How does Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ compare with nearby FMR areas?

These are the twelve metros closest to Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ on the displayed voucher-vs-market margin. Their county lists are HUD FMR-area coverage, not a claim that the markets are interchangeable.

1. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area

   -28.0% shortfall · HUD $1,865 vs ACS $1,457 · $+$408/mo

   HUD FMR-area counties: Capitol Planning Region, Capitol Planning Region, Capitol Planning Region, Capitol Planning Region, Capitol Planning Region, Capitol Planning Region.

2. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area

   -28.0% shortfall · HUD $1,781 vs ACS $1,391 · $+$390/mo

   HUD FMR-area counties: Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, Lake County, McHenry County, Will County.

3. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area

   -28.0% shortfall · HUD $2,324 vs ACS $1,815 · $+$509/mo

   HUD FMR-area counties: Bergen County, Passaic County.

4. Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC Metro Area

   -28.1% shortfall · HUD $1,465 vs ACS $1,144 · $+$321/mo

   HUD FMR-area counties: Horry County.

5. Gainesville, GA Metro Area

   -28.1% shortfall · HUD $1,514 vs ACS $1,182 · $+$332/mo

   HUD FMR-area counties: Hall County.

6. Carson City, NV Metro Area

   -28.2% shortfall · HUD $1,546 vs ACS $1,206 · $+$340/mo

   HUD FMR-area counties: Carson City.

7. New Haven, CT Metro Area

   -28.2% shortfall · HUD $1,969 vs ACS $1,536 · $+$433/mo

   HUD FMR-area counties: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, South Central Connecticut Planning Region.

8. Grand Island, NE Metro Area

   -28.3% shortfall · HUD $1,215 vs ACS $947 · $+$268/mo

   HUD FMR-area counties: Hall County.

9. Boise City, ID Metro Area

   -27.6% shortfall · HUD $1,655 vs ACS $1,297 · $+$358/mo

   HUD FMR-area counties: Ada County, Boise County, Canyon County, Owyhee County.

10. Yakima, WA Metro Area

    -27.6% shortfall · HUD $1,374 vs ACS $1,077 · $+$297/mo

    HUD FMR-area counties: Yakima County.

11. Urban Honolulu, HI Metro Area

    -27.6% shortfall · HUD $2,642 vs ACS $2,071 · $+$571/mo

    HUD FMR-area counties: Honolulu County.

12. Florence, SC Metro Area

    -28.4% shortfall · HUD $1,098 vs ACS $855 · $+$243/mo

    HUD FMR-area counties: Darlington County.

Source: HUD USER FY2026 Fair Market Rent area records and Census ACS 2019–2023 median gross rent.

AZ FMR scale context

These are the closest FY2026 2-BR FMR values in AZ; they help place this HUD reference on its state scale, but do not substitute for each metro’s ACS rent comparison.

1. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MSA $1,839 (+$202)
2. Tucson, AZ MSA $1,402 (−$235)
3. Yuma, AZ MSA $1,382 (−$255)
4. Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ MSA $1,365 (−$272)
5. Flagstaff, AZ MSA $1,921 (+$284)
6. Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ MSA $1,257 (−$380)

Low-FMR contrast (scale only)

Ponce, PR Metro Area ($538 2-BR); Peoria, IL MSA ($1,039 2-BR); Parkersburg-Vienna, WV MSA ($928 2-BR); Saginaw, MI MSA ($1,117 2-BR) . Opposite-quartile FMR metros for scale, not gap substitutes for Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ MSA.