Lower-FMR payment standards - Montgomery, AL MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Montgomery, AL MSA is $1,016/month - 10th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#39 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 4.5% above market ; FMR rows touch Autauga County, Elmore County, Lowndes County, Montgomery County .
Low-FMR rung around Montgomery, AL MSA
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Murray County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,009), Boone County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,026), Enid, OK MSA ($1,027) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: Modesto, CA MSA, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area, Martin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA MSA, Fort Lauderdale, FL HUD Metro FMR Area, Napa, CA MSA - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
AL-state FMR neighbors for Montgomery, AL MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside AL: Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA ($1,000); Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA ($962); Decatur, AL MSA ($961); Dothan, AL HUD Metro FMR Area ($950); Mobile, AL MSA ($1,083); Gadsden, AL MSA ($927); Greene County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,140); Auburn-Opelika, AL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,181) . 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 Montgomery, AL MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $860/mo |
| 1-BR | $870/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,016/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,304/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,537/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Montgomery, AL 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 Montgomery, AL 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 | $860/mo | $774/mo | $946/mo |
| 1-BR | $870/mo | $783/mo | $957/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,016/mo | $914/mo | $1,118/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,304/mo | $1,174/mo | $1,434/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,537/mo | $1,383/mo | $1,691/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Montgomery, AL MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,016/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $914–$1,118/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Montgomery, AL 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
- $1,016
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- -3.7%
- from FY2025 $1,055
- Span change
- +11.2%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $914/mo | - |
| 2023 | $977/mo | +6.9% |
| 2024 | $1,092/mo | +11.8% |
| 2025 | $1,055/mo | -3.4% |
| 2026 | $1,016/mo | -3.7% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Montgomery, AL MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $972/mo → 4.5% above market (covers market). Detail: gap analysis for Montgomery, AL MSA.
PHAs naming Montgomery, AL MSA
- Housing Authority of the City of Montgomery · 3,120 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Alabama . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
AL agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in AL whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
Full near-amount ladder
- Murray County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,009
- Boone County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,026
- Enid, OK MSA · $1,027
- Bay City, MI MSA · $1,030
- Lawton, OK HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,001
- Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA · $1,000
- McHenry County, ND HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,000
- Flint, MI MSA · $1,033
- Johnstown, PA MSA · $1,035
- Allen County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area · $996
- Ashtabula County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,037
- Alexandria, LA MSA · $994
What to do with this FMR desk
Montgomery, AL HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,016/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+11.2% 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. Housing Authority of the City of Montgomery
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (4.5% 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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