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Renting · Section 8

Data from November 2026

Renting in Yavapai County, Arizona

Yavapai County has a HUD fair market rent of $1,550 a month for 2 bedrooms (Fiscal year 2027). Renter households here pay a typical rent of $1,351 a month (Average 2020–2024). Paying the fair market rent without going over 30% of income takes $29.81 an hour, full time.

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Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms
$1,550
a month, HUD, Fiscal year 2027
4% less than in Arizona
Typical rent
$1,351
a month, Census, Average 2020–2024
12% less than in Arizona
Wage needed
$29.81
an hour, 2 bedrooms
Or $62,000 a year, to spend no more than 30% of income on rent.
Rent-burdened households
46%
spend 30% or more of income on rent
10% less than in Arizona

Source: Fair Market Rents (HUD) Fiscal year 2027 Fair Market Rents (HUD) Source: American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates Average 2020–2024 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates

Only here

Renting in Yavapai County: what sets it apart

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

  1. Among the neighboring counties, La Paz County has the lowest typical rent ($802), 41% below the $1,351 in Yavapai County.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (Average 2020–2024).

Fair market rent

What HUD sets for each size

Every year HUD (the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development) publishes a Fair Market Rent (FMR) for each home size in Yavapai County. It is used to work out how much a Section 8 voucher covers. The table shows what you need to earn to pay it without spending more than 30% of income.

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(a)

According to Zillow (ZORI), the typical asking rent in Yavapai County was $1,883 a month in September 2026: 0.8% more than 12 months ago. It is an index of market listings, not a HUD limit. Zillow data

Fair market rent and wage needed To pay the fair market rent without spending more than 30% of income, working full time (40 hours a week).
Size Fair rent per month Hourly wage Income needed per year
Studio $1,079 $20.75 $43,160
1 bedroom $1,242 $23.88 $49,680
2 bedrooms $1,550 $29.81 $62,000
3 bedrooms $2,146 $41.27 $85,840
4 bedrooms $2,263 $43.52 $90,520

HUD area: Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ MSA. Source: HUD, Fiscal year 2027

By ZIP code

The fair market rent for your ZIP code

HUD also publishes fair market rents by ZIP code (Small Area FMRs) for 31 ZIP codes in Yavapai County (Fiscal year 2027). Type yours to see it.

For 2 bedrooms they run from $1,380 in 85342 to $2,330 in 86315. 12 ZIP codes are above the county's fair market rent ($1,550).

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)

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

Rent burden

How many households spend too much

HUD counts rent as a burden when it reaches 30% of income or more. In Yavapai County, 46% of renter households are in that position; in Arizona, 51%, and nationwide, 51% (Average 2020–2024, Census).

Paying too much rent leaves little for food, transportation and savings. If that is you, the agencies below can guide you for free.

46%

of renter households spend 30% or more of their income on rent.

27,716 households rent in Yavapai County

  • Spend half or more of their income 24%
  • Spend 30% or more, but less than half 23%
  • Spend less than 30% 54%

Compared with the state and the country

  • Yavapai 46%
  • Arizona 51%
  • United States 51%

Low-income apartments

Low-income apartments in Yavapai County

HUD lists 35 properties with homes for low-income households in Yavapai County: tax-credit apartments (LIHTC) and HUD-assisted buildings. They run from the most low-income homes to the fewest.

with tax credits (LIHTC)
28
HUD-assisted
8

1,680 homes in all; 1,549 of them low-income, according to HUD.

  • Aspen Ridge Apts Tax credit (LIHTC) 831 E Mingus Ave, Cottonwood 86326 96 homes, 95 low-income · 1 bd: 12 · 2 bd: 36 · 3 bd: 48 · In service since 2005
  • Pines at Prescott Tax credit (LIHTC) 1053 Sandretto Dr, Prescott 86305 90 low-income homes · 2 bd: 60 · 3 bd: 30 · In service since 1995
  • Christian Care Cottonwood 1 HUD-assisted 859 S 12th St, Cottonwood 86326 88 homes, 87 low-income · For older adults · (928) 641-5104
  • Canyon Run Apts Tax credit (LIHTC) 701 White Spar Rd, Prescott 86303 84 low-income homes · 1 bd: 61 · 2 bd: 25 · In service since 2005
  • Valley View Apts Tax credit (LIHTC) 3701 N Windsong Dr, Prescott Valley 86314 80 homes, 76 low-income · 2 bd: 40 · 3 bd: 40 · In service since 2004
  • Creekview Village Tax credit (LIHTC) 519 Miller Valley Rd, Prescott 86301 72 low-income homes · 2 bd: 28 · 3 bd: 44 · In service since 2019 · For families
  • Verde Vista Apts Tax credit (LIHTC) 1720 E Elm St, Cottonwood 86326 72 homes, 71 low-income · 2 bd: 42 · 3 bd: 30 · In service since 1998
  • Valley View Apts II Tax credit (LIHTC) 3883 N Windsong Dr, Prescott Valley 86314 72 homes, 66 low-income · 1 bd: 16 · 2 bd: 24 · 3 bd: 32 · In service since 2008
  • Antelope Valley Apts Tax credit (LIHTC) 1555 S Hwy 89, Chino Valley 86323 64 low-income homes · 2 bd: 28 · 3 bd: 36 · In service since 2003
  • Sungate Villa Senior Community I Tax credit (LIHTC) 3850 N Civic Dr NE, Prescott Valley 86314 64 low-income homes · 1 bd: 24 · 2 bd: 40 · In service since 2007 · For older adults
  • Highland Square Senior Apartments Tax credit (LIHTC) 299 W Mingus Ave, Cottonwood 86326 60 low-income homes · 1 bd: 50 · 2 bd: 10 · In service since 2016 · For older adults
  • Village Tower Tax credit (LIHTC) · HUD-assisted 1075 Ruth St, Prescott 86301 60 low-income homes · 1 bd: 56 · 2 bd: 4 · In service since 2015 · For older adults · (928) 778-3302
  • Parkway Apts Tax credit (LIHTC) 300 S Cliffs Pkwy, Camp Verde 86322 59 low-income homes · 2 bd: 28 · 3 bd: 31 · In service since 2003
  • Sungate Villa Senior Community II Tax credit (LIHTC) 3870 N Civic Dr NE, Prescott Valley 86314 54 homes, 48 low-income · 1 bd: 28 · 2 bd: 26 · In service since 2010 · For older adults
  • Yavapai-Apache Nation #1 Tax credit (LIHTC) 3455 N Shaw Ave, Camp Verde 86322 44 low-income homes · 2 bd: 8 · 3 bd: 31 · 4 bd: 5 · In service since 2004
  • Verde View Senior Apartments HUD-assisted 377 W State Route 260, Camp Verde 86322 41 homes, 40 low-income · For older adults · (928) 567-9378
  • Bradshaw Senior Community Tax credit (LIHTC) 133 Bradshaw Dr, Prescott 86303 46 homes, 39 low-income · 1 bd: 18 · 2 bd: 28 · In service since 2008 · For older adults
  • Casa De Pinos HUD-assisted 117 Cory Ave, Prescott 86303 40 homes, 39 low-income · For older adults · (928) 445-1470
  • Yavapai-Apache Homes V Tax credit (LIHTC) E. Cherry Creek Road, Camp Verde 86322 38 low-income homes · 2 bd: 2 · 3 bd: 32 · 4 bd: 4 · In service since 2016 · For families
  • Prescott Valley Elderly Tax credit (LIHTC) 3250 N Majesty Dr, Prescott Valley 86314 37 low-income homes · 1 bd: 37 · In service since 1993 · For older adults
  • Mingus Pointe Apts Tax credit (LIHTC) 101 S 6th St, Cottonwood 86326 36 homes, 35 low-income · 1 bd: 4 · 2 bd: 32 · In service since 1995
  • Yavapai-Apache Homes Vi Tax credit (LIHTC) Various Along E. Cherry Creek Rd., River Way, + Water Circle, Camp Verde 86322 35 low-income homes · 2 bd: 2 · 3 bd: 30 · 4 bd: 3 · In service since 2017 · For families
  • Yavapai-Apache Homes Vii Tax credit (LIHTC) Various Along Hawk Hollow Way, Clarkdale 86324 35 low-income homes · 3 bd: 30 · 4 bd: 5 · In service since 2020 · For families
  • Granite Creek Apts Tax credit (LIHTC) 160 N Hwy 89, Chino Valley 86323 32 homes, 31 low-income · 1 bd: 12 · 2 bd: 20 · In service since 1991
  • Tuzigoot Village HUD-assisted 1600 E Skyline Dr, Cottonwood 86326 31 homes, 30 low-income · For older adults · (520) 634-3669
  • Yavapai-Apache Nation #3 Tax credit (LIHTC) 420 Hastin Nez, Camp Verde 86322 30 low-income homes · 2 bd: 4 · 3 bd: 24 · 4 bd: 2 · In service since 2008
  • Lynx Creek Apts Tax credit (LIHTC) 3241 N Majesty Dr, Prescott Valley 86314 26 low-income homes · 1 bd: 12 · 2 bd: 14 · In service since 2009
  • Navapai Apts Tax credit (LIHTC) 8800 E Yavapai Rd, Prescott Valley 86314 26 low-income homes · 1 bd: 8 · 2 bd: 16 · 3 bd: 2 · In service since 2009
  • Spring Valley Terrace Tax credit (LIHTC) 14005 S Spring Ln, Mayer 86333 23 homes, 20 low-income · 1 bd: 23 · In service since 1998
  • Spring Valley Manor HUD-assisted 14001 S Spring Ln, Mayer 86333 20 homes, 19 low-income · For older adults · (928) 632-1456
  • Yavapai-Apache Nation #2 Tax credit (LIHTC) 2372 Wiki Way, Camp Verde 86322 16 low-income homes · 3 bd: 16 · In service since 2006
  • Verde Valley Manor HUD-assisted 3400 E Godard Rd, Cottonwood 86326 8 low-income homes · For older adults · (928) 646-6040
  • Sycamore Vista - Phase 1 HUD-assisted 357 N Homestead Pkwy, Camp Verde 86322 5 low-income homes · (480) 596-0505
  • View Point Senior Community Tax credit (LIHTC) 3845 N Viewpoint Dr, Prescott Valley 86314 50 homes
  • Bradshaw II Senior Community Tax credit (LIHTC) 123 Bradshaw Dr, Prescott 86303 46 homes

One property has two programs at the same address and appears once. Search HUD's map

Source: HUD, retrieved November 6, 2026. LIHTC database, updated May 14, 2025; Assisted multifamily properties, updated October 23, 2026; Public housing developments, updated October 23, 2026.

Section 8

The Section 8 voucher in Yavapai County

The Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) pays part of your rent on a home you choose. A public housing agency runs it. HUD lists none with an office in Yavapai County; the state's agencies can help you. Here is what the rules say:

The rules, with their source

  1. 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

  2. Generally, your family must have very low income: no more than 50% of the area median income, by family size (the middle column of the table). 24 CFR §5.603, §982.201(b)

  3. Each year, at least 75% of the families an agency admits from its list must have extremely low income (the 30% column). 24 CFR §982.201(b)(2)

  4. 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)

  5. 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 §982.508

  6. 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)

Mixed-status families: how assistance is figured
HUD income limits Yearly income of the whole family, before taxes.
People Extremely low (30%) Very low (50%) Low
$20,050 $33,400 $53,450
$22,900 $38,200 $61,050
$27,320 $42,950 $68,700
$33,000 $47,700 $76,300
$38,680 $51,550 $82,450
$44,360 $55,350 $88,550
$50,040 $59,150 $94,650
$55,720 $63,000 $100,750

Area median income: $92,200. HUD income limits by family size, Fiscal year 2026. Area: Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ MSA. Source: HUD, Fiscal year 2026

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Possible payment standard

  • Studio $971 – $1,187
  • 1 bedroom $1,118 – $1,366
  • 2 bedrooms $1,395 – $1,705
  • 3 bedrooms $1,931 – $2,361
  • 4 bedrooms $2,037 – $2,489

The range the rule allows: 90% to 110% of the county's fair market rent. Your agency publishes its own.

Housing agencies that serve this place

HUD lists no housing agency with an office in Yavapai County. You can apply at another agency in your state: you do not have to live where you apply. HUD

Housing agencies in Arizona HUD list of housing agencies

Source: HUD, Retrieved November 6, 2026

Your rights as a tenant in Arizona

What Arizona law says about deposits, notices and eviction, with the citation for each rule.

See your rights, rule by rule

Compare these rules with other states →

A summary of state law, not legal advice. Cities may have additional rules.

How much can they charge for a deposit?
Up to 1.5 months of rent
Ariz. Rev. Stat. §33-1321(A)
When must they return my deposit?
14 business days
Ariz. Rev. Stat. §33-1321(D)
If I fall behind on rent, what notice must I get?
5 calendar days
Ariz. Rev. Stat. §33-1368(B)
How much notice ends a month-to-month rental?
30 days
Ariz. Rev. Stat. §33-1375(B)
  • Only a court order can remove youAriz. Rev. Stat. §§33-1367, 33-1364(C)
  • Protection from retaliationAriz. Rev. Stat. §33-1381
  • Repair and deduct from the rentAriz. Rev. Stat. §33-1363(A)

Help

Where to get help with rent in Yavapai County

HUD lists no counseling agencies near in Yavapai County. Free legal aid and your housing agency can guide you.

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First month
$1,550
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$3,100

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Frequently asked questions

What is the fair market rent in Yavapai County?

According to HUD (Fiscal year 2027): Studio: $1,079; 1 bedroom: $1,242; 2 bedrooms: $1,550; 3 bedrooms: $2,146; 4 bedrooms: $2,263. It covers rent plus basic utilities, except the phone.

How much do you need to earn to rent in Yavapai County?

Paying the 2-bedroom fair market rent ($1,550) without spending more than 30% of income takes $29.81 an hour full time, or $62,000 a year.

Who qualifies for Section 8 in Yavapai County?

Generally, families with very low income: no more than 50% of the area median income. For 4 people, HUD's limit here is $47,700 a year (Fiscal year 2026). The family usually pays 30% of its adjusted monthly income. You apply at the housing agency.

How much does Section 8 pay in Yavapai County?

The voucher pays up to your housing agency's payment standard, minus your share. The rule lets the agency set it between 90% and 110% of the fair market rent: for 2 bedrooms here, between $1,395 and $1,705 a month. Your agency publishes its figure.

Does the fair market rent change by ZIP code in Yavapai County?

For 2 bedrooms they run from $1,380 in 85342 to $2,330 in 86315. 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.

How many low-income apartments are there in Yavapai County?

HUD lists 35 properties with homes for low-income households in Yavapai County: tax-credit apartments (LIHTC) and HUD-assisted buildings. They run from the most low-income homes to the fewest. For tax-credit apartments and HUD-assisted buildings, you apply directly at the building's management office. They tell you whether units are open and how to apply; HUD does not have that information.

How many households spend too much on rent in Yavapai County?

HUD counts rent as a burden when it reaches 30% of income or more. In Yavapai County, 46% of renter households are in that position; in Arizona, 51%, and nationwide, 51% (Average 2020–2024, Census).