High-FMR payment standards - Napa, CA MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Napa, CA MSA is $2,773/month - 98th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#389 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 24.1% above market ; FMR rows touch Napa County .
Expensive rung: who shares Napa, CA MSA's FMR tier
Near-amount peers: Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA ($2,827), Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA ($2,693), Salinas, CA MSA ($2,684) .
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 Napa, CA MSA.
CA-state FMR neighbors for Napa, CA MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside CA: Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA ($2,827); Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA ($2,693); Salinas, CA MSA ($2,684); San Benito County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area ($2,902); Oakland-Fremont, CA HUD Metro FMR Area ($2,912); Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area ($2,601); San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA MSA ($3,001); San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA MSA ($2,512) . 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 Napa, CA MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,912/mo |
| 1-BR | $2,113/mo |
| 2-BR | $2,773/mo |
| 3-BR | $3,532/mo |
| 4-BR | $4,134/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Napa, CA 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 Napa, CA 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 | $1,912/mo | $1,721/mo | $2,103/mo |
| 1-BR | $2,113/mo | $1,902/mo | $2,324/mo |
| 2-BR | $2,773/mo | $2,496/mo | $3,050/mo |
| 3-BR | $3,532/mo | $3,179/mo | $3,885/mo |
| 4-BR | $4,134/mo | $3,721/mo | $4,547/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Napa, CA MSA, the HUD reference rent is $2,773/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $2,496–$3,050/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Napa, CA 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
- $3,315
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +18.7%
- from FY2025 $2,792
- Span change
- +53.2%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $2,164/mo | - |
| 2023 | $2,388/mo | +10.4% |
| 2024 | $2,684/mo | +12.4% |
| 2025 | $2,792/mo | +4.0% |
| 2026 | $3,315/mo | +18.7% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Napa, CA MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $2,234/mo → 24.1% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Napa, CA MSA.
PHAs naming Napa, CA MSA
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF NAPA · 1,470 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in California . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
CA agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in CA whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- CITY OF VACAVILLE
- Housing Authority of the County of Humboldt
- MENDOCINO COUNTY
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF NAPA
- City of Pasadena Housing Department
- Housing Authority of the City of Santa Monica
- Housing Authority of the City of Inglewood
- City of Oceanside Community Development Comm
- CITY OF PITTSBURG HSG AUTH
- CDC of National City
Full near-amount ladder
- Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA · $2,827
- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA · $2,693
- Salinas, CA MSA · $2,684
- San Benito County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,902
- Urban Honolulu, HI MSA · $2,642
- Oakland-Fremont, CA HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,912
- Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,941
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,601
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA MSA · $3,001
- San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA MSA · $2,512
- Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT MSA · $2,511
- Seattle-Bellevue, WA HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,501
What to do with this FMR desk
Napa, CA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $2,773/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+53.2% 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 NAPA
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (24.1% 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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