Metro FMR · CBSA 13140 · HUD FY2026

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA metro area - 6% below the US average.

$898
1-bedroom FMR
$1,103
2-bedroom FMR
-2.4%
YoY change
-6%
vs US avg

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA area rents at $1,103 under HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent - 6% below the US average, lower than 81% of the 387 metro areas HUD tracks.

#75
most affordable of 387 US metros (2BR)
-6%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$44,120
income to afford it (30% rule)
-2.4%
1BR change, FY2025→2026

Affordability & income context

Beaumont-Port Arthur: #75 most affordable nationally · income context

At the metro's ACS median household income of $65,245, this 1-bedroom FMR takes 16.5% of annual income. It is well below the 30% affordability guide for a median-income household.

The 2-bedroom figure places Beaumont-Port Arthur in the lower-rent quarter of HUD metro areas, using the same FY2026 HUD schedule as the national comparison.

With 396,279 residents, this is a mid-sized metro benchmark rather than a single-neighborhood rent quote.

Population has held roughly steady over the past five years (-3.3%, Census ACS).

The ACS rental vacancy rate here is 8.1%, close to the range where market rents and HUD's FMR benchmark tend to track each other.

The Census ACS median gross rent across all rental units here is $1,063/month - the FY2026 HUD two-bedroom FMR of $1,103 runs 3.8% above that all-unit-types median. The two figures measure different things (ACS covers every rented unit; FMR targets a specific bedroom count), so a gap is expected, not an error.

Its 2-bedroom FMR sits in the lower-rent quarter of HUD metro areas, so the local-income comparison is more informative than the national rank alone.

The studio-through-two-bedroom FMR bands stay below 30% of recorded median income here; the larger-bedroom rows show where that headroom narrows.

Observed renter burden: 44.6% of the 47,495 renter households counted by ACS paid at least 30% of income in gross rent. This ACS 2023 household measure is distinct from the FY2026 HUD FMR benchmark.

ACS median household income lags the FY2026 HUD FMR schedule. The income share is a same-metro cross-source read (Census ACS B19013 vs HUD FMR), not a same-vintage ratio.

Studio

$892/mo

16.4% of median income

1 Bedroom

$898/mo

16.5% of median income

2 Bedroom

$1,103/mo

20.3% of median income

3 Bedroom

$1,446/mo

26.6% of median income

4 Bedroom

$1,732/mo

31.9% of median income

FMR filing desk

CBSA CBSA·13140

Beaumont-Port Arthur: $898/mo 1BR · #75 of 387 metros (2BR) · FY2026 CBSA 13140

  • CBSA 13140
  • 1BR-FMR $898
  • 2BR-FMR $1,103
  • RANK-MID #75
  • YOY-DOWN -2.4%
  • VSUS-NEAR -6%
  • IN-ST-LOW #7 TX
  • INC-ROOM 17%
  • POP-MAJOR 396K
  • PHOTO-NEAR Abilene
  • VOUCH-90-110 $808–$988
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Abilene ($122 1BR gap)

Read with: How Fair Market Rent works

Where Beaumont-Port Arthur sits among every US metro

2-bedroom Fair Market Rent vs. all 387 HUD metro areas

$1,103 higher than 19% of 387 metro areas

$800–$1,000: 28 metro areas (7%). Below this entry. $1,000–$1,200: 114 metro areas (29%). This entry sits in this band. $1,200–$1,400: 95 metro areas (25%). Above this entry. $1,400–$1,600: 52 metro areas (13%). Above this entry. $1,600–$1,800: 41 metro areas (11%). Above this entry. $1,800–$2,000: 26 metro areas (7%). Above this entry. $2,000–$2,200: 9 metro areas (2%). Above this entry. $2,200–$2,400: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,400–$2,600: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,600–$2,800: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,800–$3,000: 4 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,000–$3,200: 2 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,200–$3,400: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,400–$3,600: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,600–$3,800: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,800–$4,000: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,000–$4,200: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,200–$4,400: 1 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. This metro $800 $4,400 every US metro, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $0.2K-wide band; taller bars hold more metro areas. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

What this shows #75 of 387 HUD-tracked metro areas, 6% below the national 2-bedroom average. 113 other metro areas fall in this same rent band.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents · FY2026

CBSA 13140

Counties inside Beaumont-Port Arthur

Across 3 HUD counties in CBSA 13140, 2-bedroom FMRs cluster tightly ($1,103–$1,103, 0% spread), so the metro-wide schedule tracks most constituent counties closely.

Jefferson County 2BR $1,103 · 255K Orange County 2BR $1,103 · 85K Hardin County 2BR $1,103 · 57K

Beaumont-Port Arthur studio–4BR schedule (FY2026) · 2BR #75 most affordable

1BR $898 (-6% vs US, -2.4% YoY). Each bedroom band below is FY2026 HUD FMR for CBSA 13140.

Studio
$892
US avg $893
↓2.5% YoY -0% vs US
1 Bedroom
$898
US avg $959
↓2.4% YoY -6% vs US
2 Bedroom
$1,103
US avg $1,175
↓0.9% YoY -6% vs US
3 Bedroom
$1,446
US avg $1,525
↓1.0% YoY -5% vs US
4 Bedroom
$1,732
US avg $1,756
↑3.3% YoY -1% vs US

How Beaumont-Port Arthur compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other TX metro areas

1BR FMR / mo

What this shows Beaumont-Port Arthur highlighted among 5 peers · FY2026 1BR HUD FMR.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) As of FY2026

Beaumont-Port Arthur: out-of-state FMR & burden peers

PlainRent pairs Beaumont-Port Arthur with the 4 nearest HUD 2BR schedules and 4 nearest burden matches outside TX (burden peers exclude the FMR set; pop ≥50k).

2BR FMR · outside TX

Nearest schedules by 2BR delta (FY2026).

Baker County
FL · 2 BR $1,103/mo
Binghamton
NY · 2 BR $1,103/mo
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux
LA · 2 BR $1,102/mo
Springfield
OH · 2 BR $1,106/mo

Burden % · outside TX

Nearest 2BR FMR ÷ ACS median income (FY2026).

Owensboro
KY · 20.3% of income · 2 BR $1,110/mo
Floyd County
VA · 20.3% of income · 2 BR $1,094/mo
Idaho Falls
ID · 20.3% of income · 2 BR $1,305/mo
Wheeling
WV · 20.3% of income · 2 BR $991/mo

Beaumont-Port Arthur: quick answers

What is the average rent in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA metro area? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA is $898 per month. A 2-bedroom is $1,103 and a studio is $892.
How does Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA metro area is 6% below the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $898 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Beaumont-Port Arthur rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2026 2-bedroom FMR of $1,103 ranks #75 most affordable among 387 US metro areas (the lower-rent quarter of HUD metro areas).
Do county rents differ inside the Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area? ▼
Yes. HUD assigns one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 13140, but 3 constituent counties publish their own county FMR schedules spanning $1,103–$1,103 for a 2-bedroom (0% spread). Use county pages for filing at the county level.
Is Beaumont-Port Arthur's population growing, and how tight is its rental market? ▼
Population has held roughly steady over the past five years (-3.3%, Census ACS). The ACS rental vacancy rate here is 8.1%, close to the range where market rents and HUD's FMR benchmark tend to track each other.

Compare Beaumont-Port Arthur vs Abilene →

What this means for renters

Treat Beaumont-Port Arthur's FY2026 Fair Market Rent as HUD's affordability benchmark, not a single market quote.

  • Budget to roughly 30% of income: the FY2026 1-bedroom FMR of $898 implies about $35,920/yr to rent without being cost-burdened. Run your numbers
  • See how Beaumont-Port Arthur stacks up against a comparable metro before assuming this figure applies elsewhere. Compare vs Abilene
  • See where Beaumont-Port Arthur ranks nationally on rent. National rankings

Fair Market Rent is HUD's 40th-percentile policy benchmark used to set Housing Choice Voucher payment standards. This is a metro-wide figure across 3 counties; actual asking rents in any specific county can run higher or lower, and HUD updates FMRs once a year. This site is informational and not financial or relocation advice.

Data as of FY 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Fair Market Rents. Population and demographic data from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

FY 2026 HUD FMR $898/mo · 1BR TX

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