Walhalla.

These Fair Market Rents also apply to the following ZIP codes in Mason County, Michigan: 49431, 49420, 49454, 49449, 49410, 49405, and 49458.

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