Above-median FMR - Carson City, NV MSA

HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Carson City, NV MSA is $1,546/month - 72nd percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#284 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 28.2% above market ; FMR rows touch Carson City .

Upper-half placement for Carson City, NV MSA

Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Coeur d'Alene, ID MSA; Walla Walla, WA MSA; Yuba City, CA MSA; Kennewick-Richland, WA MSA .

Low-FMR contrast set: Casper, WY MSA, Benton County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area, Cape Girardeau, MO-IL MSA, Canton-Massillon, OH MSA, Champaign-Urbana, IL HUD Metro FMR Area, Boone County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area .

NV-state FMR neighbors for Carson City, NV MSA

Closest 2-BR amounts inside NV: Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV MSA ($1,735); Lyon County, NV HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,272) . 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 Carson City, NV MSA?

Size HUD FMR
Studio$1,105/mo
1-BR$1,212/mo
2-BR$1,546/mo
3-BR$2,150/mo
4-BR$2,593/mo

Section 8 payment standard range for Carson City, NV 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 Carson City, NV 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 $1,212/mo $1,091/mo $1,333/mo
2-BR $1,546/mo $1,391/mo $1,701/mo
3-BR $2,150/mo $1,935/mo $2,365/mo
4-BR $2,593/mo $2,334/mo $2,852/mo

For a 2-bedroom in Carson City, NV MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,546/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,391–$1,701/month before any tenant income share.

HUD FMR filing-year trail · Carson City, NV 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
$1,546
FY2026
vs prior FY
+5.4%
from FY2025 $1,467
Span change
+39.5%
FY2022-2026
Years shown
5
HUD FMR history
HUD Fair Market Rent two-bedroom amounts for Carson City, NV MSA by fiscal year
FY 2-BR FMR YoY
2022 $1,108/mo -
2023 $1,273/mo +14.9%
2024 $1,359/mo +6.8%
2025 $1,467/mo +7.9%
2026 $1,546/mo +5.4%

Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Carson City, NV MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.

ACS median 2-BR rent $1,206/mo → 28.2% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Carson City, NV MSA.

NV agencies near this metro's scale key

Housing authorities in NV 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

Carson City, NV HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,546/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.