High-FMR payment standards - Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY MSA is $1,979/month - 92nd percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#364 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 18.2% above market ; FMR rows touch Dutchess County, Orange County .
Expensive rung: who shares Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY MSA's FMR tier
Near-amount peers: Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA ($1,977), Naples-Marco Island, FL MSA ($1,986), Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA ($1,972) .
For scale, bottom-quartile published amounts include Kokomo, IN MSA, Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA, Acadia Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area, Las Cruces, NM MSA, Cherokee County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area, Jonesboro, AR HUD Metro FMR Area - those metros are not substitutes for lease-up planning in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY MSA.
NY-state FMR neighbors for Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside NY: Kingston, NY MSA ($1,818); Ithaca, NY MSA ($1,753); Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA ($1,702); 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 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,364/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,549/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,979/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,511/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,694/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, 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 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, 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 | $1,364/mo | $1,228/mo | $1,500/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,549/mo | $1,394/mo | $1,704/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,979/mo | $1,781/mo | $2,177/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,511/mo | $2,260/mo | $2,762/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,694/mo | $2,425/mo | $2,963/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,979/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,781–$2,177/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,674/mo → 18.2% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY MSA.
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
- Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA · $1,977
- Naples-Marco Island, FL MSA · $1,986
- Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA · $1,972
- New Haven, CT MSA · $1,969
- Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA · $1,961
- Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA MSA · $1,960
- North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL MSA · $1,958
- Amherst Town-Northampton, MA MSA · $2,004
- Trenton-Princeton, NJ MSA · $1,950
- Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,931
- Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA MSA · $2,031
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA · $1,922
What to do with this FMR desk
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,979/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (18.2% 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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