Below-median FMR - Utica-Rome, NY MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Utica-Rome, NY MSA is $1,172/month - 31st percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#123 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 23.0% above market ; FMR rows touch Herkimer County, Oneida County .
Lower-half placement for Utica-Rome, NY MSA
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Anderson, SC HUD Metro FMR Area; Custer County, SD HUD Metro FMR Area; Jacksonville, NC MSA; Mankato, MN MSA .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Urban Honolulu, HI MSA, Vallejo, CA MSA, Trenton-Princeton, NJ MSA, Vineland, NJ MSA, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area .
NY-state FMR neighbors for Utica-Rome, NY MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside NY: Binghamton, NY MSA ($1,103); Elmira, NY MSA ($1,283); Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY MSA ($1,343); Glens Falls, NY MSA ($1,348); Syracuse, NY MSA ($1,392); Watertown-Fort Drum, NY MSA ($1,405); Rochester, NY MSA ($1,573); 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 Utica-Rome, NY MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $899/mo |
| 1-BR | $926/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,172/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,405/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,623/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Utica-Rome, 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 Utica-Rome, 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 | $899/mo | $809/mo | $989/mo |
| 1-BR | $926/mo | $833/mo | $1,019/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,172/mo | $1,055/mo | $1,289/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,405/mo | $1,265/mo | $1,546/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,623/mo | $1,461/mo | $1,785/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Utica-Rome, NY MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,172/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,055–$1,289/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Utica-Rome, 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
- $1,172
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +1.1%
- from FY2025 $1,159
- Span change
- +35.8%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $863/mo | - |
| 2023 | $955/mo | +10.7% |
| 2024 | $992/mo | +3.9% |
| 2025 | $1,159/mo | +16.8% |
| 2026 | $1,172/mo | +1.1% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Utica-Rome, NY MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $953/mo → 23.0% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Utica-Rome, NY MSA.
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
- Anderson, SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,173
- Custer County, SD HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,173
- Jacksonville, NC MSA · $1,173
- Mankato, MN MSA · $1,171
- Pocatello, ID MSA · $1,173
- Cheyenne, WY MSA · $1,174
- Bismarck, ND MSA · $1,175
- Rockford, IL MSA · $1,175
- Battle Creek, MI MSA · $1,176
- Fond du Lac, WI MSA · $1,176
- Somerset County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,167
- La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,166
What to do with this FMR desk
Utica-Rome, NY HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,172/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+35.8% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (23.0% 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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