Lower-FMR payment standards - Columbus, GA-AL HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Columbus, GA-AL HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,088/month - 17th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#67 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 14.5% above market ; FMR rows touch Chattahoochee County, Harris County, Marion County, Muscogee County, Russell County .
Geography note: HUD divides this CBSA into 3 separate Fair Market Rent areas, each with its own rent schedule. The amounts above are for Columbus, GA-AL HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Low-FMR rung around Columbus, GA-AL HUD Metro FMR Area
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA ($1,089), Canton-Massillon, OH MSA ($1,086), Hot Springs, AR MSA ($1,090) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: Colorado Springs, CO HUD Metro FMR Area, Corvallis, OR MSA, Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL HUD Metro FMR Area, Chico, CA MSA, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL HUD Metro FMR Area, Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
GA-state FMR neighbors for Columbus, GA-AL HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside GA: Albany, GA MSA ($1,129); Murray County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,009); Rome, GA MSA ($1,192); Valdosta, GA MSA ($1,192); Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,261); Brunswick-St. Simons, GA MSA ($1,293); Macon-Bibb County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,307); Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA ($1,331) . 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 Columbus, GA-AL HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $895/mo |
| 1-BR | $939/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,088/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,445/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,703/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Columbus, GA-AL 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 Columbus, GA-AL 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 | $895/mo | $806/mo | $985/mo |
| 1-BR | $939/mo | $845/mo | $1,033/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,088/mo | $979/mo | $1,197/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,445/mo | $1,301/mo | $1,590/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,703/mo | $1,533/mo | $1,873/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Columbus, GA-AL HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,088/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $979–$1,197/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Columbus, GA-AL HUD Metro FMR Area
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
- $1,088
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- -1.8%
- from FY2025 $1,108
- Span change
- +31.6%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $827/mo | - |
| 2023 | $945/mo | +14.3% |
| 2024 | $1,031/mo | +9.1% |
| 2025 | $1,108/mo | +7.5% |
| 2026 | $1,088/mo | -1.8% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Columbus, GA-AL HUD Metro FMR Area, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $950/mo → 14.5% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Columbus, GA-AL HUD Metro FMR Area.
PHAs naming Columbus, GA-AL HUD Metro FMR Area
- Housing Authority of Columbus, Georgia · 4,132 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Georgia . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
GA agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in GA whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- NORTHWEST GA HOUSING AUTHORITY
- Housing Authority of the City of Decatur
- Housing Authority of Fulton County
- Housing Authority of the City of Brunswick
- Housing Authority of the City of Americus
- Housing Authority of the City of Jonesboro
- Housing Authority of the City of East Point
- Housing Authority of the City of Carrollton
- Housing Authority of the City of College Park
- Housing Authority of the City of Lithonia
Full near-amount ladder
- Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA · $1,089
- Canton-Massillon, OH MSA · $1,086
- Hot Springs, AR MSA · $1,090
- Farmington, NM MSA · $1,085
- Mobile, AL MSA · $1,083
- Casper, WY MSA · $1,082
- Floyd County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,094
- Terre Haute, IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,094
- Austin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,095
- Greenville, NC MSA · $1,095
- Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA · $1,095
- Springfield, MO HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,095
What to do with this FMR desk
Columbus, GA-AL HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,088/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+31.6% 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. Housing Authority of Columbus, Georgia
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (14.5% 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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