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Grand Prairie Housing Payment Standards 2026: Voucher Amounts by Bedroom
We haven't transcribed Grand Prairie Housing's own payment standards. As a benchmark, HUD's FY2027 (effective Oct 1, 2026) 2-bedroom Small Area Fair Market Rent across the 5 ZIP codes in its area runs from $1,430 to $2,360 a month (median $1,790). That is HUD's figure, not Grand Prairie Housing's: Grand Prairie Housing normally sets its 2-bedroom amount between 90% and 110% of the HUD figure for the unit's area — about $1,611–$1,969 at the median.
Official schedule: Grand Prairie Housing has no payment standard document we could link. Ask Grand Prairie Housing or check its official website.
Grand Prairie Housing Authority (City of Grand Prairie Housing and Neighborhood Services) runs the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program for the City of Grand Prairie. It sets its own payment standards — the most it will pay toward rent for each unit size — and federal rules normally require those to fall between 90% and 110% of HUD's Fair Market Rent for the area (the metro-wide FMR, or ZIP-level Small Area FMRs where the authority uses them) unless HUD approves an exception. Below are HUD's FY2027 (effective Oct 1, 2026) figures for the 5 ZIP codes in its area, the benchmark Grand Prairie Housing's schedule is built from. Grand Prairie's Housing Services Division publishes its boundaries in a separate list; the HUD figures here are for ZIP codes in Grand Prairie itself. It publishes an online rent calculator for landlords rather than a payment standard document.
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Waiting list/registration is currently closed. Note: waiting list has met capacity and registration is closed.
Status as published by the authority on October 24, 2026; confirm with the authority before applying. We do not estimate wait times or predict openings. Source: City of Grand Prairie – Housing Choice Vouchers · All Texas waiting lists · Every state
Contact Grand Prairie Housing
Phone: 972-237-8176
Address: 210 W Main St, Grand Prairie, TX 75050
HUD rents by ZIP code
2-bedroom HUD figure for each ZIP. Open a ZIP for every unit size.
Rent limits for Grand Prairie
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are Grand Prairie Housing's payment standards for 2026?
We haven't transcribed Grand Prairie Housing's own payment standards. As a benchmark, HUD's FY2027 (effective Oct 1, 2026) 2-bedroom Small Area Fair Market Rent across the 5 ZIP codes in its area runs from $1,430 to $2,360 a month (median $1,790). That is HUD's figure, not Grand Prairie Housing's: Grand Prairie Housing normally sets its 2-bedroom amount between 90% and 110% of the HUD figure for the unit's area — about $1,611–$1,969 at the median.
What is the Grand Prairie Housing payment standard?
A payment standard is the maximum monthly amount Grand Prairie Housing uses to calculate a voucher's housing assistance for a given unit size. Grand Prairie Housing chooses its payment standards, and HUD rules (24 CFR 982.503) normally require them to fall between 90% and 110% of HUD's Fair Market Rent for the area (the metro-wide FMR, or ZIP-level Small Area FMRs where the authority uses them) — the "basic range". An authority can go above 110% only with an exception payment standard approved by HUD or allowed by HUD notice.
Why might Grand Prairie Housing's published amounts differ from the HUD figures on this page?
The figures here are HUD's FY2027 (effective Oct 1, 2026) Small Area FMRs. Grand Prairie Housing sets its own amounts as a percentage of these (anywhere in the 90–110% basic range), and it adopts new amounts on its own schedule. When new HUD figures would put its payment standards outside the basic range, HUD rules require the authority to revise them within three months of the new figures taking effect. Always use Grand Prairie Housing's own published schedule for your actual voucher amount.
Where can I find Grand Prairie Housing's official payment standard schedule?
On Grand Prairie Housing's website (https://www.gptx.org/Departments/Housing-Neighborhood-Services/Housing-Services/Housing-Choice-Vouchers) or from your caseworker. Voucher holders also receive the amount for their unit size in their briefing packet.
Does a higher payment standard mean the voucher pays more of my rent?
It raises the ceiling. The housing assistance payment is the lower of the payment standard or the unit's gross rent (rent plus tenant-paid utilities), minus your total tenant payment — usually about 30% of adjusted monthly income (24 CFR 982.505). If a unit's gross rent is above the payment standard, you pay the difference, and at initial lease-up your share can't exceed 40% of adjusted monthly income.
Why do the amounts change by ZIP code?
HUD publishes Small Area FMRs for each ZIP code in Grand Prairie Housing's area rather than one figure for the whole metro area. Some authorities are required to use them and others may choose to; where an authority uses them, its payment standards vary by ZIP too, so higher-rent neighborhoods get higher ceilings. Check Grand Prairie Housing's schedule for the ZIP of the unit, not where you live now.