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Section 8 payment standards by city

What the biggest housing authorities will count toward rent, copied from each authority's own published schedule, with the effective date, the date we retrieved it and a link to the source.

16official PHA schedules
6HUD FMR benchmarks
22cities
Not legal advice — verify current state law and have an attorney review for your state. Payment standards change, and the housing authority's rent-reasonableness review, utility allowance and the family's income decide what it will actually pay. Verify the current amount with the housing authority before you set a rent.

Official housing authority schedules

City / housing authorityStructure2 BR payment standardEffective
Austin, TX
Housing Authority of the City of Austin		One schedule$1,949January 1, 2026View
Boston, MA
Boston Housing Authority (BHA)		By ZIP code$1,451 – $4,568January 1, 2026View
Charlotte, NC
INLIVIAN (formerly Charlotte Housing Authority)		One schedule$1,733July 1, 2025View
Columbus, OH
Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA)		By ZIP code$1,000 – $2,350October 1, 2026View
Dallas, TX
DHA Housing Solutions for North Texas (Dallas Housing Authority)		By ZIP code$873 – $2,610January 1, 2026View
Los Angeles, CA
Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA)		ZIP groups / tiers$2,277 – $4,000September 1, 2026View
Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis Public Housing Authority (MPHA)		One schedule$1,555January 1, 2026View
Nashville, TN
Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency (MDHA)		By ZIP code$1,451 – $2,540January 1, 2026View
New York, NY
New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA)		One schedule$2,997January 1, 2026View
Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA)		ZIP groups / tiers$1,420 – $2,720November 1, 2025View
Phoenix, AZ
City of Phoenix Housing Department		By ZIP code$1,683 – $3,036January 1, 2026View
Portland, OR
Home Forward (Multnomah County)		One schedule$1,922January 1, 2026View
San Antonio, TX
Opportunity Home San Antonio		ZIP groups / tiers$1,035 – $1,926January 1, 2026View
San Diego, CA
San Diego Housing Commission (SDHC)		By ZIP code$1,986 – $3,905July 1, 2024View
San Francisco, CA
Housing Authority of the City and County of San Francisco (SFHA)		One schedule$3,964January 1, 2026View
Seattle, WA
Seattle Housing Authority (SHA)		One schedule$2,455November 21, 2023View

Cities where we show HUD's FMR as a benchmark

We couldn't copy a current dollar table from these authorities (no table published, a lookup tool only, or the page wasn't available when we checked). Each page links to the authority and shows HUD's FY2027 FMRs.

City / housing authorityStructure2 BR payment standardEffective
Atlanta, GA
Atlanta Housing (AH)		See authority—HUD FMR benchmarkView
Baltimore, MD
Housing Authority of Baltimore City (HABC)		See authority—HUD FMR benchmarkView
Chicago, IL
Chicago Housing Authority (CHA)		See authority—HUD FMR benchmarkView
Houston, TX
Houston Housing Authority (Housing Alliance HTX)		See authority—HUD FMR benchmarkView
Las Vegas, NV
Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority (SNRHA)		See authority—HUD FMR benchmarkView
Washington, DC
DC Housing Authority (DCHA)		See authority—HUD FMR benchmarkView

Cleveland: CMHA sets payment standards by ZIP code through its own lookup tool.

CMHA guide

How we build these pages: we only copy numbers from the housing authority's own published schedule (or HUD's files), and we list the effective date and retrieval date on every page. If an authority updates its schedule, its amounts win over ours. Not affiliated with HUD or any housing authority.

Sources

  1. Atlanta Housing, For HCVP Property Owners (payment standards, lookup tool, rent estimate request) (retrieved October 21, 2026): https://www.atlantahousing.org/developers-property-owners/
  2. Housing Authority of the City of Austin, HCV Approved Payment Standards effective Jan 1, 2026 (PDF) (retrieved October 21, 2026): https://austinha.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/HCV-Payment-Standards-effective-Jan-1-2026.pdf
  3. HABC, HCVP Landlords (submarket map and Rent Estimate Tool) (retrieved October 21, 2026): https://www.habc.org/habc-information/programs-departments/hcvp/hcvp-landlords/
  4. BHA, Payment Standard Chart for All Bedroom Sizes, effective January 1, 2026 (PDF) (retrieved October 21, 2026): https://www.bostonhousing.org/BHA/media/Documents/Leased%20Housing/SAFMRs/2026-Payment-Standards-All-BR.pdf
  5. INLIVIAN, Payment Standards effective July 1, 2025 (PDF) (retrieved October 21, 2026): https://www.inlivian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/7.1.25-PS-No-census-tracts.pdf
  6. CHA, HCV Administrative Plan (effective October 1, 2025), Section 6-II.C (retrieved October 21, 2026): https://www.thecha.org/sites/default/files/2025-10/2026AdministrativePlan_10.25_BoardApprovedPolicies_0.pdf
  7. CMHA (Columbus), Income Limits, Voucher Payment Standards and SAFMRs effective 10/1/2026 (PDF) (retrieved October 21, 2026): https://www.cmhanet.com/media/Documents/2026/2026_Income_Limits_2027_Payment_Standards_and_SAFMR_092826.pdf
  8. DHA, Payment Standards: Housing Choice Voucher Program (PDF) (retrieved October 21, 2026): https://dhantx.com/resources/payment-standards-housing-choice-voucher-program/
  9. HHA, Payment Standards page (retrieved October 21, 2026): https://housingforhouston.com/residents/housing-choice-voucher/payment-standards/
  10. SNRHA, HCV Rent Payments (retrieved October 21, 2026): https://www.snvrha.org/residents/housing-choice-voucher/hcv-rent-payments
  11. HACLA, Voucher Payment Standards (web page, updated 09-01-2026) (retrieved October 21, 2026): https://hacla.org/en/about-section-8/payment-standards
  12. MPHA, 2026 Payment Standards and Utility Chart (PDF) (retrieved October 21, 2026): https://mphaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2026-Payment-Standards-and-Utility-Chart.pdf
  13. MDHA, HCV 2026 SAFMR Payment Standards (PDF) (retrieved October 21, 2026): https://www.nashville-mdha.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/SAFMR-Schedule-1.1.2026-HCV.pdf
  14. NYCHA, Voucher Payment Standards and Utility Standards (retrieved October 21, 2026): https://www.nyc.gov/site/nycha/section-8/voucher-payment-standards-utility-allowance-schedules.page
  15. PHA, Payment Standards page (retrieved October 21, 2026): https://www.pha.phila.gov/housing/housing-choice-voucher/payment-standards/
  16. City of Phoenix, Payment Standards page (retrieved October 21, 2026): https://www.phoenix.gov/administration/departments/housing/section-8-housing/section-8-tenants/payment-standards.html
  17. Home Forward, Payment Standards for Multnomah County, established 01-01-2026 (PDF) (retrieved October 21, 2026): https://www.homeforward.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1_2026-Payment-Standard-Voucher-Issuance.pdf
  18. Opportunity Home, MTW SAFMR FY26 Payment Standards (PDF) (retrieved October 21, 2026): https://homesa.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/MTW_SAFMR_FY26PaymentStandardReferenceSummary.pdf
  19. SDHC, HCV PS Chart, revised 05/27/2026 (PDF) (retrieved October 21, 2026): https://sdhc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Payment-Standards-Income-Limits.pdf
  20. SFHA, Payment Standards 2026, rev. 5/1/2026 (PDF) (retrieved October 21, 2026): https://sfha.org/files/documents/SFHA%20Payment%20Standards%202026%20Rev.%205.1.2026.pdf
  21. SHA, Voucher Payment Standards (retrieved October 21, 2026): https://www.seattlehousing.org/housing/housing-choice-vouchers/renting-voucher/voucher-payment-standards
  22. DCHA, Current Voucher Participants: Rent Payment Standards (retrieved October 21, 2026): https://www.dchousing.org/wordpress/vouchers/payment-standard/
  23. 24 CFR 982.503 (payment standards): https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-24/subtitle-B/chapter-IX/part-982/subpart-K/section-982.503