High-FMR payment standards - Richmond, VA HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Richmond, VA HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,655/month - 77th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#306 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 21.1% above market ; FMR rows touch Amelia County, Charles City County, Chesterfield County, Colonial Heights city, Dinwiddie County, Goochland County, Hanover County, Henrico 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 Richmond, VA HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Expensive rung: who shares Richmond, VA HUD Metro FMR Area's FMR tier
Near-amount peers: Boise City, ID HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,655), Ann Arbor, MI MSA ($1,656), Fresno, CA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,664) .
For scale, bottom-quartile published amounts include Saginaw, MI MSA, St. Joseph, MO-KS MSA, Bond County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area, Ponce, PR Metro Area, Atascosa County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, Erie County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area - those metros are not substitutes for lease-up planning in Richmond, VA HUD Metro FMR Area.
VA-state FMR neighbors for Richmond, VA HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside VA: Winchester, VA-WV MSA ($1,573); Charlottesville, VA MSA ($1,824); Harrisonburg, VA MSA ($1,322); Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA MSA ($1,261); Roanoke, VA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,254); Lynchburg, VA MSA ($1,187); Floyd County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,094) . 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 Richmond, VA HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,442/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,507/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,655/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,072/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,553/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Richmond, VA 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 Richmond, VA 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 | $1,442/mo | $1,298/mo | $1,586/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,507/mo | $1,356/mo | $1,658/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,655/mo | $1,490/mo | $1,821/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,072/mo | $1,865/mo | $2,279/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,553/mo | $2,298/mo | $2,808/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Richmond, VA HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,655/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,490–$1,821/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,367/mo → 21.1% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Richmond, VA HUD Metro FMR Area.
PHAs naming Richmond, VA HUD Metro FMR Area
- Richmond Redevelopment & Housing Authority · 4,303 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Virginia . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
VA agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in VA whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- Danville Redevelopment & Housing Authority
- Arlington County Dept of Human Services
- Chesapeake Redevelopment & Housing Authority
- Va. Beach Dept. of Hsg & Neighborhood Pres.
- Prince William County Office of HCD
- Suffolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority
- Lynchburg Redevelopment & Housing Authority
- Petersburg Redevelopment & Housing Authority
- Alexandria Redevelopment & Housing Authority
- Harrisonburg Redevelopment & Housing Authorit
Full near-amount ladder
- Boise City, ID HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,655
- Ann Arbor, MI MSA · $1,656
- Fresno, CA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,664
- Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ MSA · $1,637
- Vineland, NJ MSA · $1,673
- Fairbanks-College, AK MSA · $1,676
- Anchorage, AK HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,631
- Savannah, GA MSA · $1,680
- Panama City, FL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,682
- Pittsfield, MA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,626
- Chico, CA MSA · $1,625
- Santa Fe, NM MSA · $1,685
What to do with this FMR desk
Richmond, VA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,655/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Cross-check the 1 PHA record tied to this market against the HUD directory profile. Richmond Redevelopment & Housing Authority
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (21.1% 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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