Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA: 2-bedroom payment standards across 33 ZIP codes
HUD's FY2026 Small Area Fair Market Rents for Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA range from $940 to $1,430 for a 2-bedroom. The 90th-percentile ZIP code runs 1.21× the 10th — a gap of $206 a month — which ranks 209th widest of the 247 HUD metro areas we compare.
median 2-bedroom SAFMR across the area's 33 ZIP codes. Where a housing authority sets a single metro-wide standard, it could reach $1,155 at 110%.
monthly gap between the 90th- and 10th-percentile ZIP code ($964 to $1,170).
of the area's ZIP codes (4 of 33) sit above $1,155 — 110% of the area median.
Highest-rent ZIP codes in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA
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 | 37686 | $1,430 | $1,287–$1,573 | above 110% |
| 2 | 37659 | $1,300 | $1,170–$1,430 | above 110% |
| 3 | 37615 | $1,230 | $1,107–$1,353 | above 110% |
| 4 | 24211 | $1,180 | $1,062–$1,298 | above 110% |
| 5 | 24361 | $1,130 | $1,017–$1,243 | 108% |
| 6 | 37642 | $1,130 | $1,017–$1,243 | 108% |
| 7 | 37618 | $1,100 | $990–$1,210 | 105% |
| 8 | 37660 | $1,100 | $990–$1,210 | 105% |
| 9 | 24203 | $1,090 | $981–$1,199 | 104% |
| 10 | 24209 | $1,090 | $981–$1,199 | 104% |
| 11 | 37620 | $1,090 | $981–$1,199 | 104% |
| 12 | 24201 | $1,080 | $972–$1,188 | 103% |
| 13 | 37663 | $1,080 | $972–$1,188 | 103% |
| 14 | 24202 | $1,060 | $954–$1,166 | 101% |
| 15 | 24212 | $1,060 | $954–$1,166 | 101% |
| 16 | 24327 | $1,050 | $945–$1,155 | 100% |
| 17 | 37621 | $1,050 | $945–$1,155 | 100% |
| 18 | 37625 | $1,050 | $945–$1,155 | 100% |
| 19 | 37662 | $1,050 | $945–$1,155 | 100% |
| 20 | 37669 | $1,050 | $945–$1,155 | 100% |
| 21 | 24210 | $1,030 | $927–$1,133 | 98% |
| 22 | 24270 | $1,020 | $918–$1,122 | 97% |
| 23 | 24290 | $1,010 | $909–$1,111 | 96% |
| 24 | 37694 | $1,010 | $909–$1,111 | 96% |
| 25 | 24258 | $1,000 | $900–$1,100 | 95% |
| 26 | 37665 | $1,000 | $900–$1,100 | 95% |
| 27 | 37617 | $990 | $891–$1,089 | 94% |
| 28 | 37664 | $990 | $891–$1,089 | 94% |
| 29 | 37645 | $980 | $882–$1,078 | 93% |
| 30 | 37873 | $960 | $864–$1,056 | 91% |
| 31 | 24245 | $940 | $846–$1,034 | 90% |
| 32 | 24250 | $940 | $846–$1,034 | 90% |
| 33 | 24251 | $940 | $846–$1,034 | 90% |
How Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA compares
Its internal spread of 1.21× (p90 ÷ p10) ranks 209 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 1.09×. 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.