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
| 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
- Housing Authority of the City of Casper · 645 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Wyoming . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
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
- Mobile, AL MSA · $1,083
- Farmington, NM MSA · $1,085
- Canton-Massillon, OH MSA · $1,086
- Dubuque, IA MSA · $1,077
- St. Joseph, MO-KS MSA · $1,077
- Columbus, GA-AL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,088
- Toledo, OH MSA · $1,076
- Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA · $1,089
- Hot Springs, AR MSA · $1,090
- Floyd County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,094
- Terre Haute, IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,094
- Austin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,095
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.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+26.4% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Cross-check the 1 PHA record tied to this market against the HUD directory profile. Housing Authority of the City of Casper
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (15.5% 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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