Below-median FMR - Custer County, SD HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Custer County, SD HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,173/month - 32nd percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#127 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 5.0% above market ; FMR rows touch Custer 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 Custer County, SD HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Lower-half placement for Custer County, SD HUD Metro FMR Area
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Anderson, SC HUD Metro FMR Area; Jacksonville, NC MSA; Pocatello, ID MSA; Cheyenne, WY MSA .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA, Richmond, VA HUD Metro FMR Area, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA, Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ MSA, Port St. Lucie, FL MSA, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA .
What are the HUD FY2026 bedroom FMRs for Custer County, SD HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $809/mo |
| 1-BR | $894/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,173/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,631/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,968/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Custer County, SD 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 Custer County, SD 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 | $809/mo | $728/mo | $890/mo |
| 1-BR | $894/mo | $805/mo | $983/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,173/mo | $1,056/mo | $1,290/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,631/mo | $1,468/mo | $1,794/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,968/mo | $1,771/mo | $2,165/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Custer County, SD HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,173/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,056–$1,290/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,117/mo → 5.0% above market (covers market). Detail: gap analysis for Custer County, SD HUD Metro FMR Area.
SD agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in SD whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- Pennington County Housing and Redevelopment Commission
- Aberdeen Housing & Redevelopment Commission
- Sioux Falls Housing and Redevelopment Commission
- Brookings Housing & Redevelopment Commission
- Watertown Housing and Redevelopment Commission
- Lawrence County Housing & Redevelopment Commi
- Pierre Housing & Redevelopment Commision
- Vermillion Housing and Redevelopment Commissi
- Huron Housing Authority
- Meade County Housing and Redevelopment Commission
Full near-amount ladder
- Anderson, SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,173
- Jacksonville, NC MSA · $1,173
- Pocatello, ID MSA · $1,173
- Cheyenne, WY MSA · $1,174
- Utica-Rome, NY MSA · $1,172
- Bismarck, ND MSA · $1,175
- Mankato, MN MSA · $1,171
- Rockford, IL MSA · $1,175
- Battle Creek, MI MSA · $1,176
- Fond du Lac, WI MSA · $1,176
- Somerset County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,167
- La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,166
What to do with this FMR desk
Custer County, SD HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,173/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (5.0% 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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