Lower-FMR payment standards - Casper, WY MSA

HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Casper, WY MSA is $1,082/month - 16th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#63 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 15.5% above market ; FMR rows touch Natrona County .

Low-FMR rung around Casper, WY MSA

Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Mobile, AL MSA ($1,083), Farmington, NM MSA ($1,085), Canton-Massillon, OH MSA ($1,086) .

Top-quartile contrast metros: Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA, Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA, Charlottesville, VA MSA, Burlington-South Burlington, VT MSA, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL HUD Metro FMR Area, Chico, CA MSA - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.

WY-state FMR neighbors for Casper, WY MSA

Closest 2-BR amounts inside WY: Cheyenne, WY MSA ($1,174) . 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 Casper, WY MSA?

Size HUD FMR
Studio$767/mo
1-BR$852/mo
2-BR$1,082/mo
3-BR$1,505/mo
4-BR$1,815/mo

Section 8 payment standard range for Casper, WY 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 Casper, WY 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 $767/mo $690/mo $844/mo
1-BR $852/mo $767/mo $937/mo
2-BR $1,082/mo $974/mo $1,190/mo
3-BR $1,505/mo $1,355/mo $1,656/mo
4-BR $1,815/mo $1,634/mo $1,997/mo

For a 2-bedroom in Casper, WY MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,082/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $974–$1,190/month before any tenant income share.

HUD FMR filing-year trail · Casper, WY 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
$1,082
FY2026
vs prior FY
+1.9%
from FY2025 $1,062
Span change
+26.4%
FY2022-2026
Years shown
5
HUD FMR history
HUD Fair Market Rent two-bedroom amounts for Casper, WY MSA by fiscal year
FY 2-BR FMR YoY
2022 $856/mo -
2023 $884/mo +3.3%
2024 $1,070/mo +21.0%
2025 $1,062/mo -0.7%
2026 $1,082/mo +1.9%

Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Casper, WY MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.

ACS median 2-BR rent $937/mo → 15.5% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Casper, WY MSA.

PHAs naming Casper, WY MSA

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WY agencies near this metro's scale key

Housing authorities in WY 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

What to do with this FMR desk

Casper, WY HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,082/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.

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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Source and method. PlainVoucher compiles public HUD and U.S. Census release data into a searchable reference. Release periods and source boundaries are identified on each data surface; PlainVoucher does not determine eligibility, waitlist status, payment standards, or local PHA rules. Read our editorial standards and corrections policy, methodology, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-09-02.