Lower-FMR payment standards - Farmington, NM MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Farmington, NM MSA is $1,085/month - 16th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#65 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 23.2% above market ; FMR rows touch San Juan County .
Low-FMR rung around Farmington, NM MSA
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Canton-Massillon, OH MSA ($1,086), Mobile, AL MSA ($1,083), Casper, WY MSA ($1,082) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: Flagstaff, AZ MSA, Fairbanks-College, AK MSA, Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA, Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA, Fresno, CA HUD Metro FMR Area, Durham-Chapel Hill, NC HUD Metro FMR Area - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
NM-state FMR neighbors for Farmington, NM MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside NM: Las Cruces, NM MSA ($1,042); Albuquerque, NM MSA ($1,464); Santa Fe, NM MSA ($1,685) . 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 Farmington, NM MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $882/mo |
| 1-BR | $885/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,085/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,509/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,630/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Farmington, NM 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 Farmington, NM 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 | $882/mo | $794/mo | $970/mo |
| 1-BR | $885/mo | $797/mo | $974/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,085/mo | $977/mo | $1,194/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,509/mo | $1,358/mo | $1,660/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,630/mo | $1,467/mo | $1,793/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Farmington, NM MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,085/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $977–$1,194/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Farmington, NM 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
- $1,085
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +4.9%
- from FY2025 $1,034
- Span change
- +27.6%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $850/mo | - |
| 2023 | $909/mo | +6.9% |
| 2024 | $1,012/mo | +11.3% |
| 2025 | $1,034/mo | +2.2% |
| 2026 | $1,085/mo | +4.9% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Farmington, NM MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $881/mo → 23.2% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Farmington, NM MSA.
NM agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in NM whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- Clovis Housing and Redevelopment Agency, Inc.
- El Camino Real Housing Authority
- Northern Regional Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the County of San Juan
- Housing Authority of the County of Santa Fe
- Western Regional Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Truth or Consequences
- Housing Authority of San Miguel County
- Santa Fe Civic Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Gallup
Full near-amount ladder
- Canton-Massillon, OH MSA · $1,086
- Mobile, AL MSA · $1,083
- Casper, WY MSA · $1,082
- Columbus, GA-AL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,088
- Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA · $1,089
- Hot Springs, AR MSA · $1,090
- Dubuque, IA MSA · $1,077
- St. Joseph, MO-KS MSA · $1,077
- Floyd County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,094
- Terre Haute, IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,094
- Toledo, OH MSA · $1,076
- Austin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,095
What to do with this FMR desk
Farmington, NM HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,085/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+27.6% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (23.2% 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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