High-FMR payment standards - Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,931/month - 90th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#356 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 23.9% above market ; FMR rows touch Collin County, Dallas County, Denton County, Ellis County, Hunt County, Kaufman County, Rockwall 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 Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Expensive rung: who shares Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area's FMR tier
Near-amount peers: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA ($1,922), Flagstaff, AZ MSA ($1,921), Trenton-Princeton, NJ MSA ($1,950) .
For scale, bottom-quartile published amounts include Murray County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area, Decatur, AL MSA, Decatur, IL MSA, Dothan, AL HUD Metro FMR Area, Columbus, GA-AL HUD Metro FMR Area, Dubuque, IA MSA - those metros are not substitutes for lease-up planning in Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area.
TX-state FMR neighbors for Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside TX: Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA ($1,852); Martin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,772); Odessa, TX MSA ($1,595); Victoria, TX MSA ($1,442); Aransas County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,407); Sherman-Denison, TX MSA ($1,351); San Angelo, TX MSA ($1,339); Tyler, TX MSA ($1,338) . 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 Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,582/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,648/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,931/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,431/mo |
| 4-BR | $3,091/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Dallas, 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 Dallas, 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 | $1,582/mo | $1,424/mo | $1,740/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,648/mo | $1,483/mo | $1,813/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,931/mo | $1,738/mo | $2,124/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,431/mo | $2,188/mo | $2,674/mo |
| 4-BR | $3,091/mo | $2,782/mo | $3,400/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,931/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,738–$2,124/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Dallas, TX 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
- $1,931
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +2.5%
- from FY2025 $1,884
- Span change
- +41.8%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1,362/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,565/mo | +14.9% |
| 2024 | $1,758/mo | +12.3% |
| 2025 | $1,884/mo | +7.2% |
| 2026 | $1,931/mo | +2.5% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,558/mo → 23.9% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area.
PHAs naming Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
- Housing Authority of the City of Dallas, Texa · 20,345 HCV units
- Dallas County Housing Assistance Program · 4,596 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Texas . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
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
- Deep East Texas Council of Governments
- Ark-Tex Council of Governments Housing Authority
- Denton Housing Authority
- Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs
- Housing Authority of the City of Brownsville
- City of Amarillo
Full near-amount ladder
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA · $1,922
- Flagstaff, AZ MSA · $1,921
- Trenton-Princeton, NJ MSA · $1,950
- North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL MSA · $1,958
- Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA MSA · $1,960
- Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA · $1,961
- Warren County, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,895
- New Haven, CT MSA · $1,969
- Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA · $1,972
- Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA · $1,977
- Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY MSA · $1,979
- Naples-Marco Island, FL MSA · $1,986
What to do with this FMR desk
Dallas, TX HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,931/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+41.8% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Cross-check the 2 PHA records tied to this market against the HUD directory profile. Housing Authority of the City of Dallas, Texa
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (23.9% 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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