High-FMR payment standards - Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT MSA is $2,511/month - 97th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#383 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 32.0% above market ; FMR rows touch Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Western Connecticut Planning Region .
Expensive rung: who shares Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT MSA's FMR tier
Near-amount peers: San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA MSA ($2,512), Seattle-Bellevue, WA HUD Metro FMR Area ($2,501), Kalawao County, HI HUD Metro FMR Area ($2,492) .
For scale, bottom-quartile published amounts include Allen County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area, Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA, Floyd County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area, Binghamton, NY MSA, Canton-Massillon, OH MSA, Cape Girardeau, MO-IL MSA - those metros are not substitutes for lease-up planning in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT MSA.
CT-state FMR neighbors for Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside CT: New Haven, CT MSA ($1,969); Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT MSA ($1,866); Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA ($1,865); Ansonia town, CT Exception Area ($1,788) . 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 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,731/mo |
| 1-BR | $2,100/mo |
| 2-BR | $2,511/mo |
| 3-BR | $3,036/mo |
| 4-BR | $3,598/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT 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 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT 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 | $1,731/mo | $1,558/mo | $1,904/mo |
| 1-BR | $2,100/mo | $1,890/mo | $2,310/mo |
| 2-BR | $2,511/mo | $2,260/mo | $2,762/mo |
| 3-BR | $3,036/mo | $2,732/mo | $3,340/mo |
| 4-BR | $3,598/mo | $3,238/mo | $3,958/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT MSA, the HUD reference rent is $2,511/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $2,260–$2,762/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,902/mo → 32.0% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT MSA.
CT agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in CT whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- Manchester Housing Authority
- Norwich Housing Authority
- Willimantic Housing Authority
- East Hartford Housing Authority
- Vernon Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the Town of West Hartfor
- Greenwich Housing Authority
- Torrington Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Bristol
- Hamden Housing Authority
Full near-amount ladder
- San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA MSA · $2,512
- Seattle-Bellevue, WA HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,501
- Kalawao County, HI HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,492
- Barnstable Town, MA MSA · $2,422
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,601
- Urban Honolulu, HI MSA · $2,642
- Salinas, CA MSA · $2,684
- Fort Lauderdale, FL HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,333
- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA · $2,693
- Bergen-Passaic, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,324
- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,255
- Napa, CA MSA · $2,773
What to do with this FMR desk
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $2,511/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (32.0% 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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