Below-median FMR - Lynchburg, VA MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Lynchburg, VA MSA is $1,187/month - 35th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#140 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 30.7% above market ; FMR rows touch Amherst County, Appomattox County, Bedford County, Campbell County, Lynchburg city .
Lower-half placement for Lynchburg, VA MSA
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Spartanburg, SC HUD Metro FMR Area; College Station-Bryan, TX MSA; Jerome County, ID HUD Metro FMR Area; Niles, MI MSA .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area, Nashua, NH HUD Metro FMR Area, Calvert County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area, Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV MSA, Fort Lauderdale, FL HUD Metro FMR Area, Martin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area .
VA-state FMR neighbors for Lynchburg, VA MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside VA: Roanoke, VA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,254); Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA MSA ($1,261); Floyd County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,094); Harrisonburg, VA MSA ($1,322); Winchester, VA-WV MSA ($1,573); Richmond, VA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,655); Charlottesville, VA MSA ($1,824) . 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 Lynchburg, VA MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,027/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,033/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,187/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,635/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,750/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Lynchburg, VA 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 Lynchburg, VA 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 | $1,027/mo | $924/mo | $1,130/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,033/mo | $930/mo | $1,136/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,187/mo | $1,068/mo | $1,306/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,635/mo | $1,472/mo | $1,799/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,750/mo | $1,575/mo | $1,925/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Lynchburg, VA MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,187/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,068–$1,306/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Lynchburg, VA MSA
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
- $1,187
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- -1.1%
- from FY2025 $1,200
- Span change
- +37.5%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $863/mo | - |
| 2023 | $930/mo | +7.8% |
| 2024 | $1,093/mo | +17.5% |
| 2025 | $1,200/mo | +9.8% |
| 2026 | $1,187/mo | -1.1% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Lynchburg, VA MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $908/mo → 30.7% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Lynchburg, VA MSA.
PHAs naming Lynchburg, VA MSA
- Lynchburg Redevelopment & Housing Authority · 1,224 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Virginia . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
VA agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in VA whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- Scott County Redev. & Housing Authority
- James City County Office of Housing
- Marion Redevelopment & Housing Authority
- Staunton Redevelopment & Housing Authority
- People Inc. of Southwest Virginia
- Big Stone Gap Redevelopment and Housing Auth.
- Wytheville Redev. & Housing Authority
- Buckingham Housing Development Corp. Inc.
- Abingdon Redevelopment and Housing Authority
- Norton Redevelopment & Housing Authority
Full near-amount ladder
- Spartanburg, SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,187
- College Station-Bryan, TX MSA · $1,186
- Jerome County, ID HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,186
- Niles, MI MSA · $1,184
- El Paso, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,191
- Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA · $1,183
- Lawrence, KS MSA · $1,182
- Rome, GA MSA · $1,192
- Valdosta, GA MSA · $1,192
- Auburn-Opelika, AL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,181
- Eau Claire, WI MSA · $1,181
- Midland, MI MSA · $1,193
What to do with this FMR desk
Lynchburg, VA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,187/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+37.5% 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. Lynchburg Redevelopment & Housing Authority
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (30.7% 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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