Below-median FMR - Laredo, TX MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Laredo, TX MSA is $1,161/month - 29th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#116 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 19.2% above market ; FMR rows touch Webb County .
Lower-half placement for Laredo, TX MSA
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Columbia, MO HUD Metro FMR Area; Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA; Green Bay, WI HUD Metro FMR Area; Jackson, MI MSA .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV MSA, Calvert County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area, Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY MSA, Kingston, NY MSA, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area, Kalawao County, HI HUD Metro FMR Area .
TX-state FMR neighbors for Laredo, TX MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside TX: College Station-Bryan, TX MSA ($1,186); Wichita Falls, TX MSA ($1,136); El Paso, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,191); Longview, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,199); Amarillo, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,106); Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA ($1,103); Atascosa County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,098); Austin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,095) . 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 Laredo, TX MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $956/mo |
| 1-BR | $962/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,161/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,499/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,551/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Laredo, TX 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 Laredo, TX 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 | $956/mo | $860/mo | $1,052/mo |
| 1-BR | $962/mo | $866/mo | $1,058/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,161/mo | $1,045/mo | $1,277/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,499/mo | $1,349/mo | $1,649/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,551/mo | $1,396/mo | $1,706/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Laredo, TX MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,161/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,045–$1,277/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Laredo, TX 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
- $1,161
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- -1.0%
- from FY2025 $1,173
- Span change
- +23.2%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $942/mo | - |
| 2023 | $995/mo | +5.6% |
| 2024 | $1,087/mo | +9.2% |
| 2025 | $1,173/mo | +7.9% |
| 2026 | $1,161/mo | -1.0% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Laredo, TX MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $974/mo → 19.2% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Laredo, TX MSA.
PHAs naming Laredo, TX MSA
- Housing Authority of the City of Laredo · 1,738 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Texas . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
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):
- Wichita Falls Housing Assistance Program
- Pharr Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of Plano
- Tyler Housing Agency
- Cameron County Housing Authority
- Del Rio Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of Texarkana
- Housing Authority of the City of Texas City
- Edinburg Housing Authority
- Housing Authority City of Orange
Full near-amount ladder
- Columbia, MO HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,160
- Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA · $1,162
- Green Bay, WI HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,164
- Jackson, MI MSA · $1,165
- La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,166
- Somerset County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,167
- Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA · $1,154
- Michigan City-La Porte, IN MSA · $1,152
- Mankato, MN MSA · $1,171
- Utica-Rome, NY MSA · $1,172
- Anderson, SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,173
- Custer County, SD HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,173
What to do with this FMR desk
Laredo, TX HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,161/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+23.2% 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. Housing Authority of the City of Laredo
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (19.2% 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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