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.

Population has held roughly steady over the past five years (+4.1%, Census ACS).

The ACS rental vacancy rate here is 4.2%, 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 $1,013/month - the FY2026 HUD two-bedroom FMR of $1,261 runs 24.5% 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: 40.7% of the 14,941 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

$1,088/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)

Read with: How Fair Market Rent works

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.

What this shows #171 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 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.
Is Staunton-Stuarts Draft's population growing, and how tight is its rental market? ▼
Population has held roughly steady over the past five years (+4.1%, Census ACS). The ACS rental vacancy rate here is 4.2%, close to the range where market rents and HUD's FMR benchmark tend to track each other.

Compare Staunton-Stuarts Draft vs Charlottesville →

What this means for renters

Treat Staunton-Stuarts Draft'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 $1,095 implies about $43,800/yr to rent without being cost-burdened. Run your numbers
  • See how Staunton-Stuarts Draft stacks up against a comparable metro before assuming this figure applies elsewhere. Compare vs Charlottesville
  • See where Staunton-Stuarts Draft 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 3 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 $1,095/mo · 1BR VA

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