High-rent metro gap - Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA
Displayed gap in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA: +7.9% (HUD $1,852 vs ACS $1,717) · counties in FMR rows: Bastrop County, Caldwell County, Hays County, Travis County, Williamson County .
FMR gap dispatch plate
CBSA 12420 · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX -7.9% shortfall
GAP-COVERS · FMR-TOP · SPREAD-PLUS · PHOTO-FINISH · COUNTY-MID · BOOK-FULL
- GAP-COVERS 7.9% cushion
- FMR-TOP #348/396 · P88
- SPREAD-PLUS +$135
- PHOTO-FINISH Arecibo
- COUNTY-MID 5 counties
- BOOK-FULL HUD+ACS pair
Nearest shortfall peer: Arecibo, PR Metro Area (+0.0pp)
Coverage is positive but not extreme. Bedroom mix and ZIP still dominate, pull the FY2026 bedroom table before comparing peers.
Instrument codes from this metro’s HUD FMR vs ACS shortfall band, national FMR quartile, dollar spread, gap peer, county footprint, and book completeness, not a moving recommendation.
Shortfall neighbourhood around Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
Metros nearest this CBSA on voucher-vs-market shortfall (HUD FMR vs ACS 2-BR median). Full ladder: /gap/.
- Lincoln -7.54
Lincoln: -7.5% shortfall
-7.54 % shortfall
- Fort Collins-Lov -7.64
Fort Collins-Lov: -7.6% shortfall
-7.64 % shortfall
- Arecibo -7.82
Arecibo: -7.8% shortfall
-7.82 % shortfall
- Austin-Round R · this metro -7.86
Austin-Round R · this metro: -7.9% shortfall
-7.86 % shortfall
- Peoria -8.23
Peoria: -8.2% shortfall
-8.23 % shortfall
How does Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX compare with nearby FMR areas?
These are the twelve metros closest to Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX on the displayed voucher-vs-market margin. Their county lists are HUD FMR-area coverage, not a claim that the markets are interchangeable.
- Arecibo, PR Metro Area
-7.8% shortfall · HUD $510 vs ACS $473 · $+$37/mo
- Fort Collins-Loveland, CO Metro Area
-7.6% shortfall · HUD $1,732 vs ACS $1,609 · $+$123/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Larimer County.
- Lincoln, NE Metro Area
-7.5% shortfall · HUD $1,141 vs ACS $1,061 · $+$80/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Lancaster County.
- Peoria, IL Metro Area
-8.2% shortfall · HUD $1,039 vs ACS $960 · $+$79/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Marshall County, Peoria County, Stark County, Tazewell County, Woodford County.
- Champaign-Urbana, IL Metro Area
-8.3% shortfall · HUD $1,122 vs ACS $1,036 · $+$86/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Champaign County, Piatt County.
- Amarillo, TX Metro Area
-7.3% shortfall · HUD $1,106 vs ACS $1,031 · $+$75/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Armstrong County, Carson County, Potter County, Randall County.
- Iowa City, IA Metro Area
-7.2% shortfall · HUD $1,141 vs ACS $1,064 · $+$77/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Johnson County.
- Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC Metro Area
-8.5% shortfall · HUD $1,173 vs ACS $1,081 · $+$92/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Anderson County.
- Flint, MI Metro Area
-7.2% shortfall · HUD $1,033 vs ACS $964 · $+$69/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Genesee County.
- Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metro Area
-7.0% shortfall · HUD $1,094 vs ACS $1,022 · $+$72/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Floyd County.
- Vallejo, CA Metro Area
-8.7% shortfall · HUD $2,178 vs ACS $2,004 · $+$174/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Solano County.
- Traverse City, MI Metro Area
-6.9% shortfall · HUD $1,224 vs ACS $1,145 · $+$79/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Benzie County.
Source: HUD USER FY2026 Fair Market Rent area records and Census ACS 2019–2023 median gross rent.
TX FMR scale context
These are the closest FY2026 2-BR FMR values in TX; they help place this HUD reference on its state scale, but do not substitute for each metro’s ACS rent comparison.
- Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area $1,931 (+$79)
- Martin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area $1,772 (−$80)
- Odessa, TX MSA $1,595 (−$257)
- Victoria, TX MSA $1,442 (−$410)
- Aransas County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area $1,407 (−$445)
- Sherman-Denison, TX MSA $1,351 (−$501)
- San Angelo, TX MSA $1,339 (−$513)
- Tyler, TX MSA $1,338 (−$514)
- Abilene, TX MSA $1,276 (−$576)
- Killeen-Temple, TX HUD Metro FMR Area $1,233 (−$619)
Low-FMR contrast (scale only)
Bay City, MI MSA ($1,030 2-BR); Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA ($1,103 2-BR); Arecibo, PR Metro Area ($510 2-BR); Fayette County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area ($915 2-BR) . Opposite-quartile FMR metros for scale, not gap substitutes for Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA.
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA gap inputs
- HUD 2-BR FMR (FY2026): $1,852/mo
- ACS 2019–2023 2-BR median: $1,717/mo
- Displayed gap: +7.9%
- National FMR percentile: 88 (#348/396)
displayed % = (HUD 2-BR − ACS 2-BR median) / ACS median × 100
TX HCV agencies (scale-keyed)
Full payment standards for Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA · Payment standards vs FMR
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rent FY2026, Census ACS median gross rent. Gap is PlainVoucher-derived. Methodology.
Disclaimer. For informational purposes only, not a substitute for PHA counseling or legal advice. Median gross rent reflects rents paid by current tenants; asking rents for available units typically run higher. Actual PHA payment standards can differ from HUD FMR by ±10%. Always confirm the current payment standard with your PHA. PlainVoucher is not affiliated with HUD or any PHA.