Above-median FMR - Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA MSA is $1,500/month - 70th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#276 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 25.9% above market ; FMR rows touch Chelan County, Douglas County .
Upper-half placement for Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA MSA
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Albany, OR MSA; Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA; Merced, CA MSA; Gainesville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area .
Low-FMR contrast set: Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA, Wheeling, WV-OH MSA, Wichita, KS HUD Metro FMR Area, Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HUD Metro FMR Area, Davidson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area, Bosque County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area .
WA-state FMR neighbors for Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside WA: Spokane, WA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,531); Kennewick-Richland, WA MSA ($1,538); Longview-Kelso, WA MSA ($1,451); Walla Walla, WA MSA ($1,550); Yakima, WA MSA ($1,374); Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA MSA ($1,720); Bellingham, WA MSA ($1,794); Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA MSA ($1,960) . 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 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,034/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,143/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,500/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,063/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,516/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA 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 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA 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 | $1,034/mo | $931/mo | $1,137/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,143/mo | $1,029/mo | $1,257/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,500/mo | $1,350/mo | $1,650/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,063/mo | $1,857/mo | $2,269/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,516/mo | $2,264/mo | $2,768/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,500/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,350–$1,650/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,191/mo → 25.9% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA MSA.
WA agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in WA 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
- Albany, OR MSA · $1,500
- Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA · $1,497
- Merced, CA MSA · $1,503
- Gainesville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,493
- Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA · $1,493
- Gainesville, GA MSA · $1,514
- Bakersfield-Delano, CA MSA · $1,483
- Lancaster, PA MSA · $1,526
- Visalia, CA MSA · $1,474
- Indianapolis-Carmel, IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,473
- New Bedford, MA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,527
- Knoxville, TN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,471
What to do with this FMR desk
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,500/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (25.9% 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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