Above-median FMR - Watertown-Fort Drum, NY MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Watertown-Fort Drum, NY MSA is $1,405/month - 63rd percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#248 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 18.3% above market ; FMR rows touch Jefferson County .
Upper-half placement for Watertown-Fort Drum, NY MSA
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Hinesville, GA HUD Metro FMR Area; State College, PA MSA; Aransas County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area; Rochester, MN HUD Metro FMR Area .
Low-FMR contrast set: Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HUD Metro FMR Area, Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA, Wheeling, WV-OH MSA, Wichita, KS HUD Metro FMR Area, Bosque County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, Davidson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area .
NY-state FMR neighbors for Watertown-Fort Drum, NY MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside NY: Syracuse, NY MSA ($1,392); Glens Falls, NY MSA ($1,348); Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY MSA ($1,343); Elmira, NY MSA ($1,283); Rochester, NY MSA ($1,573); Utica-Rome, NY MSA ($1,172); Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA ($1,702); Binghamton, NY MSA ($1,103) . 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 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $969/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,071/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,405/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,907/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,340/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Watertown-Fort Drum, 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 Watertown-Fort Drum, 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 | $969/mo | $872/mo | $1,066/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,071/mo | $964/mo | $1,178/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,405/mo | $1,265/mo | $1,546/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,907/mo | $1,716/mo | $2,098/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,340/mo | $2,106/mo | $2,574/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Watertown-Fort Drum, NY MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,405/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,265–$1,546/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Watertown-Fort Drum, 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
- $1,405
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +9.6%
- from FY2025 $1,282
- Span change
- +18.8%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1,183/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,221/mo | +3.2% |
| 2024 | $1,360/mo | +11.4% |
| 2025 | $1,282/mo | -5.7% |
| 2026 | $1,405/mo | +9.6% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Watertown-Fort Drum, NY MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,188/mo → 18.3% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Watertown-Fort Drum, 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
- Hinesville, GA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,406
- State College, PA MSA · $1,406
- Aransas County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,407
- Rochester, MN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,407
- Kenosha, WI MSA · $1,402
- Tucson, AZ MSA · $1,402
- Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,411
- Lebanon, PA MSA · $1,411
- Columbus, IN MSA · $1,415
- Billings, MT HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,417
- Penobscot County, ME (part) HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,392
- Syracuse, NY MSA · $1,392
What to do with this FMR desk
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,405/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+18.8% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (18.3% 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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