What is the Fair Market Rent in Manchester, CT?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home runs from $1,850 to $2,290 a month across the 2 ZIP codes that cover Manchester.

By ZIP code: 06040 $1,850, 06042 $2,290.

Across the whole Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA the two-bedroom figure is $1,933.

The Census Bureau’s median gross rent for a two-bedroom home in Manchester is $1,616 (±$62), below the Small Area figure for ZIP 06040.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

2 bedrooms, whole area: $1,933
2 bedrooms, ZIP 06040: $1,850
2 bedrooms, ZIP 06042: $2,290

Fair Market Rents for Manchester, 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
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA (whole area)	$1,346	$1,543	$1,933	$2,303	$2,542	—
ZIP 06040	$1,290	$1,480	$1,850	$2,200	$2,430	$1,384
ZIP 06042	$1,590	$1,830	$2,290	$2,730	$3,010	$1,736

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.

The figures for Manchester include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Manchester (community).

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Questions about Manchester

What is the Section 8 payment standard in Manchester?

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 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA is $1,933, and the Small Area figure for 06040 is $1,850.

What is the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in ZIP 06040?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 06040 is $1,850 a month; the Census Bureau’s median gross rent across that ZIP code, for homes of every size, is $1,384 (±$63).

What is the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in ZIP 06042?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 06042 is $2,290 a month; the Census Bureau’s median gross rent across that ZIP code, for homes of every size, is $1,736 (±$54).

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

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom home in ZIP 06040 is $1,480 a month, against $1,543 across the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 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.