Above-median FMR - Knoxville, TN HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Knoxville, TN HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,471/month - 67th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#267 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 35.0% above market ; FMR rows touch Anderson County, Blount County, Knox County, Loudon County, Union County .
Geography note: HUD divides this CBSA into 5 separate Fair Market Rent areas, each with its own rent schedule. The amounts above are for Knoxville, TN HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Upper-half placement for Knoxville, TN HUD Metro FMR Area
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA; Dover, DE MSA; Punta Gorda, FL MSA; Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA .
Low-FMR contrast set: Kokomo, IN MSA, Acadia Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area, Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA, Las Cruces, NM MSA, Cherokee County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area, Jonesboro, AR HUD Metro FMR Area .
TN-state FMR neighbors for Knoxville, TN HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside TN: Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA ($1,390); Clarksville, TN-KY HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,346); Memphis, TN-MS-AR HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,274); Jackson, TN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,260); Cleveland, TN MSA ($1,233); Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,730); Morristown, TN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,135); Johnson City, TN MSA ($1,132) . 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 Knoxville, TN HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,177/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,184/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,471/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,864/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,172/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Knoxville, TN 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 Knoxville, TN 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 | $1,177/mo | $1,059/mo | $1,295/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,184/mo | $1,066/mo | $1,302/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,471/mo | $1,324/mo | $1,618/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,864/mo | $1,678/mo | $2,050/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,172/mo | $1,955/mo | $2,389/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Knoxville, TN HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,471/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,324–$1,618/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Knoxville, TN 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
- $1,471
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- -5.0%
- from FY2025 $1,548
- Span change
- +50.1%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $980/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,156/mo | +18.0% |
| 2024 | $1,221/mo | +5.6% |
| 2025 | $1,548/mo | +26.8% |
| 2026 | $1,471/mo | -5.0% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Knoxville, TN HUD Metro FMR Area, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,090/mo → 35.0% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Knoxville, TN HUD Metro FMR Area.
PHAs naming Knoxville, TN HUD Metro FMR Area
- Knoxville's Community Development Corp. · 4,251 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Tennessee . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
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
- Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA · $1,471
- Dover, DE MSA · $1,470
- Punta Gorda, FL MSA · $1,470
- Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA · $1,469
- Indianapolis-Carmel, IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,473
- Visalia, CA MSA · $1,474
- Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,465
- Albuquerque, NM MSA · $1,464
- Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT MSA · $1,460
- Bakersfield-Delano, CA MSA · $1,483
- Longview-Kelso, WA MSA · $1,451
- Gainesville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,493
What to do with this FMR desk
Knoxville, TN HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,471/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+50.1% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Cross-check the 1 PHA record tied to this market against the HUD directory profile. Knoxville's Community Development Corp.
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (35.0% 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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