Above-median FMR - Columbus, IN MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Columbus, IN MSA is $1,415/month - 64th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#255 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 18.4% above market ; FMR rows touch Bartholomew County .
Upper-half placement for Columbus, IN MSA
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Billings, MT HUD Metro FMR Area; Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI HUD Metro FMR Area; Lebanon, PA MSA; Aransas County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area .
Low-FMR contrast set: Columbus, GA-AL HUD Metro FMR Area, Ashtabula County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area, Murray County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area, Boone County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area, Champaign-Urbana, IL HUD Metro FMR Area, Decatur, AL MSA .
IN-state FMR neighbors for Columbus, IN MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside IN: Indianapolis-Carmel, IN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,473); South Bend-Mishawaka, IN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,292); Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,242); Bloomington, IN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,210); Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA ($1,183); Michigan City-La Porte, IN MSA ($1,152); Kokomo, IN MSA ($1,123); Evansville, IN MSA ($1,113) . 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 Columbus, IN MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,233/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,257/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,415/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,697/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,000/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Columbus, IN 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 Columbus, IN 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 | $1,233/mo | $1,110/mo | $1,356/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,257/mo | $1,131/mo | $1,383/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,415/mo | $1,274/mo | $1,557/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,697/mo | $1,527/mo | $1,867/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,000/mo | $1,800/mo | $2,200/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Columbus, IN MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,415/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,274–$1,557/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Columbus, IN 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
- $1,415
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +11.6%
- from FY2025 $1,268
- Span change
- +48.5%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $953/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,038/mo | +8.9% |
| 2024 | $1,196/mo | +15.2% |
| 2025 | $1,268/mo | +6.0% |
| 2026 | $1,415/mo | +11.6% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Columbus, IN MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,195/mo → 18.4% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Columbus, IN MSA.
PHAs naming Columbus, IN MSA
- Columbus Housing Authority · 750 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Indiana . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
IN agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in IN whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- Housing Authority of the City of Anderson
- Housing Authority of the City of Lafayette
- Housing Authority of the City of East Chicago
- Kokomo Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Terre Haute
- Housing Authority of the City of Muncie
- Housing Authority of the City of Bloomington
- Housing Authority of the City of Hammond
- Housing Authority of the City of New Albany
- Columbus Housing Authority
Full near-amount ladder
- Billings, MT HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,417
- Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,411
- Lebanon, PA MSA · $1,411
- Aransas County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,407
- Rochester, MN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,407
- Hinesville, GA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,406
- State College, PA MSA · $1,406
- Watertown-Fort Drum, NY MSA · $1,405
- Brunswick County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,426
- Kenosha, WI MSA · $1,402
- Tucson, AZ MSA · $1,402
- Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,430
What to do with this FMR desk
Columbus, IN HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,415/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+48.5% 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. Columbus Housing Authority
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (18.4% 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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