High-FMR payment standards - Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA is $1,865/month - 88th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#350 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 28.0% above market ; FMR rows touch Capitol Planning Region, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region .
Geography note: HUD divides this CBSA into 7 separate Fair Market Rent areas, each with its own rent schedule. The amounts above are for Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA only, not the whole metro.
Expensive rung: who shares Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA's FMR tier
Near-amount peers: Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT MSA ($1,866), Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,867), Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA ($1,857) .
For scale, bottom-quartile published amounts include Hattiesburg, MS MSA, Hammond, LA MSA, Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA, Guayama, PR Metro Area, Greenville, NC MSA, Hot Springs, AR MSA - those metros are not substitutes for lease-up planning in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA.
CT-state FMR neighbors for Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside CT: Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT MSA ($1,866); Ansonia town, CT Exception Area ($1,788); New Haven, CT MSA ($1,969); Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT MSA ($2,511) . 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 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,286/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,477/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,865/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,236/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,537/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 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 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 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 | $1,286/mo | $1,157/mo | $1,415/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,477/mo | $1,329/mo | $1,625/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,865/mo | $1,679/mo | $2,052/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,236/mo | $2,012/mo | $2,460/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,537/mo | $2,283/mo | $2,791/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,865/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,679–$2,052/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,457/mo → 28.0% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA.
CT agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in CT whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- West Haven Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Stamford
- Middletown Housing Authority
- Housing Authority Of The City Of Norwalk
- Housing Authority of the City of Meriden
- Housing Authority of the City of Danbury
- Housing Authority of the City of New Britain
- Housing Authority of the City of Ansonia
- Housing Authority of the City of Bristol
- Housing Authority of the Town of West Hartfor
Full near-amount ladder
- Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT MSA · $1,866
- Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,867
- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA · $1,857
- Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA · $1,852
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MSA · $1,839
- Warren County, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,895
- Cumberland County, ME (part) HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,833
- Charlottesville, VA MSA · $1,824
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,820
- Kingston, NY MSA · $1,818
- Beaufort County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,816
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA · $1,810
What to do with this FMR desk
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,865/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (28.0% 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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