Below-median FMR - Longview, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Longview, TX HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,199/month - 37th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#148 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 16.0% above market ; FMR rows touch Gregg County, Upshur County .
Geography note: HUD divides this CBSA into 3 separate Fair Market Rent areas, each with its own rent schedule. The amounts above are for Longview, TX HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Lower-half placement for Longview, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Columbia County, WI HUD Metro FMR Area; Springfield, IL MSA; Williamsport, PA MSA; Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area, Calvert County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area, Nashua, NH HUD Metro FMR Area, Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV MSA, Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY MSA, Fort Lauderdale, FL HUD Metro FMR Area .
TX-state FMR neighbors for Longview, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside TX: El Paso, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,191); College Station-Bryan, TX MSA ($1,186); Killeen-Temple, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,233); Laredo, TX MSA ($1,161); Wichita Falls, TX MSA ($1,136); Abilene, TX MSA ($1,276); Amarillo, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,106); Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA ($1,103) . 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, TX HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,007/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,013/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,199/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,606/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,694/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Longview, TX 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 Longview, TX 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 | $1,007/mo | $906/mo | $1,108/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,013/mo | $912/mo | $1,114/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,199/mo | $1,079/mo | $1,319/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,606/mo | $1,445/mo | $1,767/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,694/mo | $1,525/mo | $1,863/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Longview, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,199/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,079–$1,319/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Longview, TX 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
- $1,199
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +0.5%
- from FY2025 $1,193
- Span change
- +29.8%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $924/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,009/mo | +9.2% |
| 2024 | $1,102/mo | +9.2% |
| 2025 | $1,193/mo | +8.3% |
| 2026 | $1,199/mo | +0.5% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Longview, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,034/mo → 16.0% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Longview, TX HUD Metro FMR Area.
PHAs naming Longview, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
- Longview Housing Authority · 1,263 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Texas . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
TX agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in TX whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- Bexar County Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Beaumont
- Panhandle Community Services
- Brazos Valley Council of Governments
- Deep East Texas Council of Governments
- Ark-Tex Council of Governments Housing Authority
- Denton Housing Authority
- Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs
- City of Amarillo
- Housing Authority of the City of Abilene
Full near-amount ladder
- Columbia County, WI HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,195
- Springfield, IL MSA · $1,203
- Williamsport, PA MSA · $1,195
- Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,204
- Midland, MI MSA · $1,193
- Rome, GA MSA · $1,192
- St. Cloud, MN MSA · $1,206
- Valdosta, GA MSA · $1,192
- El Paso, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,191
- Bloomington, IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,210
- Lynchburg, VA MSA · $1,187
- Spartanburg, SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,187
What to do with this FMR desk
Longview, TX HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,199/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+29.8% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Cross-check the 1 PHA record tied to this market against the HUD directory profile. Longview Housing Authority
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (16.0% 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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