FISCAL YEAR 2008
FINAL FAIR MARKET RENTS
FOR EXISTING HOUSING

The following tables represent the Fair Market Rents (FMRs) for the state of Mississippi in selected Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Statistical Areas. Larger tables have been broken into screen-sized chunks to allow easy header viewing. These statistics were taken from Schedule B of the Federal document Proposed Fair Market Rents for Fiscal Year 2008 for the Housing Choice Voucher Program and Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy Program. The following abbreviations will be used:

 

FMR=Fair Market Rent
0 BR=Efficiency Apartment
1 BR=One Bedroom Apartment
2 BR=Two Bedroom Apartment/Duplex
3 BR=Three Bedroom Duplex/House
4 BR=Four Bedroom House
MSA=Metropolitan Statistical Area
PMSA=Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area

 

Mississippi

 

METROPOLITAN FMR AREAS LIVING WAGE ($/hour) FAIR MARKET RENT ($/month)
0 BR 1 BR 0 BR 1 BR 2 BR 3 BR 4 BR
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS MSA $10.50 $11.13 546 579 676 881 905
Hattiesburg, MS MSA $8.23 $9.38 428 488 581 846 873
* Jackson, MS HUD Metro FMR Area $10.96 $12.38 570 644 747 899 926
* Marshall County, MS HUD Metro FMR Area $6.29 $7.85 327 408 504 736 759
Pascagoula, MS MSA $9.02 $10.31 469 536 644 887 951
* Simpson County, MS HUD Metro FMR Area $8.37 $8.83 435 459 525 629 908
* Tate County, MS HUD Metro FMR Area $7.96 $9.23 414 480 534 748 938
* Tunica County, MS HUD Metro FMR Area $8.73 $10.50 454 546 699 839 1030



 

NONMETROPOLITAN COUNTIES LIVING WAGE ($/hour) FAIR MARKET RENT ($/month)
0 BR 1 BR 0 BR 1 BR 2 BR 3 BR 4 BR
Adams County, MS $6.62 $9.15 344 476 528 633 907
Alcorn County, MS $7.96 $8.58 414 446 498 692 875
Amite County, MS $7.65 $8.60 398 447 498 602 684
Attala County, MS $7.85 $8.10 408 421 498 667 836
Benton County, MS $8.75 $9.79 455 509 564 677 695
Bolivar County, MS $7.81 $8.83 406 459 528 633 928
Calhoun County, MS $7.85 $8.10 408 421 498 667 836
Carroll County, MS $6.46 $7.25 336 377 498 661 692
Chickasaw County, MS $7.25 $8.90 377 463 542 649 682
Choctaw County, MS $7.85 $8.10 408 421 498 667 836
Claiborne County, MS $7.96 $7.98 414 415 498 624 732
Clarke County, MS $7.98 $8.87 415 461 530 694 718
Clay County, MS $7.94 $7.96 413 414 498 726 748
Coahoma County, MS $8.15 $8.44 424 439 579 692 1017
Covington County, MS $7.96 $7.98 414 415 498 624 732
Franklin County, MS $7.65 $8.60 398 447 498 602 684
Greene County, MS $7.25 $7.77 377 404 498 650 685
Grenada County, MS $7.46 $8.19 388 426 498 701 835
Holmes County, MS $8.10 $9.37 421 487 542 648 679
Humphreys County, MS $6.46 $7.25 336 377 498 661 692
Issaquena County, MS $8.10 $9.37 421 487 542 648 679
Itawamba County, MS $6.21 $8.46 323 440 498 658 777
Jasper County, MS $7.52 $8.13 391 423 498 599 637
Jefferson County, MS $7.96 $7.98 414 415 498 624 732
Jefferson Davis County, MS $7.96 $7.98 414 415 498 624 732
Jones County, MS $6.48 $7.52 337 391 498 656 677
Kemper County, MS $7.98 $8.87 415 461 530 694 718
Lafayette County, MS $8.60 $10.15 447 528 651 780 803
Lauderdale County, MS $8.08 $9.06 420 471 552 758 782
Lawrence County, MS $7.96 $7.98 414 415 498 624 732
Leake County, MS $7.52 $8.13 391 423 498 599 637
Lee County, MS $8.71 $9.10 453 473 545 744 839
Leflore County, MS $6.21 $7.29 323 379 498 661 778
Lincoln County, MS $6.98 $8.62 363 448 498 683 874
Lowndes County, MS $8.40 $8.62 437 448 525 763 786
Marion County, MS $7.54 $8.54 392 444 498 654 744
Monroe County, MS $7.94 $8.46 413 440 498 623 666
Montgomery County, MS $7.85 $8.10 408 421 498 667 836
Neshoba County, MS $6.19 $8.37 322 435 498 593 871
Newton County, MS $7.98 $8.87 415 461 530 694 718
Noxubee County, MS $8.06 $8.37 419 435 506 693 739
Oktibbeha County, MS $7.62 $9.25 396 481 586 764 786
Panola County, MS $6.21 $8.60 323 447 498 597 688
Pearl River County, MS $8.44 $8.46 439 440 527 643 907
Pike County, MS $7.94 $8.62 413 448 498 655 676
Pontotoc County, MS $7.94 $7.96 413 414 498 677 697
Prentiss County, MS $6.23 $7.25 324 377 498 597 615
Quitman County, MS $7.85 $8.38 408 436 514 616 772
Scott County, MS $7.96 $8.46 414 440 498 596 642
Sharkey County, MS $8.10 $9.37 421 487 542 648 679
Smith County, MS $7.52 $8.13 391 423 498 599 637
Sunflower County, MS $6.96 $8.56 362 445 498 710 732
Tallahatchie County, MS $6.46 $7.25 336 377 498 661 692
Tippah County, MS $7.94 $8.63 413 449 498 648 807
Tishomingo County, MS $6.21 $8.10 323 421 498 625 646
Union County, MS $6.50 $9.04 338 470 521 624 755
Walthall County, MS $7.65 $8.60 398 447 498 602 684
Warren County, MS $9.75 $10.69 507 556 621 742 764
Washington County, MS $6.62 $8.62 344 448 528 685 838
Wayne County, MS $7.25 $7.77 377 404 498 650 685
Webster County, MS $7.85 $8.10 408 421 498 667 836
Wilkinson County, MS $7.65 $8.60 398 447 498 602 684
Winston County, MS $7.25 $8.90 377 463 542 649 682
Yalobusha County, MS $7.85 $8.10 408 421 498 667 836
Yazoo County, MS $7.92 $8.40 412 437 498 595 615



 

Note: The FMRs for unit sizes larger than 4 BRs are calculated by adding 15% to the 4 BR FMR for each extra bedroom.      12110
* 50TH percentile FMRs are indicated by an * before the HUD Metro FMR name.

 

 

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