High-rent metro gap - Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA
Displayed gap in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA: +32.1% (HUD $1,977 vs ACS $1,497) · counties in FMR rows: Hernando County, Hillsborough County, Pasco County, Pinellas County .
FMR gap dispatch plate
CBSA 45300 · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL -32.1% shortfall
GAP-GENEROUS · FMR-TOP · SPREAD-PLUS · PHOTO-FINISH · COUNTY-MID · BOOK-FULL
- GAP-GENEROUS 32.1% surplus
- FMR-TOP #363/396 · P92
- SPREAD-PLUS +$480
- PHOTO-FINISH Bridgeport-Stamfor
- COUNTY-MID 4 counties
- BOOK-FULL HUD+ACS pair
Nearest shortfall peer: Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metro Area (+0.0pp)
HUD's reference overshoots the ACS median by $480/mo. Lease-up odds are usually better than in shortfall markets, though still compare Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
Metros nearest this CBSA on voucher-vs-market shortfall (HUD FMR vs ACS 2-BR median). Full ladder: /gap/.
- Erie -31.88
Erie: -31.9% shortfall
-31.88 % shortfall
- Riverside-San Be -31.95
Riverside-San Be: -31.9% shortfall
-31.95 % shortfall
- Bridgeport-Stamf -32.02
Bridgeport-Stamf: -32.0% shortfall
-32.02 % shortfall
- Tampa-St. Pete · this metro -32.06
Tampa-St. Pete · this metro: -32.1% shortfall
-32.06 % shortfall
- Lexington Park -32.17
Lexington Park: -32.2% shortfall
-32.17 % shortfall
How does Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL compare with nearby FMR areas?
These are the twelve metros closest to Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL on the displayed voucher-vs-market margin. Their county lists are HUD FMR-area coverage, not a claim that the markets are interchangeable.
- Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metro Area
-32.0% shortfall · HUD $2,511 vs ACS $1,902 · $+$609/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region.
- Lexington Park, MD Metro Area
-32.2% shortfall · HUD $2,083 vs ACS $1,576 · $+$507/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Calvert County.
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area
-31.9% shortfall · HUD $2,201 vs ACS $1,668 · $+$533/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Riverside County, San Bernardino County.
- Erie, PA Metro Area
-31.9% shortfall · HUD $1,212 vs ACS $919 · $+$293/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Erie County.
- Rome, GA Metro Area
-31.9% shortfall · HUD $1,192 vs ACS $904 · $+$288/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Floyd County.
- Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area
-31.7% shortfall · HUD $2,255 vs ACS $1,712 · $+$543/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: El Dorado County, Placer County, Sacramento County.
- Morristown, TN Metro Area
-31.7% shortfall · HUD $1,135 vs ACS $862 · $+$273/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Hamblen County, Jefferson County.
- Reading, PA Metro Area
-31.6% shortfall · HUD $1,575 vs ACS $1,197 · $+$378/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Berks County.
- Billings, MT Metro Area
-32.5% shortfall · HUD $1,417 vs ACS $1,069 · $+$348/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Carbon County, Yellowstone County.
- Roanoke, VA Metro Area
-32.6% shortfall · HUD $1,254 vs ACS $946 · $+$308/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Botetourt County, Craig County, Roanoke County, Roanoke city, Salem city.
- Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area
-32.6% shortfall · HUD $1,343 vs ACS $1,013 · $+$330/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Erie County, Niagara County.
- Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR Metro Area
-32.6% shortfall · HUD $1,347 vs ACS $1,016 · $+$331/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Benton County, Madison County, Washington 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.
- Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA $1,972 (−$5)
- Naples-Marco Island, FL MSA $1,986 (+$9)
- Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA $1,961 (−$16)
- North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL MSA $1,958 (−$19)
- Palm Coast, FL HUD Metro FMR Area $1,806 (−$171)
- Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL HUD Metro FMR Area $1,785 (−$192)
- Port St. Lucie, FL MSA $1,757 (−$220)
- Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL MSA $1,709 (−$268)
- Panama City, FL HUD Metro FMR Area $1,682 (−$295)
- Fort Lauderdale, FL HUD Metro FMR Area $2,333 (+$356)
Low-FMR contrast (scale only)
Terre Haute, IN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,094 2-BR); Little River County, AR HUD Metro FMR Area ($880 2-BR); Toledo, OH MSA ($1,076 2-BR); Topeka, KS MSA ($1,057 2-BR) . Opposite-quartile FMR metros for scale, not gap substitutes for Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA.
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA gap inputs
- HUD 2-BR FMR (FY2026): $1,977/mo
- ACS 2019–2023 2-BR median: $1,497/mo
- Displayed gap: +32.1%
- National FMR percentile: 92 (#363/396)
displayed % = (HUD 2-BR − ACS 2-BR median) / ACS median × 100
FL HCV agencies (scale-keyed)
Full payment standards for Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 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.