Below-median FMR - Altoona, PA MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Altoona, PA MSA is $1,138/month - 26th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#102 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 32.9% above market ; FMR rows touch Blair County .
Lower-half placement for Altoona, PA MSA
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Anson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area; Greene County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area; Gulfport-Biloxi, MS HUD Metro FMR Area; Wichita Falls, TX MSA .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Warren County, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area, Amherst Town-Northampton, MA MSA, Anchorage, AK HUD Metro FMR Area, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA, Ann Arbor, MI MSA, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area .
PA-state FMR neighbors for Altoona, PA MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside PA: Williamsport, PA MSA ($1,195); Erie, PA MSA ($1,212); Johnstown, PA MSA ($1,035); Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA ($1,252); Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,299); York-Hanover, PA MSA ($1,335); Gettysburg, PA MSA ($1,374); Chambersburg, PA MSA ($1,379) . 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 Altoona, PA MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $802/mo |
| 1-BR | $948/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,138/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,458/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,705/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Altoona, PA 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 Altoona, PA 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 | $802/mo | $722/mo | $882/mo |
| 1-BR | $948/mo | $853/mo | $1,043/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,138/mo | $1,024/mo | $1,252/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,458/mo | $1,312/mo | $1,604/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,705/mo | $1,535/mo | $1,876/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Altoona, PA MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,138/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,024–$1,252/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Altoona, PA 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
- $1,138
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +7.2%
- from FY2025 $1,062
- Span change
- +37.3%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $829/mo | - |
| 2023 | $917/mo | +10.6% |
| 2024 | $993/mo | +8.3% |
| 2025 | $1,062/mo | +6.9% |
| 2026 | $1,138/mo | +7.2% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Altoona, PA MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $856/mo → 32.9% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Altoona, PA MSA.
PHAs naming Altoona, PA MSA
- ALTOONA HOUSING AUTHORITY · 995 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Pennsylvania . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
PA agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in PA whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- Harrisburg Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the County of Cumberland
- Chester Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of York
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF ERIE
- Housing Authority of the County of Dauphin
- FAYETTE COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF ERIE
- Allentown Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the County of Luzerne
Full near-amount ladder
- 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
- Wichita Falls, TX MSA · $1,136
- Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,141
- Lincoln, NE HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,141
- Morristown, TN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,135
- Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA · $1,143
- Rocky Mount, NC MSA · $1,143
- Johnson City, TN MSA · $1,132
- Albany, GA MSA · $1,129
- Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,147
What to do with this FMR desk
Altoona, PA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,138/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+37.3% 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. ALTOONA HOUSING AUTHORITY
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (32.9% 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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