High-rent metro gap - Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL HUD Metro FMR Area
Displayed gap in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL HUD Metro FMR Area: +29.9% (HUD $1,785 vs ACS $1,374) · counties in FMR rows: Okaloosa County .
FMR gap dispatch plate
CBSA 18880 · Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL -29.9% shortfall
GAP-GENEROUS · FMR-TOP · SPREAD-PLUS · PHOTO-FINISH · COUNTY-SPARSE · BOOK-FULL
- GAP-GENEROUS 29.9% surplus
- FMR-TOP #335/396 · P85
- SPREAD-PLUS +$411
- PHOTO-FINISH Miami-Fort Lauderd
- COUNTY-SPARSE 1 county
- BOOK-FULL HUD+ACS pair
Nearest shortfall peer: Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area (+0.0pp)
HUD's reference overshoots the ACS median by $411/mo. Lease-up odds are usually better than in shortfall markets, though still compare Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area before assuming portability helps.
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 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
Metros nearest this CBSA on voucher-vs-market shortfall (HUD FMR vs ACS 2-BR median). Full ladder: /gap/.
- Albany-Schenecta -29.82
Albany-Schenecta: -29.8% shortfall
-29.82 % shortfall
- Miami-Fort Laude -29.9
Miami-Fort Laude: -29.9% shortfall
-29.9 % shortfall
- Redding -29.9
Redding: -29.9% shortfall
-29.9 % shortfall
- Crestview-Fort · this metro -29.91
Crestview-Fort · this metro: -29.9% shortfall
-29.91 % shortfall
- Coeur d'Alene -30
Coeur d'Alene: -30.0% shortfall
-30 % shortfall
How does Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL compare with nearby FMR areas?
These are the twelve metros closest to Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL on the displayed voucher-vs-market margin. Their county lists are HUD FMR-area coverage, not a claim that the markets are interchangeable.
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area
-29.9% shortfall · HUD $2,333 vs ACS $1,796 · $+$537/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Broward County.
- Redding, CA Metro Area
-29.9% shortfall · HUD $1,590 vs ACS $1,224 · $+$366/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Shasta County.
- Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area
-29.8% shortfall · HUD $1,702 vs ACS $1,311 · $+$391/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Albany County, Rensselaer County, Saratoga County, Schenectady County, Schoharie County.
- Coeur d'Alene, ID Metro Area
-30.0% shortfall · HUD $1,547 vs ACS $1,190 · $+$357/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Kootenai County.
- Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metro Area
-30.1% shortfall · HUD $1,473 vs ACS $1,132 · $+$341/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Boone County, Brown County, Hamilton County, Hancock County, Hendricks County, Johnson County.
- Eugene-Springfield, OR Metro Area
-29.6% shortfall · HUD $1,688 vs ACS $1,302 · $+$386/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Lane County.
- San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area
-29.6% shortfall · HUD $2,512 vs ACS $1,938 · $+$574/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: San Luis Obispo County.
- Asheville, NC Metro Area
-29.5% shortfall · HUD $1,567 vs ACS $1,210 · $+$357/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Buncombe County, Henderson County, Madison County.
- Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area
-30.3% shortfall · HUD $1,483 vs ACS $1,138 · $+$345/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Kern County.
- Brunswick-St. Simons, GA Metro Area
-30.3% shortfall · HUD $1,293 vs ACS $992 · $+$301/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Brantley County, Glynn County, McIntosh County.
- Albuquerque, NM Metro Area
-30.4% shortfall · HUD $1,464 vs ACS $1,123 · $+$341/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Bernalillo County, Sandoval County, Torrance County, Valencia County.
- Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area
-30.4% shortfall · HUD $2,827 vs ACS $2,168 · $+$659/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Sonoma County.
Source: HUD USER FY2026 Fair Market Rent area records and Census ACS 2019–2023 median gross rent.
FL FMR scale context
These are the closest FY2026 2-BR FMR values in FL; they help place this HUD reference on its state scale, but do not substitute for each metro’s ACS rent comparison.
- Palm Coast, FL HUD Metro FMR Area $1,806 (+$21)
- Port St. Lucie, FL MSA $1,757 (−$28)
- Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL MSA $1,709 (−$76)
- Panama City, FL HUD Metro FMR Area $1,682 (−$103)
- North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL MSA $1,958 (+$173)
- Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA $1,961 (+$176)
- Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL MSA $1,604 (−$181)
- Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA $1,972 (+$187)
- Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA $1,977 (+$192)
- Naples-Marco Island, FL MSA $1,986 (+$201)
Low-FMR contrast (scale only)
Murray County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,009 2-BR); Decatur, AL MSA ($961 2-BR); Decatur, IL MSA ($1,063 2-BR); Columbus, GA-AL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,088 2-BR) . Opposite-quartile FMR metros for scale, not gap substitutes for Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL HUD Metro FMR Area.
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL HUD Metro FMR Area gap inputs
- HUD 2-BR FMR (FY2026): $1,785/mo
- ACS 2019–2023 2-BR median: $1,374/mo
- Displayed gap: +29.9%
- National FMR percentile: 85 (#335/396)
displayed % = (HUD 2-BR − ACS 2-BR median) / ACS median × 100
FL HCV agencies (scale-keyed)
Full payment standards for Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL 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.