High-FMR payment standards - Savannah, GA MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Savannah, GA MSA is $1,680/month - 78th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#311 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 28.9% above market ; FMR rows touch Bryan County, Chatham County, Effingham County .
Expensive rung: who shares Savannah, GA MSA's FMR tier
Near-amount peers: Panama City, FL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,682), Fairbanks-College, AK MSA ($1,676), Santa Fe, NM MSA ($1,685) .
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, Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA, Bond County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area - those metros are not substitutes for lease-up planning in Savannah, GA MSA.
GA-state FMR neighbors for Savannah, GA MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside GA: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,820); Gainesville, GA MSA ($1,514); Hinesville, GA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,406); Warner Robins, GA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,362); Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA ($1,331); Macon-Bibb County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,307); Brunswick-St. Simons, GA MSA ($1,293); Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,261) . 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 Savannah, GA MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,455/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,533/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,680/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,235/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,547/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Savannah, GA 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 Savannah, GA 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 | $1,455/mo | $1,310/mo | $1,601/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,533/mo | $1,380/mo | $1,686/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,680/mo | $1,512/mo | $1,848/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,235/mo | $2,012/mo | $2,459/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,547/mo | $2,292/mo | $2,802/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Savannah, GA MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,680/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,512–$1,848/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Savannah, GA 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
- $1,680
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +6.1%
- from FY2025 $1,584
- Span change
- +57.5%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1,067/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,256/mo | +17.7% |
| 2024 | $1,445/mo | +15.0% |
| 2025 | $1,584/mo | +9.6% |
| 2026 | $1,680/mo | +6.1% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Savannah, GA MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,303/mo → 28.9% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Savannah, GA MSA.
PHAs naming Savannah, GA MSA
- Housing Authority of Savannah · 3,438 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Georgia . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
GA agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in GA 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 Jonesboro
- NORTHWEST GA HOUSING AUTHORITY
- Housing Authority of the City of Decatur
- Housing Authority of Fulton County
- Housing Authority of the City of Brunswick
- Housing Authority of the City of Americus
- Housing Authority of the City of East Point
- Housing Authority of the City of Carrollton
- Housing Authority of the City of College Park
- Housing Authority of the City of Marietta
Full near-amount ladder
- Panama City, FL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,682
- Fairbanks-College, AK MSA · $1,676
- Santa Fe, NM MSA · $1,685
- Vineland, NJ MSA · $1,673
- Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA · $1,688
- Fresno, CA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,664
- Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA · $1,702
- Ann Arbor, MI MSA · $1,656
- Boise City, ID HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,655
- Richmond, VA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,655
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,709
- Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL MSA · $1,709
What to do with this FMR desk
Savannah, GA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,680/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+57.5% 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 Savannah
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (28.9% 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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