Below-median FMR - Morristown, TN HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Morristown, TN HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,135/month - 25th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#100 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 31.7% above market ; FMR rows touch Hamblen County, Jefferson County .
Lower-half placement for Morristown, TN HUD Metro FMR Area
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Wichita Falls, TX MSA; Altoona, PA MSA; Anson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area; Johnson City, TN MSA .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Modesto, CA MSA, Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA MSA, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area, Napa, CA MSA, Martin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, Naples-Marco Island, FL MSA .
TN-state FMR neighbors for Morristown, TN HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside TN: Johnson City, TN MSA ($1,132); Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA ($1,044); Cleveland, TN MSA ($1,233); Jackson, TN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,260); Memphis, TN-MS-AR HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,274); Clarksville, TN-KY HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,346); Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA ($1,390); Knoxville, TN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,471) . 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 Morristown, TN HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $881/mo |
| 1-BR | $887/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,135/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,444/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,827/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Morristown, TN 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 Morristown, TN 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 | $881/mo | $793/mo | $969/mo |
| 1-BR | $887/mo | $798/mo | $976/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,135/mo | $1,022/mo | $1,249/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,444/mo | $1,300/mo | $1,588/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,827/mo | $1,644/mo | $2,010/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Morristown, TN HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,135/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,022–$1,249/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Morristown, TN HUD Metro FMR Area
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
- $1,135
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +6.2%
- from FY2025 $1,069
- Span change
- +48.8%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $763/mo | - |
| 2023 | $828/mo | +8.5% |
| 2024 | $1,023/mo | +23.6% |
| 2025 | $1,069/mo | +4.5% |
| 2026 | $1,135/mo | +6.2% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Morristown, TN HUD Metro FMR Area, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $862/mo → 31.7% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Morristown, TN HUD Metro FMR Area.
TN agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in TN whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- Johnson City Housing Authority
- Tennessee Valley Housing Services
- Crossville Housing Authority
- Dayton Housing Authority
- Maryville Housing Authority
- Franklin Housing Authority
- LaFollette Housing Authority
- Elizabethton Housing and Development Agency
- Oak Ridge Housing Authority
- East Tennessee Human Resource Agency
Full near-amount ladder
- Wichita Falls, TX MSA · $1,136
- Altoona, PA MSA · $1,138
- Anson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,138
- Johnson City, TN MSA · $1,132
- Greene County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,140
- Gulfport-Biloxi, MS HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,140
- Albany, GA MSA · $1,129
- Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,141
- Lincoln, NE HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,141
- Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA · $1,143
- Rocky Mount, NC MSA · $1,143
- Kokomo, IN MSA · $1,123
What to do with this FMR desk
Morristown, TN HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,135/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+48.8% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (31.7% 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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