High-FMR payment standards - Vallejo, CA MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Vallejo, CA MSA is $2,178/month - 94th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#374 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 8.7% above market ; FMR rows touch Solano County .
Expensive rung: who shares Vallejo, CA MSA's FMR tier
Near-amount peers: Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA ($2,201), Bozeman, MT MSA ($2,154), Burlington-South Burlington, VT MSA ($2,140) .
For scale, bottom-quartile published amounts include Bosque County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, Topeka, KS MSA, Toledo, OH MSA, Little River County, AR HUD Metro FMR Area, Terre Haute, IN HUD Metro FMR Area, Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HUD Metro FMR Area - those metros are not substitutes for lease-up planning in Vallejo, CA MSA.
CA-state FMR neighbors for Vallejo, CA MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside CA: Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA ($2,201); Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA HUD Metro FMR Area ($2,255); San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA MSA ($2,512); Modesto, CA MSA ($1,758); Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area ($2,601); Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA ($1,742); Salinas, CA MSA ($2,684); Fresno, CA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,664) . 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 Vallejo, CA MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,567/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,705/mo |
| 2-BR | $2,178/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,911/mo |
| 4-BR | $3,297/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Vallejo, CA 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 Vallejo, CA 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 | $1,567/mo | $1,410/mo | $1,724/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,705/mo | $1,535/mo | $1,876/mo |
| 2-BR | $2,178/mo | $1,960/mo | $2,396/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,911/mo | $2,620/mo | $3,202/mo |
| 4-BR | $3,297/mo | $2,967/mo | $3,627/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Vallejo, CA MSA, the HUD reference rent is $2,178/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,960–$2,396/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $2,004/mo → 8.7% above market (covers market). Detail: gap analysis for Vallejo, CA MSA.
PHAs naming Vallejo, CA MSA
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF VALLEJO · 2,358 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in California . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
CA agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in CA whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- Housing Authority of the City of Inglewood
- CITY OF PITTSBURG HSG AUTH
- CDC of National City
- Housing Authority of the City of Pomona
- MENDOCINO COUNTY
- COUNTY OF SHASTA HSG AUTH
- Housing Authority of the City of Burbank
- CITY OF VACAVILLE
- Housing Authority of the County of Humboldt
- HSG AUTH OF THE CITY OF LIVERMORE
Full near-amount ladder
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA · $2,201
- Bozeman, MT MSA · $2,154
- Burlington-South Burlington, VT MSA · $2,140
- Nashua, NH HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,127
- Boulder, CO MSA · $2,124
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,246
- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,255
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA · $2,089
- Calvert County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,083
- Bergen-Passaic, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,324
- Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA MSA · $2,031
- Fort Lauderdale, FL HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,333
What to do with this FMR desk
Vallejo, CA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $2,178/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Cross-check the 1 PHA record tied to this market against the HUD directory profile. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF VALLEJO
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (8.7% 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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