High-FMR payment standards - San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA MSA is $2,512/month - 97th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#384 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 29.6% above market ; FMR rows touch San Luis Obispo County .
Expensive rung: who shares San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA MSA's FMR tier
Near-amount peers: Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT MSA ($2,511), Seattle-Bellevue, WA HUD Metro FMR Area ($2,501), Kalawao County, HI HUD Metro FMR Area ($2,492) .
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 Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA MSA.
CA-state FMR neighbors for San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside CA: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area ($2,601); Salinas, CA MSA ($2,684); Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA ($2,693); Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA HUD Metro FMR Area ($2,255); Napa, CA MSA ($2,773); Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA ($2,201); Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA ($2,827); Vallejo, CA MSA ($2,178) . 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 Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,732/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,914/mo |
| 2-BR | $2,512/mo |
| 3-BR | $3,370/mo |
| 4-BR | $3,861/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, 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 Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, 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 | $1,732/mo | $1,559/mo | $1,905/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,914/mo | $1,723/mo | $2,105/mo |
| 2-BR | $2,512/mo | $2,261/mo | $2,763/mo |
| 3-BR | $3,370/mo | $3,033/mo | $3,707/mo |
| 4-BR | $3,861/mo | $3,475/mo | $4,247/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA MSA, the HUD reference rent is $2,512/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $2,261–$2,763/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,938/mo → 29.6% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, 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):
- MENDOCINO COUNTY
- CITY OF VACAVILLE
- Housing Authority of the City of Inglewood
- Housing Authority of the County of Humboldt
- CITY OF PITTSBURG HSG AUTH
- CDC of National City
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF NAPA
- Housing Authority of the City of Pomona
- City of Pasadena Housing Department
- Housing Authority of the City of Santa Monica
Full near-amount ladder
- Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT MSA · $2,511
- Seattle-Bellevue, WA HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,501
- Kalawao County, HI HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,492
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,601
- Barnstable Town, MA MSA · $2,422
- Urban Honolulu, HI MSA · $2,642
- Salinas, CA MSA · $2,684
- Fort Lauderdale, FL HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,333
- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA · $2,693
- Bergen-Passaic, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,324
- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,255
- Napa, CA MSA · $2,773
What to do with this FMR desk
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $2,512/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (29.6% 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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