High-FMR payment standards - Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA is $1,922/month - 90th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#355 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 15.5% above market ; FMR rows touch Clackamas County, Clark County, Columbia County, Multnomah County, Skamania County, Washington County, Yamhill County .
Expensive rung: who shares Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA's FMR tier
Near-amount peers: Flagstaff, AZ MSA ($1,921), Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,931), Warren County, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,895) .
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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA.
OR-state FMR neighbors for Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside OR: Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA ($1,688); Corvallis, OR MSA ($1,622); Salem, OR MSA ($1,560); Medford, OR MSA ($1,530); Albany, OR MSA ($1,500); Crook County, OR HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,385); Grants Pass, OR MSA ($1,363) . 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,570/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,677/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,922/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,619/mo |
| 4-BR | $3,109/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 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 | $1,570/mo | $1,413/mo | $1,727/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,677/mo | $1,509/mo | $1,845/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,922/mo | $1,730/mo | $2,114/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,619/mo | $2,357/mo | $2,881/mo |
| 4-BR | $3,109/mo | $2,798/mo | $3,420/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,922/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,730–$2,114/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 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
- $1,922
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- -3.8%
- from FY2025 $1,997
- Span change
- +10.8%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1,735/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,839/mo | +6.0% |
| 2024 | $2,024/mo | +10.1% |
| 2025 | $1,997/mo | -1.3% |
| 2026 | $1,922/mo | -3.8% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,664/mo → 15.5% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA.
OR agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in OR 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 Lincoln County
- Mid-Columbia Housing Authority
- Housing and Urban Renewal Agency of Polk County
- Housing Authority of Malheur County
- Housing Authority of the County of Umatilla
- Housing Authority of Douglas County
- Coos-Curry Housing Authority
- Josephine Housing Community Development Council
- Northeast Oregon Housing Authority
- Klamath Housing Authority
Full near-amount ladder
- Flagstaff, AZ MSA · $1,921
- Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,931
- Warren County, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,895
- Trenton-Princeton, NJ MSA · $1,950
- North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL MSA · $1,958
- Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA MSA · $1,960
- Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA · $1,961
- New Haven, CT MSA · $1,969
- Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA · $1,972
- Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,867
- Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA · $1,977
- Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT MSA · $1,866
What to do with this FMR desk
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,922/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+10.8% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (15.5% 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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