High-FMR payment standards - Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA is $2,827/month - 98th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#390 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 30.4% above market ; FMR rows touch Sonoma County .
Expensive rung: who shares Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA's FMR tier
Near-amount peers: Napa, CA MSA ($2,773), San Benito County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area ($2,902), Oakland-Fremont, CA HUD Metro FMR Area ($2,912) .
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, Sheboygan, WI MSA, Bond County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area, St. Joseph, MO-KS MSA - those metros are not substitutes for lease-up planning in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA.
CA-state FMR neighbors for Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside CA: Napa, CA MSA ($2,773); San Benito County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area ($2,902); Oakland-Fremont, CA HUD Metro FMR Area ($2,912); Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA ($2,693); Salinas, CA MSA ($2,684); San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA MSA ($3,001); Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area ($2,601); Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA MSA ($3,124) . 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 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,949/mo |
| 1-BR | $2,155/mo |
| 2-BR | $2,827/mo |
| 3-BR | $3,887/mo |
| 4-BR | $4,147/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Santa Rosa-Petaluma, 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 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, 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 | $1,949/mo | $1,754/mo | $2,144/mo |
| 1-BR | $2,155/mo | $1,940/mo | $2,371/mo |
| 2-BR | $2,827/mo | $2,544/mo | $3,110/mo |
| 3-BR | $3,887/mo | $3,498/mo | $4,276/mo |
| 4-BR | $4,147/mo | $3,732/mo | $4,562/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA, the HUD reference rent is $2,827/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $2,544–$3,110/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $2,168/mo → 30.4% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Santa Rosa-Petaluma, 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):
- City of Pasadena Housing Department
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF NAPA
- Housing Authority of the City of Santa Monica
- Housing Authority of the County of Humboldt
- City of Oceanside Community Development Comm
- CITY OF VACAVILLE
- Housing Authority of the City of Glendale
- MENDOCINO COUNTY
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF REDDING
- Housing Authority of the City of Inglewood
Full near-amount ladder
- Napa, CA MSA · $2,773
- San Benito County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,902
- Oakland-Fremont, CA HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,912
- Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,941
- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA · $2,693
- Salinas, CA MSA · $2,684
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA MSA · $3,001
- Urban Honolulu, HI MSA · $2,642
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,601
- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA MSA · $3,124
- San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA MSA · $2,512
- Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT MSA · $2,511
What to do with this FMR desk
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $2,827/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (30.4% 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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