High-FMR payment standards - Kingston, NY MSA

HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Kingston, NY MSA is $1,818/month - 87th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#343 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 15.7% above market ; FMR rows touch Ulster County .

Expensive rung: who shares Kingston, NY MSA's FMR tier

Near-amount peers: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,820), Beaufort County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,816), Charlottesville, VA MSA ($1,824) .

For scale, bottom-quartile published amounts include Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA, Kokomo, IN MSA, Acadia Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area, Cherokee County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area, Jonesboro, AR HUD Metro FMR Area, Johnstown, PA MSA - those metros are not substitutes for lease-up planning in Kingston, NY MSA.

NY-state FMR neighbors for Kingston, NY MSA

Closest 2-BR amounts inside NY: Ithaca, NY MSA ($1,753); Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA ($1,702); Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY MSA ($1,979); Rochester, NY MSA ($1,573); Watertown-Fort Drum, NY MSA ($1,405); Syracuse, NY MSA ($1,392); Glens Falls, NY MSA ($1,348); Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY MSA ($1,343) . 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 Kingston, NY MSA?

Size HUD FMR
Studio$1,303/mo
1-BR$1,386/mo
2-BR$1,818/mo
3-BR$2,245/mo
4-BR$2,407/mo

Section 8 payment standard range for Kingston, NY 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 Kingston, NY 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 $1,303/mo $1,173/mo $1,433/mo
1-BR $1,386/mo $1,247/mo $1,525/mo
2-BR $1,818/mo $1,636/mo $2,000/mo
3-BR $2,245/mo $2,021/mo $2,470/mo
4-BR $2,407/mo $2,166/mo $2,648/mo

For a 2-bedroom in Kingston, NY MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,818/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,636–$2,000/month before any tenant income share.

HUD FMR filing-year trail · Kingston, NY 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
$1,818
FY2026
vs prior FY
+1.1%
from FY2025 $1,799
Span change
+33.3%
FY2022-2026
Years shown
5
HUD FMR history
HUD Fair Market Rent two-bedroom amounts for Kingston, NY MSA by fiscal year
FY 2-BR FMR YoY
2022 $1,364/mo -
2023 $1,498/mo +9.8%
2024 $1,702/mo +13.6%
2025 $1,799/mo +5.7%
2026 $1,818/mo +1.1%

Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Kingston, NY MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.

ACS median 2-BR rent $1,571/mo → 15.7% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Kingston, NY MSA.

PHAs naming Kingston, NY MSA

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NY agencies near this metro's scale key

Housing authorities in NY 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

Kingston, NY HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,818/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.

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.