Lower-FMR payment standards - Cochran County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Cochran County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area is $973/month - 6th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#25 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 9.7% below market ; FMR rows touch Cochran County .
Geography note: HUD divides this CBSA into 5 separate Fair Market Rent areas, each with its own rent schedule. The amounts above are for Cochran County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Low-FMR rung around Cochran County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Bosque County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($973), Eagle Pass, TX MSA ($973), Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area ($973) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area, Nashua, NH HUD Metro FMR Area, Calvert County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area, Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV MSA, Fort Lauderdale, FL HUD Metro FMR Area, Martin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
TX-state FMR neighbors for Cochran County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside TX: Bosque County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($973); Eagle Pass, TX MSA ($973); Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA ($1,047); McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA ($1,060); Austin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,095); Atascosa County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,098); Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA ($1,103); Amarillo, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,106) . 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 Cochran County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $681/mo |
| 1-BR | $820/mo |
| 2-BR | $973/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,170/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,606/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Cochran County, TX 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 Cochran County, TX 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 | $681/mo | $613/mo | $749/mo |
| 1-BR | $820/mo | $738/mo | $902/mo |
| 2-BR | $973/mo | $876/mo | $1,070/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,170/mo | $1,053/mo | $1,287/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,606/mo | $1,445/mo | $1,767/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Cochran County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $973/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $876–$1,070/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,078/mo → 9.7% below market (borderline). Detail: gap analysis for Cochran County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area.
TX agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in TX whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- Bexar County Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Beaumont
- Panhandle Community Services
- Brazos Valley Council of Governments
- Housing Authority of the City of Brownsville
- Deep East Texas Council of Governments
- Ark-Tex Council of Governments Housing Authority
- Denton Housing Authority
- Grand Prairie Housing & Neighborhood Services
- Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs
Full near-amount ladder
- Bosque County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $973
- Eagle Pass, TX MSA · $973
- Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area · $973
- Mansfield, OH MSA · $973
- Rock County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area · $973
- Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA · $973
- Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA · $973
- Massac County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area · $969
- Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA · $962
- Decatur, AL MSA · $961
- Davidson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area · $960
- Benton County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area · $956
What to do with this FMR desk
Cochran County, TX HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $973/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (9.7% below 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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