High-FMR payment standards - Ann Arbor, MI MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Ann Arbor, MI MSA is $1,656/month - 77th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#307 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 11.8% above market ; FMR rows touch Washtenaw County .
Expensive rung: who shares Ann Arbor, MI MSA's FMR tier
Near-amount peers: Boise City, ID HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,655), Richmond, VA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,655), Fresno, CA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,664) .
For scale, bottom-quartile published amounts include Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA, Arecibo, PR Metro Area, Boone County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area, Amarillo, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, Alexandria, LA MSA, Albany, GA MSA - those metros are not substitutes for lease-up planning in Ann Arbor, MI MSA.
MI-state FMR neighbors for Ann Arbor, MI MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside MI: Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,411); Barry County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,334); Monroe, MI MSA ($1,326); Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA ($1,268); Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI MSA ($1,236); Benzie County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,224); Midland, MI MSA ($1,193); Niles, MI MSA ($1,184) . 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 Ann Arbor, MI MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,365/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,387/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,656/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,986/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,193/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Ann Arbor, MI MSA
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 Ann Arbor, MI MSA; 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 | $1,365/mo | $1,229/mo | $1,502/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,387/mo | $1,248/mo | $1,526/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,656/mo | $1,490/mo | $1,822/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,986/mo | $1,787/mo | $2,185/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,193/mo | $1,974/mo | $2,412/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Ann Arbor, MI MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,656/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,490–$1,822/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Ann Arbor, MI MSA
Published two-bedroom Fair Market Rent for this HUD area across FY2022-2026. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent fiscal years only. This is a historical HUD reference-rent series, not a PHA payment standard, unit quote, availability, eligibility, or waitlist result.
- Latest 2-BR
- $1,656
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +3.0%
- from FY2025 $1,607
- Span change
- +31.2%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1,262/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,384/mo | +9.7% |
| 2024 | $1,471/mo | +6.3% |
| 2025 | $1,607/mo | +9.2% |
| 2026 | $1,656/mo | +3.0% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Ann Arbor, MI MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,481/mo → 11.8% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Ann Arbor, MI MSA.
PHAs naming Ann Arbor, MI MSA
- Ann Arbor Housing Commission · 2,324 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Michigan . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
MI agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in MI 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
- Boise City, ID HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,655
- Richmond, VA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,655
- Fresno, CA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,664
- Vineland, NJ MSA · $1,673
- Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ MSA · $1,637
- Fairbanks-College, AK MSA · $1,676
- Savannah, GA MSA · $1,680
- Anchorage, AK HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,631
- Panama City, FL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,682
- Santa Fe, NM MSA · $1,685
- Pittsfield, MA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,626
- Chico, CA MSA · $1,625
What to do with this FMR desk
Ann Arbor, MI HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,656/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+31.2% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Cross-check the 1 PHA record tied to this market against the HUD directory profile. Ann Arbor Housing Commission
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (11.8% 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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