Metro FMR · CBSA 40220 · HUD FY2026

Roanoke, VA HUD Metro FMR Area Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for the Roanoke, VA HUD Metro FMR Area metro area - 10% above the US average.

$1,053
1-bedroom FMR
$1,254
2-bedroom FMR
+11.1%
YoY change
+10%
vs US avg

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the Roanoke, VA HUD Metro FMR Area area rents at $1,254 under HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent - 7% above the US average, lower than 57% of the 387 metro areas HUD tracks.

#167
most affordable of 387 US metros (2BR)
+7%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$50,160
income to afford it (30% rule)
+11.1%
1BR change, FY2025→2026

Affordability & income context

Roanoke: #167 most affordable nationally · income context

At the metro's ACS median household income of $67,447, this 1-bedroom FMR takes 18.7% of annual income. It is well below the 30% affordability guide for a median-income household.

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

With 314,708 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 (+0.4%, Census ACS).

The ACS rental vacancy rate here is 6.9%, 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 $986/month - the FY2026 HUD two-bedroom FMR of $1,254 runs 27.2% 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 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.

Observed renter burden: 40.2% of the 40,707 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

$1,004/mo

17.9% of median income

1 Bedroom

$1,053/mo

18.7% of median income

2 Bedroom

$1,254/mo

22.3% of median income

3 Bedroom

$1,743/mo

31.0% of median income

4 Bedroom

$2,104/mo

37.4% of median income

FMR filing desk

CBSA CBSA·40220

Roanoke: $1,053/mo 1BR · #167 of 387 metros (2BR) · FY2026 CBSA 40220

  • CBSA 40220
  • 1BR-FMR $1,053
  • 2BR-FMR $1,254
  • RANK-MID #167
  • YOY-SURGE +11.1%
  • VSUS-ABOVE +10%
  • IN-ST-LOW #3 VA
  • INC-ROOM 19%
  • POP-MAJOR 315K
  • PHOTO-NEAR Charlottesville
  • VOUCH-90-110 $948–$1,158
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Charlottesville ($549 1BR gap)

Read with: Understanding rent trends

Where Roanoke sits among every US metro

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

$1,254 higher than 43% of 387 metro areas

$800–$1,000: 28 metro areas (7%). Below this entry. $1,000–$1,200: 114 metro areas (29%). Below this entry. $1,200–$1,400: 95 metro areas (25%). This entry sits in this band. $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 #167 of 387 HUD-tracked metro areas, 7% above the national 2-bedroom average. 94 other metro areas fall in this same rent band.

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

CBSA 40220

Counties inside Roanoke

HUD publishes one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 40220, but county-level schedules inside Roanoke still diverge: 6 counties range from $944 (2BR in Franklin) to $1,254 (Roanoke city), a 33% spread. Roanoke city is the largest county by population.

Roanoke city 2BR $1,254 · 99K Roanoke County 2BR $1,254 · 97K Franklin County 2BR $944 · 55K Botetourt County 2BR $1,254 · 34K Salem city 2BR $1,254 · 25K Craig County 2BR $1,254 · 5K

Roanoke studio–4BR schedule (FY2026) · 2BR #167 most affordable

1BR $1,053 (+10% vs US, +11.1% YoY). Each bedroom band below is FY2026 HUD FMR for CBSA 40220.

Studio
$1,004
US avg $893
↑12.6% YoY +12% vs US
1 Bedroom
$1,053
US avg $959
↑11.1% YoY +10% vs US
2 Bedroom
$1,254
US avg $1,175
↑9.9% YoY +7% vs US
3 Bedroom
$1,743
US avg $1,525
↑9.1% YoY +14% vs US
4 Bedroom
$2,104
US avg $1,756
↑11.6% YoY +20% vs US

How Roanoke compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other VA metro areas

1BR FMR / mo

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

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

Roanoke: out-of-state FMR & burden peers

PlainRent pairs Roanoke 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).

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
PA · 2 BR $1,252/mo
Fayetteville
NC · 2 BR $1,251/mo
Sierra Vista-Douglas
AZ · 2 BR $1,257/mo
Grand Junction
CO · 2 BR $1,249/mo

Burden % · outside VA

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

Tyler
TX · 22.3% of income · 2 BR $1,338/mo
Greenville
NC · 22.3% of income · 2 BR $1,095/mo
Gulfport-Biloxi
MS · 22.3% of income · 2 BR $1,140/mo
Laredo
TX · 22.3% of income · 2 BR $1,161/mo

Roanoke: quick answers

What is the average rent in the Roanoke, VA HUD Metro FMR Area metro area? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Roanoke, VA HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,053 per month. A 2-bedroom is $1,254 and a studio is $1,004.
How does Roanoke, VA HUD Metro FMR Area rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the Roanoke, VA HUD Metro FMR Area metro area is 10% above the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $1,053 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Roanoke rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2026 2-bedroom FMR of $1,254 ranks #167 most affordable among 387 US metro areas (the middle half of HUD metro areas).
Do county rents differ inside the Roanoke metro area? ▼
Yes. HUD assigns one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 40220, but 6 constituent counties publish their own county FMR schedules spanning $944–$1,254 for a 2-bedroom (33% spread). Use county pages for filing at the county level.
Is Roanoke'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 6.9%, close to the range where market rents and HUD's FMR benchmark tend to track each other.

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What this means for renters

Treat Roanoke's FY2026 Fair Market Rent as HUD's affordability benchmark, not a single market quote.

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 6 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 $1,053/mo · 1BR VA

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