Wayne County, MI: Fair Market Rent 2027 and Income Limits

Official HUD figures for landlords and renters, effective October 1, 2026 (rents) and May 1, 2026 (income limits).

$1,4592-bedroom FMR, FY2027

$1,1671-bedroom FMR, FY2027

$83,85080% income limit, family of 4 (FY2026)

$104,800Median family income (FY2026)

The FY2027 Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit in Wayne County is $1,459 a month, up 3.4% from $1,411 in FY2026. Wayne County belongs to the Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI HUD Metro FMR Area FMR area, so the same figures apply across that area. FMRs are gross rents: rent plus all tenant-paid utilities except phone, cable and internet.

Fair market rent in Wayne County by bedroom count

Unit size	FY2027 FMR	FY2026 FMR	Change	Payment standard range (90–110%)
Studio	$1,047	$1,009	+3.8%	$943 – $1,151
1 bedroom	$1,167	$1,122	+4.0%	$1,051 – $1,283
2 bedrooms	$1,459	$1,411	+3.4%	$1,314 – $1,604
3 bedrooms	$1,777	$1,724	+3.1%	$1,600 – $1,954
4 bedrooms	$1,929	$1,868	+3.3%	$1,737 – $2,121

Source: HUD Fair Market Rents FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026) and FY2026 (revised file), details.

What can a landlord charge a Section 8 tenant here?

The FMR is not a cap on what you can ask on the open market. For a Housing Choice Voucher tenant, the local housing authority sets a payment standard, normally between 90% and 110% of the FMR (or of the ZIP-level Small Area FMR where those apply). For a two-bedroom unit in Wayne County that is typically $1,314 to $1,604 including utilities. You can charge more than the payment standard if the rent passes the housing authority's rent-reasonableness test and, at move-in, the tenant's share stays within 40% of their adjusted monthly income. Ask the housing authority for its current payment standard schedule.

Can local renters afford the fair market rent?

$37,565median income of renter households

$1,132Median gross rent, all units

36%Rent-to-income ratio (median rent ÷ median renter income)

54%of renter households pay 30% or more of income on rent

At the 30% rule, a renter household earning the local median of $37,565 can afford about $939 a month including utilities. The FY2027 two-bedroom Fair Market Rent of $1,459 is $520 (55.4%) more than that. To rent a two-bedroom at the FMR, a household needs $58,360 a year under the 30% rule, or $52,524 under the common landlord rule that income must be three times the rent.

Wayne County, ACS 2020–2024	Estimate ± MOE
Median gross rent (rent + utilities)	$1,132 ±$8
Median income of renter households	$37,565 ±$847
Renters paying 30% or more of income (cost-burdened)	54.3% ±1.1
Renters paying 50% or more (severely cost-burdened)	30.9% ±0.9
Renter households (where the share can be computed)	223,131

Change since 2015–2019

	ACS 2015–2019	ACS 2020–2024	Change
Median gross rent	$875	$1,132	+29.4%
Median renter household income	$28,233	$37,565	+33.1%
Renters paying 30%+ of income	54.6%	54.3%	−0.3 pts

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates 2020–2024 and 2015–2019 (tables B25064, B25119, B25070). ± = margin of error at 90% confidence. Dollar figures are not adjusted for inflation.

Small Area FMRs by ZIP code (FY2027)

In metro areas HUD also publishes ZIP-level Small Area Fair Market Rents. Housing authorities in designated areas must use them for voucher payment standards; others may opt in. Here the two-bedroom SAFMR ranges from $1,010 to $2,220 depending on the ZIP code.

All 250 ZIP codes in this FMR area

ZIP	0 BR	1 BR	2 BR	3 BR	4 BR
48001	$850	$950	$1,190	$1,450	$1,570
48002	$940	$1,040	$1,300	$1,600	$1,720
48003	$820	$910	$1,140	$1,390	$1,510
48004	$910	$1,020	$1,270	$1,550	$1,680
48005	$950	$1,060	$1,320	$1,610	$1,740
48006	$980	$1,100	$1,370	$1,670	$1,810
48009	$1,570	$1,750	$2,190	$2,670	$2,900
48012	$1,170	$1,300	$1,630	$1,980	$2,150
48014	$730	$820	$1,020	$1,240	$1,350
48015	$760	$850	$1,060	$1,290	$1,400
48017	$1,080	$1,210	$1,510	$1,840	$2,000
48021	$1,170	$1,300	$1,630	$1,980	$2,150
48022	$850	$940	$1,180	$1,440	$1,560
48023	$1,090	$1,220	$1,520	$1,850	$2,010
48025	$1,570	$1,750	$2,190	$2,670	$2,900
48026	$750	$840	$1,050	$1,280	$1,390
48027	$730	$810	$1,030	$1,280	$1,380
48028	$850	$950	$1,190	$1,450	$1,570
48030	$1,130	$1,260	$1,570	$1,910	$2,080
48032	$830	$920	$1,160	$1,420	$1,530
48033	$1,130	$1,260	$1,580	$1,920	$2,090
48034	$1,130	$1,260	$1,570	$1,910	$2,080
48035	$1,030	$1,150	$1,440	$1,750	$1,900
48036	$930	$1,030	$1,290	$1,570	$1,710
48037	$1,170	$1,300	$1,630	$1,980	$2,150
48038	$1,250	$1,390	$1,740	$2,120	$2,300
48039	$800	$900	$1,120	$1,360	$1,480
48040	$860	$960	$1,200	$1,460	$1,590
48041	$790	$880	$1,100	$1,340	$1,450
48042	$1,410	$1,570	$1,960	$2,390	$2,590
48043	$830	$930	$1,160	$1,410	$1,530
48044	$1,180	$1,320	$1,650	$2,010	$2,180
48045	$950	$1,060	$1,320	$1,610	$1,740
48046	$1,050	$1,170	$1,460	$1,780	$1,930
48047	$960	$1,070	$1,340	$1,630	$1,770
48048	$1,180	$1,320	$1,650	$2,010	$2,180
48049	$950	$1,060	$1,320	$1,610	$1,740
48050	$950	$1,050	$1,320	$1,620	$1,760
48051	$930	$1,030	$1,290	$1,570	$1,710
48054	$1,000	$1,120	$1,400	$1,700	$1,850
48059	$860	$960	$1,200	$1,460	$1,590
48060	$880	$980	$1,230	$1,500	$1,630
48061	$910	$1,020	$1,270	$1,550	$1,680
48062	$770	$860	$1,070	$1,300	$1,410
48063	$1,060	$1,180	$1,480	$1,800	$1,960
48064	$730	$820	$1,020	$1,240	$1,350
48065	$970	$1,080	$1,350	$1,640	$1,780
48066	$1,050	$1,180	$1,470	$1,790	$1,940
48067	$1,300	$1,450	$1,810	$2,200	$2,390
48068	$1,170	$1,300	$1,630	$1,980	$2,150
48069	$1,520	$1,700	$2,120	$2,580	$2,800
48070	$1,570	$1,750	$2,190	$2,670	$2,900
48071	$1,030	$1,140	$1,430	$1,740	$1,890
48072	$1,260	$1,410	$1,760	$2,140	$2,330
48073	$1,230	$1,370	$1,710	$2,080	$2,260
48074	$1,010	$1,130	$1,410	$1,720	$1,860
48075	$1,130	$1,260	$1,570	$1,910	$2,080
48076	$1,260	$1,410	$1,760	$2,140	$2,330
48079	$1,010	$1,130	$1,410	$1,720	$1,860
48080	$1,000	$1,120	$1,400	$1,700	$1,850
48081	$1,110	$1,230	$1,540	$1,880	$2,040
48082	$1,150	$1,280	$1,600	$1,950	$2,120
48083	$1,300	$1,450	$1,810	$2,200	$2,390
48084	$1,510	$1,680	$2,100	$2,560	$2,780
48085	$1,570	$1,750	$2,190	$2,670	$2,900
48088	$1,010	$1,130	$1,410	$1,720	$1,860
48089	$1,050	$1,180	$1,470	$1,790	$1,940
48090	$1,050	$1,170	$1,460	$1,780	$1,930
48091	$1,100	$1,220	$1,530	$1,860	$2,020
48092	$1,050	$1,180	$1,470	$1,790	$1,940
48093	$1,000	$1,110	$1,390	$1,690	$1,840
48094	$1,130	$1,260	$1,580	$1,920	$2,090
48095	$730	$810	$1,010	$1,230	$1,350
48096	$1,120	$1,250	$1,560	$1,900	$2,060
48097	$750	$830	$1,050	$1,280	$1,390
48098	$1,440	$1,600	$2,000	$2,440	$2,640
48099	$1,170	$1,300	$1,630	$1,980	$2,150
48101	$1,040	$1,160	$1,450	$1,770	$1,920
48111	$1,100	$1,220	$1,530	$1,860	$2,020
48112	$1,000	$1,110	$1,390	$1,690	$1,840
48117	$930	$1,020	$1,330	$1,630	$2,200
48120	$1,310	$1,460	$1,830	$2,230	$2,420
48121	$1,000	$1,110	$1,390	$1,690	$1,840
48122	$1,030	$1,140	$1,430	$1,740	$1,890
48123	$1,000	$1,110	$1,390	$1,690	$1,840
48124	$1,150	$1,280	$1,600	$1,950	$2,120
48125	$1,160	$1,300	$1,620	$1,970	$2,140
48126	$1,060	$1,180	$1,480	$1,800	$1,960
48127	$1,110	$1,240	$1,550	$1,890	$2,050
48128	$1,470	$1,640	$2,050	$2,500	$2,710
48134	$980	$1,090	$1,370	$1,670	$1,820
48135	$950	$1,060	$1,320	$1,610	$1,740
48136	$1,000	$1,110	$1,390	$1,690	$1,840
48138	$1,220	$1,360	$1,700	$2,070	$2,250
48141	$1,050	$1,170	$1,460	$1,780	$1,930
48146	$880	$980	$1,230	$1,500	$1,630
48150	$1,180	$1,310	$1,640	$2,000	$2,170
48151	$1,000	$1,110	$1,390	$1,690	$1,840
48152	$1,190	$1,330	$1,660	$2,020	$2,190
48153	$1,000	$1,110	$1,390	$1,690	$1,840
48154	$1,070	$1,190	$1,490	$1,810	$1,970
48164	$1,380	$1,540	$1,930	$2,350	$2,560
48165	$1,340	$1,500	$1,870	$2,280	$2,470
48167	$1,420	$1,560	$1,950	$2,370	$2,570
48168	$1,600	$1,780	$2,220	$2,700	$2,930
48170	$1,130	$1,260	$1,570	$1,910	$2,070
48173	$1,000	$1,110	$1,390	$1,690	$1,840
48174	$980	$1,100	$1,370	$1,670	$1,810
48178	$1,130	$1,250	$1,520	$1,920	$2,120
48180	$910	$1,020	$1,270	$1,550	$1,680
48183	$910	$1,020	$1,270	$1,550	$1,680
48184	$850	$950	$1,190	$1,450	$1,570
48185	$1,070	$1,190	$1,490	$1,810	$1,970
48186	$980	$1,100	$1,370	$1,670	$1,810
48187	$1,300	$1,450	$1,810	$2,200	$2,390
48188	$1,340	$1,500	$1,870	$2,280	$2,470
48192	$870	$970	$1,210	$1,470	$1,600
48193	$950	$1,060	$1,320	$1,610	$1,740
48195	$980	$1,090	$1,360	$1,660	$1,800
48198	$1,220	$1,260	$1,510	$1,810	$1,980
48201	$960	$1,070	$1,340	$1,630	$1,770
48202	$970	$1,080	$1,350	$1,640	$1,780
48203	$800	$890	$1,110	$1,350	$1,470
48204	$910	$1,020	$1,270	$1,550	$1,680
48205	$980	$1,090	$1,360	$1,660	$1,800
48206	$850	$940	$1,180	$1,440	$1,560
48207	$990	$1,100	$1,380	$1,680	$1,820
48208	$850	$940	$1,180	$1,440	$1,560
48209	$770	$860	$1,070	$1,300	$1,410
48210	$860	$960	$1,200	$1,460	$1,590
48211	$880	$980	$1,220	$1,490	$1,610
48212	$830	$920	$1,150	$1,400	$1,520
48213	$830	$930	$1,160	$1,410	$1,530
48214	$800	$900	$1,120	$1,360	$1,480
48215	$880	$980	$1,230	$1,500	$1,630
48216	$880	$980	$1,230	$1,500	$1,630
48217	$1,010	$1,130	$1,410	$1,720	$1,860
48218	$730	$810	$1,010	$1,230	$1,350
48219	$1,030	$1,140	$1,430	$1,740	$1,890
48220	$1,170	$1,300	$1,630	$1,980	$2,150
48221	$1,030	$1,140	$1,430	$1,740	$1,890
48223	$900	$1,010	$1,260	$1,530	$1,670
48224	$1,050	$1,170	$1,460	$1,780	$1,930
48225	$1,190	$1,330	$1,660	$2,020	$2,190
48226	$1,560	$1,740	$2,170	$2,640	$2,870
48227	$970	$1,080	$1,350	$1,640	$1,780
48228	$910	$1,020	$1,270	$1,550	$1,680
48229	$830	$920	$1,150	$1,400	$1,520
48230	$1,310	$1,460	$1,820	$2,220	$2,410
48231	$1,000	$1,110	$1,390	$1,690	$1,840
48232	$1,000	$1,110	$1,390	$1,690	$1,840
48233	$1,230	$1,380	$1,720	$2,090	$2,280
48234	$870	$970	$1,210	$1,470	$1,600
48235	$980	$1,100	$1,370	$1,670	$1,810
48236	$1,450	$1,620	$2,020	$2,460	$2,670
48237	$1,230	$1,380	$1,720	$2,090	$2,270
48238	$880	$980	$1,220	$1,490	$1,610
48239	$1,200	$1,340	$1,670	$2,030	$2,210
48240	$1,180	$1,320	$1,650	$2,010	$2,180
48242	$1,000	$1,110	$1,390	$1,690	$1,840
48243	$1,000	$1,110	$1,390	$1,690	$1,840
48244	$1,000	$1,110	$1,390	$1,690	$1,840
48301	$1,570	$1,750	$2,190	$2,670	$2,900
48302	$1,570	$1,750	$2,190	$2,670	$2,900
48303	$1,170	$1,300	$1,630	$1,980	$2,150
48304	$1,330	$1,480	$1,850	$2,250	$2,450
48306	$1,210	$1,350	$1,690	$2,060	$2,230
48307	$1,350	$1,500	$1,880	$2,290	$2,490
48308	$1,170	$1,300	$1,630	$1,980	$2,150
48309	$1,350	$1,500	$1,880	$2,290	$2,490
48310	$1,190	$1,330	$1,660	$2,020	$2,190
48311	$1,050	$1,170	$1,460	$1,780	$1,930
48312	$1,030	$1,150	$1,440	$1,750	$1,900
48313	$1,030	$1,150	$1,440	$1,750	$1,900
48314	$1,120	$1,250	$1,560	$1,900	$2,060
48315	$1,110	$1,240	$1,550	$1,890	$2,050
48316	$1,180	$1,310	$1,640	$2,000	$2,170
48317	$1,130	$1,260	$1,580	$1,920	$2,090
48318	$1,050	$1,170	$1,460	$1,780	$1,930
48320	$1,050	$1,170	$1,460	$1,780	$1,930
48321	$1,170	$1,300	$1,630	$1,980	$2,150
48322	$1,570	$1,750	$2,190	$2,670	$2,900
48323	$1,470	$1,640	$2,040	$2,490	$2,700
48324	$1,300	$1,450	$1,810	$2,200	$2,390
48325	$1,170	$1,300	$1,630	$1,980	$2,150
48326	$1,240	$1,380	$1,730	$2,110	$2,290
48327	$940	$1,050	$1,310	$1,600	$1,730
48328	$930	$1,040	$1,300	$1,580	$1,720
48329	$1,180	$1,320	$1,650	$2,010	$2,180
48330	$1,170	$1,300	$1,630	$1,980	$2,150
48331	$1,560	$1,740	$2,180	$2,650	$2,880
48332	$1,170	$1,300	$1,630	$1,980	$2,150
48333	$1,170	$1,300	$1,630	$1,980	$2,150
48334	$1,370	$1,530	$1,910	$2,330	$2,520
48335	$1,420	$1,580	$1,980	$2,410	$2,620
48336	$1,030	$1,140	$1,430	$1,740	$1,890
48340	$1,000	$1,110	$1,390	$1,690	$1,840
48341	$830	$930	$1,160	$1,410	$1,530
48342	$950	$1,060	$1,320	$1,610	$1,740
48343	$1,170	$1,300	$1,630	$1,980	$2,150
48346	$1,220	$1,360	$1,700	$2,070	$2,250
48347	$1,170	$1,300	$1,630	$1,980	$2,150
48348	$1,040	$1,160	$1,450	$1,770	$1,920
48350	$1,140	$1,270	$1,590	$1,940	$2,100
48353	$1,220	$1,350	$1,540	$2,130	$2,470
48356	$790	$880	$1,100	$1,340	$1,450
48357	$980	$1,090	$1,360	$1,660	$1,800
48359	$1,170	$1,300	$1,630	$1,980	$2,150
48360	$1,170	$1,300	$1,630	$1,980	$2,150
48361	$1,170	$1,300	$1,630	$1,980	$2,150
48362	$980	$1,090	$1,360	$1,660	$1,800
48363	$1,080	$1,200	$1,500	$1,830	$1,990
48366	$1,170	$1,300	$1,630	$1,980	$2,150
48367	$980	$1,100	$1,370	$1,670	$1,810
48370	$1,040	$1,160	$1,450	$1,760	$1,910
48371	$1,100	$1,220	$1,530	$1,860	$2,020
48374	$1,570	$1,750	$2,190	$2,670	$2,900
48375	$1,570	$1,750	$2,190	$2,670	$2,900
48376	$1,170	$1,300	$1,630	$1,980	$2,150
48377	$1,170	$1,300	$1,630	$1,980	$2,150
48380	$1,210	$1,370	$1,700	$2,150	$2,350
48381	$1,130	$1,260	$1,570	$1,910	$2,080
48382	$1,510	$1,690	$2,110	$2,570	$2,790
48383	$1,230	$1,370	$1,710	$2,080	$2,260
48386	$1,280	$1,420	$1,780	$2,170	$2,350
48387	$1,170	$1,300	$1,630	$1,980	$2,150
48390	$1,410	$1,570	$1,960	$2,390	$2,590
48393	$860	$960	$1,200	$1,460	$1,590
48412	$1,190	$1,330	$1,660	$2,020	$2,190
48416	$760	$820	$1,060	$1,330	$1,400
48421	$730	$810	$1,010	$1,240	$1,350
48423	$810	$960	$1,160	$1,420	$1,650
48428	$1,000	$1,110	$1,390	$1,690	$1,840
48430	$1,170	$1,340	$1,580	$2,040	$2,360
48435	$870	$1,010	$1,230	$1,570	$1,760
48438	$1,100	$1,290	$1,560	$1,910	$2,200
48439	$850	$1,010	$1,220	$1,500	$1,740
48440	$990	$1,100	$1,370	$1,670	$1,820
48442	$1,090	$1,220	$1,520	$1,860	$2,030
48444	$750	$840	$1,050	$1,280	$1,390
48446	$930	$1,030	$1,290	$1,570	$1,710
48453	$770	$830	$1,080	$1,370	$1,430
48455	$1,050	$1,180	$1,470	$1,790	$1,940
48461	$730	$820	$1,020	$1,240	$1,350
48462	$830	$930	$1,160	$1,410	$1,530
48463	$720	$850	$1,030	$1,260	$1,470
48464	$780	$900	$1,100	$1,390	$1,560
48727	$740	$850	$1,050	$1,320	$1,470
48744	$750	$890	$1,080	$1,420	$1,620
48760	$800	$920	$1,130	$1,440	$1,620

Source: HUD FY2027 Small Area FMRs (effective October 1, 2026).

HUD income limits for Wayne County (FY2026)

Income limits decide who qualifies for Section 8 vouchers, public housing and most HUD-assisted units. The area median family income is $104,800 (FY2025: $101,000, +3.8%). Small figures under each limit show the change from FY2025.

Household size	1 person	2 people	3 people	4 people	5 people	6 people	7 people	8 people
Extremely low income (30%)	$22,050 +3.8%	$25,200 +3.9%	$28,350 +3.8%	$33,000 +2.6%	$38,680 +2.7%	$44,360 +2.8%	$50,040 +2.9%	$55,720 +2.9%
Very low income (50%)	$36,700 +3.8%	$41,950 +3.8%	$47,200 +3.9%	$52,400 +3.8%	$56,600 +3.8%	$60,800 +3.8%	$65,000 +3.8%	$69,200 +3.7%
Low income (80%)	$58,700 +3.7%	$67,100 +3.8%	$75,500 +3.8%	$83,850 +3.8%	$90,600 +3.8%	$97,300 +3.8%	$104,000 +3.8%	$110,700 +3.7%

The 30% limit is HUD's “extremely low income” limit: the higher of 30% of median income or the federal poverty guideline, but never above the 50% limit. That is why it can rise faster than 30% of median for larger households. Tax-credit (LIHTC) properties use separate Multifamily Tax Subsidy Project limits.

Source: HUD Section 8 Income Limits FY2026 (effective May 1, 2026) and FY2025, details.