Lower-FMR payment standards - Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA is $1,103/month - 21st percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#82 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 4.5% above market ; FMR rows touch Hardin County, Jefferson County, Orange County .
Low-FMR rung around Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Baker County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,103), Binghamton, NY MSA ($1,103), Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA ($1,102) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: Bellingham, WA MSA, Barnstable Town, MA MSA, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA, Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA, Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
TX-state FMR neighbors for Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside TX: Amarillo, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,106); Atascosa County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,098); Austin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,095); Wichita Falls, TX MSA ($1,136); McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA ($1,060); 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 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $892/mo |
| 1-BR | $898/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,103/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,446/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,732/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 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 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 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 | $892/mo | $803/mo | $981/mo |
| 1-BR | $898/mo | $808/mo | $988/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,103/mo | $993/mo | $1,213/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,446/mo | $1,301/mo | $1,591/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,732/mo | $1,559/mo | $1,905/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,103/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $993–$1,213/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA
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
- $1,103
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- -0.9%
- from FY2025 $1,113
- Span change
- +12.3%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $982/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,027/mo | +4.6% |
| 2024 | $1,126/mo | +9.6% |
| 2025 | $1,113/mo | -1.2% |
| 2026 | $1,103/mo | -0.9% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,056/mo → 4.5% above market (covers market). Detail: gap analysis for Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA.
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):
- Texoma Council of Governments
- Housing Authority of Lubbock
- Longview Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Nacogdoches
- City of Pasadena Housing Assistance Program
- San Angelo Housing Authority
- Housing Authority City of Odessa
- Edinburg Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of Texarkana
- McAllen Housing Authority
Full near-amount ladder
- Baker County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area · $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
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,103/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+12.3% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (4.5% 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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