Below-median FMR - Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,261/month - 45th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#177 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 23.5% above market ; FMR rows touch Aiken County, Burke County, Columbia County, Edgefield County, McDuffie County, Richmond 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 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Lower-half placement for Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Hagerstown, MD HUD Metro FMR Area; Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA MSA; Jackson, TN HUD Metro FMR Area; Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ MSA .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area, Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA, Barnstable Town, MA MSA, Ann Arbor, MI MSA .
GA-state FMR neighbors for Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside GA: Brunswick-St. Simons, GA MSA ($1,293); Macon-Bibb County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,307); Rome, GA MSA ($1,192); Valdosta, GA MSA ($1,192); Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA ($1,331); Warner Robins, GA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,362); Albany, GA MSA ($1,129); Hinesville, GA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,406) . 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 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $939/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,114/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,261/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,627/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,984/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 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 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 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 | $939/mo | $845/mo | $1,033/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,114/mo | $1,003/mo | $1,225/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,261/mo | $1,135/mo | $1,387/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,627/mo | $1,464/mo | $1,790/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,984/mo | $1,786/mo | $2,182/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,261/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,135–$1,387/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 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
- $1,261
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +7.3%
- from FY2025 $1,175
- Span change
- +39.2%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $906/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,017/mo | +12.3% |
| 2024 | $1,100/mo | +8.2% |
| 2025 | $1,175/mo | +6.8% |
| 2026 | $1,261/mo | +7.3% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,021/mo → 23.5% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 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 College Park
- Housing Authority of the City of Lithonia
- Housing Authority of the City of Carrollton
- Housing Authority of the City of Newnan
- Housing Authority of the City of East Point
- Housing Authority of the City of Albany
- CITY OF ATLANTA, Dept. of Housing and Community Development
- Athens Housing Authority
- ETOWAH AREA CONSOLIDATED
- FLINT AREA CONSOLIDATED
Full near-amount ladder
- Hagerstown, MD HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,261
- Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA MSA · $1,261
- Jackson, TN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,260
- Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ MSA · $1,257
- Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,266
- Akron, OH MSA · $1,268
- Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA · $1,268
- Roanoke, VA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,254
- Pueblo, CO MSA · $1,269
- Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA · $1,252
- Fayetteville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,251
- Sebring, FL MSA · $1,271
What to do with this FMR desk
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,261/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+39.2% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- 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.
Verify with HUD → · Verify with U.S. Census Bureau → · Set a September HUD update reminder