What is the Fair Market Rent in Mesa, AZ?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home runs from $1,450 to $1,930 a month across the 8 ZIP codes that cover Mesa.

By ZIP code: 85204 $1,530, 85210 $1,570, 85202 $1,700, 85213 $1,780, 85209 $1,930, 85201 $1,510, 85206 $1,800, 85205 $1,450.

Across the whole Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MSA the two-bedroom figure is $1,734.

The Census Bureau’s median gross rent for a two-bedroom home in Mesa is $1,615 (±$29), above the Small Area figure for ZIP 85204.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

2 bedrooms, whole area: $1,734
2 bedrooms, ZIP 85204: $1,530
2 bedrooms, ZIP 85210: $1,570
2 bedrooms, ZIP 85202: $1,700

Fair Market Rents for Mesa, fiscal year 2027

HUD Fair Market Rent, dollars a month (gross rent, including utilities), beside the Census Bureau’s median gross rent for each ZIP code
	Studio	1 bedroom	2 bedrooms	3 bedrooms	4 bedrooms	Census median rent
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MSA (whole area)	$1,390	$1,493	$1,734	$2,287	$2,537	—
ZIP 85204	$1,230	$1,320	$1,530	$2,050	$2,260	$1,566
ZIP 85210	$1,260	$1,350	$1,570	$2,080	$2,310	$1,497
ZIP 85202 (99% of the ZIP’s land is in this place)	$1,360	$1,460	$1,700	$2,240	$2,490	$1,594
ZIP 85213 (96% of the ZIP’s land is in this place)	$1,430	$1,530	$1,780	$2,350	$2,600	$1,730
ZIP 85209 (95% of the ZIP’s land is in this place)	$1,550	$1,660	$1,930	$2,550	$2,820	$1,864
ZIP 85201 (92% of the ZIP’s land is in this place)	$1,190	$1,300	$1,510	$2,010	$2,230	$1,445
ZIP 85206 (84% of the ZIP’s land is in this place)	$1,430	$1,540	$1,800	$2,390	$2,650	$1,818
ZIP 85205 (83% of the ZIP’s land is in this place)	$1,160	$1,260	$1,450	$1,940	$2,160	$1,446

A Fair Market Rent is HUD’s estimate of the gross rent (shelter plus utilities) of a modest rental home in the area.

Whether a housing authority uses the ZIP code (Small Area) figures or the area-wide one depends on whether HUD has designated the area for Small Area FMRs or the authority has opted in; ask the local housing authority which applies.

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Questions about Mesa

What is the Section 8 payment standard in Mesa?

Housing authorities set payment standards between 90% and 110% of HUD’s Fair Market Rent; for fiscal year 2027, the two-bedroom Fair Market Rent for the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MSA is $1,734, and the Small Area figure for 85204 is $1,530.

What is the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in ZIP 85204?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 85204 is $1,530 a month; the Census Bureau’s median gross rent across that ZIP code, for homes of every size, is $1,566 (±$75).

What is the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in ZIP 85210?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 85210 is $1,570 a month; the Census Bureau’s median gross rent across that ZIP code, for homes of every size, is $1,497 (±$53).

What is the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in ZIP 85202?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 85202 is $1,700 a month; the Census Bureau’s median gross rent across that ZIP code, for homes of every size, is $1,594 (±$50).

What is the Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom in Mesa?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom home in ZIP 85204 is $1,320 a month, against $1,493 across the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MSA.

Sources

Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.