High-FMR payment standards - Fresno, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Fresno, CA HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,664/month - 78th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#308 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 34.2% above market ; FMR rows touch Fresno County .
Geography note: HUD divides this CBSA into 2 separate Fair Market Rent areas, each with its own rent schedule. The amounts above are for Fresno, CA HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Expensive rung: who shares Fresno, CA HUD Metro FMR Area's FMR tier
Near-amount peers: Ann Arbor, MI MSA ($1,656), Boise City, ID HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,655), Richmond, VA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,655) .
For scale, bottom-quartile published amounts include Gadsden, AL MSA, Fort Wayne, IN HUD Metro FMR Area, Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA, Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA, Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA, Darlington County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area - those metros are not substitutes for lease-up planning in Fresno, CA HUD Metro FMR Area.
CA-state FMR neighbors for Fresno, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside CA: Chico, CA MSA ($1,625); Redding, CA MSA ($1,590); Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA ($1,742); Modesto, CA MSA ($1,758); Yuba City, CA MSA ($1,550); Merced, CA MSA ($1,503); Bakersfield-Delano, CA MSA ($1,483); Visalia, CA MSA ($1,474) . 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 Fresno, CA HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,347/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,355/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,664/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,314/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,660/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Fresno, CA 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 Fresno, CA 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 | $1,347/mo | $1,212/mo | $1,482/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,355/mo | $1,220/mo | $1,491/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,664/mo | $1,498/mo | $1,830/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,314/mo | $2,083/mo | $2,545/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,660/mo | $2,394/mo | $2,926/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Fresno, CA HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,664/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,498–$1,830/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,240/mo → 34.2% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Fresno, CA HUD Metro FMR Area.
PHAs naming Fresno, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
- Housing Authority City of Fresno · 7,532 HCV units
- Housing Authority of Fresno County · 5,845 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in California . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
CA agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in CA 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 Oxnard
- CITY OF SANTA ROSA
- Housing Authority of the County of Yolo
- Imperial Valley Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of San Buenaventura
- Regional Housing Authority
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF REDDING
- CITY OF ALAMEDA HOUSING AUTHORITY
- Housing Authority of the City of Glendale
- BERKELEY HOUSING AUTHORITY
Full near-amount ladder
- Ann Arbor, MI MSA · $1,656
- Boise City, ID HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,655
- Richmond, VA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,655
- Vineland, NJ MSA · $1,673
- Fairbanks-College, AK MSA · $1,676
- Savannah, GA MSA · $1,680
- Panama City, FL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,682
- Santa Fe, NM MSA · $1,685
- Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA · $1,688
- Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ MSA · $1,637
- Anchorage, AK HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,631
- Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA · $1,702
What to do with this FMR desk
Fresno, CA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,664/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Cross-check the 2 PHA records tied to this market against the HUD directory profile. Housing Authority City of Fresno
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (34.2% 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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