What is the Fair Market Rent in Port Arthur, TX?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home runs from $1,150 to $1,350 a month across the 3 ZIP codes that cover Port Arthur.

By ZIP code: 77642 $1,150, 77640 $1,350, 77655 $1,350.

Across the whole Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA the two-bedroom figure is $1,218.

The Census Bureau’s median gross rent for a two-bedroom home in Port Arthur is $1,035 (±$68), below the Small Area figure for ZIP 77642.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

2 bedrooms, whole area: $1,218
2 bedrooms, ZIP 77642: $1,150
2 bedrooms, ZIP 77640: $1,350
2 bedrooms, ZIP 77655: $1,350

Fair Market Rents for Port Arthur, 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
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA (whole area)	$980	$986	$1,218	$1,588	$1,944	—
ZIP 77642 (86% of the ZIP’s land is in this place)	$930	$930	$1,150	$1,500	$1,840	$948
ZIP 77640 (81% of the ZIP’s land is in this place)	$1,090	$1,090	$1,350	$1,760	$2,150	$1,254
ZIP 77655 (51% of the ZIP’s land is in this place)	$1,090	$1,090	$1,350	$1,760	$2,150	—

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 Port Arthur

What is the Section 8 payment standard in Port Arthur?

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 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA is $1,218, and the Small Area figure for 77642 is $1,150.

What is the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in ZIP 77642?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 77642 is $1,150 a month; the Census Bureau’s median gross rent across that ZIP code, for homes of every size, is $948 (±$73).

What is the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in ZIP 77640?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 77640 is $1,350 a month; the Census Bureau’s median gross rent across that ZIP code, for homes of every size, is $1,254 (±$79).

What is the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in ZIP 77655?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 77655 is $1,350 a month.

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

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom home in ZIP 77642 is $930 a month, against $986 across the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 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.