Lower-FMR payment standards - Las Cruces, NM MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Las Cruces, NM MSA is $1,042/month - 12th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#49 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 23.3% above market ; FMR rows touch Dona Ana County .
Low-FMR rung around Las Cruces, NM MSA
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Callaway County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,042), Muncie, IN MSA ($1,043), Jonesboro, AR HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,040) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: 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 - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
NM-state FMR neighbors for Las Cruces, NM MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside NM: Farmington, NM MSA ($1,085); Albuquerque, NM MSA ($1,464); Santa Fe, NM MSA ($1,685) . 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 Las Cruces, NM MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $744/mo |
| 1-BR | $951/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,042/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,449/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,580/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Las Cruces, NM 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 Las Cruces, NM 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 | $744/mo | $670/mo | $818/mo |
| 1-BR | $951/mo | $856/mo | $1,046/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,042/mo | $938/mo | $1,146/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,449/mo | $1,304/mo | $1,594/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,580/mo | $1,422/mo | $1,738/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Las Cruces, NM MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,042/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $938–$1,146/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Las Cruces, NM 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
- $1,042
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +0.1%
- from FY2025 $1,041
- Span change
- +32.4%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $787/mo | - |
| 2023 | $893/mo | +13.5% |
| 2024 | $989/mo | +10.8% |
| 2025 | $1,041/mo | +5.3% |
| 2026 | $1,042/mo | +0.1% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Las Cruces, NM MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $845/mo → 23.3% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Las Cruces, NM MSA.
NM agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in NM whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- Western Regional Housing Authority
- Santa Fe Civic Housing Authority
- El Camino Real Housing Authority
- Clovis Housing and Redevelopment Agency, Inc.
- Northern Regional Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the County of San Juan
- Mesilla Valley Public Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the County of Santa Fe
- Housing Authority of the City of Truth or Consequences
- Housing Authority of San Miguel County
Full near-amount ladder
- Callaway County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,042
- Muncie, IN MSA · $1,043
- Jonesboro, AR HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,040
- Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA · $1,044
- Peoria, IL MSA · $1,039
- Ashtabula County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,037
- Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA · $1,047
- Hattiesburg, MS MSA · $1,047
- Geary County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,048
- Johnstown, PA MSA · $1,035
- Flint, MI MSA · $1,033
- Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,051
What to do with this FMR desk
Las Cruces, NM HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,042/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+32.4% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (23.3% 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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