High-FMR payment standards - North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL MSA is $1,958/month - 90th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#358 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 22.8% above market ; FMR rows touch Manatee County, Sarasota County .
Expensive rung: who shares North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL MSA's FMR tier
Near-amount peers: Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA MSA ($1,960), Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA ($1,961), Trenton-Princeton, NJ MSA ($1,950) .
For scale, bottom-quartile published amounts include Owensboro, KY MSA, Muncie, IN MSA, Massac County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area, Morgantown, WV MSA, Parkersburg-Vienna, WV MSA, Montgomery, AL MSA - those metros are not substitutes for lease-up planning in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL MSA.
FL-state FMR neighbors for North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside FL: Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA ($1,961); Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA ($1,972); Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA ($1,977); Naples-Marco Island, FL MSA ($1,986); Palm Coast, FL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,806); Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,785); Port St. Lucie, FL MSA ($1,757); Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL MSA ($1,709) . 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 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,418/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,686/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,958/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,537/mo |
| 4-BR | $3,027/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL 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 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL 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 | $1,418/mo | $1,276/mo | $1,560/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,686/mo | $1,517/mo | $1,855/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,958/mo | $1,762/mo | $2,154/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,537/mo | $2,283/mo | $2,791/mo |
| 4-BR | $3,027/mo | $2,724/mo | $3,330/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,958/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,762–$2,154/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,595/mo → 22.8% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL MSA.
FL agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in FL whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- SARASOTA HOUSING AUTHORITY
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF BREVARD COUNTY
- City of Pensacola Housing Division
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF HOMESTEAD
- Gainesville Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of City of Daytona Beach
- Tallahassee Housing Authority
- Pasco County Housing Authority
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF LAKELAND
- Housing Authority of the City of Fort Myers
Full near-amount ladder
- Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA MSA · $1,960
- Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA · $1,961
- Trenton-Princeton, NJ MSA · $1,950
- New Haven, CT MSA · $1,969
- Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA · $1,972
- Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA · $1,977
- Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY MSA · $1,979
- Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,931
- Naples-Marco Island, FL MSA · $1,986
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA · $1,922
- Flagstaff, AZ MSA · $1,921
- Amherst Town-Northampton, MA MSA · $2,004
What to do with this FMR desk
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,958/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (22.8% 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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