High-FMR payment standards - Flagstaff, AZ MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Flagstaff, AZ MSA is $1,921/month - 89th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#354 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 31.2% above market ; FMR rows touch Coconino County .
Expensive rung: who shares Flagstaff, AZ MSA's FMR tier
Near-amount peers: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA ($1,922), Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,931), Warren County, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,895) .
For scale, bottom-quartile published amounts include Flint, MI MSA, Darlington County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area, Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA, Farmington, NM MSA, Fargo, ND-MN MSA, Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA - those metros are not substitutes for lease-up planning in Flagstaff, AZ MSA.
AZ-state FMR neighbors for Flagstaff, AZ MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside AZ: Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MSA ($1,839); Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ MSA ($1,637); Tucson, AZ MSA ($1,402); Yuma, AZ MSA ($1,382); Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ MSA ($1,365); Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ MSA ($1,257) . 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 Flagstaff, AZ MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,597/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,727/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,921/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,343/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,568/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Flagstaff, AZ 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 Flagstaff, AZ 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 | $1,597/mo | $1,437/mo | $1,757/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,727/mo | $1,554/mo | $1,900/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,921/mo | $1,729/mo | $2,113/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,343/mo | $2,109/mo | $2,577/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,568/mo | $2,311/mo | $2,825/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Flagstaff, AZ MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,921/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,729–$2,113/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Flagstaff, AZ 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
- $1,921
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- -1.1%
- from FY2025 $1,942
- Span change
- +30.3%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1,474/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,615/mo | +9.6% |
| 2024 | $1,863/mo | +15.4% |
| 2025 | $1,942/mo | +4.2% |
| 2026 | $1,921/mo | -1.1% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Flagstaff, AZ MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,464/mo → 31.2% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Flagstaff, AZ MSA.
PHAs naming Flagstaff, AZ MSA
- Flagstaff Housing Authority · 553 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Arizona . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
AZ agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in AZ whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- Pinal County Housing Authority
- Pima County Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of Cochise County
- Scottsdale Housing Agency
- City of Glendale Housing Authority
- Mohave County Housing Authority
- Flagstaff Housing Authority
- Tempe Housing Authority
- Chandler Housing & Redevelopment Division
- Yuma County Housing Department
Full near-amount ladder
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA · $1,922
- Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,931
- Warren County, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,895
- Trenton-Princeton, NJ MSA · $1,950
- North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL MSA · $1,958
- Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA MSA · $1,960
- Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA · $1,961
- New Haven, CT MSA · $1,969
- Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA · $1,972
- Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,867
- Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT MSA · $1,866
- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA · $1,865
What to do with this FMR desk
Flagstaff, AZ HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,921/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+30.3% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Cross-check the 1 PHA record tied to this market against the HUD directory profile. Flagstaff Housing Authority
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (31.2% 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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