Below-median FMR - Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ MSA is $1,257/month - 44th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#175 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 43.8% above market ; FMR rows touch Cochise County .
Lower-half placement for Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ MSA
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Jackson, TN HUD Metro FMR Area; Roanoke, VA HUD Metro FMR Area; Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area; Hagerstown, MD HUD Metro FMR Area .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Springfield, MA MSA, Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL MSA, Seattle-Bellevue, WA HUD Metro FMR Area, Savannah, GA MSA, Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA MSA .
AZ-state FMR neighbors for Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside AZ: Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ MSA ($1,365); Yuma, AZ MSA ($1,382); Tucson, AZ MSA ($1,402); Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ MSA ($1,637); Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MSA ($1,839); Flagstaff, AZ MSA ($1,921) . 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 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $887/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,111/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,257/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,748/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,109/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ 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 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ 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 | $887/mo | $798/mo | $976/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,111/mo | $1,000/mo | $1,222/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,257/mo | $1,131/mo | $1,383/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,748/mo | $1,573/mo | $1,923/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,109/mo | $1,898/mo | $2,320/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,257/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,131–$1,383/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ 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
- $1,257
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +4.7%
- from FY2025 $1,201
- Span change
- +38.6%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $907/mo | - |
| 2023 | $964/mo | +6.3% |
| 2024 | $1,067/mo | +10.7% |
| 2025 | $1,201/mo | +12.6% |
| 2026 | $1,257/mo | +4.7% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $874/mo → 43.8% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ MSA.
AZ agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in AZ whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- Arizona Department of Housing
- Nogales Housing Authority
- Arizona Behavioral Health Corporation
- Yuma County Housing Department
- South Tucson Housing Authority
- Winslow Public Housing Authority
- Chandler Housing & Redevelopment Division
- Gila County Housing Authority
- Flagstaff Housing Authority
- Mohave County Housing Authority
Full near-amount ladder
- Jackson, TN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,260
- Roanoke, VA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,254
- Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,261
- Hagerstown, MD HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,261
- Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA MSA · $1,261
- Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA · $1,252
- Fayetteville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,251
- Grand Junction, CO MSA · $1,249
- Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,266
- Akron, OH MSA · $1,268
- Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA · $1,246
- Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA · $1,268
What to do with this FMR desk
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,257/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+38.6% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (43.8% 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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