HUD FY2025→2026 · National FMR ranking

Rent Growth Rankings

Year-over-year change in 1-bedroom Fair Market Rent across the US. The fastest-rising county jumped +42.6% in a single year.

+42.6%
Fastest-rising county - Musselshell
+47.2%
Fastest-rising metro
3,145
Counties tracked

Year-over-year change in 1-bedroom Fair Market Rent from FY 2025 to FY 2026, computed from HUD's published FMR tables for all 50 states. See our methodology.

Top 10 fastest-rising counties by 1-bedroom rent growth

Year-over-year change in 1-bedroom FMR, FY2025 → FY2026

% YoY

What this shows Musselshell County posted the steepest one-year FMR increase in the nation. Fast-growing Sun Belt and mountain-west markets cluster at the top.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), FY2025–2026 FMR As of FY2026

Biggest Rent Increases, Counties

Top 50 counties with the largest YoY 1-BR rent increase.

# County FY 2025 FY 2026 Change % Change
1 Musselshell County $860 $1,226 +$366 +42.6%
2 Gates County $1,079 $1,513 +$434 +40.2%
3 Livingston County $689 $960 +$271 +39.3%
4 Kalawao County $1,370 $1,899 +$529 +38.6%
5 Hardee County $788 $1,064 +$276 +35.0%
6 Surry County $689 $920 +$231 +33.5%
7 Lafayette County $885 $1,181 +$296 +33.4%
8 Broadwater County $1,215 $1,595 +$380 +31.3%
9 Hampshire County $1,205 $1,580 +$375 +31.1%
10 Anderson County $792 $1,035 +$243 +30.7%
11 Sullivan County $628 $809 +$181 +28.8%
12 Barry County $793 $1,017 +$224 +28.2%
13 Summit County $1,472 $1,887 +$415 +28.2%
14 Hendry County $843 $1,077 +$234 +27.8%
15 Knox County $997 $1,270 +$273 +27.4%
16 Missoula County $1,099 $1,400 +$301 +27.4%
17 DeSoto County $835 $1,060 +$225 +26.9%
18 Morgan County $1,039 $1,315 +$276 +26.6%
19 Sonoma County $1,709 $2,155 +$446 +26.1%
20 Columbia County $820 $1,034 +$214 +26.1%
21 Piscataquis County $857 $1,081 +$224 +26.1%
22 Grafton County $1,156 $1,455 +$299 +25.9%
23 Daniels County $717 $900 +$183 +25.5%
24 Grant County $785 $985 +$200 +25.5%
25 Silver Bow County $916 $1,149 +$233 +25.4%
26 Hill County $854 $1,069 +$215 +25.2%
27 Suwannee County $810 $1,013 +$203 +25.1%
28 Niobrara County $729 $910 +$181 +24.8%
29 Park County $1,113 $1,385 +$272 +24.4%
30 Cheshire County $1,180 $1,468 +$288 +24.4%
31 San Jacinto County $843 $1,048 +$205 +24.3%
32 Taylor County $715 $888 +$173 +24.2%
33 Golden Valley County $842 $1,045 +$203 +24.1%
34 Dixie County $711 $881 +$170 +23.9%
35 Lea County $862 $1,068 +$206 +23.9%
36 Jasper County $1,136 $1,407 +$271 +23.9%
37 Buchanan County $674 $834 +$160 +23.7%
38 Los Alamos County $1,074 $1,326 +$252 +23.5%
39 Pope County $672 $828 +$156 +23.2%
40 Madison County $976 $1,202 +$226 +23.2%
41 Rosebud County $806 $993 +$187 +23.2%
42 Fallon County $888 $1,093 +$205 +23.1%
43 Judith Basin County $735 $905 +$170 +23.1%
44 Meagher County $883 $1,087 +$204 +23.1%
45 Lewis and Clark County $1,072 $1,319 +$247 +23.0%
46 McCone County $982 $1,208 +$226 +23.0%
47 Petroleum County $982 $1,208 +$226 +23.0%
48 Prairie County $982 $1,208 +$226 +23.0%
49 Treasure County $982 $1,208 +$226 +23.0%
50 Wibaux County $982 $1,208 +$226 +23.0%

Biggest Rent Increases, Metro Areas

Top 25 metros with the largest YoY 1-BR rent increase.

# Metro Area FY 2025 FY 2026 Change % Change
1 Ogden, UT MSA $870 $1,281 +$411 +47.2%
2 Sumter, SC MSA $711 $972 +$261 +36.7%
3 Anderson, SC HUD Metro FMR Area $792 $1,035 +$243 +30.7%
4 Morristown, TN HUD Metro FMR Area $685 $887 +$202 +29.5%
5 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA $1,709 $2,155 +$446 +26.1%
6 Peoria, IL MSA $663 $818 +$155 +23.4%
7 Wausau, WI MSA $725 $889 +$164 +22.6%
8 Lewiston-Auburn, ME MSA $994 $1,218 +$224 +22.5%
9 Penobscot County, ME (part) HUD Metro FMR Area $880 $1,061 +$181 +20.6%
10 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA $925 $1,115 +$190 +20.5%
11 Bloomington, IL MSA $835 $999 +$164 +19.6%
12 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH MSA $845 $1,009 +$164 +19.4%
13 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN HUD Metro FMR Area $936 $1,105 +$169 +18.1%
14 Columbia, MO HUD Metro FMR Area $862 $1,011 +$149 +17.3%
15 Billings, MT HUD Metro FMR Area $948 $1,109 +$161 +17.0%
16 Greensboro-High Point, NC HUD Metro FMR Area $1,039 $1,213 +$174 +16.7%
17 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA MSA $1,643 $1,914 +$271 +16.5%
18 Springfield, MA MSA $1,191 $1,382 +$191 +16.0%
19 Fitchburg-Leominster, MA HUD Metro FMR Area $1,220 $1,410 +$190 +15.6%
20 Indianapolis-Carmel, IN HUD Metro FMR Area $1,097 $1,267 +$170 +15.5%
21 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA $1,230 $1,417 +$187 +15.2%
22 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MSA $1,043 $1,200 +$157 +15.1%
23 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA MSA $2,386 $2,746 +$360 +15.1%
24 Camden County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area $990 $1,139 +$149 +15.1%
25 Reading, PA MSA $1,075 $1,237 +$162 +15.1%

Biggest Rent Decreases, Counties

Top 50 counties with the largest YoY 1-BR rent decrease.

# County FY 2025 FY 2026 Change % Change
1 Sumter County $713 $642 $-71 -10.0%
2 North Slope Borough $1,376 $1,239 $-137 -10.0%
3 Monterey County $2,479 $2,232 $-247 -10.0%
4 Solano County $1,894 $1,705 $-189 -10.0%
5 Sedgwick County $843 $759 $-84 -10.0%
6 Ada County $1,534 $1,381 $-153 -10.0%
7 Boise County $1,534 $1,381 $-153 -10.0%
8 Canyon County $1,534 $1,381 $-153 -10.0%
9 Owyhee County $1,534 $1,381 $-153 -10.0%
10 Van Buren County $792 $713 $-79 -10.0%
11 Hancock County $860 $774 $-86 -10.0%
12 Jefferson Parish $1,236 $1,113 $-123 -10.0%
13 Lincoln Parish $772 $695 $-77 -10.0%
14 Natchitoches Parish $783 $705 $-78 -10.0%
15 Orleans Parish $1,236 $1,113 $-123 -10.0%
16 Plaquemines Parish $1,236 $1,113 $-123 -10.0%
17 St. Bernard Parish $1,236 $1,113 $-123 -10.0%
18 St. Charles Parish $1,236 $1,113 $-123 -10.0%
19 St. John the Baptist Parish $1,236 $1,113 $-123 -10.0%
20 Vernon Parish $881 $793 $-88 -10.0%
21 Calvert County $2,056 $1,851 $-205 -10.0%
22 Worcester County $1,150 $1,035 $-115 -10.0%
23 Cass County $853 $768 $-85 -10.0%
24 Clarke County $870 $783 $-87 -10.0%
25 Coahoma County $831 $748 $-83 -10.0%
26 Franklin County $843 $759 $-84 -10.0%
27 Lawrence County $730 $657 $-73 -10.0%
28 Lincoln County $721 $649 $-72 -10.0%
29 Pearl River County $952 $857 $-95 -10.0%
30 Tishomingo County $843 $759 $-84 -10.0%
31 Esmeralda County $1,246 $1,122 $-124 -10.0%
32 Craven County $1,002 $902 $-100 -10.0%
33 Granville County $1,204 $1,084 $-120 -10.0%
34 Sioux County $814 $733 $-81 -10.0%
35 Hampton County $800 $720 $-80 -10.0%
36 Monroe County $687 $619 $-68 -9.9%
37 Washington County $908 $818 $-90 -9.9%
38 Wilcox County $728 $656 $-72 -9.9%
39 Haines Borough $1,147 $1,033 $-114 -9.9%
40 Greenlee County $1,077 $970 $-107 -9.9%
41 Gem County $1,008 $908 $-100 -9.9%
42 Rush County $788 $710 $-78 -9.9%
43 Bienville Parish $785 $707 $-78 -9.9%
44 Franklin Parish $775 $698 $-77 -9.9%
45 Jefferson Davis County $775 $698 $-77 -9.9%
46 Lowndes County $825 $743 $-82 -9.9%
47 Pike County $938 $845 $-93 -9.9%
48 Yalobusha County $746 $672 $-74 -9.9%
49 Chase County $819 $738 $-81 -9.9%
50 Lincoln County $1,058 $953 $-105 -9.9%

Biggest Rent Decreases, Metro Areas

Top 25 metros with the largest YoY 1-BR rent decrease.

# Metro Area FY 2025 FY 2026 Change % Change
1 Lyon County, NV HUD Metro FMR Area $1,370 $1,076 $-294 -21.5%
2 Cherokee County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area $835 $668 $-167 -20.0%
3 Crook County, OR HUD Metro FMR Area $1,318 $1,056 $-262 -19.9%
4 Cochran County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area $1,007 $820 $-187 -18.6%
5 Rock County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area $882 $742 $-140 -15.9%
6 Somerset County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area $1,066 $907 $-159 -14.9%
7 Salinas, CA MSA $2,479 $2,232 $-247 -10.0%
8 Vallejo, CA MSA $1,894 $1,705 $-189 -10.0%
9 Boise City, ID HUD Metro FMR Area $1,534 $1,381 $-153 -10.0%
10 New Orleans-Metairie, LA HUD Metro FMR Area $1,236 $1,113 $-123 -10.0%
11 Martin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area $1,589 $1,441 $-148 -9.3%
12 Brunswick County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area $1,427 $1,301 $-126 -8.8%
13 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC HUD Metro FMR Area $1,637 $1,507 $-130 -7.9%
14 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA $1,361 $1,257 $-104 -7.6%
15 Fort Wayne, IN HUD Metro FMR Area $991 $916 $-75 -7.6%
16 Morehouse Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area $688 $636 $-52 -7.6%
17 Binghamton, NY MSA $939 $868 $-71 -7.6%
18 Anson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area $927 $867 $-60 -6.5%
19 Seattle-Bellevue, WA HUD Metro FMR Area $2,293 $2,146 $-147 -6.4%
20 Knoxville, TN HUD Metro FMR Area $1,264 $1,184 $-80 -6.3%
21 Atascosa County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area $1,068 $1,002 $-66 -6.2%
22 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA $1,604 $1,511 $-93 -5.8%
23 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MSA $1,679 $1,583 $-96 -5.7%
24 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA $1,650 $1,562 $-88 -5.3%
25 Boone County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area $712 $674 $-38 -5.3%
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Data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Fair Market Rents. Change calculated on 1-bedroom FMR from FY 2025 to FY 2026. Individual areas may differ from county/metro averages.

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