SHRA Payment Standards 2026–27

SHRA's published payment standards (effective January 1, 2026)

Monthly amounts by ZIP code, as published by SHRA. Source: SHRA 2026 Payment Standards (PDF) (read October 15, 2026). SHRA may revise its schedule; your voucher paperwork is final.

HUD rent figures for Sacramento County

HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs), FY2027 (effective Oct 1, 2026), across 69 ZIP codes. The 90–110% column is the basic range for the median ZIP.

95608 Carmichael
$2,14095609 Carmichael
$2,17095610 Citrus Heights
$2,34095611 Citrus Heights
$2,17095615 Courtland
$1,36095621 Citrus Heights
$2,21095624 Elk Grove
$2,43095626 Elverta
$2,03095628 Fair Oaks
$2,42095630 Folsom
$2,92095632 Galt
$1,93095638 Herald
$2,26095639 Hood
$2,63095641 Isleton
$1,39095652 Mcclellan
$2,51095655 Mather
$2,77095660 North Highlands
$2,04095662 Orangevale
$2,33095670 Rancho Cordova
$2,17095671 Represa
$2,92095673 Rio Linda
$2,31095680 Ryde
$1,76095683 Sloughhouse
$3,04095690 Walnut Grove
$1,67095693 Wilton
$2,42095741 Rancho Cordova
$2,17095742 Rancho Cordova
$3,10095757 Elk Grove
$3,13095758 Elk Grove
$2,74095759 Elk Grove
$2,17095763 Folsom
$2,17095811 Sacramento
$2,34095812 Sacramento
$2,17095813 Sacramento
$2,17095814 Sacramento
$2,15095815 Sacramento
$1,85095816 Sacramento
$2,63095817 Sacramento
$1,99095818 Sacramento
$2,48095819 Sacramento
$2,51095820 Sacramento
$1,94095821 Sacramento
$1,94095822 Sacramento
$2,05095823 Sacramento
$1,93095824 Sacramento
$1,75095825 Sacramento
$2,24095826 Sacramento
$2,14095827 Sacramento
$2,25095828 Sacramento
$1,99095829 Sacramento
$2,63095830 Sacramento
$2,56095831 Sacramento
$2,46095832 Sacramento
$2,37095833 Sacramento
$2,40095834 Sacramento
$2,19095835 Sacramento
$2,70095836 Sacramento
$1,66095837 Sacramento
$2,13095838 Sacramento
$2,05095841 Sacramento
$2,07095842 Sacramento
$1,99095843 Antelope
$2,61095851 Sacramento
$2,17095852 Sacramento
$2,17095853 Sacramento
$2,17095860 Sacramento
$2,17095864 Sacramento
$2,24095865 Sacramento
$2,17095866 Sacramento
$2,170

What is the SHRA payment standard?

SHRA's published 2-bedroom payment standards, effective January 1, 2026, range from $1,350 to $3,608 across 60 ZIP codes (source: SHRA 2026 Payment Standards (PDF)). A payment standard is the maximum monthly amount SHRA uses to calculate a voucher's housing assistance for a given unit size. SHRA 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 SHRA'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. SHRA 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 SHRA's own published schedule for your actual voucher amount.

Where can I find SHRA's official payment standard schedule?

SHRA publishes its schedule on its website: SHRA 2026 Payment Standards (PDF). 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 SHRA'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 SHRA's schedule for the ZIP of the unit, not where you live now.