Lower-FMR payment standards - Hot Springs, AR MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Hot Springs, AR MSA is $1,090/month - 17th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#69 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 17.8% above market ; FMR rows touch Garland County .
Low-FMR rung around Hot Springs, AR MSA
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA ($1,089), Columbus, GA-AL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,088), Canton-Massillon, OH MSA ($1,086) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: Beaufort County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area, Broadwater County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area, Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA, Ithaca, NY MSA, Kalawao County, HI HUD Metro FMR Area, Kingston, NY MSA - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
AR-state FMR neighbors for Hot Springs, AR MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside AR: Jonesboro, AR HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,040); Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,147); Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA ($937); Little River County, AR HUD Metro FMR Area ($880); Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA ($1,347) . 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 Hot Springs, AR MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $829/mo |
| 1-BR | $834/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,090/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,393/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,670/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Hot Springs, AR 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 Hot Springs, AR 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 | $829/mo | $746/mo | $912/mo |
| 1-BR | $834/mo | $751/mo | $917/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,090/mo | $981/mo | $1,199/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,393/mo | $1,254/mo | $1,532/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,670/mo | $1,503/mo | $1,837/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Hot Springs, AR MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,090/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $981–$1,199/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Hot Springs, AR 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
- $1,090
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +5.1%
- from FY2025 $1,037
- Span change
- +35.1%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $807/mo | - |
| 2023 | $879/mo | +8.9% |
| 2024 | $1,007/mo | +14.6% |
| 2025 | $1,037/mo | +3.0% |
| 2026 | $1,090/mo | +5.1% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Hot Springs, AR MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $925/mo → 17.8% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Hot Springs, AR MSA.
PHAs naming Hot Springs, AR MSA
- Hot Springs Housing Authority · 1,124 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Arkansas . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
AR agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in AR whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- North Little Rock Housing Authority
- White River Regional Housing Authority
- The Housing Authority of the City of Fort Smi
- Housing Authority of the City of Little Rock
- Jonesboro Urban Renewal HA
- Housing Authority of the City of Pine Bluff
- Hot Springs Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Texarkana
- Lonoke County Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Benton, AR
Full near-amount ladder
- Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA · $1,089
- Columbus, GA-AL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,088
- Canton-Massillon, OH MSA · $1,086
- Floyd County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,094
- Terre Haute, IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,094
- Austin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,095
- Farmington, NM MSA · $1,085
- Greenville, NC MSA · $1,095
- Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA · $1,095
- Springfield, MO HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,095
- Mobile, AL MSA · $1,083
- Atascosa County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,098
What to do with this FMR desk
Hot Springs, AR HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,090/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+35.1% 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. Hot Springs Housing Authority
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (17.8% 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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