High-FMR payment standards - San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA MSA is $3,001/month - 99th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#394 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 36.5% above market ; FMR rows touch San Diego County .
Expensive rung: who shares San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA MSA's FMR tier
Near-amount peers: Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area ($2,941), Oakland-Fremont, CA HUD Metro FMR Area ($2,912), San Benito County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area ($2,902) .
For scale, bottom-quartile published amounts include Atascosa County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, Erie County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area, San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro 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 Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA MSA.
CA-state FMR neighbors for San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside CA: Oakland-Fremont, CA HUD Metro FMR Area ($2,912); San Benito County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area ($2,902); Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA MSA ($3,124); Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA ($2,827); Napa, CA MSA ($2,773); Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA ($2,693); Salinas, CA MSA ($2,684); 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 Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $2,288/mo |
| 1-BR | $2,459/mo |
| 2-BR | $3,001/mo |
| 3-BR | $3,998/mo |
| 4-BR | $4,845/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, 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 | $2,288/mo | $2,059/mo | $2,517/mo |
| 1-BR | $2,459/mo | $2,213/mo | $2,705/mo |
| 2-BR | $3,001/mo | $2,701/mo | $3,301/mo |
| 3-BR | $3,998/mo | $3,598/mo | $4,398/mo |
| 4-BR | $4,845/mo | $4,361/mo | $5,330/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA MSA, the HUD reference rent is $3,001/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $2,701–$3,301/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $2,198/mo → 36.5% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, 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):
- Housing Authority of the City of Burbank
- COUNTY OF SHASTA HSG AUTH
- HSG AUTH OF THE CITY OF LIVERMORE
- Housing Authority of the City of Pomona
- City of Fairfield
- Housing Authority of the City of Baldwin Park
- CDC of National City
- CITY OF PITTSBURG HSG AUTH
- Housing Authority of the City of Inglewood
- CITY OF ROSEVILLE
Full near-amount ladder
- Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,941
- Oakland-Fremont, CA HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,912
- San Benito County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,902
- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA MSA · $3,124
- Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA · $2,827
- Napa, CA MSA · $2,773
- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA · $2,693
- Salinas, CA MSA · $2,684
- 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 Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $3,001/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (36.5% 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.
Verify with HUD → · Verify with U.S. Census Bureau → · Set a September HUD update reminder