High-FMR payment standards - Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA is $2,201/month - 95th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#375 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 31.9% above market ; FMR rows touch Riverside County, San Bernardino County .
Expensive rung: who shares Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA's FMR tier
Near-amount peers: Vallejo, CA MSA ($2,178), Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area ($2,246), Bozeman, MT MSA ($2,154) .
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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA.
CA-state FMR neighbors for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside CA: Vallejo, CA MSA ($2,178); Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA HUD Metro FMR Area ($2,255); San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA MSA ($2,512); Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area ($2,601); Modesto, CA MSA ($1,758); Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA ($1,742); Salinas, CA MSA ($2,684); Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA ($2,693) . 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,692/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,777/mo |
| 2-BR | $2,201/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,912/mo |
| 4-BR | $3,514/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, 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 | $1,692/mo | $1,523/mo | $1,861/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,777/mo | $1,599/mo | $1,955/mo |
| 2-BR | $2,201/mo | $1,981/mo | $2,421/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,912/mo | $2,621/mo | $3,203/mo |
| 4-BR | $3,514/mo | $3,163/mo | $3,865/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA, the HUD reference rent is $2,201/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,981–$2,421/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, 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
- $2,201
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- -4.6%
- from FY2025 $2,306
- Span change
- +45.9%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1,509/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,751/mo | +16.0% |
| 2024 | $2,010/mo | +14.8% |
| 2025 | $2,306/mo | +14.7% |
| 2026 | $2,201/mo | -4.6% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,668/mo → 31.9% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA.
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):
- Imperial Valley Housing Authority
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF REDDING
- Housing Authority of the City of Oxnard
- CITY OF SANTA ROSA
- Housing Authority of the County of Yolo
- Housing Authority of the City of Glendale
- Housing Authority of the City of San Buenaventura
- Regional Housing Authority
- City of Oceanside Community Development Comm
- CITY OF ALAMEDA HOUSING AUTHORITY
Full near-amount ladder
- Vallejo, CA MSA · $2,178
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,246
- Bozeman, MT MSA · $2,154
- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,255
- Burlington-South Burlington, VT MSA · $2,140
- Nashua, NH HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,127
- Boulder, CO MSA · $2,124
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA · $2,089
- Calvert County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,083
- Bergen-Passaic, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,324
- Fort Lauderdale, FL HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,333
- Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA MSA · $2,031
What to do with this FMR desk
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $2,201/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+45.9% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (31.9% 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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