Fair Market Rent in Hays County, TX

FY2027 HUD figures, effective October 1, 2026, plus what renters pay by ZIP code.

$1,447studio

$1,5301 bedroom

$1,8172 bedrooms

$2,2923 bedrooms

$2,6894 bedrooms

HUD's FY2027 Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom home in Hays County is $1,817 a month, -1.9% from FY2026. Hays County is part of the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA (a metro area). HUD also publishes Small Area FMRs by ZIP code here; those can be higher or lower than the area-wide figure. See each ZIP code below.

Area-wide Fair Market Rents

Size	FY2027	FY2026	Change	Typical voucher range (90–110%)
Studio	$1,447	$1,474	-1.8%	$1,302–1,592
1 bedroom	$1,530	$1,562	-2%	$1,377–1,683
2 bedrooms	$1,817	$1,852	-1.9%	$1,635–1,999
3 bedrooms	$2,292	$2,347	-2.3%	$2,063–2,521
4 bedrooms	$2,689	$2,760	-2.6%	$2,420–2,958

The voucher range is the typical band housing authorities use for payment standards; your housing authority sets the actual standard.

Rents by ZIP code in Hays County

Open a ZIP code for every size, the spread of rents and nearby ZIP codes.

ZIP	Place	2-bedroom FMR (ZIP)	Census median, 2 bedrooms	Census median, all sizes
78610	Buda	$1,890	$1,658	$1,867
78619	Driftwood	$1,670	$1,528	$1,786
78620	Dripping Springs	$1,890	$2,043	$1,965
78640	Kyle	$1,770	$1,776	$1,730
78666	San Marcos	$1,410	$1,371	$1,319
78676	Wimberley	$1,570	$1,586	$1,589
78737	Austin	$2,370	$2,170	$2,131

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Sources: HUD Fair Market Rents and Small Area Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026) and FY2026; U.S. Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates (median gross rent by ZIP code). Fair Market Rents and Census figures include utilities. Not affiliated with HUD or the Census Bureau. About the data.