Above-median FMR - Tucson, AZ MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Tucson, AZ MSA is $1,402/month - 62nd percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#247 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 16.5% above market ; FMR rows touch Pima County .
Upper-half placement for Tucson, AZ MSA
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Kenosha, WI MSA; Watertown-Fort Drum, NY MSA; Hinesville, GA HUD Metro FMR Area; State College, PA MSA .
Low-FMR contrast set: Topeka, KS MSA, Toledo, OH MSA, Little River County, AR HUD Metro FMR Area, Terre Haute, IN HUD Metro FMR Area, Bosque County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, Springfield, OH MSA .
AZ-state FMR neighbors for Tucson, AZ MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside AZ: Yuma, AZ MSA ($1,382); Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ MSA ($1,365); Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ MSA ($1,257); Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ MSA ($1,637); Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MSA ($1,839); Flagstaff, AZ MSA ($1,921) . 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 Tucson, AZ MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $967/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,081/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,402/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,950/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,245/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Tucson, AZ 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 Tucson, AZ 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 | $967/mo | $870/mo | $1,064/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,081/mo | $973/mo | $1,189/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,402/mo | $1,262/mo | $1,542/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,950/mo | $1,755/mo | $2,145/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,245/mo | $2,021/mo | $2,470/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Tucson, AZ MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,402/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,262–$1,542/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Tucson, AZ 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
- $1,402
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +2.1%
- from FY2025 $1,373
- Span change
- +40.1%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1,001/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,175/mo | +17.4% |
| 2024 | $1,337/mo | +13.8% |
| 2025 | $1,373/mo | +2.7% |
| 2026 | $1,402/mo | +2.1% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Tucson, AZ MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,203/mo → 16.5% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Tucson, AZ MSA.
PHAs naming Tucson, AZ MSA
- Housing and Community Development Tucson · 4,988 HCV units
- South Tucson Housing Authority · 136 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Arizona . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
AZ agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in AZ whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- Flagstaff Housing Authority
- Mohave County Housing Authority
- Chandler Housing & Redevelopment Division
- Yuma County Housing Department
- Scottsdale Housing Agency
- Housing Authority of Cochise County
- Arizona Department of Housing
- Pinal County Housing Authority
- Nogales Housing Authority
- Arizona Behavioral Health Corporation
Full near-amount ladder
- Kenosha, WI MSA · $1,402
- 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
- Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,411
- Lebanon, PA MSA · $1,411
- Penobscot County, ME (part) HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,392
- Syracuse, NY MSA · $1,392
- Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA · $1,390
- Columbus, IN MSA · $1,415
What to do with this FMR desk
Tucson, AZ HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,402/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+40.1% 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. Housing and Community Development Tucson
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (16.5% 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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