Below-median FMR - Jackson, TN HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Jackson, TN HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,260/month - 44th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#176 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 40.9% above market ; FMR rows touch Chester County, Madison County .
Geography note: HUD divides this CBSA into 3 separate Fair Market Rent areas, each with its own rent schedule. The amounts above are for Jackson, TN HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Lower-half placement for Jackson, TN HUD Metro FMR Area
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area; Hagerstown, MD HUD Metro FMR Area; Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA MSA; Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ MSA .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Ithaca, NY MSA, Kalawao County, HI HUD Metro FMR Area, Beaufort County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area, Broadwater County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area, Kingston, NY MSA, Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA .
TN-state FMR neighbors for Jackson, TN HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside TN: Memphis, TN-MS-AR HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,274); Cleveland, TN MSA ($1,233); Clarksville, TN-KY HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,346); Morristown, TN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,135); Johnson City, TN MSA ($1,132); Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA ($1,390); Knoxville, TN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,471); Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA ($1,044) . 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 Jackson, TN HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $869/mo |
| 1-BR | $960/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,260/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,677/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,758/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Jackson, TN HUD Metro FMR Area
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 Jackson, TN HUD Metro FMR Area; 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 | $869/mo | $782/mo | $956/mo |
| 1-BR | $960/mo | $864/mo | $1,056/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,260/mo | $1,134/mo | $1,386/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,677/mo | $1,509/mo | $1,845/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,758/mo | $1,582/mo | $1,934/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Jackson, TN HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,260/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,134–$1,386/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Jackson, TN HUD Metro FMR Area
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
- $1,260
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +1.9%
- from FY2025 $1,236
- Span change
- +49.1%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $845/mo | - |
| 2023 | $937/mo | +10.9% |
| 2024 | $1,138/mo | +21.5% |
| 2025 | $1,236/mo | +8.6% |
| 2026 | $1,260/mo | +1.9% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Jackson, TN HUD Metro FMR Area, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $894/mo → 40.9% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Jackson, TN HUD Metro FMR Area.
PHAs naming Jackson, TN HUD Metro FMR Area
- Jackson Housing Authority · 1,567 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Tennessee . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
TN agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in TN 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
- Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,261
- Hagerstown, MD HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,261
- Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA MSA · $1,261
- Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ MSA · $1,257
- Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,266
- Roanoke, VA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,254
- Akron, OH MSA · $1,268
- Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA · $1,268
- Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA · $1,252
- Fayetteville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,251
- Pueblo, CO MSA · $1,269
- Grand Junction, CO MSA · $1,249
What to do with this FMR desk
Jackson, TN HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,260/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+49.1% 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. Jackson Housing Authority
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (40.9% 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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