Lower-FMR payment standards - Decatur, AL MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Decatur, AL MSA is $961/month - 5th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#20 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 20.9% above market ; FMR rows touch Lawrence County, Morgan County .
Low-FMR rung around Decatur, AL MSA
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA ($962), Davidson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area ($960), Benton County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area ($956) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: Palm Coast, FL HUD Metro FMR Area, Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA, Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL HUD Metro FMR Area, Corvallis, OR MSA, Durham-Chapel Hill, NC HUD Metro FMR Area - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
AL-state FMR neighbors for Decatur, AL MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside AL: Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA ($962); Dothan, AL HUD Metro FMR Area ($950); Gadsden, AL MSA ($927); Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA ($1,000); Montgomery, AL MSA ($1,016); Mobile, AL MSA ($1,083); Greene County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,140); Auburn-Opelika, AL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,181) . 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 Decatur, AL MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $755/mo |
| 1-BR | $776/mo |
| 2-BR | $961/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,262/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,550/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Decatur, 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 Decatur, 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 | $755/mo | $680/mo | $831/mo |
| 1-BR | $776/mo | $698/mo | $854/mo |
| 2-BR | $961/mo | $865/mo | $1,057/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,262/mo | $1,136/mo | $1,388/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,550/mo | $1,395/mo | $1,705/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Decatur, AL MSA, the HUD reference rent is $961/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $865–$1,057/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Decatur, 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
- $961
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +4.1%
- from FY2025 $923
- Span change
- +33.5%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $720/mo | - |
| 2023 | $795/mo | +10.4% |
| 2024 | $924/mo | +16.2% |
| 2025 | $923/mo | -0.1% |
| 2026 | $961/mo | +4.1% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Decatur, AL MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $795/mo → 20.9% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Decatur, AL MSA.
PHAs naming Decatur, AL MSA
- Housing Authority of the City of Decatur · 1,059 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Alabama . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
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
- Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA · $962
- Davidson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area · $960
- Benton County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area · $956
- Massac County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area · $969
- Dothan, AL HUD Metro FMR Area · $950
- Bosque County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $973
- Cochran 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
What to do with this FMR desk
Decatur, AL HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $961/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+33.5% 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 the City of Decatur
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (20.9% 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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