High-FMR payment standards - Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA is $1,702/month - 79th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#315 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 29.8% above market ; FMR rows touch Albany County, Rensselaer County, Saratoga County, Schenectady County, Schoharie County .
Expensive rung: who shares Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA's FMR tier
Near-amount peers: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,709), Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL MSA ($1,709), Durham-Chapel Hill, NC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,711) .
For scale, bottom-quartile published amounts include 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 - those metros are not substitutes for lease-up planning in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA.
NY-state FMR neighbors for Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside NY: Ithaca, NY MSA ($1,753); Kingston, NY MSA ($1,818); Rochester, NY MSA ($1,573); Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY MSA ($1,979); Watertown-Fort Drum, NY MSA ($1,405); Syracuse, NY MSA ($1,392); Glens Falls, NY MSA ($1,348); Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY MSA ($1,343) . 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-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,217/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,417/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,702/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,041/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,253/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 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-Schenectady-Troy, NY 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 | $1,217/mo | $1,095/mo | $1,339/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,417/mo | $1,275/mo | $1,559/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,702/mo | $1,532/mo | $1,872/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,041/mo | $1,837/mo | $2,245/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,253/mo | $2,028/mo | $2,478/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,702/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,532–$1,872/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 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
- $1,702
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +14.5%
- from FY2025 $1,487
- Span change
- +41.0%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1,207/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,313/mo | +8.8% |
| 2024 | $1,374/mo | +4.6% |
| 2025 | $1,487/mo | +8.2% |
| 2026 | $1,702/mo | +14.5% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,311/mo → 29.8% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA.
NY agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in NY whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
Full near-amount ladder
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,709
- Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL MSA · $1,709
- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,711
- Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA · $1,688
- Santa Fe, NM MSA · $1,685
- Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA MSA · $1,720
- Panama City, FL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,682
- Savannah, GA MSA · $1,680
- Fairbanks-College, AK MSA · $1,676
- Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,730
- Vineland, NJ MSA · $1,673
- Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA · $1,732
What to do with this FMR desk
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,702/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+41.0% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (29.8% 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.
Verify with HUD → · Verify with U.S. Census Bureau → · Set a September HUD update reminder