High-FMR payment standards - Martin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Martin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,772/month - 84th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#333 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 17.2% above market ; FMR rows touch Martin 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 Martin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Expensive rung: who shares Martin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area's FMR tier
Near-amount peers: Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,781), Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,785), Modesto, CA MSA ($1,758) .
For scale, bottom-quartile published amounts include McHenry County, ND HUD Metro FMR Area, Mobile, AL MSA, Morehouse Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area, Montgomery, AL MSA, McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA, Morgantown, WV MSA - those metros are not substitutes for lease-up planning in Martin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area.
TX-state FMR neighbors for Martin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside TX: Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA ($1,852); Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,931); Odessa, TX MSA ($1,595); Victoria, TX MSA ($1,442); Aransas County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,407); Sherman-Denison, TX MSA ($1,351); San Angelo, TX MSA ($1,339); Tyler, TX MSA ($1,338) . 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 Martin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,422/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,441/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,772/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,215/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,722/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Martin County, 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 Martin County, 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 | $1,422/mo | $1,280/mo | $1,564/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,441/mo | $1,297/mo | $1,585/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,772/mo | $1,595/mo | $1,949/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,215/mo | $1,994/mo | $2,437/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,722/mo | $2,450/mo | $2,994/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Martin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,772/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,595–$1,949/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,512/mo → 17.2% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Martin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area.
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):
- Housing Authority of the City of Beaumont
- Panhandle Community Services
- Brazos Valley Council of Governments
- Deep East Texas Council of Governments
- Bexar County Housing Authority
- 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
- Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,781
- Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,785
- Modesto, CA MSA · $1,758
- Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA · $1,787
- Port St. Lucie, FL MSA · $1,757
- Ansonia town, CT Exception Area · $1,788
- Ithaca, NY MSA · $1,753
- Ocean City, NJ MSA · $1,792
- Bellingham, WA MSA · $1,794
- Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA · $1,750
- Fitchburg-Leominster, MA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,749
- Broadwater County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,748
What to do with this FMR desk
Martin County, TX HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,772/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (17.2% 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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