Above-median FMR - Punta Gorda, FL MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Punta Gorda, FL MSA is $1,470/month - 67th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#266 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 19.6% above market ; FMR rows touch Charlotte County .
Upper-half placement for Punta Gorda, FL MSA
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Dover, DE MSA; Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA; Knoxville, TN HUD Metro FMR Area; Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA .
Low-FMR contrast set: Ponce, PR Metro Area, Saginaw, MI MSA, Peoria, IL MSA, St. Joseph, MO-KS MSA, Bond County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area, Parkersburg-Vienna, WV MSA .
FL-state FMR neighbors for Punta Gorda, FL MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside FL: Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA ($1,471); 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 Punta Gorda, FL MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,159/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,167/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,470/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,041/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,326/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Punta Gorda, 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 Punta Gorda, 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 | $1,159/mo | $1,043/mo | $1,275/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,167/mo | $1,050/mo | $1,284/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,470/mo | $1,323/mo | $1,617/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,041/mo | $1,837/mo | $2,245/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,326/mo | $2,093/mo | $2,559/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Punta Gorda, FL MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,470/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,323–$1,617/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Punta Gorda, 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
- $1,470
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +0.6%
- from FY2025 $1,461
- Span change
- +28.7%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1,142/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,270/mo | +11.2% |
| 2024 | $1,380/mo | +8.7% |
| 2025 | $1,461/mo | +5.9% |
| 2026 | $1,470/mo | +0.6% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Punta Gorda, FL MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,229/mo → 19.6% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Punta Gorda, FL MSA.
PHAs naming Punta Gorda, FL MSA
- PUNTA GORDA HOUSING AUTHORITY · 363 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Florida . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
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):
- Alachua County
- DELRAY BEACH HOUSING AUTHORITY
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF POMPANO BEACH
- Northwest Florida Regional Housing Authority
- DeLand Housing Authority
- MANATEE COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY
- Hollywood Housing Authority
- Orange County Housing & Community Development
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE
- Fort Walton Beach Housing Authority
Full near-amount ladder
- Dover, DE MSA · $1,470
- Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA · $1,469
- Knoxville, TN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,471
- Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA · $1,471
- 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
Punta Gorda, FL HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,470/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+28.7% 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. PUNTA GORDA HOUSING AUTHORITY
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (19.6% 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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