Lower-FMR payment standards - Jonesboro, AR HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Jonesboro, AR HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,040/month - 12th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#47 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 18.6% above market ; FMR rows touch Craighead County .
Geography note: HUD divides this CBSA into 2 separate Fair Market Rent areas, each with its own rent schedule. The amounts above are for Jonesboro, AR HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Low-FMR rung around Jonesboro, AR HUD Metro FMR Area
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Peoria, IL MSA ($1,039), Callaway County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,042), Las Cruces, NM MSA ($1,042) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: Kalawao County, HI HUD Metro FMR Area, Ithaca, NY MSA, Kingston, NY MSA, Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY MSA, Beaufort County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area, Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV MSA - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
AR-state FMR neighbors for Jonesboro, AR HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside AR: Hot Springs, AR MSA ($1,090); Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA ($937); Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,147); 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 Jonesboro, AR HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $805/mo |
| 1-BR | $870/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,040/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,402/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,480/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Jonesboro, AR 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 Jonesboro, AR 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 | $805/mo | $725/mo | $886/mo |
| 1-BR | $870/mo | $783/mo | $957/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,040/mo | $936/mo | $1,144/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,402/mo | $1,262/mo | $1,542/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,480/mo | $1,332/mo | $1,628/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Jonesboro, AR HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,040/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $936–$1,144/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $877/mo → 18.6% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Jonesboro, AR HUD Metro FMR Area.
PHAs naming Jonesboro, AR HUD Metro FMR Area
- Jonesboro Urban Renewal HA · 1,342 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):
- Jonesboro Urban Renewal HA
- The Housing Authority of the City of Fort Smi
- White River Regional Housing Authority
- 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
- Jacksonville Housing Authority
- Fayetteville Housing Authority
Full near-amount ladder
- Peoria, IL MSA · $1,039
- Callaway County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,042
- Las Cruces, NM MSA · $1,042
- Ashtabula County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,037
- Muncie, IN MSA · $1,043
- Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA · $1,044
- Johnstown, PA MSA · $1,035
- Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA · $1,047
- Flint, MI MSA · $1,033
- Hattiesburg, MS MSA · $1,047
- Geary County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,048
- Bay City, MI MSA · $1,030
What to do with this FMR desk
Jonesboro, AR HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,040/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. Jonesboro Urban Renewal HA
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (18.6% 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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