Above-median FMR - Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY MSA is $1,343/month - 55th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#219 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 32.6% above market ; FMR rows touch Erie County, Niagara County .
Upper-half placement for Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY MSA
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MSA; Clarksville, TN-KY HUD Metro FMR Area; Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA; San Angelo, TX MSA .
Low-FMR contrast set: Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA, Canton-Massillon, OH MSA, Cape Girardeau, MO-IL MSA, Allen County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area, Casper, WY MSA, Benton County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area .
NY-state FMR neighbors for Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside NY: Glens Falls, NY MSA ($1,348); Syracuse, NY MSA ($1,392); Elmira, NY MSA ($1,283); Watertown-Fort Drum, NY MSA ($1,405); Utica-Rome, NY MSA ($1,172); Rochester, NY MSA ($1,573); Binghamton, NY MSA ($1,103); 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,105/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,139/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,343/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,640/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,869/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Buffalo-Cheektowaga, 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, 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 | $1,105/mo | $995/mo | $1,216/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,139/mo | $1,025/mo | $1,253/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,343/mo | $1,209/mo | $1,477/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,640/mo | $1,476/mo | $1,804/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,869/mo | $1,682/mo | $2,056/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,343/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,209–$1,477/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,013/mo → 32.6% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY MSA.
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
- Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MSA · $1,345
- Clarksville, TN-KY HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,346
- Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA · $1,347
- San Angelo, TX MSA · $1,339
- Burlington, NC MSA · $1,348
- Glens Falls, NY MSA · $1,348
- Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MSA · $1,338
- Tyler, TX MSA · $1,338
- Sherman-Denison, TX MSA · $1,351
- York-Hanover, PA MSA · $1,335
- Barry County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,334
- Tallahassee, FL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,352
What to do with this FMR desk
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,343/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (32.6% 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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