Oakland Housing Authority Payment Standards 2026–27

HUD rent figures for the City of Oakland

HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs), FY2027 (effective Oct 1, 2026), across 20 ZIP codes. The 90–110% column is the basic range for the median ZIP. As a Moving to Work agency, Oakland Housing Authority can set payment standards outside it.

94601 Oakland
$2,63094602 Oakland
$2,63094603 Oakland
$2,63094604 Oakland
$2,81094605 Oakland
$2,63094606 Oakland
$2,63094607 Oakland
$2,63094609 Oakland
$2,89094610 Oakland
$2,91094611 Oakland
$3,00094612 Oakland
$3,03094613 Oakland
$2,63094614 Oakland
$2,81094615 Oakland
$2,81094618 Oakland
$3,18094619 Oakland
$2,63094621 Oakland
$2,63094623 Oakland
$2,81094624 Oakland
$2,81094661 Oakland
$2,810

What is the Oakland Housing Authority payment standard?

A payment standard is the maximum monthly amount Oakland Housing Authority uses to calculate a voucher's housing assistance for a given unit size. Oakland Housing Authority 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. Oakland Housing Authority is a HUD Moving to Work (MTW) agency, so it can use MTW flexibility to set payment standards outside that usual range.

Why might Oakland Housing Authority'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. Oakland Housing Authority 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. As a Moving to Work agency, Oakland Housing Authority may also use local payment standards that differ from the basic range. Always use Oakland Housing Authority's own published schedule for your actual voucher amount.

Where can I find Oakland Housing Authority's official payment standard schedule?

Oakland Housing Authority publishes its schedule on its website: OHA voucher payment standards 2027 (PDF, effective October 1, 2026). If you have a voucher, your briefing packet or caseworker can also confirm the amount for your unit size and ZIP code.

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 Oakland Housing Authority'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 Oakland Housing Authority's schedule for the ZIP of the unit, not where you live now.