Below-median FMR - Killeen-Temple, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Killeen-Temple, TX HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,233/month - 41st percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#162 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 18.8% above market ; FMR rows touch Bell County, Coryell 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 Killeen-Temple, TX HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Lower-half placement for Killeen-Temple, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Cleveland, TN MSA; Duluth, MN-WI MSA; Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI MSA; Appleton, WI MSA .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Kingston, NY MSA, Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY MSA, Kalawao County, HI HUD Metro FMR Area, Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV MSA, Ithaca, NY MSA, Calvert County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area .
TX-state FMR neighbors for Killeen-Temple, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside TX: Longview, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,199); El Paso, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,191); Abilene, TX MSA ($1,276); College Station-Bryan, TX MSA ($1,186); Laredo, TX MSA ($1,161); Wichita Falls, TX MSA ($1,136); Tyler, TX MSA ($1,338); San Angelo, TX MSA ($1,339) . 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 Killeen-Temple, TX HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $983/mo |
| 1-BR | $990/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,233/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,711/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,068/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Killeen-Temple, TX 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 Killeen-Temple, TX 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 | $983/mo | $885/mo | $1,081/mo |
| 1-BR | $990/mo | $891/mo | $1,089/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,233/mo | $1,110/mo | $1,356/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,711/mo | $1,540/mo | $1,882/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,068/mo | $1,861/mo | $2,275/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Killeen-Temple, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,233/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,110–$1,356/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Killeen-Temple, TX 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
- $1,233
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +5.2%
- from FY2025 $1,172
- Span change
- +51.3%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $815/mo | - |
| 2023 | $957/mo | +17.4% |
| 2024 | $1,135/mo | +18.6% |
| 2025 | $1,172/mo | +3.3% |
| 2026 | $1,233/mo | +5.2% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Killeen-Temple, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,038/mo → 18.8% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Killeen-Temple, TX HUD Metro FMR Area.
TX agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in TX whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- Bexar County Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Beaumont
- Panhandle Community Services
- Brazos Valley Council of Governments
- Deep East Texas Council of Governments
- Ark-Tex Council of Governments Housing Authority
- Denton Housing Authority
- Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs
- City of Amarillo
- Housing Authority of the City of Abilene
Full near-amount ladder
- Cleveland, TN MSA · $1,233
- Duluth, MN-WI MSA · $1,232
- Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI MSA · $1,235
- Appleton, WI MSA · $1,236
- Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI MSA · $1,236
- Homosassa Springs, FL MSA · $1,225
- Logan, UT-ID MSA · $1,241
- Benzie County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,224
- Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,242
- Goldsboro, NC MSA · $1,244
- Oklahoma City, OK HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,244
- Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA · $1,246
What to do with this FMR desk
Killeen-Temple, TX HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,233/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+51.3% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (18.8% 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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