Above-median FMR - Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA is $1,469/month - 67th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#264 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 30.7% above market ; FMR rows touch Kings County .
Upper-half placement for Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Dover, DE MSA; Punta Gorda, FL MSA; Knoxville, TN HUD Metro FMR Area; Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA .
Low-FMR contrast set: Hammond, LA MSA, Guayama, PR Metro Area, Hattiesburg, MS MSA, Greenville, NC MSA, Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA, Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA .
CA-state FMR neighbors for Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside CA: Visalia, CA MSA ($1,474); Bakersfield-Delano, CA MSA ($1,483); Merced, CA MSA ($1,503); Yuba City, CA MSA ($1,550); Madera, CA MSA ($1,376); El Centro, CA MSA ($1,362); Redding, CA MSA ($1,590); Chico, CA MSA ($1,625) . 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 Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,150/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,157/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,469/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,043/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,451/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Hanford-Corcoran, CA 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 Hanford-Corcoran, CA 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 | $1,150/mo | $1,035/mo | $1,265/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,157/mo | $1,041/mo | $1,273/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,469/mo | $1,322/mo | $1,616/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,043/mo | $1,839/mo | $2,247/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,451/mo | $2,206/mo | $2,696/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,469/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,322–$1,616/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Hanford-Corcoran, CA 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
- $1,469
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +1.7%
- from FY2025 $1,445
- Span change
- +26.4%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1,162/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,287/mo | +10.8% |
| 2024 | $1,371/mo | +6.5% |
| 2025 | $1,445/mo | +5.4% |
| 2026 | $1,469/mo | +1.7% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,124/mo → 30.7% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA.
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):
- CITY OF VACAVILLE
- MENDOCINO COUNTY
- Housing Authority of the County of Humboldt
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF NAPA
- Housing Authority of the City of Inglewood
- City of Pasadena Housing Department
- Housing Authority of the City of Santa Monica
- CITY OF PITTSBURG HSG AUTH
- CDC of National City
- Housing Authority of the City of Pomona
Full near-amount ladder
- Dover, DE MSA · $1,470
- Punta Gorda, FL MSA · $1,470
- Knoxville, TN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,471
- Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA · $1,471
- Indianapolis-Carmel, IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,473
- Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,465
- Albuquerque, NM MSA · $1,464
- Visalia, CA MSA · $1,474
- Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT MSA · $1,460
- Bakersfield-Delano, CA MSA · $1,483
- Longview-Kelso, WA MSA · $1,451
- Gainesville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,493
What to do with this FMR desk
Hanford-Corcoran, CA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,469/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+26.4% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (30.7% 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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