Below-median FMR - Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,266/month - 45th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#180 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 18.3% above market ; FMR rows touch Bibb County, Blount County, Jefferson County, Shelby County, St. Clair County .
Geography note: HUD divides this CBSA into 3 separate Fair Market Rent areas, each with its own rent schedule. The amounts above are for Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Lower-half placement for Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Akron, OH MSA; Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA; Pueblo, CO MSA; Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): 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 .
AL-state FMR neighbors for Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside AL: Huntsville, AL MSA ($1,310); Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MSA ($1,345); Auburn-Opelika, AL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,181); Greene County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,140); Mobile, AL MSA ($1,083); Montgomery, AL MSA ($1,016); Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA ($1,000); Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA ($962) . 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 Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,024/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,155/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,266/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,583/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,801/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Birmingham-Hoover, AL 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 Birmingham-Hoover, AL 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 | $1,024/mo | $922/mo | $1,126/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,155/mo | $1,040/mo | $1,271/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,266/mo | $1,139/mo | $1,393/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,583/mo | $1,425/mo | $1,741/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,801/mo | $1,621/mo | $1,981/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,266/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,139–$1,393/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area
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
- $1,266
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- -0.1%
- from FY2025 $1,267
- Span change
- +34.3%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $943/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,075/mo | +14.0% |
| 2024 | $1,245/mo | +15.8% |
| 2025 | $1,267/mo | +1.8% |
| 2026 | $1,266/mo | -0.1% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,070/mo → 18.3% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area.
AL agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in AL whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- HA TUSCALOOSA
- The Housing Authority of the City of Huntsville
- Housing Authority of the City of Dothan
- Jefferson County Housing Authority
- South Central Alabama Regional HA
- Selma Housing Authority
- The Housing Authority of the City of Prichard
- PHENIX CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY
- Housing Authority of the City of Decatur
- HA AUBURN
Full near-amount ladder
- Akron, OH MSA · $1,268
- Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA · $1,268
- Pueblo, CO MSA · $1,269
- Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,261
- Hagerstown, MD HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,261
- Sebring, FL MSA · $1,271
- Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA MSA · $1,261
- Jackson, TN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,260
- Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA · $1,272
- Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,272
- Lyon County, NV HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,272
- Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH MSA · $1,273
What to do with this FMR desk
Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,266/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+34.3% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (18.3% 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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