High-FMR payment standards - Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL MSA is $1,604/month - 75th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#298 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 24.6% above market ; FMR rows touch Indian River County .
Expensive rung: who shares Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL MSA's FMR tier
Near-amount peers: Odessa, TX MSA ($1,595), Ogden, UT MSA ($1,614), Redding, CA MSA ($1,590) .
For scale, bottom-quartile published amounts include Sheboygan, WI MSA, Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA, San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area, Erie County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area, Rock County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area, Atascosa County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area - those metros are not substitutes for lease-up planning in Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL MSA.
FL-state FMR neighbors for Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside FL: Panama City, FL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,682); Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL MSA ($1,709); Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA ($1,497); Gainesville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,493); Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA ($1,471); Punta Gorda, FL MSA ($1,470); Port St. Lucie, FL MSA ($1,757); Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,785) . 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 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,214/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,222/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,604/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,956/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,691/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL 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 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL 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 | $1,214/mo | $1,093/mo | $1,335/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,222/mo | $1,100/mo | $1,344/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,604/mo | $1,444/mo | $1,764/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,956/mo | $1,760/mo | $2,152/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,691/mo | $2,422/mo | $2,960/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,604/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,444–$1,764/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,287/mo → 24.6% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL MSA.
FL agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in FL 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 HOMESTEAD
- Gainesville Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of City of Daytona Beach
- Pasco County Housing Authority
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF LAKELAND
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF BREVARD COUNTY
- SARASOTA HOUSING AUTHORITY
- Ocala Housing Authority
- CLEARWATER HOUSING AUTHORITY
- City of Pensacola Housing Division
Full near-amount ladder
- Odessa, TX MSA · $1,595
- Ogden, UT MSA · $1,614
- Redding, CA MSA · $1,590
- Corvallis, OR MSA · $1,622
- Lewiston-Auburn, ME MSA · $1,586
- Chico, CA MSA · $1,625
- Pittsfield, MA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,626
- Anchorage, AK HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,631
- Reading, PA MSA · $1,575
- St. George, UT MSA · $1,575
- Rochester, NY MSA · $1,573
- Winchester, VA-WV MSA · $1,573
What to do with this FMR desk
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,604/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (24.6% 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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