High-FMR payment standards - Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA is $1,742/month - 82nd percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#325 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 17.3% above market ; FMR rows touch San Joaquin County .
Expensive rung: who shares Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA's FMR tier
Near-amount peers: Salt Lake City, UT HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,747), Broadwater County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,748), Colorado Springs, CO HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,735) .
For scale, bottom-quartile published amounts include Springfield, OH MSA, Springfield, MO HUD Metro FMR Area, Terre Haute, IN HUD Metro FMR Area, Little River County, AR HUD Metro FMR Area, Rock County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area, Toledo, OH MSA - those metros are not substitutes for lease-up planning in Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA.
CA-state FMR neighbors for Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside CA: Modesto, CA MSA ($1,758); Fresno, CA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,664); Chico, CA MSA ($1,625); Redding, CA MSA ($1,590); Yuba City, CA MSA ($1,550); Merced, CA MSA ($1,503); Bakersfield-Delano, CA MSA ($1,483); Visalia, CA MSA ($1,474) . 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 Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,288/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,395/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,742/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,423/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,922/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Stockton-Lodi, CA 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 Stockton-Lodi, CA 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 | $1,288/mo | $1,159/mo | $1,417/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,395/mo | $1,256/mo | $1,535/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,742/mo | $1,568/mo | $1,916/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,423/mo | $2,181/mo | $2,665/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,922/mo | $2,630/mo | $3,214/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,742/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,568–$1,916/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Stockton-Lodi, CA 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
- $1,742
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +0.3%
- from FY2025 $1,736
- Span change
- +33.5%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1,305/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,513/mo | +15.9% |
| 2024 | $1,607/mo | +6.2% |
| 2025 | $1,736/mo | +8.0% |
| 2026 | $1,742/mo | +0.3% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,485/mo → 17.3% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA.
CA agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in CA whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- City of Oceanside Community Development Comm
- Housing Authority of the City of Santa Monica
- City of Pasadena Housing Department
- Housing Authority of the City of Glendale
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF NAPA
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF REDDING
- Housing Authority of the County of Humboldt
- CITY OF VACAVILLE
- Imperial Valley Housing Authority
- MENDOCINO COUNTY
Full near-amount ladder
- Salt Lake City, UT HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,747
- Broadwater County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,748
- Colorado Springs, CO HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,735
- Fitchburg-Leominster, MA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,749
- Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV MSA · $1,735
- Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA · $1,750
- Springfield, MA MSA · $1,734
- Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA · $1,732
- Ithaca, NY MSA · $1,753
- Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,730
- Port St. Lucie, FL MSA · $1,757
- Modesto, CA MSA · $1,758
What to do with this FMR desk
Stockton-Lodi, CA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,742/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+33.5% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (17.3% 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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