Above-median FMR - Harrisonburg, VA MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Harrisonburg, VA MSA is $1,322/month - 52nd percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#206 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 25.3% above market ; FMR rows touch Harrisonburg city, Rockingham County .
Upper-half placement for Harrisonburg, VA MSA
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HUD Metro FMR Area; Kankakee, IL MSA; Monroe, MI MSA; Wildwood-The Villages, FL MSA .
Low-FMR contrast set: Hattiesburg, MS MSA, Hammond, LA MSA, Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA, Guayama, PR Metro Area, Greenville, NC MSA, Hot Springs, AR MSA .
VA-state FMR neighbors for Harrisonburg, VA MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside VA: Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA MSA ($1,261); Roanoke, VA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,254); Lynchburg, VA MSA ($1,187); Floyd County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,094); Winchester, VA-WV MSA ($1,573); Richmond, VA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,655); Charlottesville, VA MSA ($1,824) . 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 Harrisonburg, VA MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,050/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,057/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,322/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,801/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,125/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Harrisonburg, VA 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 Harrisonburg, VA 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 | $1,050/mo | $945/mo | $1,155/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,057/mo | $951/mo | $1,163/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,322/mo | $1,190/mo | $1,454/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,801/mo | $1,621/mo | $1,981/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,125/mo | $1,913/mo | $2,338/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Harrisonburg, VA MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,322/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,190–$1,454/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Harrisonburg, VA 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
- $1,322
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- -5.0%
- from FY2025 $1,392
- Span change
- +39.0%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $951/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,027/mo | +8.0% |
| 2024 | $1,203/mo | +17.1% |
| 2025 | $1,392/mo | +15.7% |
| 2026 | $1,322/mo | -5.0% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Harrisonburg, VA MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,055/mo → 25.3% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Harrisonburg, VA MSA.
PHAs naming Harrisonburg, VA MSA
- Harrisonburg Redevelopment & Housing Authorit · 979 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Virginia . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
VA agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in VA whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- Danville Redevelopment & Housing Authority
- Arlington County Dept of Human Services
- Suffolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority
- Lynchburg Redevelopment & Housing Authority
- Chesapeake Redevelopment & Housing Authority
- Petersburg Redevelopment & Housing Authority
- Harrisonburg Redevelopment & Housing Authorit
- Va. Beach Dept. of Hsg & Neighborhood Pres.
- Prince William County Office of HCD
- Loudoun County DHCD
Full near-amount ladder
- Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,318
- Kankakee, IL MSA · $1,326
- Monroe, MI MSA · $1,326
- Wildwood-The Villages, FL MSA · $1,328
- Greensboro-High Point, NC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,330
- Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA · $1,331
- New Orleans-Metairie, LA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,331
- Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA MSA · $1,331
- Barry County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,334
- Huntsville, AL MSA · $1,310
- York-Hanover, PA MSA · $1,335
- Macon-Bibb County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,307
What to do with this FMR desk
Harrisonburg, VA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,322/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+39.0% 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. Harrisonburg Redevelopment & Housing Authorit
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (25.3% 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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