Above-median FMR - Madera, CA MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Madera County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,376/month - 60th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#239 cheapest→expensive) ; FMR rows touch Madera County .
Geography note: HUD recoded this metro. The current Fair Market Rent area is Madera County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area; the amounts above are that area's own schedule, not a neighbour's.
Upper-half placement for Madera, CA MSA
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Gettysburg, PA MSA; Yakima, WA MSA; Chambersburg, PA MSA; Ocala, FL MSA .
Low-FMR contrast set: Cochran County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, Geary County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area, Mansfield, OH MSA, Lima, OH MSA, Mayagüez, PR Metro Area, McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA .
CA-state FMR neighbors for Madera, CA MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside CA: El Centro, CA MSA ($1,362); Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA ($1,469); Visalia, CA MSA ($1,474); Bakersfield-Delano, CA MSA ($1,483); Merced, CA MSA ($1,503); Yuba City, CA MSA ($1,550); Redding, CA MSA ($1,590); Chico, CA MSA ($1,625) . 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 Madera, CA MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,055/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,062/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,376/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,914/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,275/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Madera County, CA 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 Madera County, CA 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 | $1,055/mo | $950/mo | $1,161/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,062/mo | $956/mo | $1,168/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,376/mo | $1,238/mo | $1,514/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,914/mo | $1,723/mo | $2,105/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,275/mo | $2,048/mo | $2,503/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Madera County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,376/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,238–$1,514/month before any tenant income share.
PHAs naming Madera, CA MSA
- Housing Authority of the City of Madera · 804 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in California . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
CA agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in CA whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- Housing Authority of the City of Port Hueneme
- SUISUN CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY
- COUNTY OF SOLANO HSG AUTH
- CITY OF BENICIA HSG AUTH
- Culver City Housing Authority
- County of El Dorado Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Calexico
- Lake County Housing Commission
- PLACER COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY
- Pico Rivera Housing Assistance Agency
Full near-amount ladder
- Gettysburg, PA MSA · $1,374
- Yakima, WA MSA · $1,374
- Chambersburg, PA MSA · $1,379
- Ocala, FL MSA · $1,373
- Yuma, AZ MSA · $1,382
- Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,368
- Crook County, OR HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,385
- Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ MSA · $1,365
- Grants Pass, OR MSA · $1,363
- Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA · $1,390
- El Centro, CA MSA · $1,362
- Warner Robins, GA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,362
What to do with this FMR desk
Madera, CA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,376/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. Housing Authority of the City of Madera
- Browse metros ranked by voucher-vs-market gap when you need a Census ACS contrast. Gap board
- 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) . Confirm the live PHA figure before leasing. Methodology.
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