Below-median FMR - Valdosta, GA MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Valdosta, GA MSA is $1,192/month - 36th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#144 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 33.0% above market ; FMR rows touch Brooks County, Echols County, Lanier County, Lowndes County .
Lower-half placement for Valdosta, GA MSA
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Rome, GA MSA; El Paso, TX HUD Metro FMR Area; Midland, MI MSA; Columbia County, WI HUD Metro FMR Area .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Vallejo, CA MSA, Urban Honolulu, HI MSA, Vineland, NJ MSA, Trenton-Princeton, NJ MSA, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area, Ansonia town, CT Exception Area .
GA-state FMR neighbors for Valdosta, GA MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside GA: Rome, GA MSA ($1,192); Albany, GA MSA ($1,129); Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,261); Brunswick-St. Simons, GA MSA ($1,293); Columbus, GA-AL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,088); Macon-Bibb County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,307); Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA ($1,331); Warner Robins, GA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,362) . 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 Valdosta, GA MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $915/mo |
| 1-BR | $921/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,192/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,583/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,915/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Valdosta, GA 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 Valdosta, GA 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 | $915/mo | $824/mo | $1,007/mo |
| 1-BR | $921/mo | $829/mo | $1,013/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,192/mo | $1,073/mo | $1,311/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,583/mo | $1,425/mo | $1,741/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,915/mo | $1,724/mo | $2,107/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Valdosta, GA MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,192/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,073–$1,311/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Valdosta, GA 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
- $1,192
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +4.1%
- from FY2025 $1,145
- Span change
- +43.1%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $833/mo | - |
| 2023 | $895/mo | +7.4% |
| 2024 | $1,039/mo | +16.1% |
| 2025 | $1,145/mo | +10.2% |
| 2026 | $1,192/mo | +4.1% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Valdosta, GA MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $896/mo → 33.0% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Valdosta, GA MSA.
PHAs naming Valdosta, GA MSA
- Housing Authority of the City of Valdosta · 0 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Georgia . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
GA agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in GA whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- NORTHWEST GA HOUSING AUTHORITY
- Housing Authority of the City of Decatur
- Housing Authority of Fulton County
- Housing Authority of the City of Brunswick
- Housing Authority of the City of Americus
- Housing Authority of the City of East Point
- Housing Authority of the City of Carrollton
- Housing Authority of the City of College Park
- Housing Authority of the City of Jonesboro
- Housing Authority of the City of Lithonia
Full near-amount ladder
- Rome, GA MSA · $1,192
- El Paso, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,191
- Midland, MI MSA · $1,193
- Columbia County, WI HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,195
- Williamsport, PA MSA · $1,195
- Lynchburg, VA MSA · $1,187
- Spartanburg, SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,187
- College Station-Bryan, TX MSA · $1,186
- Jerome County, ID HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,186
- Longview, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,199
- Niles, MI MSA · $1,184
- Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA · $1,183
What to do with this FMR desk
Valdosta, GA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,192/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+43.1% 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. Housing Authority of the City of Valdosta
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (33.0% 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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