Metro FMR · CBSA 30980 · HUD FY2026

Longview, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for the Longview, TX HUD Metro FMR Area metro area - 6% above the US average.

$1,013
1-bedroom FMR
$1,199
2-bedroom FMR
+1.8%
YoY change
+6%
vs US avg

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the Longview, TX HUD Metro FMR Area area rents at $1,199 under HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent - 2% above the US average, lower than 64% of the 387 metro areas HUD tracks.

#140
most affordable of 387 US metros (2BR)
+2%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$47,960
income to afford it (30% rule)
+1.8%
1BR change, FY2025→2026

Affordability & income context

Longview: #140 most affordable nationally · income context

At the metro's ACS median household income of $65,210, this 1-bedroom FMR takes 18.6% of annual income. It is well below the 30% affordability guide for a median-income household.

The 2-bedroom figure places Longview in the middle half of HUD metro areas, using the same FY2026 HUD schedule as the national comparison.

With 287,359 residents, this is a mid-sized metro benchmark rather than a single-neighborhood rent quote.

Its 2-bedroom FMR sits in the middle half 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.

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

$1,007/mo

18.5% of median income

1 Bedroom

$1,013/mo

18.6% of median income

2 Bedroom

$1,199/mo

22.1% of median income

3 Bedroom

$1,606/mo

29.6% of median income

4 Bedroom

$1,694/mo

31.2% of median income

FMR filing desk

CBSA CBSA·30980

Longview: $1,013/mo 1BR · #140 of 387 metros (2BR) · FY2026 CBSA 30980

  • CBSA 30980
  • 1BR-FMR $1,013
  • 2BR-FMR $1,199
  • RANK-MID #140
  • YOY-FLAT +1.8%
  • VSUS-NEAR +6%
  • IN-ST-HIGH #14 TX
  • INC-ROOM 19%
  • POP-MAJOR 287K
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abilene
  • VOUCH-90-110 $912–$1,114
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Abilene ($7 1BR gap)

Read with: How Fair Market Rent works

Where Longview sits among every US metro

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

$1,199 higher than 36% 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.

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

CBSA 30980

Counties inside Longview

Across 4 HUD counties in CBSA 30980, 2-bedroom FMRs cluster tightly ($1,175–$1,260, 7% spread), so the metro-wide schedule tracks most constituent counties closely.

Gregg County 2BR $1,199 · 124K Harrison County 2BR $1,260 · 69K Rusk County 2BR $1,175 · 53K Upshur County 2BR $1,199 · 41K

Longview studio–4BR schedule (FY2026) · 2BR #140 most affordable

1BR $1,013 (+6% vs US, +1.8% YoY). Each bedroom band below is FY2026 HUD FMR for CBSA 30980.

Studio
$1,007
US avg $893
↑1.8% YoY +13% vs US
1 Bedroom
$1,013
US avg $959
↑1.8% YoY +6% vs US
2 Bedroom
$1,199
US avg $1,175
↑0.5% YoY +2% vs US
3 Bedroom
$1,606
US avg $1,525
↓0.9% YoY +5% vs US
4 Bedroom
$1,694
US avg $1,756
↓0.9% YoY -4% vs US

How Longview compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other TX metro areas

1BR FMR / mo

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

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

Longview: out-of-state FMR & burden peers

PlainRent pairs Longview 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).

Columbia County
WI · 2 BR $1,195/mo
Springfield
IL · 2 BR $1,203/mo
Williamsport
PA · 2 BR $1,195/mo
Baton Rouge
LA · 2 BR $1,204/mo

Burden % · outside TX

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

Johnstown
PA · 22.1% of income · 2 BR $1,035/mo
Salt Lake City
UT · 22.1% of income · 2 BR $1,747/mo
Chambersburg
PA · 22.1% of income · 2 BR $1,379/mo
San Benito County
CA · 22.1% of income · 2 BR $2,902/mo

Longview: quick answers

What is the average rent in the Longview, TX HUD Metro FMR Area metro area? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Longview, TX HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,013 per month. A 2-bedroom is $1,199 and a studio is $1,007.
How does Longview, TX HUD Metro FMR Area rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the Longview, TX HUD Metro FMR Area metro area is 6% above the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $1,013 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Longview rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2026 2-bedroom FMR of $1,199 ranks #140 most affordable among 387 US metro areas (the middle half of HUD metro areas).
Do county rents differ inside the Longview metro area? ▼
Yes. HUD assigns one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 30980, but 4 constituent counties publish their own county FMR schedules spanning $1,175–$1,260 for a 2-bedroom (7% spread). Use county pages for filing at the county level.

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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 $1,013/mo · 1BR TX

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