Above-median FMR - Yakima, WA MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Yakima, WA MSA is $1,374/month - 60th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#238 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 27.6% above market ; FMR rows touch Yakima County .
Upper-half placement for Yakima, WA MSA
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Gettysburg, PA MSA; Ocala, FL MSA; Madera, CA MSA; Chambersburg, PA MSA .
Low-FMR contrast set: Davidson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area, Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA, Wichita, KS HUD Metro FMR Area, Wheeling, WV-OH MSA, Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA, Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HUD Metro FMR Area .
WA-state FMR neighbors for Yakima, WA MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside WA: Longview-Kelso, WA MSA ($1,451); Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA MSA ($1,500); Spokane, WA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,531); Kennewick-Richland, WA MSA ($1,538); Walla Walla, WA MSA ($1,550); 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 Yakima, WA MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,040/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,047/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,374/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,911/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,093/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Yakima, 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 Yakima, 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 | $1,040/mo | $936/mo | $1,144/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,047/mo | $942/mo | $1,152/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,374/mo | $1,237/mo | $1,511/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,911/mo | $1,720/mo | $2,102/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,093/mo | $1,884/mo | $2,302/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Yakima, WA MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,374/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,237–$1,511/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Yakima, WA 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
- $1,374
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +2.9%
- from FY2025 $1,335
- Span change
- +30.9%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1,050/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,137/mo | +8.3% |
| 2024 | $1,310/mo | +15.2% |
| 2025 | $1,335/mo | +1.9% |
| 2026 | $1,374/mo | +2.9% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Yakima, WA MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,077/mo → 27.6% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Yakima, WA MSA.
PHAs naming Yakima, WA MSA
- HA City of Yakima · 1,312 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Washington . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
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):
- Housing Authority City of Longview
- HA City of Yakima
- HA City of Kennewick
- HA City of Walla Walla
- Housing Authority City of Bellingham
- Housing Authority of the City of Bremerton
- Peninsula Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of Skagit County
- HA Of Chelan Co and the City of Wenatchee
- HA Of Grays Harbor County
Full near-amount ladder
- Gettysburg, PA MSA · $1,374
- Ocala, FL MSA · $1,373
- Madera, CA MSA · $1,376
- Chambersburg, PA MSA · $1,379
- Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,368
- Yuma, AZ MSA · $1,382
- Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ MSA · $1,365
- Crook County, OR HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,385
- Grants Pass, OR MSA · $1,363
- El Centro, CA MSA · $1,362
- Warner Robins, GA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,362
- Mineral County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,361
What to do with this FMR desk
Yakima, WA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,374/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+30.9% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Cross-check the 1 PHA record tied to this market against the HUD directory profile. HA City of Yakima
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (27.6% 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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