Lower-FMR payment standards - Dothan, AL HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Dothan, AL HUD Metro FMR Area is $950/month - 4th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#17 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 18.2% above market ; FMR rows touch Geneva County, Houston County .
Geography note: HUD divides this CBSA into 2 separate Fair Market Rent areas, each with its own rent schedule. The amounts above are for Dothan, AL HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Low-FMR rung around Dothan, AL HUD Metro FMR Area
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Benton County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area ($956), Davidson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area ($960), Decatur, AL MSA ($961) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA, Palm Coast, FL HUD Metro FMR Area, Durham-Chapel Hill, NC HUD Metro FMR Area, Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL HUD Metro FMR Area, Corvallis, OR MSA - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
AL-state FMR neighbors for Dothan, AL HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside AL: Decatur, AL MSA ($961); Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA ($962); 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 Dothan, AL HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $757/mo |
| 1-BR | $762/mo |
| 2-BR | $950/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,288/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,428/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Dothan, 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 Dothan, 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 | $757/mo | $681/mo | $833/mo |
| 1-BR | $762/mo | $686/mo | $838/mo |
| 2-BR | $950/mo | $855/mo | $1,045/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,288/mo | $1,159/mo | $1,417/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,428/mo | $1,285/mo | $1,571/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Dothan, AL HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $950/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $855–$1,045/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Dothan, 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
- $950
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +6.0%
- from FY2025 $896
- Span change
- +34.8%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $705/mo | - |
| 2023 | $761/mo | +7.9% |
| 2024 | $904/mo | +18.8% |
| 2025 | $896/mo | -0.9% |
| 2026 | $950/mo | +6.0% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Dothan, AL HUD Metro FMR Area, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $804/mo → 18.2% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Dothan, AL HUD Metro FMR Area.
PHAs naming Dothan, AL HUD Metro FMR Area
- Housing Authority of the City of Dothan · 1,663 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
- Benton County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area · $956
- Davidson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area · $960
- Decatur, AL MSA · $961
- Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA · $962
- Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA · $937
- Massac County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area · $969
- Parkersburg-Vienna, WV MSA · $928
- Bosque County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $973
- Cochran County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $973
- Eagle Pass, TX MSA · $973
- Gadsden, AL MSA · $927
- Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area · $973
What to do with this FMR desk
Dothan, AL HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $950/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+34.8% 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 Dothan
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (18.2% 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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