Above-median FMR - Spokane, WA HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Spokane, WA HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,531/month - 71st percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#282 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 27.5% above market ; FMR rows touch Spokane 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 Spokane, WA HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Upper-half placement for Spokane, WA HUD Metro FMR Area
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Medford, OR MSA; New Bedford, MA HUD Metro FMR Area; Lancaster, PA MSA; Kennewick-Richland, WA MSA .
Low-FMR contrast set: Springfield, MO HUD Metro FMR Area, Springfield, OH MSA, Rock County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area, Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA, Sheboygan, WI MSA, Terre Haute, IN HUD Metro FMR Area .
WA-state FMR neighbors for Spokane, WA HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside WA: Kennewick-Richland, WA MSA ($1,538); Walla Walla, WA MSA ($1,550); Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA MSA ($1,500); Longview-Kelso, WA MSA ($1,451); Yakima, WA MSA ($1,374); Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA MSA ($1,720); Bellingham, WA MSA ($1,794); Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA MSA ($1,960) . 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 Spokane, WA HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,103/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,193/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,531/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,088/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,506/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Spokane, WA 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 Spokane, WA 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 | $1,103/mo | $993/mo | $1,213/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,193/mo | $1,074/mo | $1,312/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,531/mo | $1,378/mo | $1,684/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,088/mo | $1,879/mo | $2,297/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,506/mo | $2,255/mo | $2,757/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Spokane, WA HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,531/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,378–$1,684/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Spokane, WA HUD Metro FMR Area
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
- $1,531
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +6.0%
- from FY2025 $1,444
- Span change
- +48.2%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1,033/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,198/mo | +16.0% |
| 2024 | $1,304/mo | +8.8% |
| 2025 | $1,444/mo | +10.7% |
| 2026 | $1,531/mo | +6.0% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Spokane, WA HUD Metro FMR Area, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,201/mo → 27.5% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Spokane, WA HUD Metro FMR Area.
PHAs naming Spokane, WA HUD Metro FMR Area
- Spokane Housing Authority · 6,029 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Washington . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
WA agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in WA 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
- Medford, OR MSA · $1,530
- New Bedford, MA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,527
- Lancaster, PA MSA · $1,526
- Kennewick-Richland, WA MSA · $1,538
- Carson City, NV MSA · $1,546
- Coeur d'Alene, ID MSA · $1,547
- Gainesville, GA MSA · $1,514
- Walla Walla, WA MSA · $1,550
- Yuba City, CA MSA · $1,550
- Merced, CA MSA · $1,503
- Salem, OR MSA · $1,560
- Albany, OR MSA · $1,500
What to do with this FMR desk
Spokane, WA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,531/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+48.2% 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. Spokane Housing Authority
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (27.5% 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.
Verify with HUD → · Verify with U.S. Census Bureau → · Set a September HUD update reminder