Below-median FMR - Columbia, MO HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Columbia, MO HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,160/month - 29th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#115 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 20.2% above market ; FMR rows touch Boone County .
Geography note: HUD divides this CBSA into 3 separate Fair Market Rent areas, each with its own rent schedule. The amounts above are for Columbia, MO HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Lower-half placement for Columbia, MO HUD Metro FMR Area
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Laredo, TX MSA; Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA; Green Bay, WI HUD Metro FMR Area; Jackson, MI MSA .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Colorado Springs, CO HUD Metro FMR Area, Chico, CA MSA, Corvallis, OR MSA, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL HUD Metro FMR Area, Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL HUD Metro FMR Area, Charlottesville, VA MSA .
MO-state FMR neighbors for Columbia, MO HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside MO: Springfield, MO HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,095); St. Joseph, MO-KS MSA ($1,077); Callaway County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,042); Cape Girardeau, MO-IL MSA ($992); Kansas City, MO-KS HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,358) . 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, MO HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $800/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,011/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,160/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,573/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,861/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Columbia, MO 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, MO 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 | $800/mo | $720/mo | $880/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,011/mo | $910/mo | $1,112/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,160/mo | $1,044/mo | $1,276/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,573/mo | $1,416/mo | $1,730/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,861/mo | $1,675/mo | $2,047/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Columbia, MO HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,160/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,044–$1,276/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Columbia, MO HUD Metro FMR Area
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
- $1,160
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +15.2%
- from FY2025 $1,007
- Span change
- +32.1%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $878/mo | - |
| 2023 | $961/mo | +9.5% |
| 2024 | $1,035/mo | +7.7% |
| 2025 | $1,007/mo | -2.7% |
| 2026 | $1,160/mo | +15.2% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Columbia, MO HUD Metro FMR Area, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $965/mo → 20.2% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Columbia, MO HUD Metro FMR Area.
PHAs naming Columbia, MO HUD Metro FMR Area
- Housing Authority of the City of Columbia, MO · 1,902 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Missouri . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
MO agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in MO whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- FRANKLIN COUNTY PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY
- St. Joseph Housing Authority
- Springfield Housing Authority
- ST CHARLES COUNTY HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
- Phelps County Public Housing Agency
- Housing Authority of the City of Joplin, MO
- Howell County Public Housing Agency
- Lee's Summit Housing Authority
- Dallas County Public Housing Agency-OACAC
- Housing Authority of the City of Independence
Full near-amount ladder
- Laredo, TX MSA · $1,161
- Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA · $1,162
- Green Bay, WI HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,164
- Jackson, MI MSA · $1,165
- La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,166
- Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA · $1,154
- Somerset County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,167
- Michigan City-La Porte, IN MSA · $1,152
- Mankato, MN MSA · $1,171
- Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA · $1,149
- Utica-Rome, NY MSA · $1,172
- Anderson, SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,173
What to do with this FMR desk
Columbia, MO HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,160/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+32.1% 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 Columbia, MO
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (20.2% 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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