Above-median FMR - Syracuse, NY MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Syracuse, NY MSA is $1,392/month - 62nd percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#245 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 26.3% above market ; FMR rows touch Madison County, Onondaga County, Oswego County .
Upper-half placement for Syracuse, NY MSA
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Penobscot County, ME (part) HUD Metro FMR Area; Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA; Crook County, OR HUD Metro FMR Area; Kenosha, WI MSA .
Low-FMR contrast set: Terre Haute, IN HUD Metro FMR Area, Little River County, AR HUD Metro FMR Area, Toledo, OH MSA, Topeka, KS MSA, Springfield, OH MSA, Springfield, MO HUD Metro FMR Area .
NY-state FMR neighbors for Syracuse, NY MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside NY: Watertown-Fort Drum, NY MSA ($1,405); Glens Falls, NY MSA ($1,348); Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY MSA ($1,343); Elmira, NY MSA ($1,283); Rochester, NY MSA ($1,573); Utica-Rome, NY MSA ($1,172); Binghamton, NY MSA ($1,103); Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA ($1,702) . 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 Syracuse, NY MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $995/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,123/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,392/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,691/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,848/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Syracuse, NY 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 Syracuse, NY 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 | $995/mo | $896/mo | $1,095/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,123/mo | $1,011/mo | $1,235/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,392/mo | $1,253/mo | $1,531/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,691/mo | $1,522/mo | $1,860/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,848/mo | $1,663/mo | $2,033/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Syracuse, NY MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,392/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,253–$1,531/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Syracuse, NY 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
- $1,392
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +5.4%
- from FY2025 $1,321
- Span change
- +44.1%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $966/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,109/mo | +14.8% |
| 2024 | $1,126/mo | +1.5% |
| 2025 | $1,321/mo | +17.3% |
| 2026 | $1,392/mo | +5.4% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Syracuse, NY MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,102/mo → 26.3% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Syracuse, NY MSA.
PHAs naming Syracuse, NY MSA
- Syracuse Housing Authority · 4,244 HCV units
- Village of North Syracuse Housing Authority · 287 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in New York . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
NY agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in NY 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
- Penobscot County, ME (part) HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,392
- Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA · $1,390
- Crook County, OR HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,385
- Kenosha, WI MSA · $1,402
- Tucson, AZ MSA · $1,402
- Yuma, AZ MSA · $1,382
- Chambersburg, PA MSA · $1,379
- Watertown-Fort Drum, NY MSA · $1,405
- Hinesville, GA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,406
- State College, PA MSA · $1,406
- Aransas County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,407
- Rochester, MN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,407
What to do with this FMR desk
Syracuse, NY HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,392/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+44.1% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Cross-check the 2 PHA records tied to this market against the HUD directory profile. Syracuse Housing Authority
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (26.3% 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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