Metro FMR · CBSA 46660 · HUD FY2026

Valdosta, GA MSA Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for the Valdosta, GA MSA metro area - 4% below the US average.

$921
1-bedroom FMR
$1,192
2-bedroom FMR
+4.4%
YoY change
-4%
vs US avg

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the Valdosta, GA MSA area rents at $1,192 under HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent - 1% above the US average, lower than 65% of the 387 metro areas HUD tracks.

#136
most affordable of 387 US metros (2BR)
+1%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$47,680
income to afford it (30% rule)
+4.4%
1BR change, FY2025→2026

Affordability & income context

Valdosta: #136 most affordable nationally · income context

At the metro's ACS median household income of $54,581, this 1-bedroom FMR takes 20.2% of annual income. It is well below the 30% affordability guide for a median-income household.

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

With 148,203 residents, this is a smaller-metro benchmark rather than a single-neighborhood rent quote.

Population has held roughly steady over the past five years (+3.2%, Census ACS).

The ACS rental vacancy rate here is 5.4%, 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 $976/month - the FY2026 HUD two-bedroom FMR of $1,192 runs 22.1% 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: 45.4% of the 22,752 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

$915/mo

20.1% of median income

1 Bedroom

$921/mo

20.2% of median income

2 Bedroom

$1,192/mo

26.2% of median income

3 Bedroom

$1,583/mo

34.8% of median income

4 Bedroom

$1,915/mo

42.1% of median income

FMR filing desk

CBSA CBSA·46660

Valdosta: $921/mo 1BR · #136 of 387 metros (2BR) · FY2026 CBSA 46660

  • CBSA 46660
  • 1BR-FMR $921
  • 2BR-FMR $1,192
  • RANK-MID #136
  • YOY-UP +4.4%
  • VSUS-NEAR -4%
  • IN-ST-LOW #2 GA
  • INC-MID 20%
  • POP-MID 148K
  • PHOTO-NEAR Albany
  • VOUCH-90-110 $829–$1,013
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Albany ($85 1BR gap)

Read with: Understanding rent trends

Where Valdosta sits among every US metro

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

$1,192 higher than 35% 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.

What this shows #136 of 387 HUD-tracked metro areas, 1% above the national 2-bedroom average. 113 other metro areas fall in this same rent band.

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

CBSA 46660

Counties inside Valdosta

Across 4 HUD counties in CBSA 46660, 2-bedroom FMRs cluster tightly ($1,192–$1,192, 0% spread), so the metro-wide schedule tracks most constituent counties closely.

Lowndes County 2BR $1,192 · 118K Brooks County 2BR $1,192 · 16K Lanier County 2BR $1,192 · 10K Echols County 2BR $1,192 · 4K

Valdosta studio–4BR schedule (FY2026) · 2BR #136 most affordable

1BR $921 (-4% vs US, +4.4% YoY). Each bedroom band below is FY2026 HUD FMR for CBSA 46660.

Studio
$915
US avg $893
↑4.3% YoY +2% vs US
1 Bedroom
$921
US avg $959
↑4.4% YoY -4% vs US
2 Bedroom
$1,192
US avg $1,175
↑4.1% YoY +1% vs US
3 Bedroom
$1,583
US avg $1,525
↑3.5% YoY +4% vs US
4 Bedroom
$1,915
US avg $1,756
↑8.0% YoY +9% vs US

How Valdosta compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other GA metro areas

1BR FMR / mo

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

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

Valdosta: out-of-state FMR & burden peers

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

2BR FMR · outside GA

Nearest schedules by 2BR delta (FY2026).

El Paso
TX · 2 BR $1,191/mo
Midland
MI · 2 BR $1,193/mo
Columbia County
WI · 2 BR $1,195/mo
Williamsport
PA · 2 BR $1,195/mo

Burden % · outside GA

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

Vallejo
CA · 26.1% of income · 2 BR $2,178/mo
Oakland-Fremont
CA · 26.1% of income · 2 BR $2,912/mo
Bakersfield-Delano
CA · 26.3% of income · 2 BR $1,483/mo
Charleston-North Charleston
SC · 26.1% of income · 2 BR $1,787/mo

Valdosta: quick answers

What is the average rent in the Valdosta, GA MSA metro area? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Valdosta, GA MSA is $921 per month. A 2-bedroom is $1,192 and a studio is $915.
How does Valdosta, GA MSA rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the Valdosta, GA MSA metro area is 4% below the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $921 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Valdosta rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2026 2-bedroom FMR of $1,192 ranks #136 most affordable among 387 US metro areas (the middle half of HUD metro areas).
Do county rents differ inside the Valdosta metro area? ▼
Yes. HUD assigns one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 46660, but 4 constituent counties publish their own county FMR schedules spanning $1,192–$1,192 for a 2-bedroom (0% spread). Use county pages for filing at the county level.
Is Valdosta's population growing, and how tight is its rental market? ▼
Population has held roughly steady over the past five years (+3.2%, Census ACS). The ACS rental vacancy rate here is 5.4%, close to the range where market rents and HUD's FMR benchmark tend to track each other.

Compare Valdosta vs Albany →

What this means for renters

Treat Valdosta'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 $921 implies about $36,840/yr to rent without being cost-burdened. Run your numbers
  • See how Valdosta stacks up against a comparable metro before assuming this figure applies elsewhere. Compare vs Albany
  • See where Valdosta 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 4 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 $921/mo · 1BR GA

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