Below-median FMR - Hagerstown, MD HUD Metro FMR Area

HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Hagerstown, MD HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,261/month - 45th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#178 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 14.6% above market ; FMR rows touch Washington 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 Hagerstown, MD HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.

Lower-half placement for Hagerstown, MD HUD Metro FMR Area

Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area; Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA MSA; Jackson, TN HUD Metro FMR Area; Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ 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 .

MD-state FMR neighbors for Hagerstown, MD HUD Metro FMR Area

Closest 2-BR amounts inside MD: Somerset County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,167); Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA ($1,857); Calvert County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area ($2,083) . 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 Hagerstown, MD HUD Metro FMR Area?

Size HUD FMR
Studio$869/mo
1-BR$961/mo
2-BR$1,261/mo
3-BR$1,700/mo
4-BR$1,901/mo

Section 8 payment standard range for Hagerstown, MD 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 Hagerstown, MD 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 $869/mo $782/mo $956/mo
1-BR $961/mo $865/mo $1,057/mo
2-BR $1,261/mo $1,135/mo $1,387/mo
3-BR $1,700/mo $1,530/mo $1,870/mo
4-BR $1,901/mo $1,711/mo $2,091/mo

For a 2-bedroom in Hagerstown, MD HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,261/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,135–$1,387/month before any tenant income share.

ACS median 2-BR rent $1,100/mo → 14.6% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Hagerstown, MD HUD Metro FMR Area.

PHAs naming Hagerstown, MD HUD Metro FMR Area

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MD agencies near this metro's scale key

Housing authorities in MD whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):

Full near-amount ladder

What to do with this FMR desk

Hagerstown, MD HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,261/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.

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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Source and method. PlainVoucher compiles public HUD and U.S. Census release data into a searchable reference. Release periods and source boundaries are identified on each data surface; PlainVoucher does not determine eligibility, waitlist status, payment standards, or local PHA rules. Read our editorial standards and corrections policy, methodology, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-09-02.