High-FMR payment standards - New Haven, CT MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for New Haven, CT MSA is $1,969/month - 91st percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#361 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 28.2% above market ; FMR rows touch South Central Connecticut Planning Region .
Expensive rung: who shares New Haven, CT MSA's FMR tier
Near-amount peers: Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA ($1,972), Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA ($1,961), Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA ($1,977) .
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, Owensboro, KY MSA - those metros are not substitutes for lease-up planning in New Haven, CT MSA.
CT-state FMR neighbors for New Haven, CT MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside CT: Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT MSA ($1,866); Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA ($1,865); Ansonia town, CT Exception Area ($1,788); Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT MSA ($2,511) . 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 New Haven, CT MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,372/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,591/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,969/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,433/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,872/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for New Haven, CT 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 New Haven, CT 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 | $1,372/mo | $1,235/mo | $1,509/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,591/mo | $1,432/mo | $1,750/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,969/mo | $1,772/mo | $2,166/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,433/mo | $2,190/mo | $2,676/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,872/mo | $2,585/mo | $3,159/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in New Haven, CT MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,969/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,772–$2,166/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,536/mo → 28.2% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for New Haven, CT MSA.
PHAs naming New Haven, CT MSA
- Housing Authority of the City of New Haven · 6,558 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Connecticut . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
CT agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in CT whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- Housing Authority of the City of Stamford
- West Haven Housing Authority
- Middletown Housing Authority
- Housing Authority Of The City Of Norwalk
- Housing Authority of the City of Meriden
- Housing Authority of the City of Danbury
- Housing Authority of the City of New Britain
- Housing Authority of the City of Ansonia
- Housing Authority of the City of Bristol
- Housing Authority of the City of Hartford
Full near-amount ladder
- Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA · $1,972
- Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA · $1,961
- Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA · $1,977
- Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA MSA · $1,960
- Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY MSA · $1,979
- North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL MSA · $1,958
- Naples-Marco Island, FL MSA · $1,986
- Trenton-Princeton, NJ MSA · $1,950
- Amherst Town-Northampton, MA MSA · $2,004
- Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,931
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA · $1,922
- Flagstaff, AZ MSA · $1,921
What to do with this FMR desk
New Haven, CT HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,969/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Cross-check the 1 PHA record tied to this market against the HUD directory profile. Housing Authority of the City of New Haven
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (28.2% 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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