Below-median FMR - Bloomington, IN HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Bloomington, IN HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,210/month - 38th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#152 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 5.9% above market ; FMR rows touch Monroe County .
Geography note: HUD divides this CBSA into 2 separate Fair Market Rent areas, each with its own rent schedule. The amounts above are for Bloomington, IN HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Lower-half placement for Bloomington, IN HUD Metro FMR Area
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Erie, PA MSA; St. Cloud, MN MSA; Hall County, NE HUD Metro FMR Area; Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Boise City, ID HUD Metro FMR Area, Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area, Boulder, CO MSA, Bozeman, MT MSA, Bellingham, WA MSA, Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA MSA .
IN-state FMR neighbors for Bloomington, IN HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside IN: Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA ($1,183); Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,242); Michigan City-La Porte, IN MSA ($1,152); South Bend-Mishawaka, IN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,292); Kokomo, IN MSA ($1,123); Evansville, IN MSA ($1,113); Fort Wayne, IN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,113); Terre Haute, IN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,094) . 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 Bloomington, IN HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $966/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,072/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,210/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,572/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,906/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Bloomington, IN 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 Bloomington, IN 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 | $966/mo | $869/mo | $1,063/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,072/mo | $965/mo | $1,179/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,210/mo | $1,089/mo | $1,331/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,572/mo | $1,415/mo | $1,729/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,906/mo | $1,715/mo | $2,097/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Bloomington, IN HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,210/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,089–$1,331/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,143/mo → 5.9% above market (covers market). Detail: gap analysis for Bloomington, IN HUD Metro FMR Area.
PHAs naming Bloomington, IN HUD Metro FMR Area
- Housing Authority of the City of Bloomington · 1,696 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Indiana . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
IN agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in IN whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- Housing Authority of South Bend
- Housing Authority of the City of Bloomington
- Housing Authority of the City of Gary Indiana
- Housing Authority of the City of Lafayette
- Housing Authority of the City of Anderson
- Housing Authority of the City of Evansville
- Housing Authority of the City of East Chicago
- Kokomo Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Terre Haute
- Housing Authority of the City of Muncie
Full near-amount ladder
- Erie, PA MSA · $1,212
- St. Cloud, MN MSA · $1,206
- Hall County, NE HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,215
- Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,204
- Lake Charles, LA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,217
- Springfield, IL MSA · $1,203
- Tulsa, OK HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,217
- Lewiston, ID-WA MSA · $1,220
- Longview, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,199
- Benzie County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,224
- Columbia County, WI HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,195
- Homosassa Springs, FL MSA · $1,225
What to do with this FMR desk
Bloomington, IN HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,210/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Cross-check the 1 PHA record tied to this market against the HUD directory profile. Housing Authority of the City of Bloomington
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (5.9% 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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