Above-median FMR - Huntsville, AL MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Huntsville, AL MSA is $1,310/month - 51st percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#204 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 25.2% above market ; FMR rows touch Limestone County, Madison County .
Upper-half placement for Huntsville, AL MSA
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Macon-Bibb County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area; Idaho Falls, ID HUD Metro FMR Area; Bloomington, IL MSA; Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HUD Metro FMR Area .
Low-FMR contrast set: Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area, Austin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA, Hot Springs, AR MSA, Baker County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area, Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA .
AL-state FMR neighbors for Huntsville, AL MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside AL: Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MSA ($1,345); Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,266); Auburn-Opelika, AL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,181); Greene County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,140); Mobile, AL MSA ($1,083); Montgomery, AL MSA ($1,016); Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA ($1,000); Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA ($962) . 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 Huntsville, AL MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,030/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,136/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,310/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,690/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,109/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Huntsville, AL 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 Huntsville, AL 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 | $1,030/mo | $927/mo | $1,133/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,136/mo | $1,022/mo | $1,250/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,310/mo | $1,179/mo | $1,441/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,690/mo | $1,521/mo | $1,859/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,109/mo | $1,898/mo | $2,320/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Huntsville, AL MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,310/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,179–$1,441/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Huntsville, AL 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
- $1,310
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +5.0%
- from FY2025 $1,248
- Span change
- +46.0%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $897/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,029/mo | +14.7% |
| 2024 | $1,248/mo | +21.3% |
| 2025 | $1,248/mo | +0.0% |
| 2026 | $1,310/mo | +5.0% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Huntsville, AL MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,046/mo → 25.2% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Huntsville, AL MSA.
PHAs naming Huntsville, AL MSA
- The Housing Authority of the City of Huntsville · 2,074 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Alabama . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
AL agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in AL whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
Full near-amount ladder
- Macon-Bibb County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,307
- Idaho Falls, ID HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,305
- Bloomington, IL MSA · $1,302
- Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,318
- Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,299
- Harrisonburg, VA MSA · $1,322
- Kankakee, IL MSA · $1,326
- Monroe, MI MSA · $1,326
- Brunswick-St. Simons, GA MSA · $1,293
- South Bend-Mishawaka, IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,292
- Wildwood-The Villages, FL MSA · $1,328
- Greensboro-High Point, NC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,330
What to do with this FMR desk
Huntsville, AL HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,310/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+46.0% 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. The Housing Authority of the City of Huntsville
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (25.2% 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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