High-FMR payment standards - San Benito County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for San Benito County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area is $2,902/month - 99th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#391 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 0.7% above market ; FMR rows touch San Benito 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 San Benito County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Expensive rung: who shares San Benito County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area's FMR tier
Near-amount peers: Oakland-Fremont, CA HUD Metro FMR Area ($2,912), Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area ($2,941), Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA ($2,827) .
For scale, bottom-quartile published amounts include San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area, Erie County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area, Atascosa County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, Bond County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area, St. Joseph, MO-KS MSA, Saginaw, MI MSA - those metros are not substitutes for lease-up planning in San Benito County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area.
CA-state FMR neighbors for San Benito County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside CA: Oakland-Fremont, CA HUD Metro FMR Area ($2,912); Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA ($2,827); San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA MSA ($3,001); Napa, CA MSA ($2,773); Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA ($2,693); Salinas, CA MSA ($2,684); Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA MSA ($3,124); Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area ($2,601) . 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 San Benito County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $2,205/mo |
| 1-BR | $2,212/mo |
| 2-BR | $2,902/mo |
| 3-BR | $3,944/mo |
| 4-BR | $4,190/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for San Benito County, CA 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 San Benito County, CA 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 | $2,205/mo | $1,985/mo | $2,426/mo |
| 1-BR | $2,212/mo | $1,991/mo | $2,433/mo |
| 2-BR | $2,902/mo | $2,612/mo | $3,192/mo |
| 3-BR | $3,944/mo | $3,550/mo | $4,338/mo |
| 4-BR | $4,190/mo | $3,771/mo | $4,609/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in San Benito County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $2,902/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $2,612–$3,192/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $2,881/mo → 0.7% above market (covers market). Detail: gap analysis for San Benito County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area.
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):
- Housing Authority of the City of Inglewood
- MENDOCINO COUNTY
- CITY OF PITTSBURG HSG AUTH
- CDC of National City
- Housing Authority of the City of Pomona
- CITY OF VACAVILLE
- COUNTY OF SHASTA HSG AUTH
- Housing Authority of the City of Burbank
- Housing Authority of the County of Humboldt
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF NAPA
Full near-amount ladder
- Oakland-Fremont, CA HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,912
- Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,941
- Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA · $2,827
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA MSA · $3,001
- Napa, CA MSA · $2,773
- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA · $2,693
- Salinas, CA MSA · $2,684
- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA MSA · $3,124
- Urban Honolulu, HI MSA · $2,642
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,601
- San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA MSA · $2,512
- Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT MSA · $2,511
What to do with this FMR desk
San Benito County, CA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $2,902/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (0.7% 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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