HUD

About HUD

HUD, also called HUD USER, returns fair market rents by county, HUD metro area, or ZIP code.

Get fair market rent returns monthly rents by bedroom count and applicable ZIP-level rents; provide a location and optionally a fiscal year.

Built by Fous from huduser.gov and checked automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026. Fous is not affiliated with HUD.

Actions

{
  "state": "TX",
  "currency": "USD",
  "fiscal_year": 2026,
  "studio_rent": 1474,
  "hud_area_name": "Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA",
  "zip_studio_rent": null,
  "one_bedroom_rent": 1562,
  "two_bedroom_rent": 1852,
  "four_bedroom_rent": 2760,
  "three_bedroom_rent": 2347,
  "zip_one_bedroom_rent": null,
  "zip_two_bedroom_rent": null,
  "small_area_fmrs_apply": false,
  "zip_four_bedroom_rent": null,
  "zip_three_bedroom_rent": null,
  "documentation_page_link": "https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmrs/FY2026_code/2026summary.odn?year=2026&fmrtype=Final&selection_type=county&fips=4845399999"
}

For developers

Run this workflow from your own code. In Studio, turn on Developer mode and create an API key.

# First set your key: export FOUS_API_KEY='YOUR_FOUS_API_KEY'
: "${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY before running this example}"

curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
  --fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 120 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "api": "@hud",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "get_fair_market_rent",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "location": "Travis County, TX"
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}'

What you can do with it

• Compare fair market rents across locations
• Review monthly rents by bedroom count
• Check ZIP-level rents where Small Area FMRs apply
• Support housing voucher rent research

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