Above-median FMR - Longview-Kelso, WA MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Longview-Kelso, WA MSA is $1,451/month - 66th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#260 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 28.5% above market ; FMR rows touch Cowlitz County .
Upper-half placement for Longview-Kelso, WA MSA
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT MSA; Victoria, TX MSA; Albuquerque, NM MSA; Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC HUD Metro FMR Area .
Low-FMR contrast set: Cochran County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, Lima, OH MSA, Geary County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area, Mansfield, OH MSA, Lawton, OK HUD Metro FMR Area, Las Cruces, NM MSA .
WA-state FMR neighbors for Longview-Kelso, WA MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside WA: Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA MSA ($1,500); Yakima, WA MSA ($1,374); Spokane, WA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,531); Kennewick-Richland, WA MSA ($1,538); Walla Walla, WA MSA ($1,550); Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA MSA ($1,720); Bellingham, WA MSA ($1,794); Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA MSA ($1,960) . 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 Longview-Kelso, WA MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,000/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,199/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,451/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,018/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,434/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Longview-Kelso, WA 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 Longview-Kelso, WA 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 | $1,000/mo | $900/mo | $1,100/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,199/mo | $1,079/mo | $1,319/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,451/mo | $1,306/mo | $1,596/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,018/mo | $1,816/mo | $2,220/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,434/mo | $2,191/mo | $2,677/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Longview-Kelso, WA MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,451/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,306–$1,596/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,129/mo → 28.5% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Longview-Kelso, WA MSA.
WA agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in WA 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
- Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT MSA · $1,460
- Victoria, TX MSA · $1,442
- Albuquerque, NM MSA · $1,464
- Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,465
- Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA · $1,469
- Dover, DE MSA · $1,470
- Punta Gorda, FL MSA · $1,470
- Knoxville, TN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,471
- Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA · $1,471
- Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,430
- Indianapolis-Carmel, IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,473
- Visalia, CA MSA · $1,474
What to do with this FMR desk
Longview-Kelso, WA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,451/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (28.5% 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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