Above-median FMR - Albany, OR MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Albany, OR MSA is $1,500/month - 69th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#275 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 19.8% above market ; FMR rows touch Linn County .
Upper-half placement for Albany, OR MSA
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA MSA; Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA; Merced, CA MSA; Gainesville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area .
Low-FMR contrast set: Albany, GA MSA, Aguadilla, PR Metro Area, Alexandria, LA MSA, Amarillo, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, Boone County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area, Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA .
OR-state FMR neighbors for Albany, OR MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside OR: Medford, OR MSA ($1,530); Salem, OR MSA ($1,560); Crook County, OR HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,385); Corvallis, OR MSA ($1,622); Grants Pass, OR MSA ($1,363); Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA ($1,688); Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA ($1,922) . 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, OR MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,034/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,236/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,500/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,030/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,356/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Albany, OR 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, OR 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 | $1,034/mo | $931/mo | $1,137/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,236/mo | $1,112/mo | $1,360/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,500/mo | $1,350/mo | $1,650/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,030/mo | $1,827/mo | $2,233/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,356/mo | $2,120/mo | $2,592/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Albany, OR MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,500/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,350–$1,650/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Albany, OR 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
- $1,695
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +16.2%
- from FY2025 $1,459
- Span change
- +48.9%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1,138/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,263/mo | +11.0% |
| 2024 | $1,384/mo | +9.6% |
| 2025 | $1,459/mo | +5.4% |
| 2026 | $1,695/mo | +16.2% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Albany, OR MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,252/mo → 19.8% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Albany, OR MSA.
OR agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in OR whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- Klamath Housing Authority
- Northeast Oregon Housing Authority
- Josephine Housing Community Development Council
- Coos-Curry Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of Douglas County
- Marion County Housing Authority
- Northwest Oregon Housing Authority
- Housing and Urban Renewal Agency of Polk County
- Mid-Columbia Housing Authority
- Central Oregon Regional Housing Authority
Full near-amount ladder
- Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA MSA · $1,500
- Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA · $1,497
- Merced, CA MSA · $1,503
- Gainesville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,493
- Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA · $1,493
- Gainesville, GA MSA · $1,514
- Bakersfield-Delano, CA MSA · $1,483
- Lancaster, PA MSA · $1,526
- Visalia, CA MSA · $1,474
- Indianapolis-Carmel, IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,473
- New Bedford, MA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,527
- Knoxville, TN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,471
What to do with this FMR desk
Albany, OR HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,500/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+48.9% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (19.8% 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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