Below-median FMR - Auburn-Opelika, AL HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Auburn-Opelika, AL HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,181/month - 33rd percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#133 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 23.5% above market ; FMR rows touch Lee 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 Auburn-Opelika, AL HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Lower-half placement for Auburn-Opelika, AL HUD Metro FMR Area
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Eau Claire, WI MSA; Lawrence, KS MSA; Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA; Niles, MI MSA .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area, Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA, Barnstable Town, MA MSA, Ann Arbor, MI MSA .
AL-state FMR neighbors for Auburn-Opelika, AL HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside AL: Greene County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,140); Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,266); Mobile, AL MSA ($1,083); Huntsville, AL MSA ($1,310); Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MSA ($1,345); Montgomery, AL MSA ($1,016); Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA ($1,000); Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA ($962) . 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 Auburn-Opelika, AL HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $847/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,077/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,181/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,494/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,699/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Auburn-Opelika, AL 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 Auburn-Opelika, AL 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 | $847/mo | $762/mo | $932/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,077/mo | $969/mo | $1,185/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,181/mo | $1,063/mo | $1,299/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,494/mo | $1,345/mo | $1,643/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,699/mo | $1,529/mo | $1,869/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Auburn-Opelika, AL HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,181/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,063–$1,299/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $956/mo → 23.5% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Auburn-Opelika, AL HUD Metro FMR Area.
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
- Eau Claire, WI MSA · $1,181
- Lawrence, KS MSA · $1,182
- Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA · $1,183
- Niles, MI MSA · $1,184
- Battle Creek, MI MSA · $1,176
- College Station-Bryan, TX MSA · $1,186
- Fond du Lac, WI MSA · $1,176
- Jerome County, ID HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,186
- Bismarck, ND MSA · $1,175
- Lynchburg, VA MSA · $1,187
- Rockford, IL MSA · $1,175
- Spartanburg, SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,187
What to do with this FMR desk
Auburn-Opelika, AL HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,181/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (23.5% 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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