Metro FMR · CBSA 44420 · HUD FY2026

Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA MSA Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for the Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA MSA metro area - 14% above the US average.

$1,095
1-bedroom FMR
$1,261
2-bedroom FMR
-1.7%
YoY change
+14%
vs US avg

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA MSA area rents at $1,261 under HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent - 7% above the US average, lower than 56% of the 387 metro areas HUD tracks.

#171
most affordable of 387 US metros (2BR)
+7%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$50,440
income to afford it (30% rule)
-1.7%
1BR change, FY2025→2026

Affordability & income context

Staunton-Stuarts Draft: #171 most affordable nationally · income context

At the metro's ACS median household income of $70,949, this 1-bedroom FMR takes 18.5% of annual income. It is well below the 30% affordability guide for a median-income household.

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

With 125,355 residents, this is a smaller-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

$1,088/mo

18.4% of median income

1 Bedroom

$1,095/mo

18.5% of median income

2 Bedroom

$1,261/mo

21.3% of median income

3 Bedroom

$1,734/mo

29.3% of median income

4 Bedroom

$1,941/mo

32.8% of median income

FMR filing desk

CBSA CBSA·44420

Staunton-Stuarts Draft: $1,095/mo 1BR · #171 of 387 metros (2BR) · FY2026 CBSA 44420

  • CBSA 44420
  • 1BR-FMR $1,095
  • 2BR-FMR $1,261
  • RANK-MID #171
  • YOY-FLAT -1.7%
  • VSUS-ABOVE +14%
  • IN-ST-HIGH #5 VA
  • INC-ROOM 19%
  • POP-MID 125K
  • PHOTO-NEAR Charlottesville
  • VOUCH-90-110 $986–$1,205
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Charlottesville ($507 1BR gap)

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Where Staunton-Stuarts Draft sits among every US metro

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

$1,261 higher than 44% 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.

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

CBSA 44420

Counties inside Staunton-Stuarts Draft

Across 3 HUD counties in CBSA 44420, 2-bedroom FMRs cluster tightly ($1,261–$1,261, 0% spread), so the metro-wide schedule tracks most constituent counties closely.

Augusta County 2BR $1,261 · 77K Staunton city 2BR $1,261 · 26K Waynesboro city 2BR $1,261 · 22K

Staunton-Stuarts Draft studio–4BR schedule (FY2026) · 2BR #171 most affordable

1BR $1,095 (+14% vs US, -1.7% YoY). Each bedroom band below is FY2026 HUD FMR for CBSA 44420.

Studio
$1,088
US avg $893
↓1.7% YoY +22% vs US
1 Bedroom
$1,095
US avg $959
↓1.7% YoY +14% vs US
2 Bedroom
$1,261
US avg $1,175
↓1.6% YoY +7% vs US
3 Bedroom
$1,734
US avg $1,525
↓3.5% YoY +14% vs US
4 Bedroom
$1,941
US avg $1,756
↓7.2% YoY +11% vs US

How Staunton-Stuarts Draft compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other VA metro areas

1BR FMR / mo

What this shows Staunton-Stuarts Draft highlighted among 5 peers · FY2026 1BR HUD FMR.

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

Staunton-Stuarts Draft: out-of-state FMR & burden peers

PlainRent pairs Staunton-Stuarts Draft 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).

Augusta-Richmond County
GA · 2 BR $1,261/mo
Hagerstown
MD · 2 BR $1,261/mo
Jackson
TN · 2 BR $1,260/mo
Sierra Vista-Douglas
AZ · 2 BR $1,257/mo

Burden % · outside VA

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

Akron
OH · 21.3% of income · 2 BR $1,268/mo
Hattiesburg
MS · 21.3% of income · 2 BR $1,047/mo
Springfield
MO · 21.4% of income · 2 BR $1,095/mo
Louisville
KY · 21.3% of income · 2 BR $1,272/mo

Staunton-Stuarts Draft: quick answers

What is the average rent in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA MSA metro area? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA MSA is $1,095 per month. A 2-bedroom is $1,261 and a studio is $1,088.
How does Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA MSA rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA MSA metro area is 14% above the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $1,095 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Staunton-Stuarts Draft rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2026 2-bedroom FMR of $1,261 ranks #171 most affordable among 387 US metro areas (the middle half of HUD metro areas).
Do county rents differ inside the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area? ▼
Yes. HUD assigns one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 44420, but 3 constituent counties publish their own county FMR schedules spanning $1,261–$1,261 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 $1,095/mo · 1BR VA

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