Above-median FMR - Dover, DE MSA

HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Dover, DE MSA is $1,470/month - 67th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#265 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 22.1% above market ; FMR rows touch Kent County .

Upper-half placement for Dover, DE MSA

Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Punta Gorda, FL MSA; Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA; Knoxville, TN HUD Metro FMR Area; Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA .

Low-FMR contrast set: Dothan, AL HUD Metro FMR Area, Dubuque, IA MSA, Eagle Pass, TX MSA, Decatur, IL MSA, Decatur, AL MSA, Elizabethtown, KY HUD Metro FMR Area .

What are the HUD FY2026 bedroom FMRs for Dover, DE MSA?

Size HUD FMR
Studio$1,158/mo
1-BR$1,165/mo
2-BR$1,470/mo
3-BR$2,044/mo
4-BR$2,285/mo

Section 8 payment standard range for Dover, DE 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 Dover, DE 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 $1,158/mo $1,042/mo $1,274/mo
1-BR $1,165/mo $1,049/mo $1,282/mo
2-BR $1,470/mo $1,323/mo $1,617/mo
3-BR $2,044/mo $1,840/mo $2,248/mo
4-BR $2,285/mo $2,057/mo $2,514/mo

For a 2-bedroom in Dover, DE MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,470/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,323–$1,617/month before any tenant income share.

HUD FMR filing-year trail · Dover, DE 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
$1,470
FY2026
vs prior FY
-1.5%
from FY2025 $1,492
Span change
+46.7%
FY2022-2026
Years shown
5
HUD FMR history
HUD Fair Market Rent two-bedroom amounts for Dover, DE MSA by fiscal year
FY 2-BR FMR YoY
2022 $1,002/mo -
2023 $1,182/mo +18.0%
2024 $1,368/mo +15.7%
2025 $1,492/mo +9.1%
2026 $1,470/mo -1.5%

Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Dover, DE MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.

ACS median 2-BR rent $1,204/mo → 22.1% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Dover, DE MSA.

PHAs naming Dover, DE MSA

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DE agencies near this metro's scale key

Housing authorities in DE 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

What to do with this FMR desk

Dover, DE HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,470/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.

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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Source and method. PlainVoucher compiles public HUD and U.S. Census release data into a searchable reference. Release periods and source boundaries are identified on each data surface; PlainVoucher does not determine eligibility, waitlist status, payment standards, or local PHA rules. Read our editorial standards and corrections policy, methodology, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-09-02.