Lower-FMR payment standards - Decatur, IL MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Decatur, IL MSA is $1,063/month - 15th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#59 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 28.7% above market ; FMR rows touch Macon County .
Low-FMR rung around Decatur, IL MSA
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA ($1,060), Topeka, KS MSA ($1,057), Elizabethtown, KY HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,056) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: Palm Coast, FL HUD Metro FMR Area, Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA, Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL HUD Metro FMR Area, Corvallis, OR MSA, Durham-Chapel Hill, NC HUD Metro FMR Area - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
IL-state FMR neighbors for Decatur, IL MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside IL: Peoria, IL MSA ($1,039); Champaign-Urbana, IL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,122); Massac County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area ($969); Rockford, IL MSA ($1,175); Springfield, IL MSA ($1,203); Bond County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area ($916); Bloomington, IL MSA ($1,302); Kankakee, IL MSA ($1,326) . 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 Decatur, IL MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $840/mo |
| 1-BR | $845/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,063/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,378/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,706/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Decatur, IL 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 Decatur, IL 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 | $840/mo | $756/mo | $924/mo |
| 1-BR | $845/mo | $761/mo | $930/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,063/mo | $957/mo | $1,169/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,378/mo | $1,240/mo | $1,516/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,706/mo | $1,535/mo | $1,877/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Decatur, IL MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,063/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $957–$1,169/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Decatur, IL 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
- $1,063
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +6.3%
- from FY2025 $1,000
- Span change
- +33.9%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $794/mo | - |
| 2023 | $859/mo | +8.2% |
| 2024 | $943/mo | +9.8% |
| 2025 | $1,000/mo | +6.0% |
| 2026 | $1,063/mo | +6.3% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Decatur, IL MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $826/mo → 28.7% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Decatur, IL MSA.
PHAs naming Decatur, IL MSA
- Decatur Housing Authority · 1,249 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Illinois . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
IL agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in IL 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 Christian County, Illinois
- Quincy Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the County of McLean, Ill.
- East Peoria Housing Authority
- Whiteside County Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the County of Boone
- Housing Authority of the City of Bloomington, IL
- Knox County Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of Marion County
- Fulton County Housing Authority
Full near-amount ladder
- McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA · $1,060
- Topeka, KS MSA · $1,057
- Elizabethtown, KY HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,056
- Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,051
- Toledo, OH MSA · $1,076
- Dubuque, IA MSA · $1,077
- St. Joseph, MO-KS MSA · $1,077
- Geary County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,048
- Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA · $1,047
- Hattiesburg, MS MSA · $1,047
- Casper, WY MSA · $1,082
- Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA · $1,044
What to do with this FMR desk
Decatur, IL HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,063/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+33.9% 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. Decatur Housing Authority
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (28.7% 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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