Lower-FMR payment standards - Cape Girardeau, MO-IL MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Cape Girardeau, MO-IL MSA is $992/month - 8th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#32 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 14.0% above market ; FMR rows touch Alexander County, Bollinger County, Cape Girardeau County .
Low-FMR rung around Cape Girardeau, MO-IL MSA
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Wheeling, WV-OH MSA ($991), Alexandria, LA MSA ($994), Allen County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area ($996) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA, Burlington-South Burlington, VT MSA, Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA, Charlottesville, VA MSA, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL HUD Metro FMR Area, Chico, CA MSA - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
MO-state FMR neighbors for Cape Girardeau, MO-IL MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside MO: Callaway County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,042); St. Joseph, MO-KS MSA ($1,077); Springfield, MO HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,095); Columbia, MO HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,160); Kansas City, MO-KS HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,358) . 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 Cape Girardeau, MO-IL MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $763/mo |
| 1-BR | $807/mo |
| 2-BR | $992/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,380/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,664/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Cape Girardeau, MO-IL 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 Cape Girardeau, MO-IL 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 | $763/mo | $687/mo | $839/mo |
| 1-BR | $807/mo | $726/mo | $888/mo |
| 2-BR | $992/mo | $893/mo | $1,091/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,380/mo | $1,242/mo | $1,518/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,664/mo | $1,498/mo | $1,830/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL MSA, the HUD reference rent is $992/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $893–$1,091/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL 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
- $992
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +0.7%
- from FY2025 $985
- Span change
- +22.9%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $807/mo | - |
| 2023 | $871/mo | +7.9% |
| 2024 | $933/mo | +7.1% |
| 2025 | $985/mo | +5.6% |
| 2026 | $992/mo | +0.7% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Cape Girardeau, MO-IL MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $870/mo → 14.0% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Cape Girardeau, MO-IL MSA.
MO agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in MO 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 Independence
- Housing Authority of the City of Columbia, MO
- Springfield Housing Authority
- FRANKLIN COUNTY PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY
- St. Clair County Housing Authority
- LINCOLN COUNTY PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY
- St. Joseph Housing Authority
- ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY
- ST CHARLES COUNTY HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
- Phelps County Public Housing Agency
Full near-amount ladder
- Wheeling, WV-OH MSA · $991
- Alexandria, LA MSA · $994
- Allen County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area · $996
- Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA · $1,000
- McHenry County, ND HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,000
- Lawton, OK HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,001
- Murray County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,009
- Bosque County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $973
- Cochran County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $973
- Eagle Pass, TX MSA · $973
- Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area · $973
- Mansfield, OH MSA · $973
What to do with this FMR desk
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $992/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+22.9% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (14.0% 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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