Above-median FMR - St. George, UT MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for St. George, UT MSA is $1,575/month - 74th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#294 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 20.4% above market ; FMR rows touch Washington County .
Upper-half placement for St. George, UT MSA
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Reading, PA MSA; Rochester, NY MSA; Winchester, VA-WV MSA; Asheville, NC MSA .
Low-FMR contrast set: St. Joseph, MO-KS MSA, Bond County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area, Saginaw, MI MSA, Atascosa County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, Erie County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area, San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area .
UT-state FMR neighbors for St. George, UT MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside UT: Ogden, UT MSA ($1,614); Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT MSA ($1,460); Salt Lake City, UT HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,747); Logan, UT-ID MSA ($1,241) . 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 St. George, UT MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,210/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,218/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,575/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,072/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,624/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for St. George, UT 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 St. George, UT 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 | $1,210/mo | $1,089/mo | $1,331/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,218/mo | $1,096/mo | $1,340/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,575/mo | $1,418/mo | $1,733/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,072/mo | $1,865/mo | $2,279/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,624/mo | $2,362/mo | $2,886/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in St. George, UT MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,575/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,418–$1,733/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · St. George, UT 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
- $1,575
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +6.1%
- from FY2025 $1,485
- Span change
- +44.6%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1,089/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,226/mo | +12.6% |
| 2024 | $1,355/mo | +10.5% |
| 2025 | $1,485/mo | +9.6% |
| 2026 | $1,575/mo | +6.1% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for St. George, UT MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,308/mo → 20.4% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for St. George, UT MSA.
PHAs naming St. George, UT MSA
- St. George Housing Authority · 318 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Utah . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
UT agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in UT 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 Carbon County
- Weber Housing Authority
- St. George Housing Authority
- Logan City Housing Authority
- Cedar City Housing Authority
- Tooele County Housing Authority
- Bear River Regional Housing Authority
- Roosevelt City Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of Southeastern Utah
- Myton City Housing Authority
Full near-amount ladder
- Reading, PA MSA · $1,575
- Rochester, NY MSA · $1,573
- Winchester, VA-WV MSA · $1,573
- Asheville, NC MSA · $1,567
- Lewiston-Auburn, ME MSA · $1,586
- Greeley, CO MSA · $1,563
- Redding, CA MSA · $1,590
- Salem, OR MSA · $1,560
- Odessa, TX MSA · $1,595
- Walla Walla, WA MSA · $1,550
- Yuba City, CA MSA · $1,550
- Coeur d'Alene, ID MSA · $1,547
What to do with this FMR desk
St. George, UT HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,575/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+44.6% 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. St. George Housing Authority
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (20.4% 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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