Above-median FMR - Ocala, FL MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Ocala, FL MSA is $1,373/month - 59th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#236 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 24.6% above market ; FMR rows touch Marion County .
Upper-half placement for Ocala, FL MSA
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Gettysburg, PA MSA; Yakima, WA MSA; Madera, CA MSA; Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area .
Low-FMR contrast set: Owensboro, KY MSA, Massac County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area, Muncie, IN MSA, Parkersburg-Vienna, WV MSA, Peoria, IL MSA, Morgantown, WV MSA .
FL-state FMR neighbors for Ocala, FL MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside FL: Tallahassee, FL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,352); Wildwood-The Villages, FL MSA ($1,328); Punta Gorda, FL MSA ($1,470); Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA ($1,471); Sebring, FL MSA ($1,271); Gainesville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,493); Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA ($1,497); Homosassa Springs, FL MSA ($1,225) . 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 Ocala, FL MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,126/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,172/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,373/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,772/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,905/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Ocala, 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 Ocala, 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 | $1,126/mo | $1,013/mo | $1,239/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,172/mo | $1,055/mo | $1,289/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,373/mo | $1,236/mo | $1,510/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,772/mo | $1,595/mo | $1,949/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,905/mo | $1,715/mo | $2,096/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Ocala, FL MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,373/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,236–$1,510/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Ocala, FL 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
- $1,373
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +3.8%
- from FY2025 $1,323
- Span change
- +38.0%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $995/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,131/mo | +13.7% |
| 2024 | $1,266/mo | +11.9% |
| 2025 | $1,323/mo | +4.5% |
| 2026 | $1,373/mo | +3.8% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Ocala, FL MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,102/mo → 24.6% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Ocala, FL MSA.
PHAs naming Ocala, FL MSA
- Ocala Housing Authority · 1,470 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Florida . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
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):
- Carrfour Supportive Housing, Inc.
- PLANT CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY
- Holmes County Housing Authority
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF BRADENTON
- MONROE COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY
- Baker County Housing Assistance Program
- Boley Centers, Inc.
- Ormond Beach Housing Authority
- PAHOKEE HOUSING AUTHORITY
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF COCOA
Full near-amount ladder
- Gettysburg, PA MSA · $1,374
- Yakima, WA MSA · $1,374
- Madera, CA MSA · $1,376
- Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,368
- Chambersburg, PA MSA · $1,379
- Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ MSA · $1,365
- Yuma, AZ MSA · $1,382
- Grants Pass, OR MSA · $1,363
- El Centro, CA MSA · $1,362
- Warner Robins, GA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,362
- Crook County, OR HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,385
- Mineral County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,361
What to do with this FMR desk
Ocala, FL HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,373/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+38.0% 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. Ocala Housing Authority
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (24.6% 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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