Lower-FMR payment standards - Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA is $1,000/month - 9th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#35 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 21.2% above market ; FMR rows touch Colbert County, Lauderdale County .
Low-FMR rung around Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: McHenry County, ND HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,000), Lawton, OK HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,001), Allen County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area ($996) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: Flagstaff, AZ MSA, Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA, Fairbanks-College, AK MSA, Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA, Fresno, CA HUD Metro FMR Area, Durham-Chapel Hill, NC HUD Metro FMR Area - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
AL-state FMR neighbors for Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside AL: Montgomery, AL MSA ($1,016); Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA ($962); Decatur, AL MSA ($961); Dothan, AL HUD Metro FMR Area ($950); Gadsden, AL MSA ($927); Mobile, AL MSA ($1,083); Greene County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,140); Auburn-Opelika, AL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,181) . 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 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $698/mo |
| 1-BR | $775/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,000/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,242/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,409/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 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 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 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 | $698/mo | $628/mo | $768/mo |
| 1-BR | $775/mo | $698/mo | $853/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,000/mo | $900/mo | $1,100/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,242/mo | $1,118/mo | $1,366/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,409/mo | $1,268/mo | $1,550/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,000/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $900–$1,100/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 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
- $1,000
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +2.7%
- from FY2025 $974
- Span change
- +33.2%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $751/mo | - |
| 2023 | $811/mo | +8.0% |
| 2024 | $940/mo | +15.9% |
| 2025 | $974/mo | +3.6% |
| 2026 | $1,000/mo | +2.7% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $825/mo → 21.2% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA.
AL agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in AL 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
- McHenry County, ND HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,000
- Lawton, OK HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,001
- Allen County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area · $996
- Alexandria, LA MSA · $994
- Cape Girardeau, MO-IL MSA · $992
- Murray County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,009
- Wheeling, WV-OH MSA · $991
- Montgomery, AL MSA · $1,016
- Boone County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,026
- Bosque County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $973
- Cochran County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $973
- Eagle Pass, TX MSA · $973
What to do with this FMR desk
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,000/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+33.2% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (21.2% 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.
Verify with HUD → · Verify with U.S. Census Bureau → · Set a September HUD update reminder