Below-median FMR - Roanoke, VA HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Roanoke, VA HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,254/month - 44th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#174 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 32.6% above market ; FMR rows touch Botetourt County, Craig County, Roanoke County, Roanoke city, Salem city .
Geography note: HUD divides this CBSA into 2 separate Fair Market Rent areas, each with its own rent schedule. The amounts above are for Roanoke, VA HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Lower-half placement for Roanoke, VA HUD Metro FMR Area
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA; Fayetteville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area; Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ MSA; Grand Junction, CO MSA .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA, Richmond, VA HUD Metro FMR Area, Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA, Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA HUD Metro FMR Area, Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ MSA, Port St. Lucie, FL MSA .
VA-state FMR neighbors for Roanoke, VA HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside VA: Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA MSA ($1,261); Lynchburg, VA MSA ($1,187); Harrisonburg, VA MSA ($1,322); Floyd County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,094); Winchester, VA-WV MSA ($1,573); Richmond, VA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,655); Charlottesville, VA MSA ($1,824) . 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 Roanoke, VA HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,004/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,053/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,254/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,743/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,104/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Roanoke, 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 Roanoke, 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 | $1,004/mo | $904/mo | $1,104/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,053/mo | $948/mo | $1,158/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,254/mo | $1,129/mo | $1,379/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,743/mo | $1,569/mo | $1,917/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,104/mo | $1,894/mo | $2,314/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Roanoke, VA HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,254/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,129–$1,379/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Roanoke, VA HUD Metro FMR Area
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
- $1,254
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +9.9%
- from FY2025 $1,141
- Span change
- +42.7%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $879/mo | - |
| 2023 | $990/mo | +12.6% |
| 2024 | $1,088/mo | +9.9% |
| 2025 | $1,141/mo | +4.9% |
| 2026 | $1,254/mo | +9.9% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Roanoke, VA HUD Metro FMR Area, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $946/mo → 32.6% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Roanoke, VA HUD Metro FMR Area.
PHAs naming Roanoke, VA HUD Metro FMR Area
- Roanoke Redevelopment & Housing Authority · 2,579 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):
- Arlington County Dept of Human Services
- Chesapeake Redevelopment & Housing Authority
- Danville Redevelopment & Housing Authority
- Va. Beach Dept. of Hsg & Neighborhood Pres.
- Prince William County Office of HCD
- Alexandria Redevelopment & Housing Authority
- Suffolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority
- Lynchburg Redevelopment & Housing Authority
- Roanoke Redevelopment & Housing Authority
- Portsmouth Redevelopment & Housing Authority
Full near-amount ladder
- Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA · $1,252
- Fayetteville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,251
- Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ MSA · $1,257
- Grand Junction, CO MSA · $1,249
- Jackson, TN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,260
- Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,261
- Hagerstown, MD HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,261
- Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA MSA · $1,261
- Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA · $1,246
- Goldsboro, NC MSA · $1,244
- Oklahoma City, OK HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,244
- Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,266
What to do with this FMR desk
Roanoke, VA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,254/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+42.7% 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. Roanoke Redevelopment & Housing Authority
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (32.6% 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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