Below-median FMR - Wichita Falls, TX MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Wichita Falls, TX MSA is $1,136/month - 25th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#101 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 21.2% above market ; FMR rows touch Archer County, Clay County, Wichita County .
Lower-half placement for Wichita Falls, TX MSA
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Morristown, TN HUD Metro FMR Area; Altoona, PA MSA; Anson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area; Greene County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Fitchburg-Leominster, MA HUD Metro FMR Area, Ansonia town, CT Exception Area, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area, Vineland, NJ MSA, Vallejo, CA MSA, Urban Honolulu, HI MSA .
TX-state FMR neighbors for Wichita Falls, TX MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside TX: Laredo, TX MSA ($1,161); Amarillo, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,106); Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA ($1,103); Atascosa County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,098); Austin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,095); College Station-Bryan, TX MSA ($1,186); El Paso, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,191); Longview, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,199) . 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 Wichita Falls, TX MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $831/mo |
| 1-BR | $925/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,136/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,553/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,759/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Wichita Falls, TX 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 Wichita Falls, TX 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 | $831/mo | $748/mo | $914/mo |
| 1-BR | $925/mo | $833/mo | $1,018/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,136/mo | $1,022/mo | $1,250/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,553/mo | $1,398/mo | $1,708/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,759/mo | $1,583/mo | $1,935/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Wichita Falls, TX MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,136/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,022–$1,250/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Wichita Falls, TX 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
- $1,136
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +3.1%
- from FY2025 $1,102
- Span change
- +29.4%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $878/mo | - |
| 2023 | $943/mo | +7.4% |
| 2024 | $1,037/mo | +10.0% |
| 2025 | $1,102/mo | +6.3% |
| 2026 | $1,136/mo | +3.1% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Wichita Falls, TX MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $937/mo → 21.2% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Wichita Falls, TX MSA.
PHAs naming Wichita Falls, TX MSA
- Wichita Falls Housing Assistance Program · 997 HCV units
- Housing Authority of Wichita Falls · 0 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Texas . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
TX agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in TX 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 Travis County
- Hidalgo County Housing Authority
- Greenville Housing Authority
- Mission Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of Marshall
- Kingsville Housing Authority
- Harlingen Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Baytown
- Brazoria County Housing Authority, TX
- Housing Authority City of Orange
Full near-amount ladder
- Morristown, TN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,135
- Altoona, PA MSA · $1,138
- Anson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,138
- Greene County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,140
- Gulfport-Biloxi, MS HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,140
- Johnson City, TN MSA · $1,132
- Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,141
- Lincoln, NE HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,141
- Albany, GA MSA · $1,129
- Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA · $1,143
- Rocky Mount, NC MSA · $1,143
- Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,147
What to do with this FMR desk
Wichita Falls, TX HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,136/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+29.4% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Cross-check the 2 PHA records tied to this market against the HUD directory profile. Wichita Falls Housing Assistance Program
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (21.2% 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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