Metro FMR · CBSA 33860 · HUD FY2026

Montgomery, AL MSA Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for the Montgomery, AL MSA metro area - 9% below the US average.

$870
1-bedroom FMR
$1,016
2-bedroom FMR
-2.0%
YoY change
-9%
vs US avg

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the Montgomery, AL MSA area rents at $1,016 under HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent - 14% below the US average, lower than 92% of the 387 metro areas HUD tracks.

#32
most affordable of 387 US metros (2BR)
-14%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$40,640
income to afford it (30% rule)
-2.0%
1BR change, FY2025→2026

Affordability & income context

Montgomery: #32 most affordable nationally · income context

At the metro's ACS median household income of $62,746, this 1-bedroom FMR takes 16.6% of annual income. It is well below the 30% affordability guide for a median-income household.

The 2-bedroom figure places Montgomery in the lowest-rent tenth of HUD metro areas, using the same FY2026 HUD schedule as the national comparison.

With 384,740 residents, this is a mid-sized metro benchmark rather than a single-neighborhood rent quote.

Its 2-bedroom FMR is in the lowest national tenth (#32 most affordable of 387 metros), though the household budget still depends on local income.

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

$860/mo

16.4% of median income

1 Bedroom

$870/mo

16.6% of median income

2 Bedroom

$1,016/mo

19.4% of median income

3 Bedroom

$1,304/mo

24.9% of median income

4 Bedroom

$1,537/mo

29.4% of median income

FMR filing desk

CBSA CBSA·33860

Montgomery: $870/mo 1BR · #32 of 387 metros (2BR) · FY2026 CBSA 33860

  • CBSA 33860
  • 1BR-FMR $870
  • 2BR-FMR $1,016
  • RANK-LOW #32
  • YOY-DOWN -2.0%
  • VSUS-BELOW -9%
  • IN-ST-HIGH #7 AL
  • INC-ROOM 17%
  • POP-MAJOR 385K
  • PHOTO-NEAR Anniston-Oxford
  • VOUCH-90-110 $783–$957
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Anniston-Oxford ($113 1BR gap)

Read with: How Fair Market Rent works

Where Montgomery sits among every US metro

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

$1,016 higher than 8% 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 33860

Counties inside Montgomery

Across 4 HUD counties in CBSA 33860, 2-bedroom FMRs cluster tightly ($1,016–$1,016, 0% spread), so the metro-wide schedule tracks most constituent counties closely.

Montgomery County 2BR $1,016 · 228K Elmore County 2BR $1,016 · 88K Autauga County 2BR $1,016 · 59K Lowndes County 2BR $1,016 · 10K

Montgomery studio–4BR schedule (FY2026) · 2BR #32 most affordable

1BR $870 (-9% vs US, -2.0% YoY). Each bedroom band below is FY2026 HUD FMR for CBSA 33860.

Studio
$860
US avg $893
↑1.4% YoY -4% vs US
1 Bedroom
$870
US avg $959
↓2.0% YoY -9% vs US
2 Bedroom
$1,016
US avg $1,175
↓3.7% YoY -14% vs US
3 Bedroom
$1,304
US avg $1,525
↓3.0% YoY -14% vs US
4 Bedroom
$1,537
US avg $1,756
↓7.7% YoY -12% vs US

How Montgomery compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other AL metro areas

1BR FMR / mo

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

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

Montgomery: out-of-state FMR & burden peers

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

2BR FMR · outside AL

Nearest schedules by 2BR delta (FY2026).

Murray County
GA · 2 BR $1,009/mo
Boone County
IA · 2 BR $1,026/mo
Enid
OK · 2 BR $1,027/mo
Bay City
MI · 2 BR $1,030/mo

Burden % · outside AL

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

Crook County
OR · 19.4% of income · 2 BR $1,385/mo
York-Hanover
PA · 19.5% of income · 2 BR $1,335/mo
Springfield
IL · 19.4% of income · 2 BR $1,203/mo
Eau Claire
WI · 19.5% of income · 2 BR $1,181/mo

Montgomery: quick answers

What is the average rent in the Montgomery, AL MSA metro area? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Montgomery, AL MSA is $870 per month. A 2-bedroom is $1,016 and a studio is $860.
How does Montgomery, AL MSA rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the Montgomery, AL MSA metro area is 9% below the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $870 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Montgomery rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2026 2-bedroom FMR of $1,016 ranks #32 most affordable among 387 US metro areas (the lowest-rent tenth of HUD metro areas).
Do county rents differ inside the Montgomery metro area? ▼
Yes. HUD assigns one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 33860, but 4 constituent counties publish their own county FMR schedules spanning $1,016–$1,016 for a 2-bedroom (0% 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 $870/mo · 1BR AL

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