Above-median FMR - Visalia, CA MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Visalia, CA MSA is $1,474/month - 68th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#270 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 34.4% above market ; FMR rows touch Tulare County .
Upper-half placement for Visalia, CA MSA
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Indianapolis-Carmel, IN HUD Metro FMR Area; Knoxville, TN HUD Metro FMR Area; Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA; Dover, DE MSA .
Low-FMR contrast set: Bosque County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HUD Metro FMR Area, Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA, Wheeling, WV-OH MSA, Wichita, KS HUD Metro FMR Area, Topeka, KS MSA .
CA-state FMR neighbors for Visalia, CA MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside CA: Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA ($1,469); Bakersfield-Delano, CA MSA ($1,483); Merced, CA MSA ($1,503); Yuba City, CA MSA ($1,550); Madera, CA MSA ($1,376); El Centro, CA MSA ($1,362); Redding, CA MSA ($1,590); Chico, CA MSA ($1,625) . 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 Visalia, CA MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,116/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,123/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,474/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,028/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,393/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Visalia, 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 Visalia, 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 | $1,116/mo | $1,004/mo | $1,228/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,123/mo | $1,011/mo | $1,235/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,474/mo | $1,327/mo | $1,621/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,028/mo | $1,825/mo | $2,231/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,393/mo | $2,154/mo | $2,632/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Visalia, CA MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,474/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,327–$1,621/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,097/mo → 34.4% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Visalia, CA MSA.
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 REDDING
- Imperial Valley Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Glendale
- Housing Authority of the City of Oxnard
- CITY OF SANTA ROSA
- Housing Authority of the County of Yolo
- City of Oceanside Community Development Comm
- Housing Authority of the City of San Buenaventura
- Regional Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Santa Monica
Full near-amount ladder
- Indianapolis-Carmel, IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,473
- Knoxville, TN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,471
- Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA · $1,471
- Dover, DE MSA · $1,470
- Punta Gorda, FL MSA · $1,470
- Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA · $1,469
- Bakersfield-Delano, CA MSA · $1,483
- Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,465
- Albuquerque, NM MSA · $1,464
- Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT MSA · $1,460
- Gainesville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,493
- Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA · $1,493
What to do with this FMR desk
Visalia, CA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,474/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (34.4% 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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