High-FMR payment standards - Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV MSA is $1,735/month - 82nd percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#324 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 21.0% above market ; FMR rows touch Clark County .
Expensive rung: who shares Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV MSA's FMR tier
Near-amount peers: Colorado Springs, CO HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,735), Springfield, MA MSA ($1,734), Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA ($1,732) .
For scale, bottom-quartile published amounts include Las Cruces, NM MSA, Lawton, OK HUD Metro FMR Area, Acadia Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area, Kokomo, IN MSA, Lima, OH MSA, Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA - those metros are not substitutes for lease-up planning in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV MSA.
NV-state FMR neighbors for Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside NV: Carson City, NV MSA ($1,546); Lyon County, NV HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,272) . 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 Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,333/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,478/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,735/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,413/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,764/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV 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 Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV 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 | $1,333/mo | $1,200/mo | $1,466/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,478/mo | $1,330/mo | $1,626/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,735/mo | $1,562/mo | $1,909/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,413/mo | $2,172/mo | $2,654/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,764/mo | $2,488/mo | $3,040/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,735/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,562–$1,909/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,434/mo → 21.0% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV MSA.
NV agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in NV 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
- Colorado Springs, CO HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,735
- Springfield, MA MSA · $1,734
- Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA · $1,732
- Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,730
- Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA · $1,742
- Salt Lake City, UT HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,747
- Broadwater County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,748
- Fitchburg-Leominster, MA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,749
- Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA MSA · $1,720
- Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA · $1,750
- Ithaca, NY MSA · $1,753
- Port St. Lucie, FL MSA · $1,757
What to do with this FMR desk
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,735/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (21.0% 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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