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Hawaii rent report: HUD fair market rents for fiscal 2027

From HUD's fiscal 2027 Fair Market Rents, generally effective October 1, 2026

Updated Nov 14, 2026HUD estimates, not listing prices

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Each year HUD publishes a Fair Market Rent for every metro area and rural county: an estimate of the 40th percentile gross rent, meaning rent plus basic utilities, for a standard-quality home of each size. This report shows the fiscal 2027 figures for Hawaii, averaged across the state by population, and how they changed from fiscal 2026.

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Key numbers

Two-bedroom, statewide
$2,467
fiscal 2027, population-weighted average
Change from 2026
-3.0%
two-bedroom, same counties
One-bedroom, statewide
$1,895
fiscal 2027
Highest metro, two-bedroom
$2,656
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI

Rent by metro area

HUD's fiscal 2027 figures for each metro area in Hawaii, largest first by population, with the change in the two-bedroom figure from fiscal 2026.

Area1 bed2 bed3 bed2 bed change
Urban Honolulu, HI$1,951$2,542$3,520-3.8%
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI$2,030$2,656$3,351+1.2%
Kalawao County, HI$1,778$2,326$2,932-6.7%
Outside metro areas (2 counties, average)$1,613$2,087$2,612-2.7%

Statewide rent by home size

Home sizeFiscal 2026Fiscal 2027
Studio$1,833$1,793
One bedroom$1,943$1,895
Two bedrooms$2,544$2,467
Three bedrooms$3,452$3,325
Four bedrooms$4,145$3,980

What these numbers mean

  • Gross rent. A Fair Market Rent includes rent plus basic utilities, so it can run higher than a lease's base rent when the renter pays utilities separately.
  • A program benchmark. HUD uses Fair Market Rents to set payment standards for the Housing Choice Voucher program and limits for other housing programs. They are estimates, not appraisals or current listing prices.
  • One figure per area. HUD sets one figure for each metro area and each rural county. Rents for a particular home depend on its location, size, condition and amenities.
  • Fiscal years. HUD's fiscal year starts on October 1, so fiscal 2027 figures generally apply from October 1, 2026.

How this report is built

The metro rows show HUD's published figures. Statewide and rural averages weight each county or town by its population in HUD's fiscal 2027 file, and the change compares the same counties with the same weights in both years. Sources: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY26_FMRs_revised.xlsx, FY27_FMRs.xlsx.

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Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents for fiscal 2026 and 2027. HUD figures are estimates for program use, not appraisals or listing prices. Rentari calculated the statewide and rural averages as described above.

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