Above-median FMR - Yuma, AZ MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Yuma, AZ MSA is $1,382/month - 61st percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#241 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 40.0% above market ; FMR rows touch Yuma County .
Upper-half placement for Yuma, AZ MSA
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Chambersburg, PA MSA; Crook County, OR HUD Metro FMR Area; Madera, CA MSA; Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA .
Low-FMR contrast set: Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA, Davidson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area, Wichita, KS HUD Metro FMR Area, Wheeling, WV-OH MSA, Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA, Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HUD Metro FMR Area .
AZ-state FMR neighbors for Yuma, AZ MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside AZ: Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ MSA ($1,365); Tucson, AZ MSA ($1,402); Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ MSA ($1,257); Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ MSA ($1,637); Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MSA ($1,839); Flagstaff, AZ MSA ($1,921) . 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 Yuma, AZ MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,046/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,053/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,382/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,892/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,318/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Yuma, AZ 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 Yuma, AZ 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 | $1,046/mo | $941/mo | $1,151/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,053/mo | $948/mo | $1,158/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,382/mo | $1,244/mo | $1,520/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,892/mo | $1,703/mo | $2,081/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,318/mo | $2,086/mo | $2,550/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Yuma, AZ MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,382/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,244–$1,520/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Yuma, AZ 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
- $1,382
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +0.4%
- from FY2025 $1,377
- Span change
- +42.8%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $968/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,073/mo | +10.8% |
| 2024 | $1,264/mo | +17.8% |
| 2025 | $1,377/mo | +8.9% |
| 2026 | $1,382/mo | +0.4% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Yuma, AZ MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $987/mo → 40.0% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Yuma, AZ MSA.
PHAs naming Yuma, AZ MSA
- Yuma City Housing Authority · 1,456 HCV units
- Yuma County Housing Department · 406 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Arizona . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
AZ agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in AZ whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- City of Mesa Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of Maricopa County
- Yuma City Housing Authority
- Tempe Housing Authority
- City of Glendale Housing Authority
- Pima County Housing Authority
- Pinal County Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of Cochise County
- Scottsdale Housing Agency
- Mohave County Housing Authority
Full near-amount ladder
- Chambersburg, PA MSA · $1,379
- Crook County, OR HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,385
- Madera, CA MSA · $1,376
- Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA · $1,390
- Gettysburg, PA MSA · $1,374
- Yakima, WA MSA · $1,374
- Ocala, FL MSA · $1,373
- Penobscot County, ME (part) HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,392
- Syracuse, NY MSA · $1,392
- Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,368
- Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ MSA · $1,365
- Grants Pass, OR MSA · $1,363
What to do with this FMR desk
Yuma, AZ HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,382/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+42.8% 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. Yuma City Housing Authority
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (40.0% 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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