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Texas: 2026 income limits & Fair Market Rents

HUD's 2026 figures for Texas: the income limits that housing programs use to determine eligibility tiers, and the Fair Market Rents that set voucher payment standards. State median family income: $101,500.

Income limit tiers (statewide, by household size)

Programs generally define "extremely low" as 30% of area median income, "very low" as 50%, and "low" as 80%. ✓ 2026-07-20 source

HouseholdExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person $21,350 $35,550 $56,850
2 people $24,400 $40,600 $65,000
3 people $27,450 $45,700 $73,100
4 people $30,450 $50,750 $81,200
5 people $32,900 $54,850 $87,700
6 people $35,350 $58,900 $94,200
7 people $37,800 $62,950 $100,700
8 people $40,200 $67,000 $107,200

Actual limits are set per county/metro area and can differ from the statewide figures above — use HUD's official lookup for your county, or ask your local Public Housing Agency.

Fair Market Rents by county (2026)

FMRs are HUD's rent benchmarks by unit size, used to set Housing Choice Voucher payment standards. ✓ 2026-07-20 source

County / areaStudio1BR2BR3BR4BR
Anderson County
Anderson County, TX
$895$901 $1,117$1,339 $1,686
Andrews County
Andrews County, TX
$1,108$1,300 $1,425$1,709 $2,097
Angelina County
Angelina County, TX
$876$892 $1,021$1,365 $1,414
Aransas County
Aransas County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,059$1,072 $1,407$1,910 $2,116
Archer County
Wichita Falls, TX MSA
$831$925 $1,136$1,553 $1,759
Armstrong County
Amarillo, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$778$903 $1,106$1,503 $1,742
Atascosa County
Atascosa County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$831$1,002 $1,098$1,435 $1,454
Austin County
Austin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$885$891 $1,095$1,523 $1,837
Bailey County
Bailey County, TX
$756$778 $973$1,266 $1,432
Bandera County
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,077$1,177 $1,426$1,830 $2,132
Bastrop County
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA
$1,474$1,562 $1,852$2,347 $2,760
Baylor County
Baylor County, TX
$737$742 $973$1,353 $1,432
Bee County
Bee County, TX
$897$903 $1,185$1,467 $1,569
Bell County
Killeen-Temple, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$983$990 $1,233$1,711 $2,068
Bexar County
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,077$1,177 $1,426$1,830 $2,132
Blanco County
Blanco County, TX
$884$889 $1,167$1,623 $1,717
Borden County
Borden County, TX
$789$811 $1,015$1,321 $1,493
Bosque County
Bosque County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$671$742 $973$1,283 $1,288
Bowie County
Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR HUD Metro FMR Area
$859$868 $1,101$1,369 $1,657
Brazoria County
Brazoria County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,080$1,240 $1,359$1,839 $2,280
Brazos County
College Station-Bryan, TX MSA
$1,025$1,082 $1,186$1,649 $1,928
Brewster County
Brewster County, TX
$772$808 $993$1,381 $1,461
Briscoe County
Briscoe County, TX
$789$811 $1,015$1,321 $1,493
Brooks County
Brooks County, TX
$756$778 $973$1,353 $1,432
Brown County
Brown County, TX
$792$823 $1,080$1,362 $1,619
Burleson County
College Station-Bryan, TX MSA
$1,025$1,082 $1,186$1,649 $1,928
Burnet County
Burnet County, TX
$969$997 $1,247$1,645 $1,651
Caldwell County
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA
$1,474$1,562 $1,852$2,347 $2,760
Calhoun County
Calhoun County, TX
$756$888 $973$1,353 $1,432
Callahan County
Abilene, TX MSA
$1,010$1,020 $1,276$1,653 $1,987
Cameron County
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA
$773$866 $1,047$1,414 $1,479
Camp County
Camp County, TX
$749$754 $973$1,353 $1,432
Carson County
Amarillo, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$778$903 $1,106$1,503 $1,742
Cass County
Cass County, TX
$737$742 $973$1,328 $1,432
Castro County
Castro County, TX
$795$801 $1,050$1,259 $1,545
Chambers County
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,280$1,323 $1,573$2,116 $2,639
Cherokee County
Cherokee County, TX
$751$756 $984$1,362 $1,448
Childress County
Childress County, TX
$816$853 $1,049$1,409 $1,543
Clay County
Wichita Falls, TX MSA
$831$925 $1,136$1,553 $1,759
Cochran County
Cochran County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$681$820 $973$1,170 $1,606
Coke County
Coke County, TX
$737$742 $973$1,234 $1,432
Coleman County
Coleman County, TX
$797$803 $1,053$1,263 $1,549
Collin County
Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,582$1,648 $1,931$2,431 $3,091
Collingsworth County
Collingsworth County, TX
$756$778 $973$1,266 $1,432
Colorado County
Colorado County, TX
$892$917 $1,147$1,375 $1,688
Comal County
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,077$1,177 $1,426$1,830 $2,132
Comanche County
Comanche County, TX
$737$742 $973$1,353 $1,432
Concho County
Concho County, TX
$896$922 $1,153$1,500 $1,696
Cooke County
Cooke County, TX
$955$961 $1,261$1,552 $1,719
Coryell County
Killeen-Temple, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$983$990 $1,233$1,711 $2,068
Cottle County
Cottle County, TX
$789$811 $1,015$1,321 $1,493
Crane County
Crane County, TX
$762$783 $980$1,275 $1,442
Crockett County
Crockett County, TX
$789$811 $1,015$1,321 $1,493
Crosby County
Lubbock, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$818$990 $1,175$1,634 $1,940
Culberson County
Culberson County, TX
$789$811 $1,015$1,321 $1,493
Dallam County
Dallam County, TX
$910$1,067 $1,170$1,558 $1,721
Dallas County
Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,582$1,648 $1,931$2,431 $3,091
Dawson County
Dawson County, TX
$818$823 $1,080$1,295 $1,589
Deaf Smith County
Deaf Smith County, TX
$738$855 $1,070$1,283 $1,604
Delta County
Delta County, TX
$756$808 $973$1,345 $1,359
Denton County
Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,582$1,648 $1,931$2,431 $3,091
DeWitt County
DeWitt County, TX
$887$912 $1,141$1,368 $1,679
Dickens County
Dickens County, TX
$756$778 $973$1,167 $1,432
Dimmit County
Dimmit County, TX
$756$888 $973$1,353 $1,432
Donley County
Donley County, TX
$756$778 $973$1,178 $1,376
Duval County
Duval County, TX
$789$811 $1,015$1,321 $1,493
Eastland County
Eastland County, TX
$756$862 $973$1,353 $1,632
Ector County
Odessa, TX MSA
$1,245$1,269 $1,595$1,912 $2,213
Edwards County
Edwards County, TX
$789$811 $1,015$1,321 $1,493
El Paso County
El Paso, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$821$1,013 $1,191$1,633 $1,998
Ellis County
Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,582$1,648 $1,931$2,431 $3,091
Erath County
Erath County, TX
$893$899 $1,179$1,640 $1,913
Falls County
Falls County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$671$742 $973$1,353 $1,632
Fannin County
Fannin County, TX
$679$751 $985$1,370 $1,652
Fayette County
Fayette County, TX
$771$882 $1,019$1,388 $1,597
Fisher County
Fisher County, TX
$751$755 $973$1,167 $1,432
Floyd County
Floyd County, TX
$737$742 $973$1,167 $1,432
Foard County
Foard County, TX
$745$750 $973$1,266 $1,432
Fort Bend County
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,280$1,323 $1,573$2,116 $2,639
Franklin County
Franklin County, TX
$861$885 $1,107$1,327 $1,629
Freestone County
Freestone County, TX
$737$742 $973$1,298 $1,432
Frio County
Frio County, TX
$846$870 $1,088$1,416 $1,601
Gaines County
Gaines County, TX
$756$832 $973$1,167 $1,432
Galveston County
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,280$1,323 $1,573$2,116 $2,639
Garza County
Garza County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$681$820 $973$1,353 $1,569
Gillespie County
Gillespie County, TX
$1,089$1,096 $1,438$1,806 $2,116
Glasscock County
Glasscock County, TX
$789$811 $1,015$1,321 $1,493
Goliad County
Victoria, TX MSA
$1,146$1,153 $1,442$1,729 $1,909
Gonzales County
Gonzales County, TX
$671$742 $973$1,353 $1,396
Gray County
Gray County, TX
$785$790 $1,037$1,243 $1,373
Grayson County
Sherman-Denison, TX MSA
$1,088$1,089 $1,351$1,879 $2,157
Gregg County
Longview, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,007$1,013 $1,199$1,606 $1,694
Grimes County
Grimes County, TX
$830$853 $1,067$1,287 $1,570
Guadalupe County
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,077$1,177 $1,426$1,830 $2,132
Hale County
Hale County, TX
$671$888 $973$1,304 $1,477
Hall County
Hall County, TX
$746$751 $973$1,353 $1,432
Hamilton County
Hamilton County, TX
$737$742 $973$1,309 $1,432
Hansford County
Hansford County, TX
$843$848 $1,113$1,379 $1,474
Hardeman County
Hardeman County, TX
$737$742 $973$1,220 $1,432
Hardin County
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA
$892$898 $1,103$1,446 $1,732
Harris County
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,280$1,323 $1,573$2,116 $2,639
Harrison County
Harrison County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$869$960 $1,260$1,511 $1,668
Hartley County
Hartley County, TX
$878$902 $1,129$1,489 $1,495
Haskell County
Haskell County, TX
$756$778 $973$1,353 $1,550
Hays County
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA
$1,474$1,562 $1,852$2,347 $2,760
Hemphill County
Hemphill County, TX
$756$778 $973$1,353 $1,432
Henderson County
Henderson County, TX
$754$830 $1,009$1,328 $1,494
Hidalgo County
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA
$842$847 $1,060$1,376 $1,522
Hill County
Hill County, TX
$705$802 $1,023$1,397 $1,716
Hockley County
Hockley County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$848$854 $973$1,353 $1,632
Hood County
Hood County, TX
$1,098$1,237 $1,412$1,693 $2,196
Hopkins County
Hopkins County, TX
$910$952 $1,115$1,471 $1,476
Houston County
Houston County, TX
$740$745 $978$1,204 $1,295
Howard County
Howard County, TX
$918$924 $1,173$1,406 $1,726
Hudspeth County
Hudspeth County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$671$828 $973$1,167 $1,632
Hunt County
Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,582$1,648 $1,931$2,431 $3,091
Hutchinson County
Hutchinson County, TX
$737$742 $973$1,353 $1,632
Irion County
San Angelo, TX MSA
$923$1,049 $1,339$1,821 $2,043
Jack County
Jack County, TX
$756$888 $973$1,353 $1,432
Jackson County
Jackson County, TX
$822$940 $1,057$1,267 $1,555
Jasper County
Jasper County, TX
$756$838 $973$1,221 $1,432
Jeff Davis County
Jeff Davis County, TX
$789$811 $1,015$1,321 $1,493
Jefferson County
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA
$892$898 $1,103$1,446 $1,732
Jim Hogg County
Jim Hogg County, TX
$756$778 $973$1,167 $1,432
Jim Wells County
Jim Wells County, TX
$737$742 $973$1,289 $1,432
Johnson County
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,427$1,473 $1,723$2,273 $2,815
Jones County
Abilene, TX MSA
$1,010$1,020 $1,276$1,653 $1,987
Karnes County
Karnes County, TX
$876$968 $1,270$1,523 $1,869
Kaufman County
Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,582$1,648 $1,931$2,431 $3,091
Kendall County
Kendall County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,301$1,311 $1,650$2,176 $2,185
Kenedy County
Kenedy County, TX
$789$811 $1,015$1,321 $1,493
Kent County
Kent County, TX
$789$811 $1,015$1,321 $1,493
Kerr County
Kerr County, TX
$869$965 $1,118$1,475 $1,523
Kimble County
Kimble County, TX
$737$742 $973$1,340 $1,432
King County
King County, TX
$789$811 $1,015$1,321 $1,493
Kinney County
Kinney County, TX
$789$811 $1,015$1,321 $1,493
Kleberg County
Kleberg County, TX
$914$953 $1,238$1,484 $1,822
Knox County
Knox County, TX
$756$778 $973$1,266 $1,432
La Salle County
La Salle County, TX
$789$811 $1,015$1,321 $1,493
Lamar County
Lamar County, TX
$756$785 $973$1,294 $1,329
Lamb County
Lamb County, TX
$737$742 $973$1,313 $1,632
Lampasas County
Lampasas County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$808$813 $1,067$1,475 $1,790
Lavaca County
Lavaca County, TX
$820$886 $1,055$1,265 $1,770
Lee County
Lee County, TX
$887$912 $1,141$1,430 $1,540
Leon County
Leon County, TX
$773$778 $973$1,283 $1,288
Liberty County
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,280$1,323 $1,573$2,116 $2,639
Limestone County
Limestone County, TX
$737$742 $973$1,231 $1,432
Lipscomb County
Lipscomb County, TX
$756$778 $973$1,270 $1,432
Live Oak County
Live Oak County, TX
$782$787 $1,033$1,314 $1,547
Llano County
Llano County, TX
$839$845 $1,097$1,526 $1,665
Loving County
Loving County, TX
$789$811 $1,015$1,321 $1,493
Lubbock County
Lubbock, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$818$990 $1,175$1,634 $1,940
Lynn County
Lynn County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$705$767 $1,007$1,207 $1,465
Madison County
Madison County, TX
$737$742 $973$1,353 $1,432
Marion County
Marion County, TX
$756$778 $973$1,238 $1,432
Martin County
Martin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,422$1,441 $1,772$2,215 $2,722
Mason County
Mason County, TX
$796$819 $1,024$1,333 $1,507
Matagorda County
Matagorda County, TX
$912$960 $1,173$1,498 $1,911
Maverick County
Eagle Pass, TX MSA
$814$888 $973$1,337 $1,499
McCulloch County
McCulloch County, TX
$812$863 $1,045$1,360 $1,538
McLennan County
Waco, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$850$996 $1,240$1,599 $1,644
McMullen County
McMullen County, TX
$789$811 $1,015$1,321 $1,493
Medina County
Medina County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$905$912 $1,196$1,578 $1,584
Menard County
Menard County, TX
$756$778 $973$1,353 $1,432
Midland County
Midland, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,424$1,449 $1,780$2,286 $2,667
Milam County
Milam County, TX
$785$790 $1,037$1,302 $1,626
Mills County
Mills County, TX
$756$888 $973$1,353 $1,432
Mitchell County
Mitchell County, TX
$826$831 $1,091$1,420 $1,605
Montague County
Montague County, TX
$820$856 $1,055$1,467 $1,552
Montgomery County
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,280$1,323 $1,573$2,116 $2,639
Moore County
Moore County, TX
$786$791 $1,038$1,305 $1,527
Morris County
Morris County, TX
$756$778 $973$1,254 $1,632
Motley County
Motley County, TX
$756$778 $973$1,167 $1,432
Nacogdoches County
Nacogdoches County, TX
$850$893 $1,067$1,279 $1,696
Navarro County
Navarro County, TX
$775$863 $1,055$1,467 $1,552
Newton County
Newton County, TX
$756$778 $973$1,353 $1,594
Nolan County
Nolan County, TX
$774$810 $995$1,384 $1,669
Nueces County
Corpus Christi, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,031$1,117 $1,366$1,796 $2,054
Ochiltree County
Ochiltree County, TX
$776$798 $998$1,280 $1,468
Oldham County
Oldham County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$774$899 $1,101$1,499 $1,734
Orange County
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA
$892$898 $1,103$1,446 $1,732
Palo Pinto County
Palo Pinto County, TX
$820$825 $1,068$1,397 $1,792
Panola County
Panola County, TX
$753$758 $995$1,235 $1,434
Parker County
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,427$1,473 $1,723$2,273 $2,815
Parmer County
Parmer County, TX
$823$828 $1,087$1,303 $1,698
Pecos County
Pecos County, TX
$756$888 $973$1,353 $1,432
Polk County
Polk County, TX
$849$855 $1,122$1,345 $1,651
Potter County
Amarillo, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$778$903 $1,106$1,503 $1,742
Presidio County
Presidio County, TX
$789$811 $1,015$1,321 $1,493
Rains County
Rains County, TX
$756$888 $973$1,353 $1,632
Randall County
Amarillo, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$778$903 $1,106$1,503 $1,742
Reagan County
Reagan County, TX
$789$811 $1,015$1,321 $1,493
Real County
Real County, TX
$812$953 $1,045$1,360 $1,538
Red River County
Red River County, TX
$671$778 $973$1,353 $1,632
Reeves County
Reeves County, TX
$842$988 $1,083$1,299 $1,593
Refugio County
Refugio County, TX
$756$778 $973$1,353 $1,432
Roberts County
Roberts County, TX
$789$811 $1,015$1,321 $1,493
Robertson County
College Station-Bryan, TX MSA
$1,025$1,082 $1,186$1,649 $1,928
Rockwall County
Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,582$1,648 $1,931$2,431 $3,091
Runnels County
Runnels County, TX
$809$815 $1,069$1,282 $1,573
Rusk County
Rusk County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$890$895 $1,175$1,451 $1,606
Sabine County
Sabine County, TX
$737$742 $973$1,167 $1,432
San Augustine County
San Augustine County, TX
$789$811 $1,015$1,321 $1,493
San Jacinto County
San Jacinto County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$935$1,048 $1,149$1,536 $1,928
San Patricio County
Corpus Christi, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,031$1,117 $1,366$1,796 $2,054
San Saba County
San Saba County, TX
$781$786 $1,031$1,288 $1,517
Schleicher County
Schleicher County, TX
$756$778 $973$1,266 $1,432
Scurry County
Scurry County, TX
$862$1,012 $1,109$1,528 $1,588
Shackelford County
Shackelford County, TX
$756$778 $973$1,266 $1,432
Shelby County
Shelby County, TX
$756$888 $973$1,353 $1,439
Sherman County
Sherman County, TX
$756$778 $973$1,266 $1,432
Smith County
Tyler, TX MSA
$984$1,089 $1,338$1,793 $1,981
Somervell County
Somervell County, TX
$789$811 $1,015$1,321 $1,493
Starr County
Starr County, TX
$737$742 $973$1,353 $1,490
Stephens County
Stephens County, TX
$789$811 $1,015$1,321 $1,493
Sterling County
Sterling County, TX
$789$899 $1,133$1,519 $1,871
Stonewall County
Stonewall County, TX
$789$811 $1,015$1,321 $1,493
Sutton County
Sutton County, TX
$737$742 $973$1,214 $1,432
Swisher County
Swisher County, TX
$756$783 $973$1,353 $1,432
Tarrant County
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,427$1,473 $1,723$2,273 $2,815
Taylor County
Abilene, TX MSA
$1,010$1,020 $1,276$1,653 $1,987
Terrell County
Terrell County, TX
$789$811 $1,015$1,321 $1,493
Terry County
Terry County, TX
$756$778 $973$1,266 $1,432
Throckmorton County
Throckmorton County, TX
$767$788 $986$1,182 $1,451
Titus County
Titus County, TX
$774$779 $973$1,263 $1,288
Tom Green County
San Angelo, TX MSA
$923$1,049 $1,339$1,821 $2,043
Travis County
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA
$1,474$1,562 $1,852$2,347 $2,760
Trinity County
Trinity County, TX
$785$818 $1,010$1,211 $1,486
Tyler County
Tyler County, TX
$787$793 $1,040$1,247 $1,604
Upshur County
Longview, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,007$1,013 $1,199$1,606 $1,694
Upton County
Upton County, TX
$789$811 $1,015$1,321 $1,493
Uvalde County
Uvalde County, TX
$850$856 $1,123$1,488 $1,751
Val Verde County
Val Verde County, TX
$857$863 $1,064$1,450 $1,455
Van Zandt County
Van Zandt County, TX
$839$844 $1,108$1,458 $1,467
Victoria County
Victoria, TX MSA
$1,146$1,153 $1,442$1,729 $1,909
Walker County
Walker County, TX
$857$1,097 $1,210$1,602 $1,780
Waller County
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,280$1,323 $1,573$2,116 $2,639
Ward County
Ward County, TX
$945$963 $1,215$1,576 $1,788
Washington County
Washington County, TX
$991$998 $1,309$1,692 $1,733
Webb County
Laredo, TX MSA
$956$962 $1,161$1,499 $1,551
Wharton County
Wharton County, TX
$758$838 $1,100$1,500 $1,718
Wheeler County
Wheeler County, TX
$784$806 $1,008$1,209 $1,483
Wichita County
Wichita Falls, TX MSA
$831$925 $1,136$1,553 $1,759
Wilbarger County
Wilbarger County, TX
$752$757 $993$1,191 $1,512
Willacy County
Willacy County, TX
$737$742 $973$1,353 $1,432
Williamson County
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA
$1,474$1,562 $1,852$2,347 $2,760
Wilson County
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,077$1,177 $1,426$1,830 $2,132
Winkler County
Winkler County, TX
$760$782 $978$1,173 $1,439
Wise County
Wise County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
$912$918 $1,205$1,676 $2,021
Wood County
Wood County, TX
$705$814 $1,022$1,260 $1,398
Yoakum County
Yoakum County, TX
$922$1,082 $1,186$1,422 $1,745
Young County
Young County, TX
$756$761 $998$1,388 $1,468
Zapata County
Zapata County, TX
$747$751 $973$1,167 $1,432
Zavala County
Zavala County, TX
$756$778 $973$1,353 $1,432

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