Low-FMR metro gap - Cochran County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
Displayed gap in Cochran County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area: -9.7% (HUD $973 vs ACS $1,078) · counties in FMR rows: Cochran County .
FMR gap dispatch plate
CBSA 31180 · Cochran County, TX 9.7% shortfall
GAP-BORDER · FMR-BOTTOM · SPREAD-MINUS · NEAR-PEER · COUNTY-SPARSE · BOOK-FULL
- GAP-BORDER 9.7% tight
- FMR-BOTTOM #25/396 · P6
- SPREAD-MINUS −$105
- NEAR-PEER Waco
- COUNTY-SPARSE 1 county
- BOOK-FULL HUD+ACS pair
Nearest shortfall peer: Waco, TX Metro Area (+1.8pp)
Near break-even, a PHA at 110% vs 90% of FMR changes outcomes more than in clearly generous or short metros.
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 Cochran County, TX
Metros nearest this CBSA on voucher-vs-market shortfall (HUD FMR vs ACS 2-BR median). Full ladder: /gap/.
- Charlotte-Concor
Charlotte-Concor: 13.2% shortfall
13.2 % shortfall
- Madison
Madison: 11.7% shortfall
11.74 % shortfall
- Waco
Waco: 11.6% shortfall
11.55 % shortfall
- Cochran County · this metro
Cochran County · this metro: 9.7% shortfall
9.74 % shortfall
- Monroe
Monroe: 6.3% shortfall
6.29 % shortfall
How does Cochran County, TX compare with nearby FMR areas?
These are the twelve metros closest to Cochran County, TX on the displayed voucher-vs-market margin. Their county lists are HUD FMR-area coverage, not a claim that the markets are interchangeable.
- Waco, TX Metro Area
11.6% shortfall · HUD $973 vs ACS $1,100 · $−$127/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Bosque County.
- Madison, WI Metro Area
11.7% shortfall · HUD $1,195 vs ACS $1,354 · $−$159/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Columbia County.
- Monroe, LA Metro Area
6.3% shortfall · HUD $834 vs ACS $890 · $−$56/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Morehouse Parish.
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area
13.2% shortfall · HUD $1,138 vs ACS $1,311 · $−$173/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Anson County.
- Lafayette, LA Metro Area
5.4% shortfall · HUD $880 vs ACS $930 · $−$50/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Acadia Parish.
- Charleston, WV Metro Area
4.2% shortfall · HUD $869 vs ACS $907 · $−$38/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Boone County.
- Bend, OR Metro Area
4.2% shortfall · HUD $1,385 vs ACS $1,445 · $−$60/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Crook County.
- Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metro Area
4.0% shortfall · HUD $1,287 vs ACS $1,340 · $−$53/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Camden County.
- Texarkana, TX-AR Metro Area
3.7% shortfall · HUD $880 vs ACS $914 · $−$34/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Little River County.
- Reno, NV Metro Area
16.3% shortfall · HUD $1,272 vs ACS $1,520 · $−$248/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Lyon County.
- St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area
16.5% shortfall · HUD $916 vs ACS $1,097 · $−$181/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Bond County.
- San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area
17.6% shortfall · HUD $1,098 vs ACS $1,332 · $−$234/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Atascosa 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.
- Bosque County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area $973 (+$0)
- Eagle Pass, TX MSA $973 (+$0)
- Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA $1,047 (+$74)
- McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA $1,060 (+$87)
- Austin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area $1,095 (+$122)
- Atascosa County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area $1,098 (+$125)
- Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA $1,103 (+$130)
- Amarillo, TX HUD Metro FMR Area $1,106 (+$133)
- Wichita Falls, TX MSA $1,136 (+$163)
- Laredo, TX MSA $1,161 (+$188)
High-FMR contrast (scale only)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area ($2,601 2-BR); Nashua, NH HUD Metro FMR Area ($2,127 2-BR); Calvert County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area ($2,083 2-BR); Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV MSA ($1,735 2-BR) . Opposite-quartile FMR metros for scale, not gap substitutes for Cochran County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area.
Cochran County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area gap inputs
- HUD 2-BR FMR (FY2026): $973/mo
- ACS 2019–2023 2-BR median: $1,078/mo
- Displayed gap: -9.7%
- National FMR percentile: 6 (#25/396)
displayed % = (HUD 2-BR − ACS 2-BR median) / ACS median × 100
TX HCV agencies (scale-keyed)
Full payment standards for Cochran County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · 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.