Below-median FMR - College Station-Bryan, TX MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for College Station-Bryan, TX MSA is $1,186/month - 35th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#138 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 10.2% above market ; FMR rows touch Brazos County, Burleson County, Robertson County .
Lower-half placement for College Station-Bryan, TX MSA
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Jerome County, ID HUD Metro FMR Area; Lynchburg, VA MSA; Spartanburg, SC HUD Metro FMR Area; Niles, MI MSA .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Colorado Springs, CO HUD Metro FMR Area, Chico, CA MSA, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL HUD Metro FMR Area, Corvallis, OR MSA, Charlottesville, VA MSA, Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA .
TX-state FMR neighbors for College Station-Bryan, TX MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside TX: El Paso, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,191); Longview, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,199); Laredo, TX MSA ($1,161); Killeen-Temple, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,233); Wichita Falls, TX MSA ($1,136); Amarillo, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,106); Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA ($1,103); Atascosa County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,098) . 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 College Station-Bryan, TX MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,025/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,082/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,186/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,649/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,928/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for College Station-Bryan, TX 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 College Station-Bryan, TX 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 | $1,025/mo | $923/mo | $1,128/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,082/mo | $974/mo | $1,190/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,186/mo | $1,067/mo | $1,305/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,649/mo | $1,484/mo | $1,814/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,928/mo | $1,735/mo | $2,121/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in College Station-Bryan, TX MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,186/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,067–$1,305/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · College Station-Bryan, TX 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
- $1,186
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- -1.7%
- from FY2025 $1,206
- Span change
- +21.6%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $975/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,024/mo | +5.0% |
| 2024 | $1,140/mo | +11.3% |
| 2025 | $1,206/mo | +5.8% |
| 2026 | $1,186/mo | -1.7% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for College Station-Bryan, TX MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,076/mo → 10.2% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for College Station-Bryan, TX MSA.
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):
- Housing Authority of Texarkana
- Edinburg Housing Authority
- Cameron County Housing Authority
- San Angelo Housing Authority
- City of Pasadena Housing Assistance Program
- Housing Authority of Plano
- Tyler Housing Agency
- Housing Authority of the City of Nacogdoches
- Wichita Falls Housing Assistance Program
- Pharr Housing Authority
Full near-amount ladder
- Jerome County, ID HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,186
- Lynchburg, VA MSA · $1,187
- Spartanburg, SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,187
- Niles, MI MSA · $1,184
- Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA · $1,183
- Lawrence, KS MSA · $1,182
- Auburn-Opelika, AL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,181
- Eau Claire, WI MSA · $1,181
- El Paso, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,191
- Rome, GA MSA · $1,192
- Valdosta, GA MSA · $1,192
- Midland, MI MSA · $1,193
What to do with this FMR desk
College Station-Bryan, TX HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,186/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+21.6% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (10.2% 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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