High-FMR payment standards - Redding, CA MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Redding, CA MSA is $1,590/month - 75th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#296 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 29.9% above market ; FMR rows touch Shasta County .
Expensive rung: who shares Redding, CA MSA's FMR tier
Near-amount peers: Lewiston-Auburn, ME MSA ($1,586), Odessa, TX MSA ($1,595), Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL MSA ($1,604) .
For scale, bottom-quartile published amounts include Ponce, PR Metro Area, Saginaw, MI MSA, St. Joseph, MO-KS MSA, Bond County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area, Atascosa County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, Peoria, IL MSA - those metros are not substitutes for lease-up planning in Redding, CA MSA.
CA-state FMR neighbors for Redding, CA MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside CA: Chico, CA MSA ($1,625); Yuba City, CA MSA ($1,550); Fresno, CA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,664); Merced, CA MSA ($1,503); Bakersfield-Delano, CA MSA ($1,483); Visalia, CA MSA ($1,474); Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA ($1,469); Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA ($1,742) . 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 Redding, CA MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,172/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,212/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,590/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,211/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,667/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Redding, CA 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 Redding, CA 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 | $1,172/mo | $1,055/mo | $1,289/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,212/mo | $1,091/mo | $1,333/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,590/mo | $1,431/mo | $1,749/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,211/mo | $1,990/mo | $2,432/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,667/mo | $2,400/mo | $2,934/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Redding, CA MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,590/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,431–$1,749/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Redding, CA 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
- $1,590
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- -1.4%
- from FY2025 $1,613
- Span change
- +26.7%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1,255/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,339/mo | +6.7% |
| 2024 | $1,487/mo | +11.1% |
| 2025 | $1,613/mo | +8.5% |
| 2026 | $1,590/mo | -1.4% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Redding, CA MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,224/mo → 29.9% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Redding, CA MSA.
PHAs naming Redding, CA MSA
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF REDDING · 1,747 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in California . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
CA agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in CA whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- City of Pasadena Housing Department
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF NAPA
- Housing Authority of the City of Santa Monica
- Housing Authority of the County of Humboldt
- City of Oceanside Community Development Comm
- CITY OF VACAVILLE
- Housing Authority of the City of Glendale
- MENDOCINO COUNTY
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF REDDING
- Housing Authority of the City of Inglewood
Full near-amount ladder
- Lewiston-Auburn, ME MSA · $1,586
- Odessa, TX MSA · $1,595
- Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL MSA · $1,604
- Reading, PA MSA · $1,575
- St. George, UT MSA · $1,575
- Rochester, NY MSA · $1,573
- Winchester, VA-WV MSA · $1,573
- Asheville, NC MSA · $1,567
- Ogden, UT MSA · $1,614
- Greeley, CO MSA · $1,563
- Salem, OR MSA · $1,560
- Corvallis, OR MSA · $1,622
What to do with this FMR desk
Redding, CA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,590/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+26.7% 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. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF REDDING
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (29.9% 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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