Lower-FMR payment standards - Bond County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Bond County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area is $916/month - 3rd percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#13 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 16.5% below market ; FMR rows touch Bond County .
Geography note: HUD divides this CBSA into 3 separate Fair Market Rent areas, each with its own rent schedule. The amounts above are for Bond County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Low-FMR rung around Bond County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Fayette County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area ($915), Gadsden, AL MSA ($927), Parkersburg-Vienna, WV MSA ($928) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA HUD Metro FMR Area, Salinas, CA MSA, Salt Lake City, UT HUD Metro FMR Area, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA MSA, Oakland-Fremont, CA HUD Metro FMR Area, San Benito County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
IL-state FMR neighbors for Bond County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside IL: Massac County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area ($969); Peoria, IL MSA ($1,039); Decatur, IL MSA ($1,063); Champaign-Urbana, IL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,122); Rockford, IL MSA ($1,175); Springfield, IL MSA ($1,203); Bloomington, IL MSA ($1,302); Kankakee, IL 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 Bond County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $632/mo |
| 1-BR | $836/mo |
| 2-BR | $916/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,154/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,213/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Bond County, IL 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 Bond County, IL 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 | $632/mo | $569/mo | $695/mo |
| 1-BR | $836/mo | $752/mo | $920/mo |
| 2-BR | $916/mo | $824/mo | $1,008/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,154/mo | $1,039/mo | $1,269/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,213/mo | $1,092/mo | $1,334/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Bond County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $916/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $824–$1,008/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,097/mo → 16.5% below market (short). Detail: gap analysis for Bond County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area.
IL agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in IL 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 the City of Bloomington, IL
- Housing Authority of Christian County, Illinois
- Housing Authority of the City of North Chicago, IL
- Housing Authority of the Village of Oak Park
- Quincy Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Rock Island
- Grtr Metro. Area Hsng Auth of Rock Island County
- Housing Authority of the County of McLean, Ill.
- Housing Authority Of The County Of DeKalb
- East Peoria Housing Authority
Full near-amount ladder
- Fayette County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area · $915
- Gadsden, AL MSA · $927
- Parkersburg-Vienna, WV MSA · $928
- Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA · $937
- Dothan, AL HUD Metro FMR Area · $950
- Acadia Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area · $880
- Little River County, AR HUD Metro FMR Area · $880
- Cherokee County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area · $877
- Benton County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area · $956
- Davidson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area · $960
- Decatur, AL MSA · $961
- Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA · $962
What to do with this FMR desk
Bond County, IL HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $916/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (16.5% below 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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