Above-median FMR - Gainesville, GA MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Gainesville, GA MSA is $1,514/month - 70th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#278 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 28.1% above market ; FMR rows touch Hall County .
Upper-half placement for Gainesville, GA MSA
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Merced, CA MSA; Lancaster, PA MSA; New Bedford, MA HUD Metro FMR Area; Albany, OR MSA .
Low-FMR contrast set: Gadsden, AL MSA, Fort Wayne, IN HUD Metro FMR Area, Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA, Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA, Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA, Darlington County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area .
GA-state FMR neighbors for Gainesville, GA MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside GA: Hinesville, GA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,406); Warner Robins, GA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,362); Savannah, GA MSA ($1,680); Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA ($1,331); Macon-Bibb County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,307); Brunswick-St. Simons, GA MSA ($1,293); Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,261); Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,820) . 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, GA MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,177/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,381/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,514/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,834/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,127/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Gainesville, GA 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 Gainesville, GA 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 | $1,177/mo | $1,059/mo | $1,295/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,381/mo | $1,243/mo | $1,519/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,514/mo | $1,363/mo | $1,665/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,834/mo | $1,651/mo | $2,017/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,127/mo | $1,914/mo | $2,340/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Gainesville, GA MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,514/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,363–$1,665/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Gainesville, GA 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
- $1,514
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +0.6%
- from FY2025 $1,505
- Span change
- +47.3%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1,028/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,200/mo | +16.7% |
| 2024 | $1,386/mo | +15.5% |
| 2025 | $1,505/mo | +8.6% |
| 2026 | $1,514/mo | +0.6% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Gainesville, GA MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,182/mo → 28.1% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Gainesville, GA MSA.
PHAs naming Gainesville, GA MSA
- Housing Authority of the City of Gainesville · 0 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Georgia . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
GA agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in GA 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 Jonesboro
- Housing Authority of the City of Marietta
- NORTHWEST GA HOUSING AUTHORITY
- Housing Authority of the City of Decatur
- Housing Authority of Fulton County
- Housing Authority of the City of Brunswick
- Housing Authority of the City of Americus
- Housing Authority of Savannah
- Housing Authority of the City of East Point
- Housing Authority of the City of Carrollton
Full near-amount ladder
- Merced, CA MSA · $1,503
- Lancaster, PA MSA · $1,526
- New Bedford, MA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,527
- Albany, OR MSA · $1,500
- Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA MSA · $1,500
- Medford, OR MSA · $1,530
- Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA · $1,497
- Spokane, WA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,531
- Gainesville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,493
- Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA · $1,493
- Kennewick-Richland, WA MSA · $1,538
- Bakersfield-Delano, CA MSA · $1,483
What to do with this FMR desk
Gainesville, GA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,514/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+47.3% 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. Housing Authority of the City of Gainesville
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (28.1% 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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