Lower-FMR payment standards - Austin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Austin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,095/month - 18th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#74 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 20.8% below market ; FMR rows touch Austin County .
Geography note: HUD divides this CBSA into 4 separate Fair Market Rent areas, each with its own rent schedule. The amounts above are for Austin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Low-FMR rung around Austin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Greenville, NC MSA ($1,095), Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA ($1,095), Springfield, MO HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,095) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: Beaufort County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area, Ithaca, NY MSA, Broadwater County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area, Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA, Kalawao County, HI HUD Metro FMR Area, Kingston, NY MSA - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
TX-state FMR neighbors for Austin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside TX: Atascosa County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,098); Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA ($1,103); Amarillo, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,106); McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA ($1,060); Wichita Falls, TX MSA ($1,136); Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA ($1,047); Laredo, TX MSA ($1,161); College Station-Bryan, TX MSA ($1,186) . 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 Austin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $885/mo |
| 1-BR | $891/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,095/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,523/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,837/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Austin 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 Austin 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 | $885/mo | $797/mo | $974/mo |
| 1-BR | $891/mo | $802/mo | $980/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,095/mo | $986/mo | $1,205/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,523/mo | $1,371/mo | $1,675/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,837/mo | $1,653/mo | $2,021/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Austin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,095/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $986–$1,205/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,382/mo → 20.8% below market (short). Detail: gap analysis for Austin 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):
Full near-amount ladder
- Greenville, NC MSA · $1,095
- Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA · $1,095
- Springfield, MO HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,095
- Floyd County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,094
- Terre Haute, IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,094
- Atascosa County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,098
- Darlington County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,098
- Hammond, LA MSA · $1,099
- Morgantown, WV MSA · $1,099
- Wichita, KS HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,099
- Hot Springs, AR MSA · $1,090
- Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA · $1,089
What to do with this FMR desk
Austin County, TX HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,095/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (20.8% below 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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