Below-median FMR - Cheyenne, WY MSA

HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Cheyenne, WY MSA is $1,174/month - 32nd percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#128 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 12.9% above market ; FMR rows touch Laramie County .

Lower-half placement for Cheyenne, WY MSA

Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Anderson, SC HUD Metro FMR Area; Bismarck, ND MSA; Custer County, SD HUD Metro FMR Area; Jacksonville, NC MSA .

High-FMR contrast (not peers): Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL HUD Metro FMR Area, Chico, CA MSA, Charlottesville, VA MSA, Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA, Colorado Springs, CO HUD Metro FMR Area, Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA .

WY-state FMR neighbors for Cheyenne, WY MSA

Closest 2-BR amounts inside WY: Casper, WY MSA ($1,082) . 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 Cheyenne, WY MSA?

Size HUD FMR
Studio$809/mo
1-BR$917/mo
2-BR$1,174/mo
3-BR$1,633/mo
4-BR$1,969/mo

Section 8 payment standard range for Cheyenne, 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 Cheyenne, 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 $809/mo $728/mo $890/mo
1-BR $917/mo $825/mo $1,009/mo
2-BR $1,174/mo $1,057/mo $1,291/mo
3-BR $1,633/mo $1,470/mo $1,796/mo
4-BR $1,969/mo $1,772/mo $2,166/mo

For a 2-bedroom in Cheyenne, WY MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,174/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,057–$1,291/month before any tenant income share.

HUD FMR filing-year trail · Cheyenne, 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
$1,174
FY2026
vs prior FY
+2.9%
from FY2025 $1,141
Span change
+31.9%
FY2022-2026
Years shown
5
HUD FMR history
HUD Fair Market Rent two-bedroom amounts for Cheyenne, WY MSA by fiscal year
FY 2-BR FMR YoY
2022 $890/mo -
2023 $947/mo +6.4%
2024 $1,161/mo +22.6%
2025 $1,141/mo -1.7%
2026 $1,174/mo +2.9%

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

ACS median 2-BR rent $1,040/mo → 12.9% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Cheyenne, WY MSA.

PHAs naming Cheyenne, 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

Cheyenne, WY HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,174/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.