Income Guidelines

FY 2026 Income Limits Summary

FY2024 Income Limit Area	Median Family Income Click for More Detail	Income limit Category	Persons in Family
FY2024 Income Limit Area	Median Family Income Click for More Detail	Income limit Category	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
New Haven-Meriden, CT HUD Metro FMR Area	$123,200	Very Low (50% Income Limits ($) Click for More Detail	43,600	49,800	56,050	62,250	67,250	72,250	77,200	82,200
		Extremely Low Income Limits (s) * Click for More Detail	26,150	29,900	33,650	37,350	40,350	44,360	50,040	55,720
		Low (80%) Income Limits ($) Click for More Detail	69,750	79,700	89,650	99,600	107,600	115,550	123,550	131,500

NOTE: Hamden town is part of the New Haven-Meriden, CT HUD Metro FMR Area, so all information presented here applies to all of the New Haven-Meriden, CT HUD Metro FMR Area. HUD generally uses the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) area definitions in the calculation of income limit program parameters. However, to ensure that program parameters do not vary significantly due to area definition changes, HUD has used custom geographic definitions for the New Haven-Meriden, CT HUD Metro FMR Area.

The New Haven-Meriden, CT HUD Metro FMR Area contains the following areas: Bethany town, CT; Branford town, CT; Cheshire town, CT; East Haven town, CT; Guilford town, CT; Hamden town, CT; Madison town, CT; Meriden town, CT; New Haven town, CT; North Branford town, CT; North Haven town, CT; Orange town, CT; Wallingford town, CT; West Haven town, CT; and Woodbridge town, CT.

* The FY 2014 Consolidated Appropriations Act changed the definition of extremely low-income to be the greater of 30/50ths (60 percent) of the Section 8 very low-income limit or the poverty guideline as established by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), provided that this amount is not greater than the Section 8 50% very low-income limit. Consequently, the extremely low income limits may equal the very low (50%) income limits.

Income Limit areas are based on FY26 Fair Market Rent (FMR) areas. For information on FMRs, please see our associated FY26 Fair Market Rent documentation system.