Newport County, RI

2025 Fair Market Rents

Tags: 2025 Newport-Middleton-Portsmouth, RI HUD Metro FMR Area

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The top four largest cities in Newport County are Newport, Portsmouth, Tiverton, and Middletown. 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 Newport County use?

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

Newport County ($2,200) has a 32.9% higher FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of Rhode Island ($1,656) and therefore a higher gross rent.

Newport County is rank 1st out of 39 counties. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is higher than all other counties. Newport County is the most expensive county in terms of FMRs.

Rent Tables Newport County, RI

Fair Market Rent (40th Percentile)

$1,666
studio
$1,677
1-Bedroom
$2,200
2-Bedroom
$2,937
3-Bedroom
$3,328
4-Bedroom

Median Rent (50th Percentile)

$1,786
studio
$1,798
1-Bedroom
$2,359
2-Bedroom
$3,149
3-Bedroom
$3,568
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
02801 $1,660 $1,770 $2,170 $2,610 $3,170
02835 $1,790 $1,920 $2,350 $2,830 $3,440
02837 $1,850 $1,980 $2,420 $2,920 $3,540
02840 $1,670 $1,680 $2,210 $2,950 $3,340
02841 $1,670 $1,680 $2,210 $2,950 $3,340
02872 $1,620 $1,630 $2,140 $2,860 $3,240
02878 $1,550 $1,560 $2,050 $2,700 $3,240
02840 $1,670 $1,680 $2,210 $2,950 $3,340
02841 $1,670 $1,680 $2,210 $2,950 $3,340
02842 $1,590 $1,600 $2,100 $2,800 $3,240
02871 $1,820 $1,840 $2,410 $3,220 $3,650
02872 $1,620 $1,630 $2,140 $2,860 $3,240
02878 $1,550 $1,560 $2,050 $2,700 $3,240
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
02801 $1,494 $1,593 $1,953 $2,349 $2,853
02835 $1,611 $1,728 $2,115 $2,547 $3,096
02837 $1,665 $1,782 $2,178 $2,628 $3,186
02840 $1,503 $1,512 $1,989 $2,655 $3,006
02841 $1,503 $1,512 $1,989 $2,655 $3,006
02872 $1,458 $1,467 $1,926 $2,574 $2,916
02878 $1,395 $1,404 $1,845 $2,430 $2,916
02840 $1,503 $1,512 $1,989 $2,655 $3,006
02841 $1,503 $1,512 $1,989 $2,655 $3,006
02842 $1,431 $1,440 $1,890 $2,520 $2,916
02871 $1,638 $1,656 $2,169 $2,898 $3,285
02872 $1,458 $1,467 $1,926 $2,574 $2,916
02878 $1,395 $1,404 $1,845 $2,430 $2,916
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
02801 $1,826 $1,947 $2,387 $2,871 $3,487
02835 $1,969 $2,112 $2,585 $3,113 $3,784
02837 $2,035 $2,178 $2,662 $3,212 $3,894
02840 $1,837 $1,848 $2,431 $3,245 $3,674
02841 $1,837 $1,848 $2,431 $3,245 $3,674
02872 $1,782 $1,793 $2,354 $3,146 $3,564
02878 $1,705 $1,716 $2,255 $2,970 $3,564
02840 $1,837 $1,848 $2,431 $3,245 $3,674
02841 $1,837 $1,848 $2,431 $3,245 $3,674
02842 $1,749 $1,760 $2,310 $3,080 $3,564
02871 $2,002 $2,024 $2,651 $3,542 $4,015
02872 $1,782 $1,793 $2,354 $3,146 $3,564
02878 $1,705 $1,716 $2,255 $2,970 $3,564

Fair Market Rents on this page apply to the following cities in Newport County, Rhode Island: Newport, Portsmouth, Tiverton, Middletown, Jamestown, Little Compton, Adamsville, and Prudence Island.

These Fair Market Rents also apply to the following ZIP codes in Newport County, Rhode Island: 02840, 02871, 02878, 02842, 02835, 02837, 02801, 02841, and 02872.

Newport County, RI is considered part of the following metro FMR area: NEWPORT-MIDDLETON-PORTSMOUTH, RI HUD METRO FMR AREA.

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