High-FMR payment standards - Odessa, TX MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Odessa, TX MSA is $1,595/month - 75th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#297 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 21.5% above market ; FMR rows touch Ector County .
Expensive rung: who shares Odessa, TX MSA's FMR tier
Near-amount peers: Redding, CA MSA ($1,590), Lewiston-Auburn, ME MSA ($1,586), Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL MSA ($1,604) .
For scale, bottom-quartile published amounts include Owensboro, KY MSA, Massac County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area, Parkersburg-Vienna, WV MSA, Muncie, IN MSA, Peoria, IL MSA, Morgantown, WV MSA - those metros are not substitutes for lease-up planning in Odessa, TX MSA.
TX-state FMR neighbors for Odessa, TX MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside TX: Victoria, TX MSA ($1,442); Martin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,772); Aransas County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,407); Sherman-Denison, TX MSA ($1,351); San Angelo, TX MSA ($1,339); Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA ($1,852); Tyler, TX MSA ($1,338); Abilene, TX MSA ($1,276) . 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 Odessa, TX MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,245/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,269/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,595/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,912/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,213/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Odessa, TX 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 Odessa, TX 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 | $1,245/mo | $1,121/mo | $1,370/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,269/mo | $1,142/mo | $1,396/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,595/mo | $1,436/mo | $1,755/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,912/mo | $1,721/mo | $2,103/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,213/mo | $1,992/mo | $2,434/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Odessa, TX MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,595/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,436–$1,755/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Odessa, TX 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
- $1,595
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- -4.4%
- from FY2025 $1,669
- Span change
- +29.8%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1,229/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,205/mo | -2.0% |
| 2024 | $1,481/mo | +22.9% |
| 2025 | $1,669/mo | +12.7% |
| 2026 | $1,595/mo | -4.4% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Odessa, TX MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,313/mo → 21.5% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Odessa, TX MSA.
PHAs naming Odessa, TX MSA
- Housing Authority City of Odessa · 1,355 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Texas . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
TX agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in TX whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- Donna Housing Authority
- New Braunfels Housing Authority
- Seguin Housing Authority
- El Paso County Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Brenham
- Liberty County Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Bay City
- San Marcos Housing Authority
- Uvalde Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Paris
Full near-amount ladder
- Redding, CA MSA · $1,590
- Lewiston-Auburn, ME MSA · $1,586
- Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL MSA · $1,604
- Ogden, UT MSA · $1,614
- Reading, PA MSA · $1,575
- St. George, UT MSA · $1,575
- Rochester, NY MSA · $1,573
- Winchester, VA-WV MSA · $1,573
- Corvallis, OR MSA · $1,622
- Asheville, NC MSA · $1,567
- Chico, CA MSA · $1,625
- Pittsfield, MA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,626
What to do with this FMR desk
Odessa, TX HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,595/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+29.8% 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 City of Odessa
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (21.5% 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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