Below-median FMR - Cleveland, TN MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Cleveland, TN MSA is $1,233/month - 41st percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#161 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 31.3% above market ; FMR rows touch Bradley County, Polk County .
Lower-half placement for Cleveland, TN MSA
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Killeen-Temple, TX HUD Metro FMR Area; Duluth, MN-WI MSA; Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI MSA; Appleton, WI MSA .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Chico, CA MSA, Colorado Springs, CO HUD Metro FMR Area, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL HUD Metro FMR Area, Charlottesville, VA MSA, Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA, Corvallis, OR MSA .
TN-state FMR neighbors for Cleveland, TN MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside TN: Jackson, TN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,260); Memphis, TN-MS-AR HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,274); Morristown, TN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,135); Johnson City, TN MSA ($1,132); Clarksville, TN-KY HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,346); Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA ($1,390); Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA ($1,044); Knoxville, TN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,471) . 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 Cleveland, TN MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $850/mo |
| 1-BR | $940/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,233/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,584/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,633/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Cleveland, TN 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 Cleveland, TN 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 | $850/mo | $765/mo | $935/mo |
| 1-BR | $940/mo | $846/mo | $1,034/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,233/mo | $1,110/mo | $1,356/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,584/mo | $1,426/mo | $1,742/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,633/mo | $1,470/mo | $1,796/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Cleveland, TN MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,233/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,110–$1,356/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Cleveland, TN 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
- $1,233
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +1.9%
- from FY2025 $1,210
- Span change
- +48.6%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $830/mo | - |
| 2023 | $931/mo | +12.2% |
| 2024 | $1,114/mo | +19.7% |
| 2025 | $1,210/mo | +8.6% |
| 2026 | $1,233/mo | +1.9% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Cleveland, TN MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $939/mo → 31.3% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Cleveland, TN MSA.
PHAs naming Cleveland, TN MSA
- Cleveland Housing Authority · 229 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Tennessee . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
TN agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in TN whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- Johnson City Housing Authority
- East Tennessee Human Resource Agency
- Tennessee Valley Housing Services
- Murfreesboro Housing Authority
- Crossville Housing Authority
- Dayton Housing Authority
- Maryville Housing Authority
- Franklin Housing Authority
- LaFollette Housing Authority
- Elizabethton Housing and Development Agency
Full near-amount ladder
- Killeen-Temple, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,233
- Duluth, MN-WI MSA · $1,232
- Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI MSA · $1,235
- Appleton, WI MSA · $1,236
- Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI MSA · $1,236
- Homosassa Springs, FL MSA · $1,225
- Logan, UT-ID MSA · $1,241
- Benzie County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,224
- Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,242
- Goldsboro, NC MSA · $1,244
- Oklahoma City, OK HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,244
- Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA · $1,246
What to do with this FMR desk
Cleveland, TN HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,233/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+48.6% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Cross-check the 1 PHA record tied to this market against the HUD directory profile. Cleveland Housing Authority
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (31.3% 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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