High-FMR payment standards - Chico, CA MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Chico, CA MSA is $1,625/month - 76th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#301 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 21.4% above market ; FMR rows touch Butte County .
Expensive rung: who shares Chico, CA MSA's FMR tier
Near-amount peers: Pittsfield, MA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,626), Corvallis, OR MSA ($1,622), Anchorage, AK HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,631) .
For scale, bottom-quartile published amounts include Ashtabula County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area, Boone County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area, Champaign-Urbana, IL HUD Metro FMR Area, Benton County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area, Casper, WY MSA, Columbus, GA-AL HUD Metro FMR Area - those metros are not substitutes for lease-up planning in Chico, CA MSA.
CA-state FMR neighbors for Chico, CA MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside CA: Redding, CA MSA ($1,590); Fresno, CA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,664); Yuba City, CA MSA ($1,550); Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA ($1,742); Merced, CA MSA ($1,503); Modesto, CA MSA ($1,758); Bakersfield-Delano, CA MSA ($1,483); Visalia, CA MSA ($1,474) . 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 Chico, CA MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,155/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,270/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,625/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,260/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,726/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Chico, CA 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 Chico, CA 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 | $1,155/mo | $1,040/mo | $1,271/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,270/mo | $1,143/mo | $1,397/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,625/mo | $1,463/mo | $1,788/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,260/mo | $2,034/mo | $2,486/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,726/mo | $2,453/mo | $2,999/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Chico, CA MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,625/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,463–$1,788/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Chico, CA 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
- $1,625
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +10.8%
- from FY2025 $1,466
- Span change
- +38.1%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1,177/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,239/mo | +5.3% |
| 2024 | $1,428/mo | +15.3% |
| 2025 | $1,466/mo | +2.7% |
| 2026 | $1,625/mo | +10.8% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Chico, CA MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,339/mo → 21.4% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Chico, CA MSA.
CA agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in CA whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- SUISUN CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY
- Housing Authority of the City of Port Hueneme
- Housing Authority of the City of Calexico
- Lake County Housing Commission
- COUNTY OF SOLANO HSG AUTH
- CITY OF BENICIA HSG AUTH
- Culver City Housing Authority
- County of El Dorado Housing Authority
- PLACER COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY
- Housing Authority of the City of Encinitas
Full near-amount ladder
- Pittsfield, MA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,626
- Corvallis, OR MSA · $1,622
- Anchorage, AK HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,631
- Ogden, UT MSA · $1,614
- Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ MSA · $1,637
- Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL MSA · $1,604
- Boise City, ID HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,655
- Odessa, TX MSA · $1,595
- Richmond, VA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,655
- Ann Arbor, MI MSA · $1,656
- Redding, CA MSA · $1,590
- Fresno, CA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,664
What to do with this FMR desk
Chico, CA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,625/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+38.1% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (21.4% 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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