High-FMR payment standards - Springfield, MA MSA

HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Springfield, MA MSA is $1,734/month - 81st percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#322 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 44.6% above market ; FMR rows touch Hampden County .

Expensive rung: who shares Springfield, MA MSA's FMR tier

Near-amount peers: Colorado Springs, CO HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,735), Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV MSA ($1,735), Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA ($1,732) .

For scale, bottom-quartile published amounts include 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 - those metros are not substitutes for lease-up planning in Springfield, MA MSA.

MA-state FMR neighbors for Springfield, MA MSA

Closest 2-BR amounts inside MA: Fitchburg-Leominster, MA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,749); Pittsfield, MA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,626); New Bedford, MA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,527); Amherst Town-Northampton, MA MSA ($2,004); Barnstable Town, MA MSA ($2,422); Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area ($2,941) . 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 Springfield, MA MSA?

Size HUD FMR
Studio$1,219/mo
1-BR$1,382/mo
2-BR$1,734/mo
3-BR$2,127/mo
4-BR$2,296/mo

Section 8 payment standard range for Springfield, MA 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 Springfield, MA 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 $1,219/mo $1,097/mo $1,341/mo
1-BR $1,382/mo $1,244/mo $1,520/mo
2-BR $1,734/mo $1,561/mo $1,907/mo
3-BR $2,127/mo $1,914/mo $2,340/mo
4-BR $2,296/mo $2,066/mo $2,526/mo

For a 2-bedroom in Springfield, MA MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,734/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,561–$1,907/month before any tenant income share.

ACS median 2-BR rent $1,199/mo → 44.6% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Springfield, MA MSA.

PHAs naming Springfield, MA MSA

Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Massachusetts . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.

MA agencies near this metro's scale key

Housing authorities in MA 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

Springfield, MA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,734/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.

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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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.