McCracken County, KY

2025 Fair Market Rents

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The top three largest cities in McCracken County are Paducah, Calvert City, and West Paducah. 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 McCracken County use?

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

McCracken County ($1,011) has a 4.3% higher FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of Kentucky ($969) and therefore a higher gross rent.

McCracken County is rank 34th out of 120 counties. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is higher than 86 other counties. McCracken County is the 34th most expensive county in terms of FMRs.

Rent Tables McCracken County, KY

Fair Market Rent (40th Percentile)

$693
studio
$781
1-Bedroom
$1,011
2-Bedroom
$1,218
3-Bedroom
$1,698
4-Bedroom

Median Rent (50th Percentile)

$730
studio
$823
1-Bedroom
$1,065
2-Bedroom
$1,283
3-Bedroom
$1,788
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
42001 $720 $810 $1,050 $1,270 $1,760
42002 $690 $780 $1,010 $1,220 $1,700
42029 $730 $860 $1,010 $1,310 $1,420
42086 $740 $830 $1,080 $1,300 $1,810
42029 $730 $860 $1,010 $1,310 $1,420
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
42001 $648 $729 $945 $1,143 $1,584
42002 $621 $702 $909 $1,098 $1,530
42029 $657 $774 $909 $1,179 $1,278
42086 $666 $747 $972 $1,170 $1,629
42029 $657 $774 $909 $1,179 $1,278
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
42001 $792 $891 $1,155 $1,397 $1,936
42002 $759 $858 $1,111 $1,342 $1,870
42029 $803 $946 $1,111 $1,441 $1,562
42086 $814 $913 $1,188 $1,430 $1,991
42029 $803 $946 $1,111 $1,441 $1,562

Fair Market Rents on this page apply to the following cities in McCracken County, Kentucky: Paducah, Calvert City, and West Paducah.

These Fair Market Rents also apply to the following ZIP codes in McCracken County, Kentucky: 42001, 42029, 42086, and 42002.

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