Below-median FMR - Appleton, WI MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Appleton, WI MSA is $1,236/month - 41st percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#164 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 21.4% above market ; FMR rows touch Calumet County, Outagamie County .
Lower-half placement for Appleton, WI MSA
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI MSA; Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI MSA; Cleveland, TN MSA; Killeen-Temple, TX HUD Metro FMR Area .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Ann Arbor, MI MSA, Anchorage, AK HUD Metro FMR Area, Amherst Town-Northampton, MA MSA, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area, Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area, Warren County, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area .
WI-state FMR neighbors for Appleton, WI MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside WI: Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI MSA ($1,235); Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA ($1,246); Columbia County, WI HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,195); Eau Claire, WI MSA ($1,181); Fond du Lac, WI MSA ($1,176); La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,166); Green Bay, WI HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,164); Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA ($1,149) . 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 Appleton, WI MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $858/mo |
| 1-BR | $960/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,236/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,701/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,776/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Appleton, WI 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 Appleton, WI 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 | $858/mo | $772/mo | $944/mo |
| 1-BR | $960/mo | $864/mo | $1,056/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,236/mo | $1,112/mo | $1,360/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,701/mo | $1,531/mo | $1,871/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,776/mo | $1,598/mo | $1,954/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Appleton, WI MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,236/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,112–$1,360/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Appleton, WI 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
- $1,236
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +11.8%
- from FY2025 $1,106
- Span change
- +40.3%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $881/mo | - |
| 2023 | $949/mo | +7.7% |
| 2024 | $983/mo | +3.6% |
| 2025 | $1,106/mo | +12.5% |
| 2026 | $1,236/mo | +11.8% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Appleton, WI MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,018/mo → 21.4% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Appleton, WI MSA.
PHAs naming Appleton, WI MSA
- City of Appleton Housing Authority · 641 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Wisconsin . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
WI agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in WI whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- Madison Community Development Authority
- Milwaukee Co DHHS - Housing Division
- Housing Authority of Racine County
- Dane County Housing Authority
- Waukesha Housing Authority
- Kenosha Housing Authority
- City of Appleton Housing Authority
- CDA of the City of West Allis
- Beloit Housing Authority
- Wausau Community Development Authority
Full near-amount ladder
- Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI MSA · $1,236
- Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI MSA · $1,235
- Cleveland, TN MSA · $1,233
- Killeen-Temple, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,233
- Duluth, MN-WI MSA · $1,232
- Logan, UT-ID MSA · $1,241
- Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,242
- Goldsboro, NC MSA · $1,244
- Oklahoma City, OK HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,244
- Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA · $1,246
- Homosassa Springs, FL MSA · $1,225
- Benzie County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,224
What to do with this FMR desk
Appleton, WI HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,236/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+40.3% 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. City of Appleton Housing Authority
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (21.4% 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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