Payment Standards — Pine Bluff, AR MSA
HUD FY2025 Fair Market Rent for Pine Bluff, AR MSA: a 2-bedroom voucher reference amount is $878/month. Compared to PlainRent's market rent for the metro, this is market comparison unavailable. Actual PHA payment standards can be 90-110% of FMR.
- FY2025 data (effective Oct 1, 2024)
- One of 4,764 FMR rows tracked
What HUD's FY2025 FMR for Pine Bluff, AR MSA Tells You
HUD's Fair Market Rent for the Pine Bluff, AR MSA CBSA (38220) in Fiscal Year 2025 sets the 2-bedroom reference at $878/month, with the 0-bedroom (studio) at $633, 1-bedroom at $684, 3-bedroom at $1,141, and 4-bedroom at $1,164/month. These values are HUD's published 40th-percentile rent estimates, effective October 1, 2024, and they anchor every Housing Choice Voucher payment-standard decision a local PHA makes in this metro.
PlainRent market-rent cross-reference is not available for this CBSA, so the gap between voucher reference and live advertised rent cannot be derived here. Local PHAs can set their payment standard anywhere from 90% to 110% of the HUD FMR, and may petition HUD for exception payment standards in higher-cost ZIP codes inside the metro.
The practical implication for voucher holders searching in Pine Bluff, AR MSA: treat the published 2-bedroom figure of $878/month as a benchmark, then ask the issuing PHA which exact percentage of FMR it currently uses, whether Small Area FMRs apply to your target ZIP, and whether exception payment standards are available. Landlords, in turn, read this same FMR as a signal of how much voucher income they can expect — making the bedroom-level breakdown above a useful reference for lease-up negotiations on both sides.
Bedroom-level payment standards
| Bedroom size | FMR (HUD FY2025) |
|---|---|
| Studio / 0-BR | $$633/mo |
| 1-Bedroom | $$684/mo |
| 2-Bedroom | $$878/mo |
| 3-Bedroom | $$1,141/mo |
| 4-Bedroom | $$1,164/mo |
How payment standards work
HUD publishes Fair Market Rent as a reference point. Each local PHA sets its own payment standard at 90–110% of the FMR. Higher-cost ZIP codes within a metro may have exception payment standards above this range. Read Payment Standards vs. FMR for the full explanation.
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- Voucher-vs-market rent gap in Pine Bluff, AR MSA
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Nearby metros
Payment standards in metros adjacent to Pine Bluff, AR MSA (within AR):
- Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA · CBSA 22220
- Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA · CBSA 22900
- Hot Springs, AR MSA · CBSA 26300
- Jonesboro, AR HUD Metro FMR Area · CBSA 27860
- Little River County, AR HUD Metro FMR Area · CBSA 45500
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rent (FY2025). Cross-referenced with PlainRent advertised-rent index. Source data updated annually. This page reflects the HUD-published FMR; your actual PHA payment standard may differ. See our methodology for the full cross-DB join.
⚠ Disclaimer. FMR is a HUD reference; local PHAs may set payment standards 90–110% of FMR, or request exception payment standards. Always confirm the current local standard with your PHA before signing a lease. PlainVoucher is not affiliated with HUD or any PHA.