Lower-FMR payment standards - Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA

HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA is $1,044/month - 13th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#51 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 28.6% above market ; FMR rows touch Bristol city, Hawkins County, Scott County, Sullivan County, Washington County .

Low-FMR rung around Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA

Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Muncie, IN MSA ($1,043), Callaway County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,042), Las Cruces, NM MSA ($1,042) .

Top-quartile contrast metros: 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 - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.

TN-state FMR neighbors for Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA

Closest 2-BR amounts inside TN: Johnson City, TN MSA ($1,132); Morristown, TN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,135); Cleveland, TN MSA ($1,233); Jackson, TN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,260); Memphis, TN-MS-AR HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,274); Clarksville, TN-KY HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,346); Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA ($1,390); Knoxville, TN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,471) . 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 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA?

Size HUD FMR
Studio$720/mo
1-BR$818/mo
2-BR$1,044/mo
3-BR$1,338/mo
4-BR$1,464/mo

Section 8 payment standard range for Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA 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 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA 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 $720/mo $648/mo $792/mo
1-BR $818/mo $736/mo $900/mo
2-BR $1,044/mo $940/mo $1,148/mo
3-BR $1,338/mo $1,204/mo $1,472/mo
4-BR $1,464/mo $1,318/mo $1,610/mo

For a 2-bedroom in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,044/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $940–$1,148/month before any tenant income share.

ACS median 2-BR rent $812/mo → 28.6% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA.

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

What to do with this FMR desk

Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,044/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.

  • Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (28.6% 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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Source and method. PlainVoucher compiles public HUD and U.S. Census release data into a searchable reference. Release periods and source boundaries are identified on each data surface; PlainVoucher does not determine eligibility, waitlist status, payment standards, or local PHA rules. Read our editorial standards and corrections policy, methodology, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-09-02.