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Section 8 · Maricopa County

Data from November 2026

How much does Section 8 pay in Maricopa County, Arizona?

HUD sets the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Maricopa County at $1,734 a month (Fiscal year 2027). From that figure, your housing agency sets its payment standard, which as a rule runs from $1,561 to $1,907. The voucher pays up to that standard, minus your share: generally 30% of your adjusted monthly income.

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Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms
$1,734
a month, HUD, Fiscal year 2027
7% more than in Arizona
Possible payment standard, 2 BR
$1,561 – $1,907
90% to 110% of the fair market rent
By ZIP code, 2 BR
$1,380 – $2,600
across 135 ZIP codes
Section 8 vouchers
15,773
at 9 agencies based here

Source: Fair Market Rents (HUD) Fiscal year 2027 Fair Market Rents (HUD) Source: Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) Fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) Source: Public Housing Agencies (HUD) Retrieved November 6, 2026 Public Housing Agencies (HUD)

Only here

Section 8 in Maricopa County: what sets it apart

What this place has that others do not, from public data, most unusual first.

  1. None of the 15 counties in Arizona has a higher 2-bedroom fair market rent than Maricopa County: $1,734 a month.

  2. None of the 15 counties in Arizona has a higher very low income limit (50%) than Maricopa County for a family of 4: $56,200 a year. It is the cap the voucher uses to qualify.

  3. The 2-bedroom ZIP code fair market rent in Maricopa County runs from $1,380 in 85006 to $2,600 in 85355 (88% more). Only 1 of the 15 counties in Arizona with data has a wider gap.

  4. Housing agencies based in Maricopa County hold 15,773 housing vouchers. None of the 10 counties in Arizona with vouchers has more.

  5. Next door, in La Paz County, HUD sets the 2-bedroom fair market rent at $1,038: 40% less than in Maricopa County ($1,734).

Sources: HUD (Fiscal year 2027); HUD (Fiscal year 2026); HUD (Fiscal year 2027); HUD (Retrieved November 6, 2026).

Fair market rent and payment standard

What the voucher can pay, by size

Each year HUD publishes a fair market rent (FMR) for each home size in Maricopa County. Your housing agency uses it to set its payment standard: the most the voucher can pay toward rent and utilities.

  • The fair market rent covers rent plus basic utilities, except the phone. HUD generally sets it at the 40th percentile: 4 in 10 standard-quality homes rented recently cost less. 24 CFR §888.113
  • Each agency sets a payment standard for each size. Without asking HUD, it can go from 90% to 110% of the fair market rent. 24 CFR §982.503(b), (c)
  • Above 110% is an exception payment standard. Up to 120%, the agency only has to notify HUD that it meets certain criteria. 24 CFR §982.503(d)
Fair market rent and possible payment standard HUD fair market rent by size and the basic payment-standard range (90% to 110% of the fair market rent), Fiscal year 2027.
Size Fair rent per month Possible payment standard
Studio $1,390 $1,251 – $1,529
1 bedroom $1,493 $1,344 – $1,642
2 bedrooms $1,734 $1,561 – $1,907
3 bedrooms $2,287 $2,058 – $2,516
4 bedrooms $2,537 $2,283 – $2,791

HUD area: Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MSA. Source: HUD, Fiscal year 2027

By ZIP code

The fair market rent of each ZIP code

HUD also publishes fair market rents by ZIP code (Small Area FMRs) for 135 ZIP codes in Maricopa County (Fiscal year 2027). Where they are used, they are the basis of your home’s payment standard.

For 2 bedrooms they run from $1,380 in 85006 to $2,600 in 85355. With the 90% to 110% rule, the payment standard could run from $1,242 to $1,518 in 85006 and from $2,340 to $2,860 in 85355.

Where HUD designates these areas, or where the housing agency chooses to use them, the voucher is figured on the ZIP code's rent instead of the county's. Ask your agency which one it uses. 24 CFR §982.503(a)(1)

Lowest and highest, by size

  • Studio $1,080 – $2,080
  • 1 bedroom $1,170 – $2,240
  • 2 bedrooms $1,380 – $2,600
  • 3 bedrooms $1,870 – $3,430
  • 4 bedrooms $2,120 – $3,800
Fair market rent by ZIP code and size, in ZIP code order, Fiscal year 2027. HUD area: Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.
ZIP code Studio1 bd2 bd3 bd4 bd
85003$1,290$1,390$1,610$2,120$2,360
85004$1,560$1,680$1,950$2,590$2,870
85006$1,080$1,170$1,380$1,870$2,120
85007$1,080$1,170$1,380$1,870$2,120
85008$1,170$1,270$1,480$1,980$2,190
85009$1,080$1,170$1,380$1,870$2,120
85012$1,500$1,610$1,870$2,470$2,740
85013$1,430$1,540$1,800$2,390$2,650
85014$1,300$1,420$1,640$2,190$2,430
85015$1,120$1,210$1,410$1,880$2,120
85016$1,520$1,650$1,910$2,550$2,830
85017$1,080$1,170$1,380$1,870$2,120
85018$1,410$1,520$1,760$2,320$2,580
85019$1,190$1,280$1,490$1,970$2,180
85020$1,270$1,360$1,580$2,100$2,340
85021$1,150$1,240$1,440$1,910$2,120
85022$1,420$1,530$1,790$2,380$2,640
85023$1,240$1,330$1,550$2,040$2,270
85024$1,580$1,700$1,970$2,600$2,880
85026$1,400$1,500$1,740$2,300$2,550
85027$1,360$1,480$1,710$2,280$2,530
85028$1,640$1,760$2,040$2,690$2,990
85029$1,220$1,330$1,540$2,060$2,280
85031$1,330$1,430$1,660$2,190$2,430
85032$1,270$1,370$1,590$2,100$2,340
85033$1,170$1,260$1,460$1,930$2,140
85034$1,230$1,330$1,540$2,030$2,250
85035$1,200$1,290$1,500$1,980$2,190
85037$1,430$1,530$1,780$2,350$2,600
85040$1,080$1,170$1,380$1,870$2,120
85041$1,440$1,540$1,790$2,360$2,620
85042$1,350$1,450$1,690$2,230$2,470
85043$1,370$1,470$1,710$2,260$2,500
85044$1,610$1,750$2,030$2,700$3,000
85045$2,080$2,240$2,600$3,430$3,800
85048$1,750$1,880$2,180$2,880$3,190
85050$1,940$2,080$2,420$3,190$3,540
85051$1,080$1,170$1,380$1,870$2,120
85053$1,180$1,270$1,470$1,940$2,150
85054$1,850$1,990$2,310$3,050$3,380
85083$1,910$2,050$2,380$3,140$3,480
85085$1,600$1,710$1,990$2,620$2,910
85086$1,880$2,020$2,350$3,100$3,440
85087$1,680$1,810$2,100$2,770$3,090
85201$1,190$1,300$1,510$2,010$2,230
85202$1,360$1,460$1,700$2,240$2,490
85203$1,210$1,300$1,510$2,010$2,230
85204$1,230$1,320$1,530$2,050$2,260
85205$1,160$1,260$1,450$1,940$2,160
85206$1,430$1,540$1,800$2,390$2,650
85207$1,360$1,460$1,700$2,240$2,490
85208$1,320$1,420$1,650$2,180$2,410
85209$1,550$1,660$1,930$2,550$2,820
85210$1,260$1,350$1,570$2,080$2,310
85212$1,800$1,930$2,240$2,950$3,280
85213$1,430$1,530$1,780$2,350$2,600
85215$1,600$1,710$1,990$2,620$2,910
85224$1,590$1,720$2,000$2,670$2,960
85225$1,370$1,480$1,720$2,300$2,540
85226$1,620$1,760$2,050$2,730$3,030
85233$1,630$1,750$2,030$2,680$2,970
85234$1,680$1,800$2,090$2,760$3,060
85236$1,400$1,500$1,740$2,300$2,550
85248$1,570$1,690$1,960$2,610$2,910
85249$2,010$2,160$2,510$3,320$3,680
85250$1,550$1,660$1,930$2,560$2,840
85251$1,570$1,710$1,980$2,640$2,930
85253$1,770$1,940$2,250$3,030$3,390
85254$1,710$1,860$2,160$2,880$3,180
85255$2,080$2,240$2,600$3,430$3,800
85256$1,450$1,560$1,810$2,390$2,650
85257$1,600$1,710$1,990$2,620$2,910
85258$1,760$1,910$2,220$2,960$3,280
85259$1,560$1,680$1,950$2,570$2,850
85260$1,760$1,910$2,220$2,960$3,280
85262$2,000$2,150$2,490$3,320$3,680
85263$1,810$1,950$2,290$3,040$3,380
85264$1,580$1,680$1,980$2,570$2,880
85266$2,080$2,240$2,600$3,430$3,800
85268$1,560$1,680$1,950$2,570$2,850
85281$1,440$1,560$1,810$2,420$2,680
85282$1,440$1,560$1,810$2,420$2,680
85283$1,500$1,620$1,880$2,500$2,780
85284$1,860$2,000$2,320$3,060$3,400
85286$1,780$1,910$2,220$2,930$3,260
85295$1,710$1,830$2,130$2,810$3,120
85296$1,840$1,970$2,290$3,020$3,350
85297$1,840$1,980$2,300$3,030$3,370
85298$2,080$2,240$2,600$3,430$3,800
85301$1,110$1,200$1,400$1,870$2,120
85302$1,110$1,200$1,390$1,870$2,120
85303$1,350$1,450$1,690$2,230$2,470
85304$1,240$1,330$1,550$2,040$2,270
85305$1,620$1,740$2,020$2,660$2,960
85306$1,370$1,470$1,710$2,260$2,500
85307$1,530$1,640$1,910$2,520$2,790
85308$1,530$1,660$1,930$2,570$2,860
85309$1,700$1,830$2,120$2,800$3,100
85310$1,840$1,980$2,300$3,050$3,410
85320$1,260$1,380$1,600$2,150$2,400
85322$1,180$1,270$1,470$1,940$2,150
85323$1,450$1,560$1,810$2,390$2,650
85326$1,500$1,610$1,870$2,470$2,740
85329$1,160$1,250$1,450$1,910$2,120
85331$2,080$2,240$2,600$3,430$3,800
85333$1,080$1,170$1,380$1,870$2,120
85335$1,510$1,620$1,880$2,480$2,750
85337$1,080$1,170$1,380$1,870$2,120
85338$1,590$1,700$1,980$2,610$2,900
85339$1,800$1,940$2,250$2,970$3,290
85340$1,670$1,790$2,080$2,740$3,050
85343$1,500$1,610$1,870$2,470$2,740
85345$1,320$1,420$1,650$2,180$2,410
85351$1,240$1,330$1,550$2,040$2,270
85353$1,490$1,600$1,860$2,450$2,720
85354$1,220$1,310$1,520$2,000$2,220
85355$2,080$2,240$2,600$3,430$3,800
85361$1,080$1,170$1,380$1,870$2,120
85363$1,080$1,170$1,380$1,870$2,120
85373$1,460$1,570$1,820$2,400$2,660
85374$1,600$1,720$2,000$2,640$2,930
85375$1,260$1,350$1,570$2,070$2,300
85377$1,480$1,620$1,880$2,520$2,830
85378$1,260$1,350$1,570$2,070$2,300
85379$1,730$1,860$2,160$2,850$3,160
85381$1,410$1,520$1,760$2,320$2,580
85382$1,580$1,700$1,970$2,600$2,880
85383$1,960$2,110$2,450$3,230$3,590
85387$1,930$2,070$2,410$3,180$3,530
85388$1,810$1,950$2,260$2,980$3,310
85390$1,170$1,290$1,520$2,040$2,250
85392$1,560$1,680$1,950$2,570$2,850
85395$1,640$1,760$2,050$2,720$3,050
85396$1,800$1,940$2,250$2,980$3,330
85545$1,080$1,170$1,380$1,870$2,120

Source: Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) Fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD)

How it is figured

What the voucher pays and what you pay

The housing agency pays the owner directly. This is how it is figured, under HUD’s rules:

  1. The payment standard is the most the voucher pays. The agency pays the lower of the payment standard minus your share, or the rent with utilities minus your share. 24 CFR §982.505(a), (b)

  2. Your share (the total tenant payment) is the highest of 30% of your adjusted monthly income, 10% of your monthly income, the part of public assistance set aside for housing, or the minimum rent. 24 CFR §5.628(a)

  3. If the rent is below the payment standard, the family generally pays 30% of its adjusted monthly income. If it is above, the family pays more. 24 CFR §982.1(a)(3)

  4. When you move in, if the rent is above the payment standard, your share cannot go over 40% of your adjusted monthly income. 24 CFR §982.305(a)(5), §982.508

An example with HUD’s figures in Maricopa County

A family of 4 earning HUD’s extremely low income limit in Maricopa County has $33,700 a year, about $2,808 a month. 30% of that income is $843. Since adjusted income is the same or lower, the family’s share would generally not be more than that. If the agency sets the payment standard equal to the fair market rent ($1,734) and the 2-bedroom home rents for that, the voucher would pay about $891 or more.

Rent, equal to the fair market rent
$1,734
Family share, at most
$843
Voucher payment, at least
$891

This is only an example. Your agency figures your adjusted income, the home size you get and its own payment standard. Sources: HUD fair market rent (Fiscal year 2027) and HUD income limits (Fiscal year 2026).

How to apply

Where and how to ask for a voucher in Maricopa County

9 housing agencies are based in Maricopa County. This is how you apply:

  • You apply at the public housing agency. If you qualify, your name usually goes on a waiting list. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or noncitizens with eligible status as HUD defines it. HUD
  • Because demand is high, you may need to sign up on several waiting lists. You do not need to live where you apply. HUD
  • Generally, your family must have very low income: no more than 50% of the area median income. In Maricopa County, for a family of 4 that limit is $56,200 a year (Fiscal year 2026). 24 CFR §5.603, §982.201(b)

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Housing agencies that serve this place

Housing agencies in Arizona HUD list of housing agencies Source: HUD, Retrieved November 6, 2026

Frequently asked questions

How much does Section 8 pay for 2 bedrooms in Maricopa County?

It depends on your agency’s payment standard and your income. HUD sets the 2-bedroom fair market rent at $1,734 (Fiscal year 2027), and the basic payment standard can run from $1,561 to $1,907. The voucher pays up to that standard minus your share.

How much do I pay with a voucher?

If the rent is below the payment standard, the family generally pays 30% of its adjusted monthly income. If it is above, the family pays more. When you move in, if the rent is above the payment standard, your share cannot go over 40% of your adjusted monthly income.

Does the payment standard change by ZIP code in Maricopa County?

For 2 bedrooms they run from $1,380 in 85006 to $2,600 in 85355. With the 90% to 110% rule, the payment standard could run from $1,242 to $1,518 in 85006 and from $2,340 to $2,860 in 85355. Where HUD designates these areas, or where the housing agency chooses to use them, the voucher is figured on the ZIP code's rent instead of the county's. Ask your agency which one it uses.

Where do I apply for Section 8 in Maricopa County?

At a public housing agency. 9 are based in Maricopa County, such as City of Phoenix Housing Department and City of Mesa Housing Authority. If you qualify, your name usually goes on a waiting list. You can sign up on several: you do not need to live where you apply.

Who qualifies for Section 8 in Maricopa County?

Generally, your family must have very low income: no more than 50% of the area median income. In Maricopa County, for a family of 4 that limit is $56,200 a year (Fiscal year 2026).