High-FMR payment standards - Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,820/month - 87th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#344 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 20.1% above market ; FMR rows touch Barrow County, Bartow County, Carroll County, Cherokee County, Clayton County, Cobb County, Coweta County, Dawson County .
Geography note: HUD divides this CBSA into 6 separate Fair Market Rent areas, each with its own rent schedule. The amounts above are for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Expensive rung: who shares Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area's FMR tier
Near-amount peers: Kingston, NY MSA ($1,818), Beaufort County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,816), Charlottesville, VA MSA ($1,824) .
For scale, bottom-quartile published amounts include Arecibo, PR Metro Area, Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA, Boone County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area, Amarillo, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, Bay City, MI MSA, Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA - those metros are not substitutes for lease-up planning in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area.
GA-state FMR neighbors for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside GA: Savannah, GA MSA ($1,680); Gainesville, GA MSA ($1,514); Hinesville, GA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,406); Warner Robins, GA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,362); Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA ($1,331); Macon-Bibb County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,307); Brunswick-St. Simons, GA MSA ($1,293); Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,261) . 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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,585/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,660/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,820/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,182/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,605/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 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 | $1,585/mo | $1,427/mo | $1,744/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,660/mo | $1,494/mo | $1,826/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,820/mo | $1,638/mo | $2,002/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,182/mo | $1,964/mo | $2,400/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,605/mo | $2,345/mo | $2,866/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,820/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,638–$2,002/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 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
- $1,820
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- -0.5%
- from FY2025 $1,830
- Span change
- +41.2%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1,289/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,553/mo | +20.5% |
| 2024 | $1,844/mo | +18.7% |
| 2025 | $1,830/mo | -0.8% |
| 2026 | $1,820/mo | -0.5% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,516/mo → 20.1% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area.
GA agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in GA whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- Housing Authority of the City of Newnan
- Housing Authority of the City of Albany
- Housing Authority of the City of Lithonia
- CITY OF ATLANTA, Dept. of Housing and Community Development
- Athens Housing Authority
- ETOWAH AREA CONSOLIDATED
- FLINT AREA CONSOLIDATED
- Housing Authority of the City of Abbeville
- Housing Authority of the City of Adel
- Housing Authority of the City of Alamo
Full near-amount ladder
- Kingston, NY MSA · $1,818
- Beaufort County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,816
- Charlottesville, VA MSA · $1,824
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA · $1,810
- Cumberland County, ME (part) HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,833
- Palm Coast, FL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,806
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MSA · $1,839
- Bellingham, WA MSA · $1,794
- Ocean City, NJ MSA · $1,792
- Ansonia town, CT Exception Area · $1,788
- Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA · $1,852
- Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA · $1,787
What to do with this FMR desk
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,820/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+41.2% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (20.1% 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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