High-FMR payment standards - Calvert County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Calvert County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area is $2,083/month - 93rd percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#368 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 32.2% above market ; FMR rows touch Calvert County .
Geography note: HUD divides this CBSA into 2 separate Fair Market Rent areas, each with its own rent schedule. The amounts above are for Calvert County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Expensive rung: who shares Calvert County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area's FMR tier
Near-amount peers: Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA ($2,089), Boulder, CO MSA ($2,124), Nashua, NH HUD Metro FMR Area ($2,127) .
For scale, bottom-quartile published amounts include Lima, OH MSA, Lawton, OK HUD Metro FMR Area, Cochran County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, Las Cruces, NM MSA, Geary County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area, Acadia Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area - those metros are not substitutes for lease-up planning in Calvert County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area.
MD-state FMR neighbors for Calvert County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside MD: Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA ($1,857); Hagerstown, MD HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,261); Somerset County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,167) . 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 Calvert County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,811/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,851/mo |
| 2-BR | $2,083/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,639/mo |
| 4-BR | $3,106/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Calvert County, MD 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 Calvert County, MD 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 | $1,811/mo | $1,630/mo | $1,992/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,851/mo | $1,666/mo | $2,036/mo |
| 2-BR | $2,083/mo | $1,875/mo | $2,291/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,639/mo | $2,375/mo | $2,903/mo |
| 4-BR | $3,106/mo | $2,795/mo | $3,417/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Calvert County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $2,083/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,875–$2,291/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,576/mo → 32.2% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Calvert County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area.
PHAs naming Calvert County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area
- Housing Authority of Calvert County · 480 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Maryland . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
MD agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in MD whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- Housing Authority of St. Mary's County, MD
- Harford County Housing Agency
- Howard County Housing Commission
- Hagerstown Housing Authority
- Frederick Housing Authority
- County Commissioners Charles County
- Carroll County Housing & Community Dev
- Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis
- Housing Commisson Of Anne Arundel County
- MD Dept. Of Housing and Community Development
Full near-amount ladder
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA · $2,089
- Boulder, CO MSA · $2,124
- Nashua, NH HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,127
- Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA MSA · $2,031
- Burlington-South Burlington, VT MSA · $2,140
- Bozeman, MT MSA · $2,154
- Amherst Town-Northampton, MA MSA · $2,004
- Vallejo, CA MSA · $2,178
- Naples-Marco Island, FL MSA · $1,986
- Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY MSA · $1,979
- Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA · $1,977
- Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA · $1,972
What to do with this FMR desk
Calvert County, MD HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $2,083/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Cross-check the 1 PHA record tied to this market against the HUD directory profile. Housing Authority of Calvert County
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (32.2% 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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