Below-median FMR - Elmira, NY MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Elmira, NY MSA is $1,283/month - 49th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#194 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 22.2% above market ; FMR rows touch Chemung County .
Lower-half placement for Elmira, NY MSA
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Great Falls, MT MSA; Camden County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area; Cleveland-Elyria, OH MSA; Jackson, MS 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 .
NY-state FMR neighbors for Elmira, NY MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside NY: Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY MSA ($1,343); Glens Falls, NY MSA ($1,348); Syracuse, NY MSA ($1,392); Utica-Rome, NY MSA ($1,172); Watertown-Fort Drum, NY MSA ($1,405); Binghamton, NY MSA ($1,103); Rochester, NY MSA ($1,573); Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA ($1,702) . 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 Elmira, NY MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $949/mo |
| 1-BR | $978/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,283/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,606/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,713/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Elmira, NY 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 Elmira, NY 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 | $949/mo | $854/mo | $1,044/mo |
| 1-BR | $978/mo | $880/mo | $1,076/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,283/mo | $1,155/mo | $1,411/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,606/mo | $1,445/mo | $1,767/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,713/mo | $1,542/mo | $1,884/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Elmira, NY MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,283/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,155–$1,411/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Elmira, NY 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
- $1,283
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +0.0%
- from FY2025 $1,283
- Span change
- +35.9%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $944/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,039/mo | +10.1% |
| 2024 | $1,208/mo | +16.3% |
| 2025 | $1,283/mo | +6.2% |
| 2026 | $1,283/mo | +0.0% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Elmira, NY MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,050/mo → 22.2% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Elmira, NY MSA.
PHAs naming Elmira, NY MSA
- Village of Elmira Heights · 97 HCV units
- Elmira Housing Authority · 0 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in New York . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
NY agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in NY 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
- Great Falls, MT MSA · $1,284
- Camden County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,287
- Cleveland-Elyria, OH MSA · $1,279
- Jackson, MS HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,288
- Abilene, TX MSA · $1,276
- Columbia, SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,276
- Sumter, SC MSA · $1,276
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,274
- South Bend-Mishawaka, IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,292
- Brunswick-St. Simons, GA MSA · $1,293
- Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH MSA · $1,273
- Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA · $1,272
What to do with this FMR desk
Elmira, NY HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,283/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+35.9% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Cross-check the 2 PHA records tied to this market against the HUD directory profile. Village of Elmira Heights
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (22.2% 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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