Lower-FMR payment standards - Hattiesburg, MS MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Hattiesburg, MS MSA is $1,047/month - 13th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#53 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 9.1% above market ; FMR rows touch Forrest County, Lamar County, Perry County .
Low-FMR rung around Hattiesburg, MS MSA
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA ($1,047), Geary County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,048), Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA ($1,044) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA, Broadwater County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area, Beaufort County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area, Ithaca, NY MSA, Fresno, CA HUD Metro FMR Area, Kalawao County, HI HUD Metro FMR Area - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
MS-state FMR neighbors for Hattiesburg, MS MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside MS: Gulfport-Biloxi, MS HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,140); 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 Hattiesburg, MS MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $766/mo |
| 1-BR | $888/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,047/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,348/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,386/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Hattiesburg, MS 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 Hattiesburg, MS 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 | $766/mo | $689/mo | $843/mo |
| 1-BR | $888/mo | $799/mo | $977/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,047/mo | $942/mo | $1,152/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,348/mo | $1,213/mo | $1,483/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,386/mo | $1,247/mo | $1,525/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Hattiesburg, MS MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,047/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $942–$1,152/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $960/mo → 9.1% above market (covers market). Detail: gap analysis for Hattiesburg, MS MSA.
PHAs naming Hattiesburg, MS MSA
- The Housing Authority of the City of Hattiesburg · 0 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Mississippi . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
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):
- South Delta Regional Housing Authority
- Mississippi Regional Housing Authority No. V
- The Housing Authority of the City of Biloxi
- Mississippi Regional Housing Authority No. VII
- Tennessee Valley Regional Housing Authority
- The Housing Authority of the City of Jackson
- North Delta Regional Housing Authority
- Mississippi Regional Housing Authority No. IV
- Bay Waveland Housing Authority
- The Housing Authority of the City of Meridian
Full near-amount ladder
- Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA · $1,047
- Geary County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,048
- Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA · $1,044
- Muncie, IN MSA · $1,043
- Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,051
- Callaway County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,042
- Las Cruces, NM MSA · $1,042
- Jonesboro, AR HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,040
- Peoria, IL MSA · $1,039
- Elizabethtown, KY HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,056
- Ashtabula County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,037
- Topeka, KS MSA · $1,057
What to do with this FMR desk
Hattiesburg, MS HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,047/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Cross-check the 1 PHA record tied to this market against the HUD directory profile. The Housing Authority of the City of Hattiesburg
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (9.1% 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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