Above-median FMR - Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA is $1,471/month - 68th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#268 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 25.3% above market ; FMR rows touch Escambia County, Santa Rosa County .
Upper-half placement for Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Knoxville, TN HUD Metro FMR Area; Dover, DE MSA; Punta Gorda, FL MSA; Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA .
Low-FMR contrast set: Peoria, IL MSA, Parkersburg-Vienna, WV MSA, Massac County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area, Ponce, PR Metro Area, Owensboro, KY MSA, Saginaw, MI MSA .
FL-state FMR neighbors for Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside FL: Punta Gorda, FL MSA ($1,470); Gainesville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,493); Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA ($1,497); Ocala, FL MSA ($1,373); Tallahassee, FL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,352); Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL MSA ($1,604); Wildwood-The Villages, FL MSA ($1,328); Sebring, FL MSA ($1,271) . 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 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,112/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,257/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,471/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,952/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,380/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, 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 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, 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 | $1,112/mo | $1,001/mo | $1,223/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,257/mo | $1,131/mo | $1,383/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,471/mo | $1,324/mo | $1,618/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,952/mo | $1,757/mo | $2,147/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,380/mo | $2,142/mo | $2,618/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,471/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,324–$1,618/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, 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
- $1,471
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- -8.3%
- from FY2025 $1,605
- Span change
- +45.4%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1,012/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,168/mo | +15.4% |
| 2024 | $1,278/mo | +9.4% |
| 2025 | $1,605/mo | +25.6% |
| 2026 | $1,471/mo | -8.3% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,174/mo → 25.3% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, 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):
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF HOMESTEAD
- Gainesville Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of City of Daytona Beach
- Pasco County Housing Authority
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF LAKELAND
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF BREVARD COUNTY
- SARASOTA HOUSING AUTHORITY
- Ocala Housing Authority
- CLEARWATER HOUSING AUTHORITY
- City of Pensacola Housing Division
Full near-amount ladder
- Knoxville, TN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,471
- Dover, DE MSA · $1,470
- Punta Gorda, FL MSA · $1,470
- Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA · $1,469
- Indianapolis-Carmel, IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,473
- Visalia, CA MSA · $1,474
- Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,465
- Albuquerque, NM MSA · $1,464
- Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT MSA · $1,460
- Bakersfield-Delano, CA MSA · $1,483
- Longview-Kelso, WA MSA · $1,451
- Gainesville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,493
What to do with this FMR desk
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,471/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+45.4% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (25.3% 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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