Lower-FMR payment standards - Arecibo, PR Metro Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Arecibo, PR MSA is $510/month - 0th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#2 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 7.8% above market .
Low-FMR rung around Arecibo, PR Metro Area
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Mayagüez, PR Metro Area ($536), Ponce, PR Metro Area ($538), Guayama, PR Metro Area ($475) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: Ann Arbor, MI MSA, Anchorage, AK HUD Metro FMR Area, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area, Amherst Town-Northampton, MA MSA, Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area, Warren County, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
What are the HUD FY2026 bedroom FMRs for Arecibo, PR Metro Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $437/mo |
| 1-BR | $440/mo |
| 2-BR | $510/mo |
| 3-BR | $699/mo |
| 4-BR | $787/mo |
ACS median 2-BR rent $473/mo → 7.8% above market (covers market). Detail: gap analysis for Arecibo, PR Metro Area.
Full near-amount ladder
- Mayagüez, PR Metro Area · $536
- Ponce, PR Metro Area · $538
- Guayama, PR Metro Area · $475
- Aguadilla, PR Metro Area · $564
- San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area · $663
- Morehouse Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area · $834
- Boone County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area · $869
- Cherokee County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area · $877
- Acadia Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area · $880
- Little River County, AR HUD Metro FMR Area · $880
- Fayette County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area · $915
- Bond County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area · $916
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rent (FY2026) ; Census ACS median gross rent. Confirm the live PHA figure before leasing. Methodology.
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