Above-median FMR - Winchester, VA-WV MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Winchester, VA-WV MSA is $1,573/month - 74th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#292 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 21.7% above market ; FMR rows touch Frederick County, Hampshire County, Winchester city .
Upper-half placement for Winchester, VA-WV MSA
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Rochester, NY MSA; Reading, PA MSA; St. George, UT MSA; Asheville, NC MSA .
Low-FMR contrast set: Davidson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area, Wichita, KS HUD Metro FMR Area, Wheeling, WV-OH MSA, Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA, Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA, Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HUD Metro FMR Area .
VA-state FMR neighbors for Winchester, VA-WV MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside VA: Richmond, VA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,655); Charlottesville, VA MSA ($1,824); Harrisonburg, VA MSA ($1,322); Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA MSA ($1,261); Roanoke, VA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,254); Lynchburg, VA MSA ($1,187); Floyd County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,094) . 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 Winchester, VA-WV MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,133/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,255/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,573/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,965/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,639/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Winchester, VA-WV 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 Winchester, VA-WV 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 | $1,133/mo | $1,020/mo | $1,246/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,255/mo | $1,130/mo | $1,381/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,573/mo | $1,416/mo | $1,730/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,965/mo | $1,769/mo | $2,162/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,639/mo | $2,375/mo | $2,903/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Winchester, VA-WV MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,573/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,416–$1,730/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Winchester, VA-WV 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
- $1,573
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +0.3%
- from FY2025 $1,569
- Span change
- +40.8%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1,117/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,227/mo | +9.8% |
| 2024 | $1,390/mo | +13.3% |
| 2025 | $1,569/mo | +12.9% |
| 2026 | $1,573/mo | +0.3% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Winchester, VA-WV MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,293/mo → 21.7% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Winchester, VA-WV MSA.
VA agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in VA whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- Petersburg Redevelopment & Housing Authority
- Harrisonburg Redevelopment & Housing Authorit
- Lynchburg Redevelopment & Housing Authority
- Suffolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority
- Loudoun County DHCD
- Wise County Redevelopment & Housing Authority
- Charlottesville Redev & Housing Authority
- Hopewell Redevelopment & Housing Authority
- Accomack-Northampton Regional Housing Auth
- County of Albemarle/Office of Housing
Full near-amount ladder
- Rochester, NY MSA · $1,573
- Reading, PA MSA · $1,575
- St. George, UT MSA · $1,575
- Asheville, NC MSA · $1,567
- Greeley, CO MSA · $1,563
- Lewiston-Auburn, ME MSA · $1,586
- Salem, OR MSA · $1,560
- Redding, CA MSA · $1,590
- Odessa, TX MSA · $1,595
- Walla Walla, WA MSA · $1,550
- Yuba City, CA MSA · $1,550
- Coeur d'Alene, ID MSA · $1,547
What to do with this FMR desk
Winchester, VA-WV HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,573/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+40.8% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (21.7% 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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