Lower-FMR payment standards - Allen County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area

HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Allen County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area is $996/month - 8th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#34 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 5.7% above market ; FMR rows touch Allen County .

Geography note: HUD divides this CBSA into 3 separate Fair Market Rent areas, each with its own rent schedule. The amounts above are for Allen County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.

Low-FMR rung around Allen County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area

Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Alexandria, LA MSA ($994), Cape Girardeau, MO-IL MSA ($992), Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA ($1,000) .

Top-quartile contrast metros: Boulder, CO MSA, Bozeman, MT MSA, Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area, Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA MSA, Boise City, ID HUD Metro FMR Area, Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT MSA - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.

KY-state FMR neighbors for Allen County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area

Closest 2-BR amounts inside KY: Elizabethtown, KY HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,056); Owensboro, KY MSA ($1,110); Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA ($1,272); Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,272) . Alphabetical “nearby” lists are intentionally not used here - amount proximity is the comparison that matters for payment standards.

What are the HUD FY2026 bedroom FMRs for Allen County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area?

Size HUD FMR
Studio$759/mo
1-BR$759/mo
2-BR$996/mo
3-BR$1,224/mo
4-BR$1,520/mo

Section 8 payment standard range for Allen County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area

HUD lets each Public Housing Authority set its payment standard between 90% and 110% of the published Fair Market Rent for the bedroom size served. These dollar amounts are derived from HUD FY2026 FMR for Allen County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area; your PHA may choose a figure inside this band. This is not a quote for a specific unit, availability, or waitlist status.

Size HUD FMR 90% floor 110% ceiling
Studio $759/mo $683/mo $835/mo
1-BR $759/mo $683/mo $835/mo
2-BR $996/mo $896/mo $1,096/mo
3-BR $1,224/mo $1,102/mo $1,346/mo
4-BR $1,520/mo $1,368/mo $1,672/mo

For a 2-bedroom in Allen County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $996/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $896–$1,096/month before any tenant income share.

ACS median 2-BR rent $942/mo → 5.7% above market (covers market). Detail: gap analysis for Allen County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area.

KY agencies near this metro's scale key

Housing authorities in KY whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):

Full near-amount ladder

What to do with this FMR desk

Allen County, KY HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $996/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.

  • Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (5.7% above market). Metro gap page
  • Confirm how PHAs may set payment standards at 90-110% of FMR, and why the two figures are not interchangeable. FMR vs payment standard

FMR is HUD's published Fair Market Rent for this FMR area. It is not a PHA payment standard, unit quote, eligibility result, or waitlist status. Confirm any leasing figure with the PHA that serves the unit.

Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rent (FY2026) ; Census ACS median gross rent. Confirm the live PHA figure before leasing. Methodology.

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Source and method. PlainVoucher compiles public HUD and U.S. Census release data into a searchable reference. Release periods and source boundaries are identified on each data surface; PlainVoucher does not determine eligibility, waitlist status, payment standards, or local PHA rules. Read our editorial standards and corrections policy, methodology, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-09-02.