Below-median FMR - Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA MSA

HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA MSA is $1,261/month - 45th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#179 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 30.9% above market ; FMR rows touch Augusta County, Staunton city, Waynesboro city .

Lower-half placement for Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA MSA

Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area; Hagerstown, MD HUD Metro FMR Area; Jackson, TN HUD Metro FMR Area; Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ MSA .

High-FMR contrast (not peers): Springfield, MA MSA, Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA, Trenton-Princeton, NJ MSA, Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL MSA, Seattle-Bellevue, WA HUD Metro FMR Area .

VA-state FMR neighbors for Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA MSA

Closest 2-BR amounts inside VA: Roanoke, VA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,254); Harrisonburg, VA MSA ($1,322); Lynchburg, VA MSA ($1,187); Floyd County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,094); Winchester, VA-WV MSA ($1,573); Richmond, VA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,655); Charlottesville, VA MSA ($1,824) . 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 Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA MSA?

Size HUD FMR
Studio$1,088/mo
1-BR$1,095/mo
2-BR$1,261/mo
3-BR$1,734/mo
4-BR$1,941/mo

Section 8 payment standard range for Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA 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 Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA 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 $1,088/mo $979/mo $1,197/mo
1-BR $1,095/mo $986/mo $1,205/mo
2-BR $1,261/mo $1,135/mo $1,387/mo
3-BR $1,734/mo $1,561/mo $1,907/mo
4-BR $1,941/mo $1,747/mo $2,135/mo

For a 2-bedroom in Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,261/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,135–$1,387/month before any tenant income share.

ACS median 2-BR rent $963/mo → 30.9% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA MSA.

VA agencies near this metro's scale key

Housing authorities in VA 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

Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,261/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.

  • Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (30.9% 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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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.