Below-median FMR - El Paso, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for El Paso, TX HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,191/month - 36th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#142 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 20.9% above market ; FMR rows touch El Paso 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 El Paso, TX HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Lower-half placement for El Paso, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Rome, GA MSA; Valdosta, GA MSA; Midland, MI MSA; Columbia County, WI HUD Metro FMR Area .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA, Fairbanks-College, AK MSA, Durham-Chapel Hill, NC HUD Metro FMR Area, Flagstaff, AZ MSA, Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA, Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA .
TX-state FMR neighbors for El Paso, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside TX: College Station-Bryan, TX MSA ($1,186); Longview, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,199); Laredo, TX MSA ($1,161); Killeen-Temple, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,233); Wichita Falls, TX MSA ($1,136); Abilene, TX MSA ($1,276); Amarillo, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,106); Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA ($1,103) . 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 El Paso, TX HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $821/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,013/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,191/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,633/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,998/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for El Paso, TX 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 El Paso, TX 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 | $821/mo | $739/mo | $903/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,013/mo | $912/mo | $1,114/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,191/mo | $1,072/mo | $1,310/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,633/mo | $1,470/mo | $1,796/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,998/mo | $1,798/mo | $2,198/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in El Paso, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,191/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,072–$1,310/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · El Paso, TX 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
- $1,191
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- -0.1%
- from FY2025 $1,192
- Span change
- +41.8%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $840/mo | - |
| 2023 | $977/mo | +16.3% |
| 2024 | $1,150/mo | +17.7% |
| 2025 | $1,192/mo | +3.7% |
| 2026 | $1,191/mo | -0.1% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for El Paso, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $985/mo → 20.9% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for El Paso, TX HUD Metro FMR Area.
PHAs naming El Paso, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
- Housing Authority of the City of El Paso, TX · 6,245 HCV units
- El Paso County Housing Authority · 282 HCV units
- El Paso County Housing Authority · 0 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):
- Bexar County Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Beaumont
- Panhandle Community Services
- Brazos Valley Council of Governments
- Deep East Texas Council of Governments
- Ark-Tex Council of Governments Housing Authority
- Denton Housing Authority
- Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs
- City of Amarillo
- Housing Authority of the City of Abilene
Full near-amount ladder
- Rome, GA MSA · $1,192
- Valdosta, GA MSA · $1,192
- Midland, MI MSA · $1,193
- Columbia County, WI HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,195
- Lynchburg, VA MSA · $1,187
- Spartanburg, SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,187
- Williamsport, PA MSA · $1,195
- College Station-Bryan, TX MSA · $1,186
- Jerome County, ID HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,186
- Niles, MI MSA · $1,184
- Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA · $1,183
- Longview, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,199
What to do with this FMR desk
El Paso, TX HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,191/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+41.8% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Cross-check the 3 PHA records tied to this market against the HUD directory profile. Housing Authority of the City of El Paso, TX
- 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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