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Rent Burden Analyzer

HUD considers housing affordable at 30% of income. Compare your current rent burden to the HUD standard and estimate your savings with a voucher.

Rent burden analyzer

Independent estimate — not HUD or PHA advice. voucherfig provides calculations from official HUD FY2026 data for planning purposes only. Your local Public Housing Agency (PHA) sets the actual payment standard, utility allowance, deductions, and eligibility, and may apply local preferences. Always confirm with your PHA before making housing decisions.

Statutory Provenance & Fact-Checking Standards

✓ Verified HUD FY2026 FMR Rules

Maintained under the editorial review of Raymond Vance, MSW (HUD Section 8 Housing Specialist). All calculation algorithms are calibrated against statutory federal regulations:24 CFR § 982.503 (Voucher Payment Standards),24 CFR § 982.505 (HAP Calculation),HUD Handbook 7420.10G, andFY2026 County-Level Fair Market Rent (FMR) Datasets (89 FR 73400).

Dataset status: 2026-10-19 · Data classification: U.S. Federal Government Work (Public Domain) · Independent non-governmental reference engine.
📚 Academic & Policy Citation (APA 7th Edition)
VoucherFig Housing Policy Group. (2026). U.S. 3,143-County Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher & Fair Market Rent Analysis System (FY2026 ed.). VoucherFig. https://voucherfig.com