Below-median FMR - Somerset County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area

HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Somerset County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,167/month - 30th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#121 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 0.2% below market ; FMR rows touch Somerset County .

Geography note: HUD divides this CBSA into 2 separate Fair Market Rent areas, each with its own rent schedule. The amounts above are for Somerset County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.

Lower-half placement for Somerset County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area

Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HUD Metro FMR Area; Jackson, MI MSA; Green Bay, WI HUD Metro FMR Area; Mankato, MN MSA .

High-FMR contrast (not peers): Salinas, CA MSA, Salt Lake City, UT HUD Metro FMR Area, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA MSA, Oakland-Fremont, CA HUD Metro FMR Area, San Benito County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area, San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA MSA .

MD-state FMR neighbors for Somerset County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area

Closest 2-BR amounts inside MD: Hagerstown, MD HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,261); Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA ($1,857); Calvert County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area ($2,083) . 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 Somerset County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area?

Size HUD FMR
Studio$901/mo
1-BR$907/mo
2-BR$1,167/mo
3-BR$1,586/mo
4-BR$1,667/mo

Section 8 payment standard range for Somerset County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area

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 Somerset County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area; 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 $901/mo $811/mo $991/mo
1-BR $907/mo $816/mo $998/mo
2-BR $1,167/mo $1,050/mo $1,284/mo
3-BR $1,586/mo $1,427/mo $1,745/mo
4-BR $1,667/mo $1,500/mo $1,834/mo

For a 2-bedroom in Somerset County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,167/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,050–$1,284/month before any tenant income share.

ACS median 2-BR rent $1,169/mo → 0.2% below market (borderline). Detail: gap analysis for Somerset County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area.

MD agencies near this metro's scale key

Housing authorities in MD whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):

Full near-amount ladder

What to do with this FMR desk

Somerset County, MD HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,167/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.

  • Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (0.2% below 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.

Verify with HUD → · Verify with U.S. Census Bureau → · Set a September HUD update reminder

Source and method. PlainVoucher compiles public HUD and U.S. Census release data into a searchable reference. Release periods and source boundaries are identified on each data surface; PlainVoucher does not determine eligibility, waitlist status, payment standards, or local PHA rules. Read our editorial standards and corrections policy, methodology, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-09-02.