Dallas County Housing Agency Payment Standards 2026–27

HUD rent figures for Dallas County

HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs), FY2027 (effective Oct 1, 2026), across 58 ZIP codes. The 90–110% column is the basic range for the median ZIP.

75001 Addison
$2,25075006 Carrollton
$1,84075011 Carrollton
$1,78075014 Irving
$1,72075015 Irving
$1,72075016 Irving
$1,72075017 Irving
$1,72075019 Coppell
$2,10075030 Rowlett
$1,72075038 Irving
$1,94075039 Irving
$2,51075040 Garland
$1,90075041 Garland
$1,58075042 Garland
$1,55075043 Garland
$1,74075044 Garland
$1,99075045 Garland
$1,72075046 Garland
$1,72075047 Garland
$1,72075048 Sachse
$2,10075049 Garland
$1,72075050 Grand Prairie
$1,79075051 Grand Prairie
$1,43075052 Grand Prairie
$2,04075053 Grand Prairie
$1,73075054 Grand Prairie
$2,36075060 Irving
$1,61075061 Irving
$1,59075062 Irving
$1,70075063 Irving
$2,11075080 Richardson
$2,08075081 Richardson
$2,02075082 Richardson
$2,32075083 Richardson
$1,72075085 Richardson
$1,72075088 Rowlett
$2,25075089 Rowlett
$2,25075098 Wylie
$2,31075099 Coppell
$1,72075104 Cedar Hill
$2,16075106 Cedar Hill
$1,72075115 Desoto
$1,79075116 Duncanville
$1,66075123 Desoto
$1,72075134 Lancaster
$1,98075137 Duncanville
$2,07075138 Duncanville
$1,72075141 Hutchins
$1,72075146 Lancaster
$1,85075149 Mesquite
$1,67075150 Mesquite
$1,67075159 Seagoville
$1,55075172 Wilmer
$1,52075180 Balch Springs
$1,48075181 Mesquite
$2,46075182 Sunnyvale
$1,95075185 Mesquite
$1,72075187 Mesquite
$1,720

What is the Dallas County Housing Agency payment standard?

A payment standard is the maximum monthly amount Dallas County Housing Agency uses to calculate a voucher's housing assistance for a given unit size. Dallas County Housing Agency chooses its payment standards, and HUD rules (24 CFR 982.503) normally require them to fall between 90% and 110% of HUD's Fair Market Rent for the area (the metro-wide FMR, or ZIP-level Small Area FMRs where the authority uses them) — the "basic range". An authority can go above 110% only with an exception payment standard approved by HUD or allowed by HUD notice.

Why might Dallas County Housing Agency's published amounts differ from the HUD figures on this page?

The figures here are HUD's FY2027 (effective Oct 1, 2026) Small Area FMRs. Dallas County Housing Agency sets its own amounts as a percentage of these (anywhere in the 90–110% basic range), and it adopts new amounts on its own schedule. When new HUD figures would put its payment standards outside the basic range, HUD rules require the authority to revise them within three months of the new figures taking effect. Always use Dallas County Housing Agency's own published schedule for your actual voucher amount.

Where can I find Dallas County Housing Agency's official payment standard schedule?

On Dallas County Housing Agency's website (https://www.dallascounty.org/departments/dchhs/human-services/housing-agency.php) or from your caseworker. Voucher holders also receive the amount for their unit size in their briefing packet.

Does a higher payment standard mean the voucher pays more of my rent?

It raises the ceiling. The housing assistance payment is the lower of the payment standard or the unit's gross rent (rent plus tenant-paid utilities), minus your total tenant payment — usually about 30% of adjusted monthly income (24 CFR 982.505). If a unit's gross rent is above the payment standard, you pay the difference, and at initial lease-up your share can't exceed 40% of adjusted monthly income.

Why do the amounts change by ZIP code?

HUD publishes Small Area FMRs for each ZIP code in Dallas County Housing Agency's area rather than one figure for the whole metro area. Some authorities are required to use them and others may choose to; where an authority uses them, its payment standards vary by ZIP too, so higher-rent neighborhoods get higher ceilings. Check Dallas County Housing Agency's schedule for the ZIP of the unit, not where you live now.