What is the Fair Market Rent in Tempe, AZ?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home runs from $1,810 to $2,320 a month across the 4 ZIP codes that cover Tempe.

By ZIP code: 85282 $1,810, 85284 $2,320, 85281 $1,810, 85283 $1,880.

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 Tempe is $1,791 (±$36), within its margin of the Small Area figure for ZIP 85282.

Figures last updated on .

2 bedrooms, whole area
$1,734
2 bedrooms, ZIP 85282
$1,810
2 bedrooms, ZIP 85284
$2,320
2 bedrooms, ZIP 85281
$1,810

Fair Market Rents for Tempe, 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
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedroomsCensus median rent
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MSA (whole area)$1,390$1,493$1,734$2,287$2,537—
ZIP 85282$1,440$1,560$1,810$2,420$2,680$1,745
ZIP 85284 (99% of the ZIP’s land is in this place)$1,860$2,000$2,320$3,060$3,400$2,236
ZIP 85281 (98% of the ZIP’s land is in this place)$1,440$1,560$1,810$2,420$2,680$1,677
ZIP 85283 (90% of the ZIP’s land is in this place)$1,500$1,620$1,880$2,500$2,780$1,767

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 Tempe

What is the Section 8 payment standard in Tempe?

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 85282 is $1,810.

What is the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in ZIP 85282?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 85282 is $1,810 a month; the Census Bureau’s median gross rent across that ZIP code, for homes of every size, is $1,745 (±$39).

What is the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in ZIP 85284?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 85284 is $2,320 a month; the Census Bureau’s median gross rent across that ZIP code, for homes of every size, is $2,236 (±$99).

What is the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in ZIP 85281?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 85281 is $1,810 a month; the Census Bureau’s median gross rent across that ZIP code, for homes of every size, is $1,677 (±$50).

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

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom home in ZIP 85282 is $1,560 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.

Figures last updated on .

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