Below-median FMR - Albany, GA MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Albany, GA MSA is $1,129/month - 25th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#98 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 34.1% above market ; FMR rows touch Dougherty County, Lee County, Terrell County, Worth County .
Lower-half placement for Albany, GA MSA
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Johnson City, TN MSA; Kokomo, IN MSA; Morristown, TN HUD Metro FMR Area; Champaign-Urbana, IL HUD Metro FMR Area .
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 .
GA-state FMR neighbors for Albany, GA MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside GA: Columbus, GA-AL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,088); Rome, GA MSA ($1,192); Valdosta, GA MSA ($1,192); Murray County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,009); Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,261); Brunswick-St. Simons, GA MSA ($1,293); Macon-Bibb County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,307); Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA ($1,331) . 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 Albany, GA MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $966/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,006/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,129/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,534/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,858/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Albany, GA 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 Albany, GA 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 | $966/mo | $869/mo | $1,063/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,006/mo | $905/mo | $1,107/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,129/mo | $1,016/mo | $1,242/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,534/mo | $1,381/mo | $1,687/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,858/mo | $1,672/mo | $2,044/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Albany, GA MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,129/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,016–$1,242/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Albany, GA 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
- $1,129
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +4.5%
- from FY2025 $1,080
- Span change
- +39.4%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $810/mo | - |
| 2023 | $880/mo | +8.6% |
| 2024 | $997/mo | +13.3% |
| 2025 | $1,080/mo | +8.3% |
| 2026 | $1,129/mo | +4.5% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Albany, GA MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $842/mo → 34.1% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Albany, GA MSA.
PHAs naming Albany, GA MSA
- Housing Authority of the City of Albany · 108 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Georgia . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
GA agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in GA 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 Fulton County
- Housing Authority of the City of Decatur
- NORTHWEST GA HOUSING AUTHORITY
- Housing Authority of the City of Brunswick
- Housing Authority of the City of Americus
- Housing Authority of the City of East Point
- Housing Authority of the City of Carrollton
- Housing Authority of the City of College Park
- Housing Authority of the City of Lithonia
- Housing Authority of the City of Newnan
Full near-amount ladder
- Johnson City, TN MSA · $1,132
- Kokomo, IN MSA · $1,123
- Morristown, TN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,135
- Champaign-Urbana, IL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,122
- Wichita Falls, TX MSA · $1,136
- Altoona, PA MSA · $1,138
- Anson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,138
- Greene County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,140
- Gulfport-Biloxi, MS HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,140
- Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,141
- Lincoln, NE HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,141
- Saginaw, MI MSA · $1,117
What to do with this FMR desk
Albany, GA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,129/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+39.4% 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 Albany
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (34.1% 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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