High-FMR payment standards - Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area

HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area is $2,246/month - 95th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#376 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 13.2% above market ; FMR rows touch Alexandria city, Arlington County, Charles County, Clarke County, District of Columbia, Fairfax County, Fairfax city, Falls Church city .

Geography note: HUD divides this CBSA into 5 separate Fair Market Rent areas, each with its own rent schedule. The amounts above are for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.

Expensive rung: who shares Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area's FMR tier

Near-amount peers: Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA HUD Metro FMR Area ($2,255), Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA ($2,201), Vallejo, CA MSA ($2,178) .

For scale, bottom-quartile published amounts include Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HUD Metro FMR Area, Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA, Bosque County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, Wheeling, WV-OH MSA, Wichita, KS HUD Metro FMR Area, Davidson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area - those metros are not substitutes for lease-up planning in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area.

What are the HUD FY2026 bedroom FMRs for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area?

Size HUD FMR
Studio$1,953/mo
1-BR$2,015/mo
2-BR$2,246/mo
3-BR$2,835/mo
4-BR$3,332/mo

Section 8 payment standard range for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area

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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area; 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 $1,953/mo $1,758/mo $2,148/mo
1-BR $2,015/mo $1,814/mo $2,217/mo
2-BR $2,246/mo $2,021/mo $2,471/mo
3-BR $2,835/mo $2,552/mo $3,119/mo
4-BR $3,332/mo $2,999/mo $3,665/mo

For a 2-bedroom in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $2,246/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $2,021–$2,471/month before any tenant income share.

HUD FMR filing-year trail · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area

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
$2,246
FY2026
vs prior FY
-2.9%
from FY2025 $2,314
Span change
+25.8%
FY2022-2026
Years shown
5
HUD FMR history
HUD Fair Market Rent two-bedroom amounts for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area by fiscal year
FY 2-BR FMR YoY
2022 $1,785/mo -
2023 $1,838/mo +3.0%
2024 $2,045/mo +11.3%
2025 $2,314/mo +13.2%
2026 $2,246/mo -2.9%

Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.

ACS median 2-BR rent $1,985/mo → 13.2% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area.

DC agencies near this metro's scale key

Housing authorities in DC 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

What to do with this FMR desk

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $2,246/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.

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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Source and method. PlainVoucher compiles public HUD and U.S. Census release data into a searchable reference. Release periods and source boundaries are identified on each data surface; PlainVoucher does not determine eligibility, waitlist status, payment standards, or local PHA rules. Read our editorial standards and corrections policy, methodology, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-09-02.