Below-median FMR - Benzie County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Benzie County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,224/month - 40th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#158 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 6.9% above market ; FMR rows touch Benzie County .
Geography note: HUD divides this CBSA into 4 separate Fair Market Rent areas, each with its own rent schedule. The amounts above are for Benzie County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Lower-half placement for Benzie County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Homosassa Springs, FL MSA; Lewiston, ID-WA MSA; Lake Charles, LA HUD Metro FMR Area; Tulsa, OK HUD Metro FMR Area .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Trenton-Princeton, NJ MSA, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA, Urban Honolulu, HI MSA, Vallejo, CA MSA, Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA, Vineland, NJ MSA .
MI-state FMR neighbors for Benzie County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside MI: Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI MSA ($1,236); Midland, MI MSA ($1,193); Niles, MI MSA ($1,184); Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA ($1,268); Battle Creek, MI MSA ($1,176); Jackson, MI MSA ($1,165); Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA ($1,162); Monroe, MI MSA ($1,326) . 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 Benzie County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $904/mo |
| 1-BR | $937/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,224/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,586/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,720/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Benzie County, MI 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 Benzie County, MI 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 | $904/mo | $814/mo | $994/mo |
| 1-BR | $937/mo | $843/mo | $1,031/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,224/mo | $1,102/mo | $1,346/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,586/mo | $1,427/mo | $1,745/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,720/mo | $1,548/mo | $1,892/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Benzie County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,224/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,102–$1,346/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,145/mo → 6.9% above market (covers market). Detail: gap analysis for Benzie County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area.
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):
- Muskegon Housing Commission
- Montcalm County Housing Commission
- Southfield Housing Commission
- Lincoln Park Housing Commission
- Traverse City Housing Commission
- River Rouge Housing Commission
- Roseville Housing Commission
- Iron County Housing Commission
- Jackson Housing Commission
- Melvindale Housing Commission
Full near-amount ladder
- Homosassa Springs, FL MSA · $1,225
- Lewiston, ID-WA MSA · $1,220
- Lake Charles, LA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,217
- Tulsa, OK HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,217
- Duluth, MN-WI MSA · $1,232
- Cleveland, TN MSA · $1,233
- Hall County, NE HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,215
- Killeen-Temple, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,233
- Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI MSA · $1,235
- Appleton, WI MSA · $1,236
- Erie, PA MSA · $1,212
- Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI MSA · $1,236
What to do with this FMR desk
Benzie County, MI HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,224/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (6.9% 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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