Below-median FMR - Abilene, TX MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Abilene, TX MSA is $1,276/month - 48th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#190 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 17.8% above market ; FMR rows touch Callahan County, Jones County, Taylor County .
Lower-half placement for Abilene, TX MSA
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Columbia, SC HUD Metro FMR Area; Sumter, SC MSA; Memphis, TN-MS-AR HUD Metro FMR Area; Cleveland-Elyria, OH MSA .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA, Warren County, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area, Amherst Town-Northampton, MA MSA, Anchorage, AK HUD Metro FMR Area, Ann Arbor, MI MSA, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area .
TX-state FMR neighbors for Abilene, TX MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside TX: Killeen-Temple, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,233); Tyler, TX MSA ($1,338); San Angelo, TX MSA ($1,339); Sherman-Denison, TX MSA ($1,351); Longview, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,199); El Paso, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,191); College Station-Bryan, TX MSA ($1,186); Laredo, TX MSA ($1,161) . Alphabetical “nearby” lists are intentionally not used here - amount proximity is the comparison that matters for payment standards.
What are the HUD FY2026 bedroom FMRs for Abilene, TX MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,010/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,020/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,276/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,653/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,987/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Abilene, TX MSA
HUD lets each Public Housing Authority set its payment standard between 90% and 110% of the published Fair Market Rent for the bedroom size served. These dollar amounts are derived from HUD FY2026 FMR for Abilene, TX MSA; your PHA may choose a figure inside this band. This is not a quote for a specific unit, availability, or waitlist status.
| Size | HUD FMR | 90% floor | 110% ceiling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,010/mo | $909/mo | $1,111/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,020/mo | $918/mo | $1,122/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,276/mo | $1,148/mo | $1,404/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,653/mo | $1,488/mo | $1,818/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,987/mo | $1,788/mo | $2,186/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Abilene, TX MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,276/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,148–$1,404/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Abilene, TX MSA
Published two-bedroom Fair Market Rent for this HUD area across FY2022-2026. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent fiscal years only. This is a historical HUD reference-rent series, not a PHA payment standard, unit quote, availability, eligibility, or waitlist result.
- Latest 2-BR
- $1,276
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +5.7%
- from FY2025 $1,207
- Span change
- +35.0%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $945/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,006/mo | +6.5% |
| 2024 | $1,117/mo | +11.0% |
| 2025 | $1,207/mo | +8.1% |
| 2026 | $1,276/mo | +5.7% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Abilene, TX MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,083/mo → 17.8% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Abilene, TX MSA.
PHAs naming Abilene, TX MSA
- Housing Authority of the City of Abilene · 1,802 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Texas . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
TX agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in TX whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- Housing Authority of Marshall
- Kingsville Housing Authority
- Brazoria County Housing Authority, TX
- Hidalgo County Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of Travis County
- Housing Authority of the City of Rosenberg
- Greenville Housing Authority
- Weatherford Housing Authority
- Mission Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Brownwood
Full near-amount ladder
- Columbia, SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,276
- Sumter, SC MSA · $1,276
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,274
- Cleveland-Elyria, OH MSA · $1,279
- Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH MSA · $1,273
- Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA · $1,272
- Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,272
- Lyon County, NV HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,272
- Sebring, FL MSA · $1,271
- Elmira, NY MSA · $1,283
- Pueblo, CO MSA · $1,269
- Akron, OH MSA · $1,268
What to do with this FMR desk
Abilene, TX HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,276/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+35.0% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Cross-check the 1 PHA record tied to this market against the HUD directory profile. Housing Authority of the City of Abilene
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (17.8% above market). Metro gap page
- Confirm how PHAs may set payment standards at 90-110% of FMR, and why the two figures are not interchangeable. FMR vs payment standard
FMR is HUD's published Fair Market Rent for this FMR area. It is not a PHA payment standard, unit quote, eligibility result, or waitlist status. Confirm any leasing figure with the PHA that serves the unit.
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rent (FY2026) ; Census ACS median gross rent. Confirm the live PHA figure before leasing. Methodology.
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