Biggest Rent Increases — FY2026

Metro areas where the 2-bedroom FMR rose the most year-over-year. Largest year-over-year 2BR increase first, based on official HUD data.

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Most Expensive Metros for Rent Least Expensive Metros for Rent Biggest Rent Increases Highest Income Limits
# Metro Area State FY2025 2BR FY2026 2BR Change
1 Gates County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area NC $1,230 $1,709 +$479 (+38.9%)
2 Lewiston-Auburn, ME MSA ME $1,268 $1,586 +$318 (+25.1%)
3 Anderson, SC HUD Metro FMR Area SC $947 $1,173 +$226 (+23.9%)
4 Jasper County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area SC $1,258 $1,542 +$284 (+22.6%)
5 Laurens County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area SC $933 $1,133 +$200 (+21.4%)
6 Asheville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area NC $1,512 $1,835 +$323 (+21.4%)
7 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR HUD Metro FMR Area AR $1,111 $1,347 +$236 (+21.2%)
8 Bloomington, IL MSA IL $1,080 $1,302 +$222 (+20.6%)
9 Penobscot County, ME (part) HUD Metro FMR Area ME $1,155 $1,392 +$237 (+20.5%)
10 Jersey City, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area NJ $2,299 $2,763 +$464 (+20.2%)
11 Rapid City, SD HUD Metro FMR Area SD $1,119 $1,336 +$217 (+19.4%)
12 Napa, CA MSA CA $2,792 $3,315 +$523 (+18.7%)
13 Dayton-Kettering, OH MSA OH $1,077 $1,273 +$196 (+18.2%)
14 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN HUD Metro FMR Area IN $1,095 $1,292 +$197 (+18%)
15 Bangor, ME HUD Metro FMR Area ME $1,424 $1,659 +$235 (+16.5%)
16 Reading, PA MSA PA $1,353 $1,575 +$222 (+16.4%)
17 Cooper County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area MO $824 $958 +$134 (+16.3%)
18 Meade County, SD HUD Metro FMR Area SD $1,095 $1,273 +$178 (+16.3%)
19 Albany, OR MSA OR $1,459 $1,695 +$236 (+16.2%)
20 Springfield, MA HUD Metro FMR Area MA $1,496 $1,734 +$238 (+15.9%)
21 Greensboro-High Point, NC HUD Metro FMR Area NC $1,150 $1,330 +$180 (+15.7%)
22 Lawrence, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area MA $1,963 $2,270 +$307 (+15.6%)
23 Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA MSA PA $1,193 $1,379 +$186 (+15.6%)
24 Columbia, MO MSA MO $1,007 $1,160 +$153 (+15.2%)
25 Madison, WI HUD Metro FMR Area WI $1,472 $1,694 +$222 (+15.1%)
26 Bismarck, ND HUD Metro FMR Area ND $1,023 $1,175 +$152 (+14.9%)
27 Norwich-New London, CT HUD Metro FMR Area CT $1,625 $1,866 +$241 (+14.8%)
28 Indianapolis, IN HUD Metro FMR Area IN $1,283 $1,473 +$190 (+14.8%)
29 Howard County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area MO $912 $1,044 +$132 (+14.5%)
30 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA NY $1,487 $1,702 +$215 (+14.5%)
31 Anderson, IN HUD Metro FMR Area IN $1,054 $1,206 +$152 (+14.4%)
32 Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area NJ $2,176 $2,486 +$310 (+14.2%)
33 Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY MSA NY $1,176 $1,343 +$167 (+14.2%)
34 Grant County, AR HUD Metro FMR Area AR $848 $968 +$120 (+14.2%)
35 Monmouth-Ocean, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area NJ $2,040 $2,328 +$288 (+14.1%)
36 Camden County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area NC $1,129 $1,287 +$158 (+14%)
37 Montcalm County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area MI $1,058 $1,203 +$145 (+13.7%)
38 Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI MSA HI $2,309 $2,624 +$315 (+13.6%)
39 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL HUD Metro FMR Area FL $1,571 $1,785 +$214 (+13.6%)
40 Iowa County, WI HUD Metro FMR Area WI $1,031 $1,168 +$137 (+13.3%)
41 Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA OR $1,495 $1,688 +$193 (+12.9%)
42 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT HUD Metro FMR Area CT $1,653 $1,865 +$212 (+12.8%)
43 Walton County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area FL $1,210 $1,364 +$154 (+12.7%)
44 Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA MI $1,127 $1,268 +$141 (+12.5%)
45 Warren County, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area NJ $1,686 $1,895 +$209 (+12.4%)
46 Sumner County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area KS $948 $1,065 +$117 (+12.3%)
47 Modesto, CA MSA CA $1,566 $1,758 +$192 (+12.3%)
48 Sioux Falls, SD MSA SD $1,030 $1,156 +$126 (+12.2%)
49 Bergen-Passaic, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area NJ $2,072 $2,324 +$252 (+12.2%)
50 Henry County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area AL $783 $878 +$95 (+12.1%)
51 Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA IN $1,055 $1,183 +$128 (+12.1%)
52 Akron, OH MSA OH $1,131 $1,268 +$137 (+12.1%)
53 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA FL $1,337 $1,497 +$160 (+12%)
54 Portsmouth-Rochester, NH HUD Metro FMR Area NH $1,961 $2,194 +$233 (+11.9%)
55 Appleton, WI MSA WI $1,106 $1,236 +$130 (+11.8%)
56 York-Kittery-South Berwick, ME HUD Metro FMR Area ME $1,971 $2,202 +$231 (+11.7%)
57 Columbus, IN MSA IN $1,268 $1,415 +$147 (+11.6%)
58 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA IL $1,025 $1,143 +$118 (+11.5%)
59 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA PA $1,123 $1,252 +$129 (+11.5%)
60 Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA HUD Metro FMR Area CA $2,903 $3,236 +$333 (+11.5%)
61 Holland-Grand Haven, MI HUD Metro FMR Area MI $1,363 $1,519 +$156 (+11.4%)
62 Michigan City-La Porte, IN MSA IN $1,036 $1,152 +$116 (+11.2%)
63 Lebanon, PA MSA PA $1,269 $1,411 +$142 (+11.2%)
64 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR HUD Metro FMR Area AR $1,032 $1,147 +$115 (+11.1%)
65 Canton-Massillon, OH MSA OH $978 $1,086 +$108 (+11%)
66 Corvallis, OR MSA OR $1,643 $1,824 +$181 (+11%)
67 Worcester, MA HUD Metro FMR Area MA $1,854 $2,056 +$202 (+10.9%)
68 Chico, CA MSA CA $1,466 $1,625 +$159 (+10.8%)
69 Saunders County, NE HUD Metro FMR Area NE $983 $1,089 +$106 (+10.8%)
70 Burlington, NC MSA NC $1,217 $1,348 +$131 (+10.8%)
71 Johnstown, PA MSA PA $935 $1,035 +$100 (+10.7%)
72 Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA MN $984 $1,089 +$105 (+10.7%)
73 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD HUD Metro FMR Area IA $1,043 $1,154 +$111 (+10.6%)
74 San Benito County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area CA $2,623 $2,902 +$279 (+10.6%)
75 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area CA $2,625 $2,903 +$278 (+10.6%)
76 Fresno, CA MSA CA $1,505 $1,664 +$159 (+10.6%)
77 Burlington-South Burlington, VT MSA VT $1,936 $2,140 +$204 (+10.5%)
78 Wichita, KS HUD Metro FMR Area KS $995 $1,099 +$104 (+10.5%)
79 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA TX $948 $1,047 +$99 (+10.4%)
80 Boone County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area IA $930 $1,026 +$96 (+10.3%)
81 Rochester, NY HUD Metro FMR Area NY $1,427 $1,573 +$146 (+10.2%)
82 Stewart County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area TN $911 $1,004 +$93 (+10.2%)
83 Kokomo, IN MSA IN $1,019 $1,123 +$104 (+10.2%)
84 Western Rockingham County, NH HUD Metro FMR Area NH $2,015 $2,220 +$205 (+10.2%)
85 Chilton County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area AL $881 $970 +$89 (+10.1%)
86 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH HUD Metro FMR Area OH $884 $973 +$89 (+10.1%)
87 Gary, IN HUD Metro FMR Area IN $1,197 $1,317 +$120 (+10%)
88 Albuquerque, NM MSA NM $1,331 $1,464 +$133 (+10%)
89 Terre Haute, IN HUD Metro FMR Area IN $995 $1,094 +$99 (+9.9%)
90 Columbia County, WI HUD Metro FMR Area WI $1,087 $1,195 +$108 (+9.9%)
91 Roanoke, VA HUD Metro FMR Area VA $1,141 $1,254 +$113 (+9.9%)
92 Sagadahoc County, ME HUD Metro FMR Area ME $1,435 $1,577 +$142 (+9.9%)
93 Fargo, ND-MN MSA MN $1,012 $1,112 +$100 (+9.9%)
94 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA MSA CA $2,434 $2,671 +$237 (+9.7%)
95 Springfield, MO HUD Metro FMR Area MO $998 $1,095 +$97 (+9.7%)
96 Long County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area GA $1,033 $1,133 +$100 (+9.7%)
97 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY MSA NY $1,282 $1,405 +$123 (+9.6%)
98 Jasper County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area IA $920 $1,008 +$88 (+9.6%)
99 Lancaster, PA MSA PA $1,393 $1,526 +$133 (+9.5%)
100 Clarksville, TN-KY MSA KY $1,229 $1,346 +$117 (+9.5%)