Lower-FMR payment standards - Amarillo, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Amarillo, TX HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,106/month - 21st percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#85 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 7.3% above market ; FMR rows touch Armstrong County, Carson County, Potter County, Randall County .
Geography note: HUD divides this CBSA into 2 separate Fair Market Rent areas, each with its own rent schedule. The amounts above are for Amarillo, TX HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Low-FMR rung around Amarillo, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Erie County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,106), Springfield, OH MSA ($1,106), Lima, OH MSA ($1,108) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: Amherst Town-Northampton, MA MSA, Anchorage, AK HUD Metro FMR Area, Warren County, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area, Ann Arbor, MI MSA, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
TX-state FMR neighbors for Amarillo, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside TX: Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA ($1,103); Atascosa County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,098); Austin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,095); Wichita Falls, TX MSA ($1,136); McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA ($1,060); Laredo, TX MSA ($1,161); Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA ($1,047); College Station-Bryan, TX MSA ($1,186) . 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 Amarillo, TX HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $778/mo |
| 1-BR | $903/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,106/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,503/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,742/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Amarillo, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
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 Amarillo, TX HUD Metro FMR Area; 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 | $778/mo | $700/mo | $856/mo |
| 1-BR | $903/mo | $813/mo | $993/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,106/mo | $995/mo | $1,217/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,503/mo | $1,353/mo | $1,653/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,742/mo | $1,568/mo | $1,916/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Amarillo, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,106/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $995–$1,217/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Amarillo, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
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
- $1,106
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- -4.5%
- from FY2025 $1,158
- Span change
- +21.8%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $908/mo | - |
| 2023 | $972/mo | +7.0% |
| 2024 | $1,082/mo | +11.3% |
| 2025 | $1,158/mo | +7.0% |
| 2026 | $1,106/mo | -4.5% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Amarillo, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,031/mo → 7.3% above market (covers market). Detail: gap analysis for Amarillo, TX HUD Metro FMR Area.
PHAs naming Amarillo, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
- City of Amarillo · 1,851 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):
- Garland Housing Authority
- City of Mesquite Housing Office
- Housing Authority of the City of Laredo
- McAllen Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Galveston
- Housing Authority of the City of Abilene
- Housing Authority City of Odessa
- City of Amarillo
- Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs
- Longview Housing Authority
Full near-amount ladder
- Erie County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,106
- Springfield, OH MSA · $1,106
- Lima, OH MSA · $1,108
- Baker County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,103
- Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA · $1,103
- Binghamton, NY MSA · $1,103
- Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA · $1,102
- Owensboro, KY MSA · $1,110
- Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA · $1,111
- Fargo, ND-MN MSA · $1,112
- Evansville, IN MSA · $1,113
- Fort Wayne, IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,113
What to do with this FMR desk
Amarillo, TX HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,106/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+21.8% 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. City of Amarillo
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (7.3% 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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