Phoenix, AZ Section 8 Payment Standards (2026) | City of Phoenix Housing Department

Not legal advice — verify current state law and have an attorney review for your state. Payment standards change, and the housing authority's rent-reasonableness review, utility allowance and the family's income decide what it will actually pay. Verify the current amount with the housing authority before you set a rent.

Official schedule. Effective January 1, 2026 (by ZIP code).^[1] Retrieved October 21, 2026.

Payment standards

Schedule	Studio	1 BR	2 BR	3 BR	4 BR	5 BR	6 BR
ZIP group 1 ZIP codes: 85006, 85007, 85009, 85040, 85051	$1,309	$1,430	$1,683	$2,277	$2,585	$2,973	$3,361
ZIP group 2 ZIP codes: 85001, 85002, 85005, 85010, 85011, 85026, 85030, 85036, 85046, 85060, 85061, 85063, 85064, 85066, 85067, 85068, 85069, 85070, 85071, 85074, 85076, 85078, 85079, 85080, 85082	$1,606	$1,738	$2,024	$2,695	$2,992	$3,441	$3,890

By ZIP code (47 ZIP codes)

ZIP	Studio	1 BR	2 BR	3 BR	4 BR
85003	$1,507	$1,639	$1,903	$2,541	$2,816
85004	$1,870	$2,035	$2,365	$3,157	$3,498
85008	$1,430	$1,551	$1,804	$2,409	$2,673
85012	$1,749	$1,903	$2,211	$2,948	$3,267
85013	$1,738	$1,881	$2,189	$2,915	$3,234
85014	$1,584	$1,727	$2,002	$2,673	$2,959
85015	$1,364	$1,474	$1,716	$2,288	$2,585
85016	$1,848	$2,013	$2,332	$3,113	$3,454
85017	$1,320	$1,430	$1,683	$2,277	$2,585
85018	$1,683	$1,826	$2,123	$2,827	$3,135
85019	$1,364	$1,485	$1,727	$2,299	$2,585
85020	$1,529	$1,661	$1,925	$2,563	$2,849
85021	$1,386	$1,507	$1,749	$2,332	$2,585
85022	$1,727	$1,870	$2,178	$2,904	$3,223
85023	$1,430	$1,551	$1,804	$2,409	$2,673
85024	$1,826	$1,991	$2,310	$3,080	$3,421
85027	$1,661	$1,804	$2,090	$2,783	$3,091
85028	$1,914	$2,079	$2,420	$3,223	$3,575
85029	$1,485	$1,617	$1,881	$2,508	$2,783
85031	$1,485	$1,606	$1,870	$2,497	$2,761
85032	$1,529	$1,661	$1,925	$2,563	$2,849
85033	$1,364	$1,474	$1,716	$2,288	$2,585
85034	$1,408	$1,529	$1,771	$2,365	$2,618
85035	$1,386	$1,507	$1,749	$2,332	$2,585
85037	$1,650	$1,793	$2,079	$2,772	$3,080
85041	$1,452	$1,584	$1,837	$2,453	$2,717
85042	$1,551	$1,683	$1,958	$2,607	$2,893
85043	$1,595	$1,738	$2,013	$2,684	$2,992
85044	$1,958	$2,134	$2,475	$3,300	$3,663
85045	$2,409	$2,618	$3,036	$4,048	$4,488
85048	$2,024	$2,200	$2,552	$3,399	$3,773
85050	$2,266	$2,464	$2,860	$3,817	$4,235
85053	$1,364	$1,485	$1,727	$2,299	$2,585
85054	$2,156	$2,343	$2,717	$3,619	$4,015
85083	$2,189	$2,376	$2,761	$3,696	$4,136
85085	$1,870	$2,024	$2,354	$3,135	$3,487
85086	$2,233	$2,420	$2,816	$3,751	$4,169
85087	$1,980	$2,167	$2,508	$3,366	$3,773
85254	$2,079	$2,266	$2,629	$3,509	$3,883
85304	$1,452	$1,584	$1,837	$2,453	$2,717
85305	$1,859	$2,013	$2,343	$3,124	$3,465
85306	$1,584	$1,727	$2,002	$2,673	$2,959
85307	$1,782	$1,936	$2,244	$2,992	$3,322
85308	$1,870	$2,024	$2,354	$3,135	$3,487
85310	$2,189	$2,376	$2,772	$3,718	$4,158
85339	$2,112	$2,288	$2,662	$3,553	$3,938
85353	$1,727	$1,870	$2,178	$2,904	$3,223

The official schedule also lists larger unit sizes; see the source^[1].

The city says these are the maximum subsidy amounts, not maximum rents.

HUD FY2027 Fair Market Rents: Maricopa County, AZ

HUD area: Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MSA. A housing authority's schedule can be based on an earlier FMR year or on ZIP-level Small Area FMRs, so it won't always match these figures.

Unit size	FY2027 FMR
Studio	$1,390^[3]
1 BR	$1,493^[3]
2 BR	$1,734^[3]
3 BR	$2,287^[3]
4 BR	$2,537^[3]

Full Maricopa County FMR page

How landlords use this

It caps the subsidy, not your rent

The payment standard is the most the housing authority will count toward rent plus tenant-paid utilities. The rent still has to pass its rent-reasonableness review.

The 40% rule at move-in

For a new lease, if the gross rent is above the payment standard, the family's share can't be more than 40% of its monthly adjusted income.

Treat every applicant the same

Use the same written screening criteria for voucher holders as for everyone else. Many states and cities prohibit refusing renters because they pay with a voucher; check your local law.

Sources

City of Phoenix, Payment Standards page (retrieved October 21, 2026): https://www.phoenix.gov/administration/departments/housing/section-8-housing/section-8-tenants/payment-standards.html
City of Phoenix, HCV Payment Standards Effective January 1, 2026 (PDF) (retrieved October 21, 2026): https://www.phoenix.gov/content/dam/phoenix/housingsite/documents/section8/HCV_Payment_Standards_Jan2026.pdf
HUD USER, FY2027 Fair Market Rents, county-level file (FY27_FMRs.xlsx) (retrieved October 21, 2026): https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx

Phoenix, AZ Section 8 payment standards