What is the Fair Market Rent in Newport News, VA?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home runs from $1,380 to $2,100 a month across the 8 ZIP codes that cover Newport News.

By ZIP code: 23601 $1,450, 23602 $1,780, 23604 $2,100, 23606 $1,690, 23607 $1,390, 23608 $1,520, 23603 $1,610, 23605 $1,380.

Across the whole Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC HUD Metro FMR Area the two-bedroom figure is $1,667.

The Census Bureau’s median gross rent for a two-bedroom home in Newport News is $1,289 (±$28), below the Small Area figure for ZIP 23601.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

2 bedrooms, whole area: $1,667
2 bedrooms, ZIP 23601: $1,450
2 bedrooms, ZIP 23602: $1,780
2 bedrooms, ZIP 23604: $2,100

Fair Market Rents for Newport News, 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
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC HUD Metro FMR Area (whole area)	$1,470	$1,488	$1,667	$2,298	$2,710	—
ZIP 23601	$1,280	$1,290	$1,450	$2,000	$2,360	$1,340
ZIP 23602	$1,570	$1,590	$1,780	$2,450	$2,890	$1,511
ZIP 23604	$1,850	$1,870	$2,100	$2,890	$3,410	$1,901
ZIP 23606	$1,490	$1,510	$1,690	$2,330	$2,750	$1,377
ZIP 23607	$1,230	$1,240	$1,390	$1,920	$2,260	$1,176
ZIP 23608	$1,340	$1,360	$1,520	$2,100	$2,470	$1,265
ZIP 23603 (97% of the ZIP’s land is in this place)	$1,420	$1,440	$1,610	$2,220	$2,620	$1,444
ZIP 23605 (85% of the ZIP’s land is in this place)	$1,220	$1,230	$1,380	$1,900	$2,240	$1,222

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 Newport News

What is the Section 8 payment standard in Newport News?

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 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,667, and the Small Area figure for 23601 is $1,450.

What is the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in ZIP 23601?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 23601 is $1,450 a month; the Census Bureau’s median gross rent across that ZIP code, for homes of every size, is $1,340 (±$74).

What is the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in ZIP 23602?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 23602 is $1,780 a month; the Census Bureau’s median gross rent across that ZIP code, for homes of every size, is $1,511 (±$64).

What is the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in ZIP 23604?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 23604 is $2,100 a month; the Census Bureau’s median gross rent across that ZIP code, for homes of every size, is $1,901 (±$94).

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

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom home in ZIP 23601 is $1,290 a month, against $1,488 across the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC HUD Metro FMR Area.

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.