High-FMR payment standards - Burlington-South Burlington, VT MSA

HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Burlington-South Burlington, VT MSA is $2,140/month - 94th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#372 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 33.0% above market ; FMR rows touch Chittenden County, Franklin County, Grand Isle County .

Expensive rung: who shares Burlington-South Burlington, VT MSA's FMR tier

Near-amount peers: Nashua, NH HUD Metro FMR Area ($2,127), Bozeman, MT MSA ($2,154), Boulder, CO MSA ($2,124) .

For scale, bottom-quartile published amounts include Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA, Canton-Massillon, OH MSA, Cape Girardeau, MO-IL MSA, Casper, WY MSA, Benton County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area, Allen County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area - those metros are not substitutes for lease-up planning in Burlington-South Burlington, VT MSA.

What are the HUD FY2026 bedroom FMRs for Burlington-South Burlington, VT MSA?

Size HUD FMR
Studio$1,497/mo
1-BR$1,651/mo
2-BR$2,140/mo
3-BR$2,745/mo
4-BR$2,833/mo

Section 8 payment standard range for Burlington-South Burlington, VT 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 Burlington-South Burlington, VT 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 $1,497/mo $1,347/mo $1,647/mo
1-BR $1,651/mo $1,486/mo $1,816/mo
2-BR $2,140/mo $1,926/mo $2,354/mo
3-BR $2,745/mo $2,471/mo $3,020/mo
4-BR $2,833/mo $2,550/mo $3,116/mo

For a 2-bedroom in Burlington-South Burlington, VT MSA, the HUD reference rent is $2,140/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,926–$2,354/month before any tenant income share.

HUD FMR filing-year trail · Burlington-South Burlington, VT 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
$2,140
FY2026
vs prior FY
+10.5%
from FY2025 $1,936
Span change
+42.7%
FY2022-2026
Years shown
5
HUD FMR history
HUD Fair Market Rent two-bedroom amounts for Burlington-South Burlington, VT MSA by fiscal year
FY 2-BR FMR YoY
2022 $1,500/mo -
2023 $1,615/mo +7.7%
2024 $1,887/mo +16.8%
2025 $1,936/mo +2.6%
2026 $2,140/mo +10.5%

Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Burlington-South Burlington, VT MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.

ACS median 2-BR rent $1,609/mo → 33.0% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Burlington-South Burlington, VT MSA.

VT agencies near this metro's scale key

Housing authorities in VT 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

What to do with this FMR desk

Burlington-South Burlington, VT HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $2,140/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.

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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Source and method. PlainVoucher compiles public HUD and U.S. Census release data into a searchable reference. Release periods and source boundaries are identified on each data surface; PlainVoucher does not determine eligibility, waitlist status, payment standards, or local PHA rules. Read our editorial standards and corrections policy, methodology, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-09-02.