Knoxville, TN: 2-bedroom payment standards across 53 ZIP codes

HUD's FY2026 Small Area Fair Market Rents for Knoxville, TN HUD Metro FMR Area range from $1,020 to $2,210 for a 2-bedroom. The 90th-percentile ZIP code runs 1.41× the 10th — a gap of $494 a month — which ranks 96th widest of the 247 HUD metro areas we compare.

HUD requires ZIP-level payment standards here. Knoxville, TN is one of the 65 designated Small Area FMR areas, so housing authorities in this area set payment standards from each ZIP code's own SAFMR rather than one area-wide figure. The spread below is policy, not a gap — though your PHA still chooses a figure within 90–110% of each ZIP's SAFMR, and may group ZIP codes together.

$1,470

median 2-bedroom SAFMR across the area's 53 ZIP codes. Each ZIP code carries its own standard here; your PHA sets a figure within 90–110% of that ZIP's SAFMR.

$494

monthly gap between the 90th- and 10th-percentile ZIP code ($1,212 to $1,706).

18.9%

of the area's ZIP codes (10 of 53) sit above $1,617 — 110% of the area median. Because ZIP-level standards are required here, that is a measure of the area's rent spread, not of ZIP codes left behind by a ceiling.

Highest-rent ZIP codes in Knoxville, TN

2 BR Small Area FMR area median across all 53 ZIPs

Every ZIP code, ranked

The payment-standard column is HUD's published 90–110% band for that ZIP code — the range a housing authority may adopt without HUD approval. Your PHA sets the exact figure. The final column compares each ZIP to the area median; ZIP codes marked above 110% exceed 110% of that median, which here simply marks the top of the area's rent range — ZIP-level standards are required in this area, so no ZIP is capped by an area-wide figure.

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Showing 53 of 53 ZIP codes

#	ZIP code	2 BR SAFMR ▾	Payment standard (90–110%)	vs area median
1	37934	$2,210	$1,989–$2,431	above 110%
2	37922	$2,090	$1,881–$2,299	above 110%
3	37932	$1,910	$1,719–$2,101	above 110%
4	37902	$1,840	$1,656–$2,024	above 110%
5	37931	$1,840	$1,656–$2,024	above 110%
6	37772	$1,710	$1,539–$1,881	above 110%
7	37919	$1,690	$1,521–$1,859	above 110%
8	37705	$1,680	$1,512–$1,848	above 110%
9	37923	$1,660	$1,494–$1,826	above 110%
10	37917	$1,630	$1,467–$1,793	above 110%
11	37901	$1,530	$1,377–$1,683	104%
12	37921	$1,530	$1,377–$1,683	104%
13	37927	$1,530	$1,377–$1,683	104%
14	37928	$1,530	$1,377–$1,683	104%
15	37929	$1,530	$1,377–$1,683	104%
16	37930	$1,530	$1,377–$1,683	104%
17	37933	$1,530	$1,377–$1,683	104%
18	37939	$1,530	$1,377–$1,683	104%
19	37940	$1,530	$1,377–$1,683	104%
20	37950	$1,530	$1,377–$1,683	104%
21	37995	$1,530	$1,377–$1,683	104%
22	37996	$1,530	$1,377–$1,683	104%
23	37997	$1,530	$1,377–$1,683	104%
24	37998	$1,530	$1,377–$1,683	104%
25	37916	$1,500	$1,350–$1,650	102%
26	37701	$1,470	$1,323–$1,617	100%
27	37804	$1,470	$1,323–$1,617	100%
28	37909	$1,470	$1,323–$1,617	100%
29	37938	$1,460	$1,314–$1,606	99%
30	37918	$1,440	$1,296–$1,584	98%
31	37737	$1,410	$1,269–$1,551	96%
32	37803	$1,410	$1,269–$1,551	96%
33	37721	$1,380	$1,242–$1,518	94%
34	37912	$1,380	$1,242–$1,518	94%
35	37754	$1,360	$1,224–$1,496	93%
36	37802	$1,340	$1,206–$1,474	91%
37	37886	$1,340	$1,206–$1,474	91%
38	37828	$1,330	$1,197–$1,463	90%
39	37849	$1,330	$1,197–$1,463	90%
40	37878	$1,330	$1,197–$1,463	90%
41	37914	$1,330	$1,197–$1,463	90%
42	37882	$1,310	$1,179–$1,441	89%
43	37924	$1,310	$1,179–$1,441	89%
44	37717	$1,290	$1,161–$1,419	88%
45	37831	$1,290	$1,161–$1,419	88%
46	37742	$1,240	$1,116–$1,364	84%
47	37915	$1,220	$1,098–$1,342	83%
48	37716	$1,210	$1,089–$1,331	82%
49	37807	$1,180	$1,062–$1,298	80%
50	37777	$1,080	$972–$1,188	73%
51	37853	$1,070	$963–$1,177	73%
52	37710	$1,030	$927–$1,133	70%
53	37866	$1,020	$918–$1,122	69%

Heads up: The figure above is the HUD Fair Market Rent. Your local Public Housing Authority (PHA) sets the actual payment standard — usually between 90% and 110% of it — so confirm your exact amount with the PHA that issued the voucher.

How Knoxville, TN compares

Its internal spread of 1.41× (p90 ÷ p10) ranks 96 of 247 HUD metro FMR areas, against a median of 1.37× and a national high of 1.77×. On the steadier p75 ÷ p25 measure it is 1.15×. See the full ranking and how it was measured →

A note on what this does not mean: a higher payment standard does not increase the assistance a household receives. It raises the ceiling on the rent a voucher can cover, while the household still pays roughly 30% of adjusted income. Figures are ZIP-weighted, not renter-weighted, and rest on 2019–2023 American Community Survey data trended forward.

This page shows official HUD Fair Market Rent data for general educational use — it is not legal, financial, or housing advice, and is not a guarantee of any voucher amount. Your local Public Housing Authority sets the actual payment standard and approves rents. Always confirm with your PHA and the official HUD FMR data.

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