Lower-FMR payment standards - Little River County, AR HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Little River County, AR HUD Metro FMR Area is $880/month - 3rd percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#11 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 3.7% below market ; FMR rows touch Little River County .
Geography note: HUD divides this CBSA into 2 separate Fair Market Rent areas, each with its own rent schedule. The amounts above are for Little River County, AR HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Low-FMR rung around Little River County, AR HUD Metro FMR Area
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Acadia Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area ($880), Cherokee County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area ($877), Boone County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area ($869) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA, Trenton-Princeton, NJ MSA, Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA, Urban Honolulu, HI MSA, Vallejo, CA MSA, Springfield, MA MSA - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
AR-state FMR neighbors for Little River County, AR HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside AR: Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA ($937); Jonesboro, AR HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,040); Hot Springs, AR MSA ($1,090); Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,147); Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA ($1,347) . 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 Little River County, AR HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $666/mo |
| 1-BR | $671/mo |
| 2-BR | $880/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,166/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,170/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Little River County, AR 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 Little River County, AR 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 | $666/mo | $599/mo | $733/mo |
| 1-BR | $671/mo | $604/mo | $738/mo |
| 2-BR | $880/mo | $792/mo | $968/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,166/mo | $1,049/mo | $1,283/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,170/mo | $1,053/mo | $1,287/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Little River County, AR HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $880/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $792–$968/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $914/mo → 3.7% below market (borderline). Detail: gap analysis for Little River County, AR HUD Metro FMR Area.
PHAs naming Little River County, AR HUD Metro FMR Area
- Little River County Housing Authority · 53 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Arkansas . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
AR agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in AR whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- North Little Rock Housing Authority
- White River Regional Housing Authority
- The Housing Authority of the City of Fort Smi
- Housing Authority of the City of Little Rock
- Jonesboro Urban Renewal HA
- Housing Authority of the City of Pine Bluff
- Hot Springs Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Texarkana
- Lonoke County Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Benton, AR
Full near-amount ladder
- Acadia Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area · $880
- Cherokee County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area · $877
- Boone County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area · $869
- Fayette County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area · $915
- Bond County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area · $916
- Morehouse Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area · $834
- Gadsden, AL MSA · $927
- Parkersburg-Vienna, WV MSA · $928
- Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA · $937
- Dothan, AL HUD Metro FMR Area · $950
- Benton County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area · $956
- Davidson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area · $960
What to do with this FMR desk
Little River County, AR HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $880/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Cross-check the 1 PHA record tied to this market against the HUD directory profile. Little River County Housing Authority
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (3.7% below 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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