Below-median FMR - Columbia County, WI HUD Metro FMR Area

HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Columbia County, WI HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,195/month - 37th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#146 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 11.7% below market ; FMR rows touch Columbia County .

Geography note: HUD divides this CBSA into 4 separate Fair Market Rent areas, each with its own rent schedule. The amounts above are for Columbia County, WI HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.

Lower-half placement for Columbia County, WI HUD Metro FMR Area

Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Williamsport, PA MSA; Midland, MI MSA; Rome, GA MSA; Valdosta, GA MSA .

High-FMR contrast (not peers): Nashua, NH HUD Metro FMR Area, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area, Calvert County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area, Fort Lauderdale, FL HUD Metro FMR Area, Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV MSA, Martin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area .

WI-state FMR neighbors for Columbia County, WI HUD Metro FMR Area

Closest 2-BR amounts inside WI: Eau Claire, WI MSA ($1,181); Fond du Lac, WI MSA ($1,176); La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,166); Green Bay, WI HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,164); Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI MSA ($1,235); Appleton, WI MSA ($1,236); Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA ($1,149); Wausau, WI MSA ($1,147) . 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 Columbia County, WI HUD Metro FMR Area?

Size HUD FMR
Studio$824/mo
1-BR$911/mo
2-BR$1,195/mo
3-BR$1,645/mo
4-BR$1,798/mo

Section 8 payment standard range for Columbia County, WI 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 Columbia County, WI 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 $824/mo $742/mo $906/mo
1-BR $911/mo $820/mo $1,002/mo
2-BR $1,195/mo $1,076/mo $1,315/mo
3-BR $1,645/mo $1,481/mo $1,810/mo
4-BR $1,798/mo $1,618/mo $1,978/mo

For a 2-bedroom in Columbia County, WI HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,195/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,076–$1,315/month before any tenant income share.

ACS median 2-BR rent $1,354/mo → 11.7% below market (short). Detail: gap analysis for Columbia County, WI HUD Metro FMR Area.

WI agencies near this metro's scale key

Housing authorities in WI 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

Columbia County, WI HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,195/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.

  • Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (11.7% below 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.