Metro FMR · CBSA 47020 · HUD FY2026

Victoria, TX MSA Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for the Victoria, TX MSA metro area - 20% above the US average.

$1,153
1-bedroom FMR
$1,442
2-bedroom FMR
+4.9%
YoY change
+20%
vs US avg

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the Victoria, TX MSA area rents at $1,442 under HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent - 23% above the US average, higher than 65% of the 387 metro areas HUD tracks.

#135
priciest of 387 US metros (2BR)
+23%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$57,680
income to afford it (30% rule)
+4.9%
1BR change, FY2025→2026

Affordability & income context

Victoria: #135 priciest nationally · income context

At the metro's ACS median household income of $69,618, this 1-bedroom FMR takes 19.9% of annual income. It is well below the 30% affordability guide for a median-income household.

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

With 98,301 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

$1,146/mo

19.8% of median income

1 Bedroom

$1,153/mo

19.9% of median income

2 Bedroom

$1,442/mo

24.9% of median income

3 Bedroom

$1,729/mo

29.8% of median income

4 Bedroom

$1,909/mo

32.9% of median income

FMR filing desk

CBSA CBSA·47020

Victoria: $1,153/mo 1BR · #135 of 387 metros (2BR) · FY2026 CBSA 47020

  • CBSA 47020
  • 1BR-FMR $1,153
  • 2BR-FMR $1,442
  • RANK-MID #135
  • YOY-UP +4.9%
  • VSUS-ABOVE +20%
  • IN-ST-HIGH #21 TX
  • INC-ROOM 20%
  • POP-MID 98K
  • PHOTO-NEAR Abilene
  • VOUCH-90-110 $1,038–$1,268
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Abilene ($133 1BR gap)

Read with: Understanding rent burden

Where Victoria sits among every US metro

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

$1,442 Top 35% higher than 65% 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%). Below this entry. $1,400–$1,600: 52 metro areas (13%). This entry sits in this band. $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 47020

Counties inside Victoria

Across 2 HUD counties in CBSA 47020, 2-bedroom FMRs cluster tightly ($1,442–$1,442, 0% spread), so the metro-wide schedule tracks most constituent counties closely.

Victoria County 2BR $1,442 · 91K Goliad County 2BR $1,442 · 7K

Victoria studio–4BR schedule (FY2026) · 2BR #135 nationally

1BR $1,153 (+20% vs US, +4.9% YoY). Each bedroom band below is FY2026 HUD FMR for CBSA 47020.

Studio
$1,146
US avg $893
↑4.9% YoY +28% vs US
1 Bedroom
$1,153
US avg $959
↑4.9% YoY +20% vs US
2 Bedroom
$1,442
US avg $1,175
↑3.6% YoY +23% vs US
3 Bedroom
$1,729
US avg $1,525
↑3.0% YoY +13% vs US
4 Bedroom
$1,909
US avg $1,756
↑3.4% YoY +9% vs US

How Victoria compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other TX metro areas

1BR FMR / mo

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

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

Victoria: out-of-state FMR & burden peers

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

2BR FMR · outside TX

Nearest schedules by 2BR delta (FY2026).

Longview-Kelso
WA · 2 BR $1,451/mo
Columbus
OH · 2 BR $1,430/mo
Brunswick County
NC · 2 BR $1,426/mo
Provo-Orem-Lehi
UT · 2 BR $1,460/mo

Burden % · outside TX

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

Yuba City
CA · 24.9% of income · 2 BR $1,550/mo
Lafayette-West Lafayette
IN · 24.9% of income · 2 BR $1,242/mo
Boulder
CO · 24.8% of income · 2 BR $2,124/mo
Tucson
AZ · 24.8% of income · 2 BR $1,402/mo

Victoria: quick answers

What is the average rent in the Victoria, TX MSA metro area? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Victoria, TX MSA is $1,153 per month. A 2-bedroom is $1,442 and a studio is $1,146.
How does Victoria, TX MSA rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the Victoria, TX MSA metro area is 20% above the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $1,153 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Victoria rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2026 2-bedroom FMR of $1,442 ranks #135 most expensive among 387 US metro areas (the middle half of HUD metro areas).
Do county rents differ inside the Victoria metro area? ▼
Yes. HUD assigns one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 47020, but 2 constituent counties publish their own county FMR schedules spanning $1,442–$1,442 for a 2-bedroom (0% spread). Use county pages for filing at the county level.

Compare Victoria vs Abilene →

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 $1,153/mo · 1BR TX

Every figure on PlainRent is rendered directly from HUD's published Fair Market Rent records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of FY 2026.