DeKalb County, TN

2024 Fair Market Rents

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The top four largest cities in DeKalb County are Baxter, Rock Island, Alexandria, and Dowelltown. 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 DeKalb County use?

Small Area Fair Market Rents were created by the HUD for this county/Metro Fmr Area however DeKalb 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 DeKalb County compare?

DeKalb County ($888) has a 14.3% lower FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of Tennessee ($1,036) and therefore has a lower gross rent.

DeKalb County is rank 56th out of 95 counties. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is lower than 55 other counties. DeKalb County is the 40th cheapest county in terms of FMRs.

Rent Tables DeKalb County, TN

Fair Market Rent (40th Percentile)

$671
studio
$676
1-Bedroom
$888
2-Bedroom
$1,074
3-Bedroom
$1,507
4-Bedroom

Median Rent (50th Percentile)

$707
studio
$712
1-Bedroom
$935
2-Bedroom
$1,131
3-Bedroom
$1,587
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
38581 $880 $900 $1,020 $1,300 $1,480
37012 $1,100 $1,130 $1,270 $1,590 $1,960
37012 $1,100 $1,130 $1,270 $1,590 $1,960
38548 $620 $690 $910 $1,210 $1,220
38567 $670 $730 $930 $1,220 $1,280
38569 $620 $690 $910 $1,210 $1,220
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
38581 $792 $810 $918 $1,170 $1,332
37012 $990 $1,017 $1,143 $1,431 $1,764
37012 $990 $1,017 $1,143 $1,431 $1,764
38548 $558 $621 $819 $1,089 $1,098
38567 $603 $657 $837 $1,098 $1,152
38569 $558 $621 $819 $1,089 $1,098
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
38581 $968 $990 $1,122 $1,430 $1,628
37012 $1,210 $1,243 $1,397 $1,749 $2,156
37012 $1,210 $1,243 $1,397 $1,749 $2,156
38548 $682 $759 $1,001 $1,331 $1,342
38567 $737 $803 $1,023 $1,342 $1,408
38569 $682 $759 $1,001 $1,331 $1,342

Fair Market Rents on this page apply to the following cities in DeKalb County, Tennessee: Baxter, Rock Island, Alexandria, Dowelltown, Silver Point, Hickman, Buffalo Valley, and Lancaster.

These Fair Market Rents also apply to the following ZIP codes in DeKalb County, Tennessee: 38544, 38581, 37012, 37059, 38582, 38567, 38548, and 38569.

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