Below-median FMR - Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,147/month - 28th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#110 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 18.7% above market ; FMR rows touch Faulkner County, Lonoke County, Perry County, Pulaski County, Saline 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 Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Lower-half placement for Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR HUD Metro FMR Area
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Wausau, WI MSA; Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA; Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA; Rocky Mount, NC MSA .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Calvert County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area, Nashua, NH HUD Metro FMR Area, Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV MSA, Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY MSA, Kingston, NY MSA .
AR-state FMR neighbors for Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside AR: Hot Springs, AR MSA ($1,090); Jonesboro, AR HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,040); Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA ($1,347); Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA ($937); Little River County, AR HUD Metro FMR Area ($880) . 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 Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $984/mo |
| 1-BR | $989/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,147/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,540/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,822/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, 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 Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, 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 | $984/mo | $886/mo | $1,082/mo |
| 1-BR | $989/mo | $890/mo | $1,088/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,147/mo | $1,032/mo | $1,262/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,540/mo | $1,386/mo | $1,694/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,822/mo | $1,640/mo | $2,004/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,147/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,032–$1,262/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 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
- $1,147
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +11.1%
- from FY2025 $1,032
- Span change
- +37.7%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $833/mo | - |
| 2023 | $920/mo | +10.4% |
| 2024 | $1,089/mo | +18.4% |
| 2025 | $1,032/mo | -5.2% |
| 2026 | $1,147/mo | +11.1% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR HUD Metro FMR Area, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $966/mo → 18.7% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR HUD Metro FMR Area.
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):
- White River Regional Housing Authority
- The Housing Authority of the City of Fort Smi
- North Little Rock Housing Authority
- 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 Little Rock
- Housing Authority of the City of Benton, AR
Full near-amount ladder
- Wausau, WI MSA · $1,147
- Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA · $1,149
- Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA · $1,143
- Rocky Mount, NC MSA · $1,143
- Michigan City-La Porte, IN MSA · $1,152
- Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,141
- Lincoln, NE HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,141
- Greene County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,140
- Gulfport-Biloxi, MS HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,140
- Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA · $1,154
- Altoona, PA MSA · $1,138
- Anson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,138
What to do with this FMR desk
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,147/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+37.7% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (18.7% 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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