Below-median FMR - Battle Creek, MI MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Battle Creek, MI MSA is $1,176/month - 33rd percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#131 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 17.3% above market ; FMR rows touch Calhoun County .
Lower-half placement for Battle Creek, MI MSA
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Fond du Lac, WI MSA; Bismarck, ND MSA; Rockford, IL MSA; Cheyenne, WY MSA .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Barnstable Town, MA MSA, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA, Bellingham, WA MSA, Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA, Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area .
MI-state FMR neighbors for Battle Creek, MI MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside MI: Niles, MI MSA ($1,184); Jackson, MI MSA ($1,165); Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA ($1,162); Midland, MI MSA ($1,193); Benzie County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,224); Saginaw, MI MSA ($1,117); Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI MSA ($1,236); Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA ($1,268) . 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 Battle Creek, MI MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $833/mo |
| 1-BR | $976/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,176/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,410/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,565/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Battle Creek, 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 Battle Creek, 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 | $833/mo | $750/mo | $916/mo |
| 1-BR | $976/mo | $878/mo | $1,074/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,176/mo | $1,058/mo | $1,294/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,410/mo | $1,269/mo | $1,551/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,565/mo | $1,409/mo | $1,722/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Battle Creek, MI MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,176/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,058–$1,294/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Battle Creek, 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
- $1,176
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +7.9%
- from FY2025 $1,090
- Span change
- +39.8%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $841/mo | - |
| 2023 | $958/mo | +13.9% |
| 2024 | $1,038/mo | +8.4% |
| 2025 | $1,090/mo | +5.0% |
| 2026 | $1,176/mo | +7.9% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Battle Creek, MI MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,003/mo → 17.3% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Battle Creek, MI MSA.
PHAs naming Battle Creek, MI MSA
- Battle Creek Housing Commission · 1,101 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
- Fond du Lac, WI MSA · $1,176
- Bismarck, ND MSA · $1,175
- Rockford, IL MSA · $1,175
- Cheyenne, WY MSA · $1,174
- Anderson, SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,173
- Custer County, SD HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,173
- Jacksonville, NC MSA · $1,173
- Pocatello, ID MSA · $1,173
- Utica-Rome, NY MSA · $1,172
- Auburn-Opelika, AL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,181
- Eau Claire, WI MSA · $1,181
- Mankato, MN MSA · $1,171
What to do with this FMR desk
Battle Creek, MI HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,176/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+39.8% 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. Battle Creek Housing Commission
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (17.3% 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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