Lower-FMR payment standards - Binghamton, NY MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Binghamton, NY MSA is $1,103/month - 21st percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#83 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 15.7% above market ; FMR rows touch Broome County, Tioga County .
Low-FMR rung around Binghamton, NY MSA
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Baker County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,103), Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA ($1,103), Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA ($1,102) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: Bellingham, WA MSA, Boise City, ID HUD Metro FMR Area, Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area, Boulder, CO MSA, Bozeman, MT MSA, Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA MSA - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
NY-state FMR neighbors for Binghamton, NY MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside NY: Utica-Rome, NY MSA ($1,172); Elmira, NY MSA ($1,283); Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY MSA ($1,343); Glens Falls, NY MSA ($1,348); Syracuse, NY MSA ($1,392); Watertown-Fort Drum, NY MSA ($1,405); Rochester, NY MSA ($1,573); Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA ($1,702) . 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 Binghamton, NY MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $783/mo |
| 1-BR | $868/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,103/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,412/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,622/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Binghamton, NY 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 Binghamton, NY 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 | $783/mo | $705/mo | $861/mo |
| 1-BR | $868/mo | $781/mo | $955/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,103/mo | $993/mo | $1,213/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,412/mo | $1,271/mo | $1,553/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,622/mo | $1,460/mo | $1,784/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Binghamton, NY 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 · Binghamton, NY 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
- -7.2%
- from FY2025 $1,188
- Span change
- +29.0%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $855/mo | - |
| 2023 | $964/mo | +12.7% |
| 2024 | $1,141/mo | +18.4% |
| 2025 | $1,188/mo | +4.1% |
| 2026 | $1,103/mo | -7.2% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Binghamton, NY MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $953/mo → 15.7% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Binghamton, NY MSA.
PHAs naming Binghamton, NY MSA
- Binghamton Housing Authority · 845 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in New York . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
NY agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in NY 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
- Baker County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,103
- Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 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
Binghamton, NY 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 (+29.0% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Cross-check the 1 PHA record tied to this market against the HUD directory profile. Binghamton Housing Authority
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (15.7% 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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