Metro FMR · CBSA 13980 · HUD FY2026

Floyd County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for the Floyd County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area metro area - 13% below the US average.

$834
1-bedroom FMR
$1,094
2-bedroom FMR
-2.5%
YoY change
-13%
vs US avg

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the Floyd County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area area rents at $1,094 under HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent - 7% below the US average, lower than 84% of the 387 metro areas HUD tracks.

#63
most affordable of 387 US metros (2BR)
-7%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$43,760
income to afford it (30% rule)
-2.5%
1BR change, FY2025→2026

Affordability & income context

Floyd County: #63 most affordable nationally · income context

At the metro's ACS median household income of $64,627, this 1-bedroom FMR takes 15.5% of annual income. It is well below the 30% affordability guide for a median-income household.

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

With 181,836 residents, this is a smaller-metro benchmark rather than a single-neighborhood rent quote.

Population has held roughly steady over the past five years (-0.4%, Census ACS).

The ACS rental vacancy rate here is 4.4%, 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 $1,075/month - the FY2026 HUD two-bedroom FMR of $1,094 runs 1.8% 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: 41.8% of the 26,282 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

$830/mo

15.4% of median income

1 Bedroom

$834/mo

15.5% of median income

2 Bedroom

$1,094/mo

20.3% of median income

3 Bedroom

$1,312/mo

24.4% of median income

4 Bedroom

$1,448/mo

26.9% of median income

FMR filing desk

CBSA CBSA·13980

Floyd County: $834/mo 1BR · #63 of 387 metros (2BR) · FY2026 CBSA 13980

  • CBSA 13980
  • 1BR-FMR $834
  • 2BR-FMR $1,094
  • RANK-MID #63
  • YOY-DOWN -2.5%
  • VSUS-BELOW -13%
  • IN-ST-LOW #1 VA
  • INC-ROOM 15%
  • POP-MID 182K
  • PHOTO-NEAR Charlottesville
  • VOUCH-90-110 $751–$917
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Charlottesville ($768 1BR gap)

Read with: How Fair Market Rent works

Where Floyd County sits among every US metro

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

$1,094 higher than 16% 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 #63 of 387 HUD-tracked metro areas, 7% 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 13980

Counties inside Floyd County

HUD publishes one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 13980, but county-level schedules inside Floyd County still diverge: 5 counties range from $921 (2BR in Pulaski) to $1,271 (Montgomery), a 38% spread. Montgomery is the largest county by population.

Montgomery County 2BR $1,271 · 99K Pulaski County 2BR $921 · 34K Giles County 2BR $984 · 17K Radford city 2BR $1,271 · 16K Floyd County 2BR $1,094 · 16K

Floyd County studio–4BR schedule (FY2026) · 2BR #63 most affordable

1BR $834 (-13% vs US, -2.5% YoY). Each bedroom band below is FY2026 HUD FMR for CBSA 13980.

Studio
$830
US avg $893
↑10.7% YoY -7% vs US
1 Bedroom
$834
US avg $959
↓2.5% YoY -13% vs US
2 Bedroom
$1,094
US avg $1,175
↑15.5% YoY -7% vs US
3 Bedroom
$1,312
US avg $1,525
↑11.2% YoY -14% vs US
4 Bedroom
$1,448
US avg $1,756
↓3.7% YoY -18% vs US

How Floyd County compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other VA metro areas

1BR FMR / mo

What this shows Floyd County highlighted among 5 peers · FY2026 1BR HUD FMR.

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

Floyd County: out-of-state FMR & burden peers

PlainRent pairs Floyd County with the 4 nearest HUD 2BR schedules and 4 nearest burden matches outside VA (burden peers exclude the FMR set; pop ≥50k).

2BR FMR · outside VA

Nearest schedules by 2BR delta (FY2026).

Terre Haute
IN · 2 BR $1,094/mo
Austin County
TX · 2 BR $1,095/mo
Springfield
MO · 2 BR $1,095/mo
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton
NC · 2 BR $1,095/mo

Burden % · outside VA

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

Gettysburg
PA · 20.3% of income · 2 BR $1,374/mo
Lawton
OK · 20.3% of income · 2 BR $1,001/mo
Owensboro
KY · 20.3% of income · 2 BR $1,110/mo
Morehouse Parish
LA · 20.3% of income · 2 BR $834/mo

Floyd County: quick answers

What is the average rent in the Floyd County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area metro area? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Floyd County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area is $834 per month. A 2-bedroom is $1,094 and a studio is $830.
How does Floyd County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the Floyd County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area metro area is 13% below the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $834 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Floyd County rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2026 2-bedroom FMR of $1,094 ranks #63 most affordable among 387 US metro areas (the lower-rent quarter of HUD metro areas).
Do county rents differ inside the Floyd County metro area? ▼
Yes. HUD assigns one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 13980, but 5 constituent counties publish their own county FMR schedules spanning $921–$1,271 for a 2-bedroom (38% spread). Use county pages for filing at the county level.
Is Floyd County's population growing, and how tight is its rental market? ▼
Population has held roughly steady over the past five years (-0.4%, Census ACS). The ACS rental vacancy rate here is 4.4%, close to the range where market rents and HUD's FMR benchmark tend to track each other.

Compare Floyd County vs Charlottesville →

What this means for renters

Treat Floyd County'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 $834 implies about $33,360/yr to rent without being cost-burdened. Run your numbers
  • See how Floyd County stacks up against a comparable metro before assuming this figure applies elsewhere. Compare vs Charlottesville
  • See where Floyd County 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 5 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 $834/mo · 1BR VA

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