Metros where the Section 8 voucher covers market rent best

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

Longer bar = the voucher payment standard sits further AT or ABOVE local market rent

Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area 84.3% Helena, MT Metro Area 66.0% Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metro Area 52.8% Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area 51.2% Bozeman, MT Metro Area 46.3% Springfield, MA Metro Area 44.6% Pittsfield, MA Metro Area 44.4% Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ Metro Area 43.8% Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area 41.6% Barnstable Town, MA Metro Area 41.6%