High-FMR payment standards - Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HUD Metro FMR Area

HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,730/month - 81st percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#320 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 23.5% above market ; FMR rows touch Cannon County, Cheatham County, Davidson County, Dickson County, Robertson County, Rutherford County, Sumner County, Trousdale County .

Geography note: HUD divides this CBSA into 5 separate Fair Market Rent areas, each with its own rent schedule. The amounts above are for Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.

Expensive rung: who shares Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HUD Metro FMR Area's FMR tier

Near-amount peers: Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA ($1,732), Springfield, MA MSA ($1,734), Colorado Springs, CO HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,735) .

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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HUD Metro FMR Area.

TN-state FMR neighbors for Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HUD Metro FMR Area

Closest 2-BR amounts inside TN: Knoxville, TN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,471); Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA ($1,390); Clarksville, TN-KY HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,346); Memphis, TN-MS-AR HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,274); Jackson, TN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,260); Cleveland, TN MSA ($1,233); Morristown, TN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,135); Johnson City, TN MSA ($1,132) . 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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HUD Metro FMR Area?

Size HUD FMR
Studio$1,507/mo
1-BR$1,578/mo
2-BR$1,730/mo
3-BR$2,211/mo
4-BR$2,696/mo

Section 8 payment standard range for Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, 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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, 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 $1,507/mo $1,356/mo $1,658/mo
1-BR $1,578/mo $1,420/mo $1,736/mo
2-BR $1,730/mo $1,557/mo $1,903/mo
3-BR $2,211/mo $1,990/mo $2,432/mo
4-BR $2,696/mo $2,426/mo $2,966/mo

For a 2-bedroom in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,730/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,557–$1,903/month before any tenant income share.

HUD FMR filing-year trail · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, 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
$1,730
FY2026
vs prior FY
-5.3%
from FY2025 $1,827
Span change
+38.1%
FY2022-2026
Years shown
5
HUD FMR history
HUD Fair Market Rent two-bedroom amounts for Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HUD Metro FMR Area by fiscal year
FY 2-BR FMR YoY
2022 $1,253/mo -
2023 $1,406/mo +12.2%
2024 $1,619/mo +15.1%
2025 $1,827/mo +12.8%
2026 $1,730/mo -5.3%

Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HUD Metro FMR Area, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.

ACS median 2-BR rent $1,401/mo → 23.5% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, 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):

Full near-amount ladder

What to do with this FMR desk

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,730/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.

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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