Below-median FMR - Gulfport-Biloxi, MS HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Gulfport-Biloxi, MS HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,140/month - 26th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#104 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 17.4% above market ; FMR rows touch Hancock County, Harrison 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 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Lower-half placement for Gulfport-Biloxi, MS HUD Metro FMR Area
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Greene County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area; Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area; Lincoln, NE HUD Metro FMR Area; Altoona, PA MSA .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA, Broadwater County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area, Beaufort County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area, Fresno, CA HUD Metro FMR Area, Ithaca, NY MSA, Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA .
MS-state FMR neighbors for Gulfport-Biloxi, MS HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside MS: Hattiesburg, MS MSA ($1,047); Jackson, MS HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,288) . 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 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $786/mo |
| 1-BR | $923/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,140/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,471/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,612/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Gulfport-Biloxi, MS 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 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS 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 | $786/mo | $707/mo | $865/mo |
| 1-BR | $923/mo | $831/mo | $1,015/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,140/mo | $1,026/mo | $1,254/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,471/mo | $1,324/mo | $1,618/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,612/mo | $1,451/mo | $1,773/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Gulfport-Biloxi, MS HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,140/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,026–$1,254/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS 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
- $1,140
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +2.1%
- from FY2025 $1,117
- Span change
- +32.1%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $863/mo | - |
| 2023 | $944/mo | +9.4% |
| 2024 | $1,151/mo | +21.9% |
| 2025 | $1,117/mo | -3.0% |
| 2026 | $1,140/mo | +2.1% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Gulfport-Biloxi, MS HUD Metro FMR Area, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $971/mo → 17.4% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Gulfport-Biloxi, MS HUD Metro FMR Area.
MS agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in MS whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- The Housing Authority of the City of Jackson
- North Delta Regional Housing Authority
- Mississippi Regional Housing Authority No. VII
- The Housing Authority of the City of Biloxi
- South Delta Regional Housing Authority
- Mississippi Regional Housing Authority No. V
- Bay Waveland Housing Authority
- Tennessee Valley Regional Housing Authority
- The Housing Authority of the City of Meridian
- Mississippi Regional Housing Authority No. II
Full near-amount ladder
- Greene County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,140
- Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,141
- Lincoln, NE HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,141
- Altoona, PA MSA · $1,138
- Anson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,138
- Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA · $1,143
- Rocky Mount, NC MSA · $1,143
- Wichita Falls, TX MSA · $1,136
- Morristown, TN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,135
- Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,147
- Wausau, WI MSA · $1,147
- Johnson City, TN MSA · $1,132
What to do with this FMR desk
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,140/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+32.1% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (17.4% 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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