Lower-FMR payment standards - Cherokee County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area

HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Cherokee County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area is $877/month - 2nd percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#9 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 0.2% above market ; FMR rows touch Cherokee 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 Cherokee County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.

Low-FMR rung around Cherokee County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area

Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Acadia Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area ($880), Little River County, AR HUD Metro FMR Area ($880), Boone County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area ($869) .

Top-quartile contrast metros: Kalawao County, HI HUD Metro FMR Area, Ithaca, NY MSA, Kingston, NY MSA, Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY MSA, Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV MSA, Beaufort County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.

KS-state FMR neighbors for Cherokee County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area

Closest 2-BR amounts inside KS: Geary County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,048); Topeka, KS MSA ($1,057); Wichita, KS HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,099); Lawrence, KS MSA ($1,182) . 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 Cherokee County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area?

Size HUD FMR
Studio$664/mo
1-BR$668/mo
2-BR$877/mo
3-BR$1,157/mo
4-BR$1,161/mo

Section 8 payment standard range for Cherokee County, KS 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 Cherokee County, KS 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 $664/mo $598/mo $730/mo
1-BR $668/mo $601/mo $735/mo
2-BR $877/mo $789/mo $965/mo
3-BR $1,157/mo $1,041/mo $1,273/mo
4-BR $1,161/mo $1,045/mo $1,277/mo

For a 2-bedroom in Cherokee County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $877/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $789–$965/month before any tenant income share.

ACS median 2-BR rent $875/mo → 0.2% above market (covers market). Detail: gap analysis for Cherokee County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area.

KS agencies near this metro's scale key

Housing authorities in KS 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

Cherokee County, KS HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $877/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.

  • Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (0.2% 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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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.