Above-median FMR - Salem, OR MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Salem, OR MSA is $1,560/month - 73rd percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#288 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 18.4% above market ; FMR rows touch Marion County, Polk County .
Upper-half placement for Salem, OR MSA
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Greeley, CO MSA; Asheville, NC MSA; Walla Walla, WA MSA; Yuba City, CA MSA .
Low-FMR contrast set: Bond County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area, Atascosa County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, St. Joseph, MO-KS MSA, Erie County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area, Saginaw, MI MSA, San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area .
OR-state FMR neighbors for Salem, OR MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside OR: Medford, OR MSA ($1,530); Albany, OR MSA ($1,500); Corvallis, OR MSA ($1,622); Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA ($1,688); Crook County, OR HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,385); Grants Pass, OR MSA ($1,363); Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA ($1,922) . 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 Salem, OR MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,181/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,201/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,560/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,159/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,338/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Salem, OR 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 Salem, OR 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 | $1,181/mo | $1,063/mo | $1,299/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,201/mo | $1,081/mo | $1,321/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,560/mo | $1,404/mo | $1,716/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,159/mo | $1,943/mo | $2,375/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,338/mo | $2,104/mo | $2,572/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Salem, OR MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,560/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,404–$1,716/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Salem, OR 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
- $1,560
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +1.1%
- from FY2025 $1,543
- Span change
- +37.8%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1,132/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,245/mo | +10.0% |
| 2024 | $1,340/mo | +7.6% |
| 2025 | $1,543/mo | +15.1% |
| 2026 | $1,560/mo | +1.1% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Salem, OR MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,318/mo → 18.4% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Salem, OR MSA.
PHAs naming Salem, OR MSA
- Housing Authority of the City of Salem · 3,329 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Oregon . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
OR agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in OR whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- Mid-Columbia Housing Authority
- Housing and Urban Renewal Agency of Polk County
- Housing Authority of Douglas County
- Housing Authority of Lincoln County
- Coos-Curry Housing Authority
- Josephine Housing Community Development Council
- Northeast Oregon Housing Authority
- Klamath Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of Malheur County
- Housing Authority of the County of Umatilla
Full near-amount ladder
- Greeley, CO MSA · $1,563
- Asheville, NC MSA · $1,567
- Walla Walla, WA MSA · $1,550
- Yuba City, CA MSA · $1,550
- Coeur d'Alene, ID MSA · $1,547
- Rochester, NY MSA · $1,573
- Winchester, VA-WV MSA · $1,573
- Carson City, NV MSA · $1,546
- Reading, PA MSA · $1,575
- St. George, UT MSA · $1,575
- Kennewick-Richland, WA MSA · $1,538
- Lewiston-Auburn, ME MSA · $1,586
What to do with this FMR desk
Salem, OR HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,560/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+37.8% 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 Salem
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (18.4% 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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