Lower-FMR payment standards - Ponce, PR Metro Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Ponce, PR HUD Metro FMR Area is $538/month - 1st percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#4 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 20.1% above market .
Geography note: HUD divides this CBSA into 2 separate Fair Market Rent areas, each with its own rent schedule. The amounts above are for Ponce, PR HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Low-FMR rung around Ponce, PR Metro Area
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Mayagüez, PR Metro Area ($536), Aguadilla, PR Metro Area ($564), Arecibo, PR Metro Area ($510) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: Cumberland County, ME (part) HUD Metro FMR Area, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA, Port St. Lucie, FL MSA, Pittsfield, MA HUD Metro FMR Area, Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ MSA, Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MSA - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
What are the HUD FY2026 bedroom FMRs for Ponce, PR Metro Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $469/mo |
| 1-BR | $491/mo |
| 2-BR | $538/mo |
| 3-BR | $748/mo |
| 4-BR | $844/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Ponce, PR 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 Ponce, PR 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 | $469/mo | $422/mo | $516/mo |
| 1-BR | $491/mo | $442/mo | $540/mo |
| 2-BR | $538/mo | $484/mo | $592/mo |
| 3-BR | $748/mo | $673/mo | $823/mo |
| 4-BR | $844/mo | $760/mo | $928/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Ponce, PR HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $538/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $484–$592/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $448/mo → 20.1% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Ponce, PR Metro Area.
Full near-amount ladder
- Mayagüez, PR Metro Area · $536
- Aguadilla, PR Metro Area · $564
- Arecibo, PR Metro Area · $510
- Guayama, PR Metro Area · $475
- San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area · $663
- Morehouse Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area · $834
- Boone County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area · $869
- Cherokee County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area · $877
- Acadia Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area · $880
- Little River County, AR HUD Metro FMR Area · $880
- Fayette County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area · $915
- Bond County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area · $916
What to do with this FMR desk
Ponce, PR HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $538/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (20.1% 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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