Metros where the Section 8 voucher falls furthest below market rent

HUD payment standard vs. Census ACS median rent, 2-bedroom

Longer bar = bigger shortfall between the voucher and local market rent

Jacksonville, FL Metro Area 21.7% Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area 20.8% San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area 17.6% St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area 16.5% Reno, NV Metro Area 16.3% Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area 13.2% Madison, WI Metro Area 11.7% Waco, TX Metro Area 11.6% Lubbock, TX Metro Area 9.7% Monroe, LA Metro Area 6.3%