Galveston County, TX: 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).

$1,4972-bedroom FMR, FY2027

$1,2611-bedroom FMR, FY2027

$83,20080% income limit, family of 4 (FY2026)

$104,000Median family income (FY2026)

The FY2027 Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit in Galveston County is $1,497 a month, down 4.8% from $1,573 in FY2026. Galveston County belongs to the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 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 Galveston County by bedroom count

Unit size	FY2027 FMR	FY2026 FMR	Change	Payment standard range (90–110%)
Studio	$1,233	$1,280	−3.7%	$1,110 – $1,356
1 bedroom	$1,261	$1,323	−4.7%	$1,135 – $1,387
2 bedrooms	$1,497	$1,573	−4.8%	$1,348 – $1,646
3 bedrooms	$2,017	$2,116	−4.7%	$1,816 – $2,218
4 bedrooms	$2,502	$2,639	−5.2%	$2,252 – $2,752

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 Galveston County that is typically $1,348 to $1,646 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?

$50,905median income of renter households

$1,404Median gross rent, all units

33%Rent-to-income ratio (median rent ÷ median renter income)

55%of renter households pay 30% or more of income on rent

At the 30% rule, a renter household earning the local median of $50,905 can afford about $1,273 a month including utilities. The FY2027 two-bedroom Fair Market Rent of $1,497 is $224 (17.6%) more than that. To rent a two-bedroom at the FMR, a household needs $59,880 a year under the 30% rule, or $53,892 under the common landlord rule that income must be three times the rent.

Galveston County, ACS 2020–2024	Estimate ± MOE
Median gross rent (rent + utilities)	$1,404 ±$28
Median income of renter households	$50,905 ±$2,921
Renters paying 30% or more of income (cost-burdened)	54.9% ±2.9
Renters paying 50% or more (severely cost-burdened)	30.5% ±2.3
Renter households (where the share can be computed)	42,947

Change since 2015–2019

	ACS 2015–2019	ACS 2020–2024	Change
Median gross rent	$1,078	$1,404	+30.2%
Median renter household income	$42,412	$50,905	+20.0%
Renters paying 30%+ of income	47.8%	54.9%	+7.1 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 $2,250 depending on the ZIP code.

All 327 ZIP codes in this FMR area

ZIP	0 BR	1 BR	2 BR	3 BR	4 BR
77001	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77002	$1,850	$1,900	$2,250	$3,030	$3,760
77003	$1,450	$1,480	$1,760	$2,370	$2,940
77004	$1,220	$1,250	$1,480	$1,990	$2,470
77005	$1,840	$1,880	$2,230	$3,010	$3,730
77006	$1,850	$1,900	$2,250	$3,030	$3,760
77007	$1,850	$1,900	$2,250	$3,030	$3,760
77008	$1,490	$1,530	$1,810	$2,440	$3,030
77009	$1,100	$1,130	$1,340	$1,810	$2,240
77010	$1,850	$1,900	$2,250	$3,030	$3,760
77011	$930	$950	$1,130	$1,520	$1,890
77012	$840	$860	$1,020	$1,370	$1,700
77013	$1,010	$1,040	$1,230	$1,660	$2,060
77014	$1,090	$1,110	$1,320	$1,780	$2,210
77015	$1,100	$1,120	$1,330	$1,790	$2,220
77016	$1,050	$1,070	$1,270	$1,710	$2,120
77017	$960	$980	$1,160	$1,560	$1,940
77018	$1,170	$1,200	$1,420	$1,910	$2,370
77019	$1,850	$1,900	$2,250	$3,030	$3,760
77020	$860	$880	$1,050	$1,410	$1,760
77021	$1,110	$1,140	$1,350	$1,820	$2,260
77022	$970	$990	$1,180	$1,590	$1,970
77023	$960	$990	$1,170	$1,580	$1,960
77024	$1,690	$1,730	$2,050	$2,760	$3,430
77025	$1,390	$1,420	$1,690	$2,280	$2,820
77026	$840	$860	$1,020	$1,370	$1,700
77027	$1,840	$1,880	$2,230	$3,010	$3,730
77028	$1,040	$1,060	$1,260	$1,700	$2,110
77029	$1,020	$1,040	$1,240	$1,670	$2,070
77030	$1,680	$1,720	$2,040	$2,750	$3,410
77031	$960	$980	$1,160	$1,560	$1,940
77032	$1,090	$1,110	$1,320	$1,780	$2,210
77033	$1,140	$1,160	$1,380	$1,860	$2,310
77034	$1,060	$1,090	$1,290	$1,740	$2,160
77035	$1,000	$1,030	$1,220	$1,640	$2,040
77036	$1,080	$1,100	$1,310	$1,770	$2,190
77037	$940	$960	$1,140	$1,540	$1,910
77038	$1,140	$1,160	$1,380	$1,860	$2,310
77039	$1,070	$1,100	$1,300	$1,750	$2,170
77040	$1,190	$1,210	$1,440	$1,940	$2,410
77041	$1,460	$1,490	$1,770	$2,390	$2,960
77042	$1,310	$1,340	$1,590	$2,140	$2,660
77043	$1,300	$1,330	$1,580	$2,130	$2,640
77044	$1,480	$1,530	$1,810	$2,430	$3,040
77045	$1,190	$1,220	$1,450	$1,950	$2,420
77046	$1,580	$1,620	$1,920	$2,590	$3,210
77047	$1,520	$1,560	$1,850	$2,490	$3,090
77048	$1,200	$1,230	$1,460	$1,970	$2,440
77049	$1,340	$1,370	$1,630	$2,200	$2,720
77050	$1,060	$1,090	$1,290	$1,740	$2,160
77051	$1,200	$1,230	$1,460	$1,970	$2,440
77052	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77053	$1,400	$1,430	$1,700	$2,290	$2,840
77054	$1,460	$1,490	$1,770	$2,390	$2,960
77055	$1,120	$1,150	$1,360	$1,830	$2,270
77056	$1,820	$1,860	$2,210	$2,980	$3,690
77057	$1,410	$1,440	$1,710	$2,300	$2,860
77058	$1,270	$1,300	$1,540	$2,080	$2,570
77059	$1,640	$1,680	$1,990	$2,680	$3,330
77060	$1,050	$1,070	$1,270	$1,710	$2,120
77061	$860	$880	$1,040	$1,400	$1,740
77062	$1,200	$1,230	$1,460	$1,970	$2,440
77063	$1,330	$1,360	$1,610	$2,170	$2,690
77064	$1,350	$1,380	$1,640	$2,210	$2,740
77065	$1,310	$1,340	$1,590	$2,140	$2,660
77066	$1,280	$1,310	$1,550	$2,090	$2,590
77067	$1,010	$1,040	$1,230	$1,660	$2,060
77068	$1,180	$1,200	$1,430	$1,930	$2,390
77069	$1,350	$1,380	$1,640	$2,210	$2,740
77070	$1,430	$1,470	$1,740	$2,340	$2,910
77071	$960	$980	$1,160	$1,560	$1,940
77072	$1,140	$1,160	$1,380	$1,860	$2,310
77073	$1,180	$1,200	$1,430	$1,930	$2,390
77074	$1,040	$1,060	$1,260	$1,700	$2,110
77075	$1,080	$1,100	$1,310	$1,770	$2,190
77076	$1,040	$1,060	$1,260	$1,700	$2,110
77077	$1,460	$1,490	$1,770	$2,390	$2,960
77078	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77079	$1,530	$1,570	$1,860	$2,510	$3,110
77080	$1,140	$1,160	$1,380	$1,860	$2,310
77081	$1,040	$1,060	$1,260	$1,700	$2,110
77082	$1,290	$1,320	$1,570	$2,120	$2,620
77083	$1,260	$1,290	$1,530	$2,060	$2,560
77084	$1,400	$1,430	$1,700	$2,290	$2,840
77085	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77086	$1,090	$1,110	$1,320	$1,780	$2,210
77087	$930	$950	$1,130	$1,520	$1,890
77088	$1,070	$1,100	$1,300	$1,750	$2,170
77089	$1,280	$1,310	$1,560	$2,100	$2,610
77090	$1,220	$1,250	$1,480	$1,990	$2,470
77091	$980	$1,000	$1,190	$1,600	$1,990
77092	$1,090	$1,110	$1,320	$1,780	$2,210
77093	$1,000	$1,020	$1,210	$1,630	$2,020
77094	$1,490	$1,530	$1,810	$2,440	$3,030
77095	$1,430	$1,470	$1,740	$2,340	$2,910
77096	$1,180	$1,200	$1,430	$1,930	$2,390
77098	$1,850	$1,900	$2,250	$3,030	$3,760
77099	$1,170	$1,200	$1,420	$1,910	$2,370
77204	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,450
77205	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77206	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77207	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77208	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77210	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77215	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77217	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77218	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77219	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77220	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77221	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77222	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77223	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77224	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77225	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77226	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77227	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77228	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77230	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77231	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77233	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77234	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77235	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77236	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77237	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77238	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77240	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77241	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77242	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77243	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77244	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77245	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77248	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77249	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77251	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77252	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77253	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77254	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77255	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77256	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77257	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77258	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77259	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77261	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77262	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77263	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77265	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77266	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77267	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77268	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77269	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77270	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77271	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77272	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77273	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77274	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77275	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77277	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77279	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77280	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77282	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77284	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77287	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77288	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77289	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77290	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77291	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77292	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77293	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77301	$1,110	$1,140	$1,350	$1,820	$2,260
77302	$1,180	$1,210	$1,440	$1,930	$2,410
77303	$1,050	$1,080	$1,280	$1,720	$2,140
77304	$1,230	$1,260	$1,490	$2,010	$2,490
77305	$1,320	$1,350	$1,600	$2,160	$2,670
77306	$880	$900	$1,070	$1,440	$1,790
77315	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77316	$1,260	$1,290	$1,530	$2,060	$2,560
77318	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77325	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77327	$920	$940	$1,120	$1,510	$1,870
77328	$1,000	$1,050	$1,210	$1,580	$2,020
77336	$1,280	$1,310	$1,560	$2,100	$2,610
77338	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77339	$1,420	$1,450	$1,720	$2,320	$2,870
77345	$1,810	$1,850	$2,200	$2,960	$3,680
77346	$1,550	$1,580	$1,880	$2,530	$3,140
77347	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77353	$1,320	$1,350	$1,600	$2,160	$2,670
77354	$1,540	$1,580	$1,870	$2,520	$3,130
77355	$1,280	$1,310	$1,550	$2,090	$2,590
77356	$1,430	$1,470	$1,740	$2,340	$2,910
77357	$1,190	$1,210	$1,440	$1,940	$2,410
77358	$1,150	$1,380	$1,520	$2,060	$2,270
77362	$1,420	$1,460	$1,720	$2,320	$2,880
77363	$1,100	$1,160	$1,450	$1,770	$2,090
77365	$1,230	$1,260	$1,490	$2,010	$2,490
77368	$940	$960	$1,140	$1,540	$1,910
77369	$930	$940	$1,140	$1,510	$1,860
77371	$960	$1,060	$1,160	$1,450	$1,940
77372	$1,090	$1,110	$1,320	$1,780	$2,210
77373	$1,480	$1,520	$1,800	$2,430	$3,010
77375	$1,390	$1,420	$1,690	$2,280	$2,820
77377	$1,470	$1,510	$1,790	$2,410	$2,990
77378	$1,270	$1,310	$1,540	$2,060	$2,570
77379	$1,450	$1,480	$1,760	$2,370	$2,940
77380	$1,570	$1,610	$1,910	$2,570	$3,190
77381	$1,540	$1,580	$1,870	$2,520	$3,130
77382	$1,660	$1,710	$2,040	$2,740	$3,420
77383	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77384	$1,320	$1,350	$1,600	$2,160	$2,670
77385	$1,540	$1,580	$1,870	$2,520	$3,130
77386	$1,680	$1,720	$2,040	$2,750	$3,410
77387	$1,320	$1,350	$1,600	$2,160	$2,670
77388	$1,610	$1,650	$1,960	$2,640	$3,280
77389	$1,600	$1,630	$1,940	$2,610	$3,240
77391	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77393	$1,320	$1,350	$1,600	$2,160	$2,670
77396	$1,310	$1,340	$1,590	$2,140	$2,660
77401	$1,850	$1,900	$2,250	$3,030	$3,760
77402	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77406	$1,720	$1,760	$2,090	$2,820	$3,490
77407	$1,700	$1,740	$2,070	$2,790	$3,460
77410	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77411	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77413	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77417	$960	$990	$1,170	$1,580	$1,960
77420	$890	$940	$1,120	$1,460	$1,890
77423	$1,220	$1,250	$1,480	$1,990	$2,470
77429	$1,500	$1,530	$1,820	$2,450	$3,040
77430	$1,270	$1,420	$1,600	$2,170	$2,680
77433	$1,690	$1,730	$2,050	$2,760	$3,430
77435	$910	$1,010	$1,300	$1,740	$1,760
77441	$1,610	$1,660	$1,980	$2,660	$3,310
77444	$1,090	$1,190	$1,370	$1,850	$2,260
77445	$1,040	$1,060	$1,260	$1,700	$2,110
77446	$860	$880	$1,040	$1,400	$1,740
77447	$1,420	$1,450	$1,720	$2,320	$2,870
77449	$1,580	$1,620	$1,920	$2,590	$3,210
77450	$1,520	$1,560	$1,850	$2,490	$3,090
77451	$990	$1,010	$1,200	$1,620	$2,010
77459	$1,770	$1,810	$2,150	$2,900	$3,590
77461	$1,070	$1,100	$1,300	$1,750	$2,170
77464	$1,050	$1,070	$1,290	$1,750	$2,160
77466	$1,190	$1,220	$1,460	$1,960	$2,430
77469	$1,450	$1,480	$1,760	$2,370	$2,940
77471	$1,190	$1,220	$1,450	$1,950	$2,420
77476	$1,150	$1,170	$1,410	$1,900	$2,350
77477	$1,300	$1,330	$1,580	$2,130	$2,640
77478	$1,520	$1,550	$1,840	$2,480	$3,080
77479	$1,780	$1,820	$2,160	$2,910	$3,610
77481	$1,380	$1,430	$1,680	$2,270	$2,810
77484	$980	$1,000	$1,190	$1,600	$1,980
77485	$800	$810	$1,010	$1,400	$1,700
77487	$1,560	$1,600	$1,900	$2,560	$3,180
77489	$1,580	$1,620	$1,920	$2,590	$3,210
77491	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77492	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77493	$1,580	$1,620	$1,920	$2,590	$3,210
77494	$1,850	$1,900	$2,250	$3,030	$3,760
77496	$1,560	$1,600	$1,900	$2,560	$3,180
77497	$1,560	$1,600	$1,900	$2,560	$3,180
77498	$1,610	$1,640	$1,950	$2,630	$3,260
77501	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77502	$1,070	$1,100	$1,300	$1,750	$2,170
77503	$1,060	$1,090	$1,290	$1,740	$2,160
77504	$1,060	$1,090	$1,290	$1,740	$2,160
77505	$1,360	$1,390	$1,650	$2,220	$2,760
77506	$950	$970	$1,150	$1,550	$1,920
77507	$1,550	$1,580	$1,880	$2,530	$3,140
77508	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77510	$980	$1,000	$1,190	$1,600	$1,990
77511	$910	$1,070	$1,170	$1,590	$1,960
77514	$1,280	$1,310	$1,550	$2,090	$2,590
77517	$830	$870	$1,040	$1,380	$1,730
77518	$1,170	$1,200	$1,420	$1,910	$2,370
77520	$1,050	$1,070	$1,270	$1,710	$2,120
77521	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77522	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77523	$1,340	$1,370	$1,630	$2,200	$2,720
77530	$990	$1,010	$1,200	$1,620	$2,010
77532	$1,110	$1,140	$1,350	$1,820	$2,260
77533	$950	$970	$1,150	$1,550	$1,920
77535	$990	$1,010	$1,200	$1,620	$2,010
77536	$1,200	$1,230	$1,460	$1,970	$2,440
77538	$960	$980	$1,180	$1,570	$1,940
77539	$1,250	$1,280	$1,520	$2,050	$2,540
77545	$1,830	$1,870	$2,220	$2,990	$3,710
77546	$1,500	$1,540	$1,830	$2,460	$3,050
77547	$1,010	$1,040	$1,230	$1,660	$2,060
77549	$1,220	$1,250	$1,480	$1,990	$2,470
77550	$1,100	$1,120	$1,330	$1,790	$2,220
77551	$1,260	$1,290	$1,530	$2,060	$2,560
77552	$1,220	$1,250	$1,480	$1,990	$2,470
77553	$1,220	$1,250	$1,480	$1,990	$2,470
77554	$1,260	$1,290	$1,530	$2,060	$2,560
77555	$1,100	$1,120	$1,330	$1,790	$2,220
77560	$1,170	$1,190	$1,420	$1,910	$2,360
77561	$840	$860	$1,020	$1,370	$1,700
77562	$1,030	$1,050	$1,250	$1,680	$2,090
77563	$1,200	$1,230	$1,460	$1,970	$2,440
77564	$880	$900	$1,070	$1,430	$1,780
77565	$1,470	$1,510	$1,790	$2,410	$2,990
77568	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77571	$1,220	$1,250	$1,480	$1,990	$2,470
77572	$1,210	$1,240	$1,470	$1,980	$2,460
77573	$1,470	$1,500	$1,780	$2,400	$2,980
77574	$1,220	$1,250	$1,480	$1,990	$2,470
77575	$840	$860	$1,020	$1,370	$1,700
77580	$1,330	$1,360	$1,610	$2,170	$2,690
77581	$1,160	$1,360	$1,490	$2,020	$2,480
77582	$840	$860	$1,020	$1,370	$1,700
77583	$1,090	$1,270	$1,400	$1,900	$2,340
77584	$1,320	$1,550	$1,700	$2,300	$2,840
77586	$1,280	$1,310	$1,560	$2,100	$2,610
77587	$1,060	$1,090	$1,290	$1,740	$2,160
77590	$1,090	$1,110	$1,320	$1,780	$2,210
77591	$1,110	$1,140	$1,350	$1,820	$2,260
77592	$1,220	$1,250	$1,480	$1,990	$2,470
77597	$1,020	$1,050	$1,240	$1,670	$2,070
77598	$1,330	$1,370	$1,620	$2,180	$2,710
77617	$1,220	$1,250	$1,480	$1,990	$2,470
77623	$1,070	$1,090	$1,310	$1,750	$2,170
77629	$950	$960	$1,180	$1,550	$1,900
77650	$1,220	$1,250	$1,480	$1,990	$2,470
77661	$1,070	$1,090	$1,310	$1,750	$2,170
77665	$1,070	$1,090	$1,310	$1,750	$2,170
77868	$850	$890	$1,100	$1,350	$1,600
77873	$1,070	$1,150	$1,370	$1,780	$2,090

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

HUD income limits for Galveston County (FY2026)

Income limits decide who qualifies for Section 8 vouchers, public housing and most HUD-assisted units. The area median family income is $104,000 (FY2025: $101,100, +2.9%). 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%)	$21,850 +2.8%	$25,000 +2.9%	$28,100 +2.7%	$33,000 +2.6%	$38,680 +2.7%	$44,360 +2.8%	$50,040 +2.9%	$55,720 +2.9%
Very low income (50%)	$36,400 +2.8%	$41,600 +2.8%	$46,800 +2.9%	$52,000 +2.9%	$56,200 +2.9%	$60,350 +2.9%	$64,500 +2.9%	$68,650 +2.8%
Low income (80%)	$58,250 +2.8%	$66,600 +2.9%	$74,900 +2.8%	$83,200 +2.8%	$89,900 +2.9%	$96,550 +2.9%	$103,200 +2.8%	$109,850 +2.9%

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.