High-FMR payment standards - Fitchburg-Leominster, MA HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Fitchburg-Leominster, MA HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,749/month - 83rd percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#328 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 24.7% above market ; FMR rows touch Worcester County .
Geography note: HUD divides this CBSA into 4 separate Fair Market Rent areas, each with its own rent schedule. The amounts above are for Fitchburg-Leominster, MA HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Expensive rung: who shares Fitchburg-Leominster, MA HUD Metro FMR Area's FMR tier
Near-amount peers: Broadwater County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,748), Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA ($1,750), Salt Lake City, UT HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,747) .
For scale, bottom-quartile published amounts include Davidson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area, Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA, Wichita, KS HUD Metro FMR Area, Wheeling, WV-OH MSA, Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA, Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HUD Metro FMR Area - those metros are not substitutes for lease-up planning in Fitchburg-Leominster, MA HUD Metro FMR Area.
MA-state FMR neighbors for Fitchburg-Leominster, MA HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside MA: Springfield, MA MSA ($1,734); Pittsfield, MA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,626); New Bedford, MA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,527); Amherst Town-Northampton, MA MSA ($2,004); Barnstable Town, MA MSA ($2,422); Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area ($2,941) . 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 Fitchburg-Leominster, MA HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,206/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,410/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,749/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,247/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,637/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Fitchburg-Leominster, MA 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 Fitchburg-Leominster, MA 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 | $1,206/mo | $1,085/mo | $1,327/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,410/mo | $1,269/mo | $1,551/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,749/mo | $1,574/mo | $1,924/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,247/mo | $2,022/mo | $2,472/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,637/mo | $2,373/mo | $2,901/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Fitchburg-Leominster, MA HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,749/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,574–$1,924/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,403/mo → 24.7% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Fitchburg-Leominster, MA HUD Metro FMR Area.
MA agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in MA 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
- Broadwater County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,748
- Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA · $1,750
- Salt Lake City, UT HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,747
- Ithaca, NY MSA · $1,753
- Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA · $1,742
- Port St. Lucie, FL MSA · $1,757
- Modesto, CA MSA · $1,758
- Colorado Springs, CO HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,735
- Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV MSA · $1,735
- Springfield, MA MSA · $1,734
- Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA · $1,732
- Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,730
What to do with this FMR desk
Fitchburg-Leominster, MA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,749/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (24.7% 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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