Above-median FMR - Gainesville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Gainesville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,493/month - 69th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#272 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 17.5% above market ; FMR rows touch Alachua County, Gilchrist 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 Gainesville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Upper-half placement for Gainesville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA; Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA; Albany, OR MSA; Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA MSA .
Low-FMR contrast set: 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 .
FL-state FMR neighbors for Gainesville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside FL: Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA ($1,497); Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA ($1,471); Punta Gorda, FL MSA ($1,470); Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL MSA ($1,604); Ocala, FL MSA ($1,373); Tallahassee, FL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,352); Wildwood-The Villages, FL MSA ($1,328); Panama City, FL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,682) . 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 Gainesville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,154/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,246/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,493/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,868/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,977/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Gainesville, 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 Gainesville, 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 | $1,154/mo | $1,039/mo | $1,269/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,246/mo | $1,121/mo | $1,371/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,493/mo | $1,344/mo | $1,642/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,868/mo | $1,681/mo | $2,055/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,977/mo | $1,779/mo | $2,175/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Gainesville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,493/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,344–$1,642/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Gainesville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area
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
- $1,493
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- -5.7%
- from FY2025 $1,583
- Span change
- +43.8%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1,038/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,134/mo | +9.2% |
| 2024 | $1,397/mo | +23.2% |
| 2025 | $1,583/mo | +13.3% |
| 2026 | $1,493/mo | -5.7% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Gainesville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,271/mo → 17.5% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Gainesville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area.
PHAs naming Gainesville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area
- Gainesville Housing Authority · 1,913 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
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF BREVARD COUNTY
- Pasco County Housing Authority
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF LAKELAND
- SARASOTA HOUSING AUTHORITY
- City of Pensacola Housing Division
- Ocala Housing Authority
- CLEARWATER HOUSING AUTHORITY
Full near-amount ladder
- Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA · $1,493
- Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA · $1,497
- Albany, OR MSA · $1,500
- Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA MSA · $1,500
- Bakersfield-Delano, CA MSA · $1,483
- Merced, CA MSA · $1,503
- Visalia, CA MSA · $1,474
- Indianapolis-Carmel, IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,473
- Gainesville, GA MSA · $1,514
- Knoxville, TN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,471
- Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA · $1,471
- Dover, DE MSA · $1,470
What to do with this FMR desk
Gainesville, FL HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,493/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+43.8% 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. Gainesville Housing Authority
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (17.5% 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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