High-FMR payment standards - Fort Lauderdale, FL HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Fort Lauderdale, FL HUD Metro FMR Area is $2,333/month - 96th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#379 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 29.9% above market ; FMR rows touch Broward County .
Geography note: HUD divides this CBSA into 3 separate Fair Market Rent areas, each with its own rent schedule. The amounts above are for Fort Lauderdale, FL HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Expensive rung: who shares Fort Lauderdale, FL HUD Metro FMR Area's FMR tier
Near-amount peers: Bergen-Passaic, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area ($2,324), Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA HUD Metro FMR Area ($2,255), Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area ($2,246) .
For scale, bottom-quartile published amounts include McHenry County, ND HUD Metro FMR Area, McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA, Mobile, AL MSA, Morehouse Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area, Mayagüez, PR Metro Area, Montgomery, AL MSA - those metros are not substitutes for lease-up planning in Fort Lauderdale, FL HUD Metro FMR Area.
FL-state FMR neighbors for Fort Lauderdale, FL HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside FL: Naples-Marco Island, FL MSA ($1,986); Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA ($1,977); Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA ($1,972); Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA ($1,961); North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL MSA ($1,958); Palm Coast, FL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,806); Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,785); Port St. Lucie, FL MSA ($1,757) . 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 Fort Lauderdale, FL HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,737/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,900/mo |
| 2-BR | $2,333/mo |
| 3-BR | $3,216/mo |
| 4-BR | $3,810/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Fort Lauderdale, FL 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 Fort Lauderdale, FL 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 | $1,737/mo | $1,563/mo | $1,911/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,900/mo | $1,710/mo | $2,090/mo |
| 2-BR | $2,333/mo | $2,100/mo | $2,566/mo |
| 3-BR | $3,216/mo | $2,894/mo | $3,538/mo |
| 4-BR | $3,810/mo | $3,429/mo | $4,191/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Fort Lauderdale, FL HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $2,333/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $2,100–$2,566/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,796/mo → 29.9% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Fort Lauderdale, FL HUD Metro FMR Area.
PHAs naming Fort Lauderdale, FL HUD Metro FMR Area
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE · 3,376 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Florida . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
FL agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in FL whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF HOMESTEAD
- Gainesville Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of City of Daytona Beach
- Pasco County Housing Authority
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF LAKELAND
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF BREVARD COUNTY
- SARASOTA HOUSING AUTHORITY
- Ocala Housing Authority
- City of Pensacola Housing Division
- CLEARWATER HOUSING AUTHORITY
Full near-amount ladder
- Bergen-Passaic, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,324
- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,255
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,246
- Barnstable Town, MA MSA · $2,422
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA · $2,201
- Vallejo, CA MSA · $2,178
- Kalawao County, HI HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,492
- Seattle-Bellevue, WA HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,501
- Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT MSA · $2,511
- Bozeman, MT MSA · $2,154
- San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA MSA · $2,512
- Burlington-South Burlington, VT MSA · $2,140
What to do with this FMR desk
Fort Lauderdale, FL HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $2,333/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Cross-check the 1 PHA record tied to this market against the HUD directory profile. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (29.9% 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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