Above-median FMR - Bakersfield-Delano, CA MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Bakersfield-Delano, CA MSA is $1,483/month - 68th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#271 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 30.3% above market ; FMR rows touch Kern County .
Upper-half placement for Bakersfield-Delano, CA MSA
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Visalia, CA MSA; Gainesville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area; Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA; Indianapolis-Carmel, IN HUD Metro FMR Area .
Low-FMR contrast set: Bay City, MI MSA, Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA, Fayette County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area, Arecibo, PR Metro Area, Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA, Binghamton, NY MSA .
CA-state FMR neighbors for Bakersfield-Delano, CA MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside CA: Visalia, CA MSA ($1,474); Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA ($1,469); Merced, CA MSA ($1,503); Yuba City, CA MSA ($1,550); Madera, CA MSA ($1,376); Redding, CA MSA ($1,590); El Centro, CA MSA ($1,362); Chico, CA MSA ($1,625) . 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 Bakersfield-Delano, CA MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,132/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,140/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,483/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,062/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,488/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Bakersfield-Delano, CA MSA
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 Bakersfield-Delano, CA MSA; 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 | $1,132/mo | $1,019/mo | $1,245/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,140/mo | $1,026/mo | $1,254/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,483/mo | $1,335/mo | $1,631/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,062/mo | $1,856/mo | $2,268/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,488/mo | $2,239/mo | $2,737/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Bakersfield-Delano, CA MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,483/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,335–$1,631/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,138/mo → 30.3% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Bakersfield-Delano, CA MSA.
CA agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in CA whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- COUNTY OF PLUMAS HOUSING AUTHORITY
- Housing Authority of the City of Redondo Beach
- Housing Authority of the City of Santa Paula
- CRESCENT CITY HSG AUTH
- Housing Authority of the City of South Gate
- Pico Rivera Housing Assistance Agency
- Housing Authority of the City of Torrance
- Hawthorne Housing
- KINGS COUNTY HOUSING AUTH
- Housing Authority of the City of Norwalk
Full near-amount ladder
- Visalia, CA MSA · $1,474
- Gainesville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,493
- Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA · $1,493
- Indianapolis-Carmel, IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,473
- Knoxville, TN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,471
- Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA · $1,471
- Dover, DE MSA · $1,470
- Punta Gorda, FL MSA · $1,470
- Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA · $1,469
- Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA · $1,497
- Albany, OR MSA · $1,500
- Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA MSA · $1,500
What to do with this FMR desk
Bakersfield-Delano, CA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,483/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (30.3% 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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