Lower-FMR payment standards - Eagle Pass, TX MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Eagle Pass, TX MSA is $973/month - 6th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#23 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 26.0% above market ; FMR rows touch Maverick County .
Low-FMR rung around Eagle Pass, TX MSA
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Bosque County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($973), Cochran County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($973), Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area ($973) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: Durham-Chapel Hill, NC HUD Metro FMR Area, Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA, Palm Coast, FL HUD Metro FMR Area, Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA, Fairbanks-College, AK MSA, Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
TX-state FMR neighbors for Eagle Pass, TX MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside TX: Bosque County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($973); Cochran County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($973); Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA ($1,047); McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA ($1,060); Austin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,095); Atascosa County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,098); Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA ($1,103); Amarillo, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,106) . 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 Eagle Pass, TX MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $814/mo |
| 1-BR | $888/mo |
| 2-BR | $973/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,337/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,499/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Eagle Pass, TX 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 Eagle Pass, TX 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 | $814/mo | $733/mo | $895/mo |
| 1-BR | $888/mo | $799/mo | $977/mo |
| 2-BR | $973/mo | $876/mo | $1,070/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,337/mo | $1,203/mo | $1,471/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,499/mo | $1,349/mo | $1,649/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Eagle Pass, TX MSA, the HUD reference rent is $973/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $876–$1,070/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $772/mo → 26.0% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Eagle Pass, TX MSA.
PHAs naming Eagle Pass, TX MSA
- Eagle Pass Housing Authority · 495 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):
- McAllen Housing Authority
- City of Mesquite Housing Office
- Housing Authority City of Odessa
- Garland Housing Authority
- Longview Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of Lubbock
- Texoma Council of Governments
- Housing Authority of the City of Laredo
- Housing Authority of the City of Galveston
- Housing Authority of the City of Abilene
Full near-amount ladder
- Bosque County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $973
- Cochran County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $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
- Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA · $973
- Massac County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area · $969
- Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA · $962
- Decatur, AL MSA · $961
- Davidson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area · $960
- Benton County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area · $956
What to do with this FMR desk
Eagle Pass, TX HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $973/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Cross-check the 1 PHA record tied to this market against the HUD directory profile. Eagle Pass Housing Authority
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (26.0% 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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