Above-median FMR - Aransas County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Aransas County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,407/month - 63rd percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#251 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 12.7% above market ; FMR rows touch Aransas 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 Aransas County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Upper-half placement for Aransas County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Rochester, MN HUD Metro FMR Area; Hinesville, GA HUD Metro FMR Area; State College, PA MSA; Watertown-Fort Drum, NY MSA .
Low-FMR contrast set: Murray County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area, Columbus, GA-AL HUD Metro FMR Area, Decatur, AL MSA, Decatur, IL MSA, Ashtabula County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area, Dothan, AL HUD Metro FMR Area .
TX-state FMR neighbors for Aransas County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside TX: Victoria, TX MSA ($1,442); Sherman-Denison, TX MSA ($1,351); San Angelo, TX MSA ($1,339); Tyler, TX MSA ($1,338); Abilene, TX MSA ($1,276); Killeen-Temple, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,233); Odessa, TX MSA ($1,595); Longview, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,199) . 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 Aransas County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,059/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,072/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,407/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,910/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,116/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Aransas County, 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 Aransas County, 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 | $1,059/mo | $953/mo | $1,165/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,072/mo | $965/mo | $1,179/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,407/mo | $1,266/mo | $1,548/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,910/mo | $1,719/mo | $2,101/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,116/mo | $1,904/mo | $2,328/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Aransas County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,407/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,266–$1,548/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,248/mo → 12.7% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Aransas County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area.
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):
- City of Amarillo
- Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs
- Housing Authority of the City of Abilene
- Housing Authority of the City of Galveston
- Denton Housing Authority
- Ark-Tex Council of Governments Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Laredo
- Deep East Texas Council of Governments
- Brazos Valley Council of Governments
- Panhandle Community Services
Full near-amount ladder
- Rochester, MN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,407
- Hinesville, GA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,406
- State College, PA MSA · $1,406
- Watertown-Fort Drum, NY MSA · $1,405
- Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,411
- Lebanon, PA MSA · $1,411
- Kenosha, WI MSA · $1,402
- Tucson, AZ MSA · $1,402
- Columbus, IN MSA · $1,415
- Billings, MT HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,417
- Penobscot County, ME (part) HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,392
- Syracuse, NY MSA · $1,392
What to do with this FMR desk
Aransas County, TX HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,407/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (12.7% 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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