Dawson County, TX

2024 Fair Market Rents

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The top two largest cities in Dawson County are Lamesa and Welch. Fair Market Rents on this page may apply depending on whether the county uses SAFMRs or county level FMRs. Cities in multiple SAFMR areas will have different SAFMRS based on ZIP code.

What type of FMR does Dawson County use?

Small Area Fair Market Rents were created by the HUD for this county/Metro Fmr Area however Dawson County is not required to use Small Area FMRs by the HUD. It is at the discretion of the local Housing Authority to determine if SAFMRs or 40th percentile FMRs are used.

To learn more about the criteria the HUD uses to determine if a Metro FMR Area requires Small Area Fair Market Rents click here.

How does Dawson County compare?

Dawson County ($908) has a 16.9% lower FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of Texas ($1,093) and therefore has a lower gross rent.

Dawson County is rank 198th out of 254 counties. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is lower than 197 other counties. Dawson County is the 57th cheapest county in terms of FMRs.

Rent Tables Dawson County, TX

Fair Market Rent (40th Percentile)

$707
studio
$708
1-Bedroom
$908
2-Bedroom
$1,156
3-Bedroom
$1,209
4-Bedroom

Median Rent (50th Percentile)

$744
studio
$746
1-Bedroom
$956
2-Bedroom
$1,217
3-Bedroom
$1,273
4-Bedroom

Small Market Areas (By Zip Code)

The 90% and 110% SAFMRs represent the minimum and maximum payment standards that can be set by the local Public Housing Authority under regular conditions. The payment standard is the actual value used in Section 8. For more on payment standards click here.

FMRs and SAFMRs are set by the HUD. The local PHA takes these FMR/SAFMR values and may decide to use any value that is within +-10% of the FMR/SAFMR as the payment standard for the areas under their jurisdiction.

For a more in-depth explaination return to the overview page.

ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
79331 $770 $770 $910 $1,280 $1,540
79331 $770 $770 $910 $1,280 $1,540
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
79331 $693 $693 $819 $1,152 $1,386
79331 $693 $693 $819 $1,152 $1,386
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
79331 $847 $847 $1,001 $1,408 $1,694
79331 $847 $847 $1,001 $1,408 $1,694

Fair Market Rents on this page apply to the following cities in Dawson County, Texas: Lamesa and Welch.

These Fair Market Rents also apply to the following ZIP codes in Dawson County, Texas: 79331 and 79377.

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Fair Market Rents are published by the Department of Housing And Urban Development.