Lower-FMR payment standards - Baker County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Baker County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,103/month - 21st percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#84 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 21.7% below market ; FMR rows touch Baker 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 Baker County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Low-FMR rung around Baker County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA ($1,103), Binghamton, NY MSA ($1,103), Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA ($1,102) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: Ithaca, NY MSA, Kalawao County, HI HUD Metro FMR Area, Beaufort County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area, Kingston, NY MSA, Broadwater County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area, Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY MSA - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
FL-state FMR neighbors for Baker County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside FL: Homosassa Springs, FL MSA ($1,225); Sebring, FL MSA ($1,271); Wildwood-The Villages, FL MSA ($1,328); Tallahassee, FL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,352); Ocala, FL MSA ($1,373); Punta Gorda, FL MSA ($1,470); Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA ($1,471); Gainesville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,493) . 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 Baker County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $903/mo |
| 1-BR | $922/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,103/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,512/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,708/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Baker County, FL 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 Baker County, FL 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 | $903/mo | $813/mo | $993/mo |
| 1-BR | $922/mo | $830/mo | $1,014/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,103/mo | $993/mo | $1,213/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,512/mo | $1,361/mo | $1,663/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,708/mo | $1,537/mo | $1,879/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Baker County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,103/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $993–$1,213/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,408/mo → 21.7% below market (short). Detail: gap analysis for Baker County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area.
PHAs naming Baker County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area
- Baker County Housing Assistance Program · 150 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Florida . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
FL agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in FL whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- Hollywood Housing Authority
- DeLand Housing Authority
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE
- Fort Walton Beach Housing Authority
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF POMPANO BEACH
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF TITUSVILLE
- HA BOCA RATON
- Panama City Housing Authority
- Alachua County
- DELRAY BEACH HOUSING AUTHORITY
Full near-amount ladder
- Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA · $1,103
- Binghamton, NY MSA · $1,103
- Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA · $1,102
- Amarillo, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,106
- Erie County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,106
- Springfield, OH MSA · $1,106
- Hammond, LA MSA · $1,099
- Morgantown, WV MSA · $1,099
- Wichita, KS HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,099
- Atascosa County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,098
- Darlington County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,098
- Lima, OH MSA · $1,108
What to do with this FMR desk
Baker County, FL HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,103/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Cross-check the 1 PHA record tied to this market against the HUD directory profile. Baker County Housing Assistance Program
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (21.7% 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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