Lower-FMR payment standards - Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA

HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA is $962/month - 5th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#21 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 22.9% above market ; FMR rows touch Calhoun County .

Low-FMR rung around Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA

Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Decatur, AL MSA ($961), Davidson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area ($960), Benton County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area ($956) .

Top-quartile contrast metros: Ann Arbor, MI MSA, Anchorage, AK HUD Metro FMR Area, Amherst Town-Northampton, MA MSA, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area, Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area, Warren County, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.

AL-state FMR neighbors for Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA

Closest 2-BR amounts inside AL: Decatur, AL MSA ($961); Dothan, AL HUD Metro FMR Area ($950); Gadsden, AL MSA ($927); Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA ($1,000); Montgomery, AL MSA ($1,016); Mobile, AL MSA ($1,083); Greene County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,140); Auburn-Opelika, AL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,181) . 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 Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA?

Size HUD FMR
Studio$753/mo
1-BR$757/mo
2-BR$962/mo
3-BR$1,300/mo
4-BR$1,361/mo

Section 8 payment standard range for Anniston-Oxford, AL 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 Anniston-Oxford, AL 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 $753/mo $678/mo $828/mo
1-BR $757/mo $681/mo $833/mo
2-BR $962/mo $866/mo $1,058/mo
3-BR $1,300/mo $1,170/mo $1,430/mo
4-BR $1,361/mo $1,225/mo $1,497/mo

For a 2-bedroom in Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA, the HUD reference rent is $962/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $866–$1,058/month before any tenant income share.

ACS median 2-BR rent $783/mo → 22.9% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA.

AL agencies near this metro's scale key

Housing authorities in AL 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

What to do with this FMR desk

Anniston-Oxford, AL HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $962/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.

  • Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (22.9% 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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Source and method. PlainVoucher compiles public HUD and U.S. Census release data into a searchable reference. Release periods and source boundaries are identified on each data surface; PlainVoucher does not determine eligibility, waitlist status, payment standards, or local PHA rules. Read our editorial standards and corrections policy, methodology, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-09-02.