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Tampa Housing Authority Payment Standards 2026–27
Tampa Housing Authority (THA) runs the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program for the City of Tampa and Hillsborough County. It sets its own payment standards — the most it will pay toward rent for each unit size — and federal rules normally require those 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) unless HUD approves an exception. Below are HUD's FY2027 (effective Oct 1, 2026) figures for the 78 ZIP codes in its area, the benchmark Tampa Housing Authority's schedule is built from. THA sets its payment standards by ZIP code; its ZIP map leaves out Plant City, so Plant City ZIP codes are not included below.
Tampa Housing Authority payment standards by ZIP code (effective November 1, 2025)
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HUD rents by ZIP code
2-bedroom HUD figure for each ZIP. Open a ZIP for every unit size.
$2,09033508 Brandon
$1,97033509 Brandon
$1,97033510 Brandon
$1,78033511 Brandon
$2,21033527 Dover
$1,17033530 Durant
$1,65033534 Gibsonton
$1,74033547 Lithia
$2,80033548 Lutz
$2,41033549 Lutz
$2,02033550 Mango
$1,97033556 Odessa
$2,15033558 Lutz
$1,86033568 Riverview
$1,97033569 Riverview
$2,60033570 Ruskin
$1,54033571 Sun City Center
$1,97033572 Apollo Beach
$2,64033573 Sun City Center
$2,28033575 Ruskin
$1,97033579 Riverview
$2,69033583 Seffner
$1,97033584 Seffner
$1,77033586 Sun City
$1,97033587 Sydney
$1,97033592 Thonotosassa
$1,41033594 Valrico
$2,19033595 Valrico
$1,97033596 Valrico
$2,88033598 Wimauma
$1,66033601 Tampa
$1,97033602 Tampa
$2,88033603 Tampa
$1,81033604 Tampa
$1,87033605 Tampa
$1,54033606 Tampa
$2,59033607 Tampa
$2,48033609 Tampa
$2,31033610 Tampa
$1,58033611 Tampa
$2,41033612 Tampa
$1,65033613 Tampa
$1,68033614 Tampa
$1,96033615 Tampa
$2,14033616 Tampa
$2,31033617 Tampa
$1,90033618 Tampa
$1,80033619 Tampa
$2,10033620 Tampa
$1,78033621 Tampa
$2,88033622 Tampa
$1,97033623 Tampa
$1,97033624 Tampa
$2,11033625 Tampa
$2,25033626 Tampa
$2,62033629 Tampa
$2,25033630 Tampa
$1,97033634 Tampa
$2,21033635 Tampa
$2,23033637 Tampa
$1,93033646 Tampa
$1,97033647 Tampa
$2,32033672 Tampa
$1,97033673 Tampa
$1,97033674 Tampa
$1,97033675 Tampa
$1,97033677 Tampa
$1,97033679 Tampa
$1,97033680 Tampa
$1,97033681 Tampa
$1,97033682 Tampa
$1,97033684 Tampa
$1,97033685 Tampa
$1,97033687 Tampa
$1,97033688 Tampa
$1,97033689 Tampa
$1,97033694 Tampa
$1,970
Rent limits for Tampa
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Tampa Housing Authority payment standard?
A payment standard is the maximum monthly amount Tampa Housing Authority uses to calculate a voucher's housing assistance for a given unit size. Tampa Housing Authority 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 Tampa Housing Authority'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. Tampa Housing Authority 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 Tampa Housing Authority's own published schedule for your actual voucher amount.
Where can I find Tampa Housing Authority's official payment standard schedule?
Tampa Housing Authority publishes its schedule on its website: Tampa Housing Authority payment standards by ZIP code (effective November 1, 2025). If you have a voucher, your briefing packet or caseworker can also confirm the amount for your unit size and ZIP code.
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 Tampa Housing Authority'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 Tampa Housing Authority's schedule for the ZIP of the unit, not where you live now.