High-rent metro gap - Nashua, NH HUD Metro FMR Area
Displayed gap in Nashua, NH HUD Metro FMR Area: +30.6% (HUD $2,127 vs ACS $1,629) · counties in FMR rows: Hillsborough County .
FMR gap dispatch plate
CBSA 31700 · Nashua, NH -30.6% shortfall
GAP-GENEROUS · FMR-TOP · SPREAD-PLUS · PHOTO-FINISH · COUNTY-SPARSE · BOOK-FULL
- GAP-GENEROUS 30.6% surplus
- FMR-TOP #371/396 · P94
- SPREAD-PLUS +$498
- PHOTO-FINISH Hanford-Corcoran
- COUNTY-SPARSE 1 county
- BOOK-FULL HUD+ACS pair
Nearest shortfall peer: Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area (-0.1pp)
HUD's reference overshoots the ACS median by $498/mo. Lease-up odds are usually better than in shortfall markets, though still compare Hanford-Corcoran, CA 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 Nashua, NH
Metros nearest this CBSA on voucher-vs-market shortfall (HUD FMR vs ACS 2-BR median). Full ladder: /gap/.
- Santa Rosa-Petal -30.4
Santa Rosa-Petal: -30.4% shortfall
-30.4 % shortfall
- Nashua · this metro -30.57
Nashua · this metro: -30.6% shortfall
-30.57 % shortfall
- Hanford-Corcoran -30.69
Hanford-Corcoran: -30.7% shortfall
-30.69 % shortfall
- Dayton-Kettering -30.7
Dayton-Kettering: -30.7% shortfall
-30.7 % shortfall
- Lynchburg -30.73
Lynchburg: -30.7% shortfall
-30.73 % shortfall
How does Nashua, NH compare with nearby FMR areas?
These are the twelve metros closest to Nashua, NH on the displayed voucher-vs-market margin. Their county lists are HUD FMR-area coverage, not a claim that the markets are interchangeable.
- Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area
-30.7% shortfall · HUD $1,469 vs ACS $1,124 · $+$345/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Kings County.
- Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH Metro Area
-30.7% shortfall · HUD $1,273 vs ACS $974 · $+$299/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Greene County, Miami County, Montgomery County.
- Lynchburg, VA Metro Area
-30.7% shortfall · HUD $1,187 vs ACS $908 · $+$279/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Amherst County, Appomattox County, Bedford County, Campbell County, Lynchburg city.
- Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area
-30.4% shortfall · HUD $2,827 vs ACS $2,168 · $+$659/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Sonoma 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.
- 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.
- Kahului-Wailuku, HI Metro Area
-30.8% shortfall · HUD $2,492 vs ACS $1,905 · $+$587/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Kalawao County.
- Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area
-30.3% shortfall · HUD $1,483 vs ACS $1,138 · $+$345/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Kern County.
- Chambersburg, PA Metro Area
-30.8% shortfall · HUD $1,379 vs ACS $1,054 · $+$325/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Franklin County.
- Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metro Area
-30.8% shortfall · HUD $1,252 vs ACS $957 · $+$295/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Lackawanna County, Luzerne County, Wyoming County.
- Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA Metro Area
-30.9% shortfall · HUD $1,261 vs ACS $963 · $+$298/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Augusta County, Staunton city, Waynesboro city.
- 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.
Source: HUD USER FY2026 Fair Market Rent area records and Census ACS 2019–2023 median gross rent.
Low-FMR contrast (scale only)
Geary County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,048 2-BR); Mansfield, OH MSA ($973 2-BR); Cochran County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($973 2-BR); Mayagüez, PR Metro Area ($536 2-BR) . Opposite-quartile FMR metros for scale, not gap substitutes for Nashua, NH HUD Metro FMR Area.
Nashua, NH HUD Metro FMR Area gap inputs
- HUD 2-BR FMR (FY2026): $2,127/mo
- ACS 2019–2023 2-BR median: $1,629/mo
- Displayed gap: +30.6%
- National FMR percentile: 94 (#371/396)
displayed % = (HUD 2-BR − ACS 2-BR median) / ACS median × 100
Issuing PHAs for Nashua, NH HUD Metro FMR Area
NH HCV agencies (scale-keyed)
Full payment standards for Nashua, NH 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.