Above-median FMR - Medford, OR MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Medford, OR MSA is $1,530/month - 71st percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#281 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 22.0% above market ; FMR rows touch Jackson County .
Upper-half placement for Medford, OR MSA
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Spokane, WA HUD Metro FMR Area; New Bedford, MA HUD Metro FMR Area; Lancaster, PA MSA; Kennewick-Richland, WA MSA .
Low-FMR contrast set: McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA, Mayagüez, PR Metro Area, McHenry County, ND HUD Metro FMR Area, Mansfield, OH MSA, Mobile, AL MSA, Morehouse Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area .
OR-state FMR neighbors for Medford, OR MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside OR: Albany, OR MSA ($1,500); Salem, OR MSA ($1,560); Corvallis, OR MSA ($1,622); Crook County, OR HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,385); Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA ($1,688); Grants Pass, OR MSA ($1,363); Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA ($1,922) . 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 Medford, OR MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,055/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,229/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,530/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,128/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,514/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Medford, OR 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 Medford, OR 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 | $1,055/mo | $950/mo | $1,161/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,229/mo | $1,106/mo | $1,352/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,530/mo | $1,377/mo | $1,683/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,128/mo | $1,915/mo | $2,341/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,514/mo | $2,263/mo | $2,765/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Medford, OR MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,530/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,377–$1,683/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Medford, OR 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
- $1,530
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +5.1%
- from FY2025 $1,456
- Span change
- +28.0%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1,195/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,287/mo | +7.7% |
| 2024 | $1,396/mo | +8.5% |
| 2025 | $1,456/mo | +4.3% |
| 2026 | $1,530/mo | +5.1% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Medford, OR MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,254/mo → 22.0% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Medford, OR MSA.
OR agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in OR 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 Yamhill County
- Central Oregon Regional Housing Authority
- Northwest Oregon Housing Authority
- Marion County Housing Authority
- Klamath Housing Authority
- Northeast Oregon Housing Authority
- Josephine Housing Community Development Council
- Coos-Curry Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of Jackson County
- Housing Authority of Douglas County
Full near-amount ladder
- Spokane, WA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,531
- New Bedford, MA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,527
- Lancaster, PA MSA · $1,526
- Kennewick-Richland, WA MSA · $1,538
- Carson City, NV MSA · $1,546
- Gainesville, GA MSA · $1,514
- Coeur d'Alene, ID MSA · $1,547
- Walla Walla, WA MSA · $1,550
- Yuba City, CA MSA · $1,550
- Merced, CA MSA · $1,503
- Albany, OR MSA · $1,500
- Salem, OR MSA · $1,560
What to do with this FMR desk
Medford, OR HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,530/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+28.0% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (22.0% 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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