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
| 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
- Housing Authority of the City of Cheyenne · 1,964 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
- Anderson, SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,173
- Bismarck, ND MSA · $1,175
- Custer County, SD HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,173
- Jacksonville, NC MSA · $1,173
- Pocatello, ID MSA · $1,173
- Rockford, IL MSA · $1,175
- Battle Creek, MI MSA · $1,176
- Fond du Lac, WI MSA · $1,176
- Utica-Rome, NY MSA · $1,172
- Mankato, MN MSA · $1,171
- Auburn-Opelika, AL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,181
- Eau Claire, WI MSA · $1,181
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.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+31.9% 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 Cheyenne
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (12.9% 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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