What is the Fair Market Rent in Surprise, AZ?
HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home runs from $1,570 to $2,410 a month across the 5 ZIP codes that cover Surprise.
By ZIP code: 85374 $2,000, 85379 $2,160, 85388 $2,260, 85378 $1,570, 85387 $2,410.
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 Surprise is $1,940 (±$120), within its margin of the Small Area figure for ZIP 85374.
Figures last updated on .
- 2 bedrooms, whole area
- $1,734
- 2 bedrooms, ZIP 85374
- $2,000
- 2 bedrooms, ZIP 85379
- $2,160
- 2 bedrooms, ZIP 85388
- $2,260
Fair Market Rents for Surprise, fiscal year 2027
| 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 85374 | $1,600 | $1,720 | $2,000 | $2,640 | $2,930 | $1,928 |
| ZIP 85379 | $1,730 | $1,860 | $2,160 | $2,850 | $3,160 | $2,095 |
| ZIP 85388 (94% of the ZIP’s land is in this place) | $1,810 | $1,950 | $2,260 | $2,980 | $3,310 | $2,155 |
| ZIP 85378 (75% of the ZIP’s land is in this place) | $1,260 | $1,350 | $1,570 | $2,070 | $2,300 | $1,514 |
| ZIP 85387 (65% of the ZIP’s land is in this place) | $1,930 | $2,070 | $2,410 | $3,180 | $3,530 | $2,579 |
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 Surprise
What is the Section 8 payment standard in Surprise?
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 85374 is $2,000.
What is the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in ZIP 85374?
HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 85374 is $2,000 a month; the Census Bureau’s median gross rent across that ZIP code, for homes of every size, is $1,928 (±$103).
What is the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in ZIP 85379?
HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 85379 is $2,160 a month; the Census Bureau’s median gross rent across that ZIP code, for homes of every size, is $2,095 (±$86).
What is the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in ZIP 85388?
HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 85388 is $2,260 a month; the Census Bureau’s median gross rent across that ZIP code, for homes of every size, is $2,155 (±$143).
What is the Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom in Surprise?
HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom home in ZIP 85374 is $1,720 a month, against $1,493 across the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MSA.
Sources
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MSA
- HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MSA
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
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.
Figures last updated on .
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