High-FMR payment standards - Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA MSA is $1,720/month - 81st percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#319 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 22.2% above market ; FMR rows touch Skagit County .
Expensive rung: who shares Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA MSA's FMR tier
Near-amount peers: Durham-Chapel Hill, NC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,711), Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,730), Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,709) .
For scale, bottom-quartile published amounts include Muncie, IN MSA, Morgantown, WV MSA, Montgomery, AL MSA, Morehouse Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area, Mobile, AL MSA, McHenry County, ND HUD Metro FMR Area - those metros are not substitutes for lease-up planning in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA MSA.
WA-state FMR neighbors for Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside WA: Bellingham, WA MSA ($1,794); Walla Walla, WA MSA ($1,550); Kennewick-Richland, WA MSA ($1,538); Spokane, WA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,531); Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA MSA ($1,500); Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA MSA ($1,960); Longview-Kelso, WA MSA ($1,451); Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA MSA ($2,031) . 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 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,186/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,311/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,720/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,392/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,599/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 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 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 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 | $1,186/mo | $1,067/mo | $1,305/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,311/mo | $1,180/mo | $1,442/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,720/mo | $1,548/mo | $1,892/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,392/mo | $2,153/mo | $2,631/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,599/mo | $2,339/mo | $2,859/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,720/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,548–$1,892/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 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
- $1,720
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +1.1%
- from FY2025 $1,701
- Span change
- +31.6%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1,307/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,407/mo | +7.7% |
| 2024 | $1,657/mo | +17.8% |
| 2025 | $1,701/mo | +2.7% |
| 2026 | $1,720/mo | +1.1% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,408/mo → 22.2% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA MSA.
WA agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in WA 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
- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,711
- Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,730
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,709
- Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL MSA · $1,709
- Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA · $1,732
- Springfield, MA MSA · $1,734
- Colorado Springs, CO HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,735
- Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV MSA · $1,735
- Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA · $1,702
- Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA · $1,742
- Salt Lake City, UT HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,747
- Broadwater County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,748
What to do with this FMR desk
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,720/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+31.6% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (22.2% 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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