High-FMR payment standards - Pittsfield, MA HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Pittsfield, MA HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,626/month - 76th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#302 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 44.4% above market ; FMR rows touch Berkshire County .
Geography note: HUD divides this CBSA into 2 separate Fair Market Rent areas, each with its own rent schedule. The amounts above are for Pittsfield, MA HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Expensive rung: who shares Pittsfield, MA HUD Metro FMR Area's FMR tier
Near-amount peers: Chico, CA MSA ($1,625), Corvallis, OR MSA ($1,622), Anchorage, AK HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,631) .
For scale, bottom-quartile published amounts include Ponce, PR Metro Area, Peoria, IL MSA, Parkersburg-Vienna, WV MSA, Massac County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area, Owensboro, KY MSA, Saginaw, MI MSA - those metros are not substitutes for lease-up planning in Pittsfield, MA HUD Metro FMR Area.
MA-state FMR neighbors for Pittsfield, MA HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside MA: New Bedford, MA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,527); Springfield, MA MSA ($1,734); Fitchburg-Leominster, MA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,749); Amherst Town-Northampton, MA MSA ($2,004); Barnstable Town, MA MSA ($2,422); Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area ($2,941) . 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 Pittsfield, MA HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,245/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,269/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,626/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,109/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,577/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Pittsfield, MA HUD Metro FMR Area
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 Pittsfield, MA HUD Metro FMR Area; 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 | $1,626/mo | $1,463/mo | $1,789/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,109/mo | $1,898/mo | $2,320/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,577/mo | $2,319/mo | $2,835/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Pittsfield, MA HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,626/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,463–$1,789/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Pittsfield, MA HUD Metro FMR Area
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
- $1,626
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +3.5%
- from FY2025 $1,571
- Span change
- +27.3%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1,277/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,388/mo | +8.7% |
| 2024 | $1,402/mo | +1.0% |
| 2025 | $1,571/mo | +12.1% |
| 2026 | $1,626/mo | +3.5% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Pittsfield, MA HUD Metro FMR Area, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,126/mo → 44.4% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Pittsfield, MA HUD Metro FMR Area.
PHAs naming Pittsfield, MA HUD Metro FMR Area
- Pittsfield Housing Authority · 585 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Massachusetts . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
MA agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in MA whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
Full near-amount ladder
- Chico, CA MSA · $1,625
- Corvallis, OR MSA · $1,622
- Anchorage, AK HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,631
- Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ MSA · $1,637
- Ogden, UT MSA · $1,614
- Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL MSA · $1,604
- Boise City, ID HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,655
- Richmond, VA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,655
- Ann Arbor, MI MSA · $1,656
- Odessa, TX MSA · $1,595
- Redding, CA MSA · $1,590
- Fresno, CA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,664
What to do with this FMR desk
Pittsfield, MA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,626/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+27.3% 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. Pittsfield Housing Authority
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (44.4% 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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