Amarillo, TX: 2-bedroom payment standards across 25 ZIP codes
HUD's FY2026 Small Area Fair Market Rents for Amarillo, TX HUD Metro FMR Area range from $1,050 to $1,360 for a 2-bedroom. The 90th-percentile ZIP code runs 1.21× the 10th — a gap of $220 a month — which ranks 212th widest of the 247 HUD metro areas we compare.
median 2-bedroom SAFMR across the area's 25 ZIP codes. Where a housing authority sets a single metro-wide standard, it could reach $1,177 at 110%.
monthly gap between the 90th- and 10th-percentile ZIP code ($1,050 to $1,270).
of the area's ZIP codes (8 of 25) sit above $1,177 — 110% of the area median.
Highest-rent ZIP codes in Amarillo, TX
Every ZIP code, ranked
The payment-standard column is HUD's published 90–110% band for that ZIP code — the range a housing authority may adopt without HUD approval. Your PHA sets the exact figure. The final column compares each ZIP to the area median; ZIP codes marked above 110% exceed 110% of that median — where a housing authority sets a single area-wide standard, those sit above the highest ceiling basic policy reaches.
| # | ZIP code | 2 BR SAFMR ▾ | Payment standard (90–110%) | vs area median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 79118 | $1,360 | $1,224–$1,496 | above 110% |
| 2 | 79111 | $1,320 | $1,188–$1,452 | above 110% |
| 3 | 79110 | $1,270 | $1,143–$1,397 | above 110% |
| 4 | 79119 | $1,270 | $1,143–$1,397 | above 110% |
| 5 | 79012 | $1,190 | $1,071–$1,309 | above 110% |
| 6 | 79091 | $1,190 | $1,071–$1,309 | above 110% |
| 7 | 79103 | $1,190 | $1,071–$1,309 | above 110% |
| 8 | 79114 | $1,190 | $1,071–$1,309 | above 110% |
| 9 | 79109 | $1,170 | $1,053–$1,287 | 109% |
| 10 | 79124 | $1,170 | $1,053–$1,287 | 109% |
| 11 | 79108 | $1,160 | $1,044–$1,276 | 108% |
| 12 | 79106 | $1,100 | $990–$1,210 | 103% |
| 13 | 79068 | $1,070 | $963–$1,177 | 100% |
| 14 | 79107 | $1,060 | $954–$1,166 | 99% |
| 15 | 79016 | $1,050 | $945–$1,155 | 98% |
| 16 | 79019 | $1,050 | $945–$1,155 | 98% |
| 17 | 79101 | $1,050 | $945–$1,155 | 98% |
| 18 | 79102 | $1,050 | $945–$1,155 | 98% |
| 19 | 79104 | $1,050 | $945–$1,155 | 98% |
| 20 | 79105 | $1,050 | $945–$1,155 | 98% |
| 21 | 79116 | $1,050 | $945–$1,155 | 98% |
| 22 | 79117 | $1,050 | $945–$1,155 | 98% |
| 23 | 79120 | $1,050 | $945–$1,155 | 98% |
| 24 | 79121 | $1,050 | $945–$1,155 | 98% |
| 25 | 79159 | $1,050 | $945–$1,155 | 98% |
How Amarillo, TX compares
Its internal spread of 1.21× (p90 ÷ p10) ranks 212 of 247 HUD metro FMR areas, against a median of 1.37× and a national high of 1.77×. On the steadier p75 ÷ p25 measure it is 1.13×. Note that this area's 90th or 10th percentile lands exactly on its highest or lowest ZIP code, so a single ZIP is carrying the p90/p10 figure — the p75/p25 measure is the better read here. See the full ranking and how it was measured →
A note on what this does not mean: a higher payment standard does not increase the assistance a household receives. It raises the ceiling on the rent a voucher can cover, while the household still pays roughly 30% of adjusted income. Figures are ZIP-weighted, not renter-weighted, and rest on 2019–2023 American Community Survey data trended forward.