FMRFinder

Schenectady County, NY fair market rent

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA · FY2027 · upcoming · effective October 1, 2026

$1,7112 bedrooms / month

Illustrative 90–110% range $1,540–$1,882 · +0.5% from FY2026

Gross rent including tenant-paid utilities. The range is HUD's basic payment-standard band, not your PHA's adopted standard or your voucher payment; your PHA's effective date may differ. Metro FMR area. U.S. county median 2BR $1,056.

Your housing authority's payment standard: not verified on this page.

Confirm the amount, bedroom size, utility allowance and effective date for the unit's address before relying on it.

HUD rents by bedroom count
UnitFY2027FY2026Change
Studio$1,238$1,217+1.7%
1 bedroom$1,425$1,417+0.6%
2 bedrooms$1,711$1,702+0.5%
3 bedrooms$2,039$2,041-0.1%
4 bedrooms$2,249$2,253-0.2%

Source: HUD Fair Market Rent data, FMR_All_1983_2027.csv, retrieved 2026-09-19.

2-bedroom FMR, last 11 years

HUD's fiscal year runs October to September, so the FY2027 figure applies from October 1, 2026. The FMR is the 40th-percentile gross rent (rent plus tenant-paid utilities) for standard-quality units, from Census ACS data trended forward with recent rent surveys. It is not a rent cap for private landlords. Data & method

Small Area FMRs by ZIP code

153 ZIPs in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA
View the remaining 73 ZIP codes

Same FMR area

New York areas with a similar 2BR rent

All 62