Above-median FMR - Tyler, TX MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Tyler, TX MSA is $1,338/month - 55th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#217 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 15.3% above market ; FMR rows touch Smith County .
Upper-half placement for Tyler, TX MSA
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MSA; San Angelo, TX MSA; York-Hanover, PA MSA; Barry County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area .
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, Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HUD Metro FMR Area .
TX-state FMR neighbors for Tyler, TX MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside TX: San Angelo, TX MSA ($1,339); Sherman-Denison, TX MSA ($1,351); Abilene, TX MSA ($1,276); Aransas County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,407); Victoria, TX MSA ($1,442); Killeen-Temple, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,233); Longview, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,199); El Paso, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,191) . 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 Tyler, TX MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $984/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,089/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,338/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,793/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,981/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Tyler, TX 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 Tyler, TX 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 | $984/mo | $886/mo | $1,082/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,089/mo | $980/mo | $1,198/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,338/mo | $1,204/mo | $1,472/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,793/mo | $1,614/mo | $1,972/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,981/mo | $1,783/mo | $2,179/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Tyler, TX MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,338/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,204–$1,472/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Tyler, TX 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
- $1,338
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +0.4%
- from FY2025 $1,333
- Span change
- +29.0%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1,037/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,133/mo | +9.3% |
| 2024 | $1,235/mo | +9.0% |
| 2025 | $1,333/mo | +7.9% |
| 2026 | $1,338/mo | +0.4% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Tyler, TX MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,161/mo → 15.3% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Tyler, TX MSA.
PHAs naming Tyler, TX MSA
- Tyler Housing Agency · 1,022 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Texas . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
TX agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in TX whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- Mission Housing Authority
- Harlingen Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Baytown
- Greenville Housing Authority
- Housing Authority City of Orange
- Housing Authority of the City of Texas City
- Del Rio Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of Travis County
- Hidalgo County Housing Authority
- Pharr Housing Authority
Full near-amount ladder
- Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MSA · $1,338
- San Angelo, TX MSA · $1,339
- York-Hanover, PA MSA · $1,335
- Barry County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,334
- Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY MSA · $1,343
- Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA · $1,331
- Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MSA · $1,345
- New Orleans-Metairie, LA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,331
- Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA MSA · $1,331
- Clarksville, TN-KY HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,346
- Greensboro-High Point, NC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,330
- Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA · $1,347
What to do with this FMR desk
Tyler, TX HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,338/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+29.0% 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. Tyler Housing Agency
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (15.3% 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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