Above-median FMR - Kennewick-Richland, WA MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Kennewick-Richland, WA MSA is $1,538/month - 71st percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#283 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 23.6% above market ; FMR rows touch Benton County, Franklin County .
Upper-half placement for Kennewick-Richland, WA MSA
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Spokane, WA HUD Metro FMR Area; Carson City, NV MSA; Medford, OR MSA; Coeur d'Alene, ID MSA .
Low-FMR contrast set: Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA, Cherokee County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area, Jonesboro, AR HUD Metro FMR Area, Kokomo, IN MSA, Johnstown, PA MSA, Johnson City, TN MSA .
WA-state FMR neighbors for Kennewick-Richland, WA MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside WA: Spokane, WA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,531); Walla Walla, WA MSA ($1,550); Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA MSA ($1,500); Longview-Kelso, WA MSA ($1,451); Yakima, WA MSA ($1,374); Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA MSA ($1,720); Bellingham, WA MSA ($1,794); Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA MSA ($1,960) . 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 Kennewick-Richland, WA MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,122/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,268/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,538/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,071/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,385/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Kennewick-Richland, WA 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 Kennewick-Richland, WA 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 | $1,122/mo | $1,010/mo | $1,234/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,268/mo | $1,141/mo | $1,395/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,538/mo | $1,384/mo | $1,692/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,071/mo | $1,864/mo | $2,278/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,385/mo | $2,147/mo | $2,624/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Kennewick-Richland, WA MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,538/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,384–$1,692/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Kennewick-Richland, WA 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
- $1,538
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +2.3%
- from FY2025 $1,503
- Span change
- +45.1%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1,060/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,187/mo | +12.0% |
| 2024 | $1,485/mo | +25.1% |
| 2025 | $1,503/mo | +1.2% |
| 2026 | $1,538/mo | +2.3% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Kennewick-Richland, WA MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,244/mo → 23.6% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Kennewick-Richland, WA MSA.
WA agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in WA 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
- Spokane, WA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,531
- Carson City, NV MSA · $1,546
- Medford, OR MSA · $1,530
- Coeur d'Alene, ID MSA · $1,547
- New Bedford, MA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,527
- Lancaster, PA MSA · $1,526
- Walla Walla, WA MSA · $1,550
- Yuba City, CA MSA · $1,550
- Salem, OR MSA · $1,560
- Gainesville, GA MSA · $1,514
- Greeley, CO MSA · $1,563
- Asheville, NC MSA · $1,567
What to do with this FMR desk
Kennewick-Richland, WA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,538/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+45.1% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (23.6% 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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