Above-median FMR - Rochester, NY MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Rochester, NY MSA is $1,573/month - 73rd percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#291 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 33.6% above market ; FMR rows touch Livingston County, Monroe County, Ontario County, Orleans County, Wayne County .
Upper-half placement for Rochester, NY MSA
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Winchester, VA-WV MSA; Reading, PA MSA; St. George, UT MSA; Asheville, NC MSA .
Low-FMR contrast set: Saginaw, MI MSA, St. Joseph, MO-KS MSA, Bond County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area, Atascosa County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, Erie County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area, San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area .
NY-state FMR neighbors for Rochester, NY MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside NY: Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA ($1,702); Watertown-Fort Drum, NY MSA ($1,405); Ithaca, NY MSA ($1,753); Syracuse, NY MSA ($1,392); Glens Falls, NY MSA ($1,348); Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY MSA ($1,343); Kingston, NY MSA ($1,818); Elmira, NY MSA ($1,283) . 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 Rochester, NY MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,116/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,256/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,573/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,895/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,083/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Rochester, NY 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 Rochester, NY 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 | $1,116/mo | $1,004/mo | $1,228/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,256/mo | $1,130/mo | $1,382/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,573/mo | $1,416/mo | $1,730/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,895/mo | $1,706/mo | $2,085/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,083/mo | $1,875/mo | $2,291/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Rochester, NY MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,573/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,416–$1,730/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,177/mo → 33.6% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Rochester, NY MSA.
PHAs naming Rochester, NY MSA
- Rochester Housing Authority · 10,456 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in New York . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
NY agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in NY whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
Full near-amount ladder
- Winchester, VA-WV MSA · $1,573
- Reading, PA MSA · $1,575
- St. George, UT MSA · $1,575
- Asheville, NC MSA · $1,567
- Greeley, CO MSA · $1,563
- Lewiston-Auburn, ME MSA · $1,586
- Salem, OR MSA · $1,560
- Redding, CA MSA · $1,590
- Odessa, TX MSA · $1,595
- Walla Walla, WA MSA · $1,550
- Yuba City, CA MSA · $1,550
- Coeur d'Alene, ID MSA · $1,547
What to do with this FMR desk
Rochester, NY HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,573/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. Rochester Housing Authority
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (33.6% 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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