Monroe County, MS

2025 Fair Market Rents

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The top four largest cities in Monroe County are Amory, Aberdeen, Hamilton, and Becker. 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 Monroe County use?

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

Monroe County ($933) has a 6.2% lower FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of Mississippi ($995) and therefore has a lower gross rent.

Monroe County is rank 37th out of 82 counties. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is higher than 45 other counties. Monroe County is the 37th most expensive county in terms of FMRs.

Rent Tables Monroe County, MS

Fair Market Rent (40th Percentile)

$807
studio
$836
1-Bedroom
$933
2-Bedroom
$1,124
3-Bedroom
$1,237
4-Bedroom

Median Rent (50th Percentile)

$829
studio
$858
1-Bedroom
$958
2-Bedroom
$1,154
3-Bedroom
$1,270
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
39730 $810 $840 $930 $1,120 $1,340
38821 $810 $840 $940 $1,130 $1,250
38844 $780 $800 $930 $1,260 $1,300
39730 $810 $840 $930 $1,120 $1,340
39746 $810 $840 $930 $1,120 $1,240
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
39730 $729 $756 $837 $1,008 $1,206
38821 $729 $756 $846 $1,017 $1,125
38844 $702 $720 $837 $1,134 $1,170
39730 $729 $756 $837 $1,008 $1,206
39746 $729 $756 $837 $1,008 $1,116
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
39730 $891 $924 $1,023 $1,232 $1,474
38821 $891 $924 $1,034 $1,243 $1,375
38844 $858 $880 $1,023 $1,386 $1,430
39730 $891 $924 $1,023 $1,232 $1,474
39746 $891 $924 $1,023 $1,232 $1,364

Fair Market Rents on this page apply to the following cities in Monroe County, Mississippi: Amory, Aberdeen, Hamilton, Becker, and Gattman.

These Fair Market Rents also apply to the following ZIP codes in Monroe County, Mississippi: 38821, 39730, 39746, 38825, and 38844.

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