Above-median FMR - Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MSA is $1,345/month - 55th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#220 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 12.1% above market ; FMR rows touch Baldwin County .
Upper-half placement for Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MSA
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Clarksville, TN-KY HUD Metro FMR Area; Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY MSA; Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA; Burlington, NC MSA .
Low-FMR contrast set: Decatur, AL MSA, Murray County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area, Decatur, IL MSA, Dothan, AL HUD Metro FMR Area, Dubuque, IA MSA, Eagle Pass, TX MSA .
AL-state FMR neighbors for Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside AL: Huntsville, AL MSA ($1,310); Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,266); Auburn-Opelika, AL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,181); Greene County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,140); Mobile, AL MSA ($1,083); Montgomery, AL MSA ($1,016); Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA ($1,000); Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA ($962) . 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 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,094/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,200/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,345/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,692/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,171/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL 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 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL 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 | $1,094/mo | $985/mo | $1,203/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,200/mo | $1,080/mo | $1,320/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,345/mo | $1,211/mo | $1,480/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,692/mo | $1,523/mo | $1,861/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,171/mo | $1,954/mo | $2,388/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,345/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,211–$1,480/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL 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
- $1,345
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +8.1%
- from FY2025 $1,244
- Span change
- +32.3%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1,017/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,206/mo | +18.6% |
| 2024 | $1,362/mo | +12.9% |
| 2025 | $1,244/mo | -8.7% |
| 2026 | $1,345/mo | +8.1% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,200/mo → 12.1% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MSA.
AL agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in AL whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
Full near-amount ladder
- Clarksville, TN-KY HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,346
- Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY MSA · $1,343
- Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA · $1,347
- Burlington, NC MSA · $1,348
- Glens Falls, NY MSA · $1,348
- San Angelo, TX MSA · $1,339
- Sherman-Denison, TX MSA · $1,351
- Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MSA · $1,338
- Tallahassee, FL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,352
- Tyler, TX MSA · $1,338
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,353
- York-Hanover, PA MSA · $1,335
What to do with this FMR desk
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,345/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+32.3% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (12.1% 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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