Below-median FMR - Eau Claire, WI MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Eau Claire, WI MSA is $1,181/month - 34th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#134 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 20.0% above market ; FMR rows touch Chippewa County, Eau Claire County .
Lower-half placement for Eau Claire, WI MSA
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Auburn-Opelika, AL HUD Metro FMR Area; Lawrence, KS MSA; Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA; Niles, MI MSA .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Durham-Chapel Hill, NC HUD Metro FMR Area, Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA, Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA, Fairbanks-College, AK MSA, Palm Coast, FL HUD Metro FMR Area, Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area .
WI-state FMR neighbors for Eau Claire, WI MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside WI: Fond du Lac, WI MSA ($1,176); Columbia County, WI HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,195); La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,166); Green Bay, WI HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,164); Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA ($1,149); Wausau, WI MSA ($1,147); Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI MSA ($1,235); Appleton, WI MSA ($1,236) . 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 Eau Claire, WI MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $932/mo |
| 1-BR | $962/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,181/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,582/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,588/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Eau Claire, WI 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 Eau Claire, WI 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 | $932/mo | $839/mo | $1,025/mo |
| 1-BR | $962/mo | $866/mo | $1,058/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,181/mo | $1,063/mo | $1,299/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,582/mo | $1,424/mo | $1,740/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,588/mo | $1,429/mo | $1,747/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Eau Claire, WI MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,181/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,063–$1,299/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Eau Claire, WI 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
- $1,181
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +8.2%
- from FY2025 $1,092
- Span change
- +41.3%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $836/mo | - |
| 2023 | $914/mo | +9.3% |
| 2024 | $1,039/mo | +13.7% |
| 2025 | $1,092/mo | +5.1% |
| 2026 | $1,181/mo | +8.2% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Eau Claire, WI MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $984/mo → 20.0% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Eau Claire, WI MSA.
PHAs naming Eau Claire, WI MSA
- Eau Claire County Housing Authority · 368 HCV units
- Eau Claire Housing Authority · 0 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Wisconsin . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
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):
- Housing Authority of Racine County
- Dane County Housing Authority
- Waukesha Housing Authority
- Kenosha Housing Authority
- Madison Community Development Authority
- Milwaukee Co DHHS - Housing Division
- City of Appleton Housing Authority
- CDA of the City of West Allis
- Beloit Housing Authority
- Wausau Community Development Authority
Full near-amount ladder
- Auburn-Opelika, AL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,181
- Lawrence, KS MSA · $1,182
- Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA · $1,183
- Niles, MI MSA · $1,184
- Battle Creek, MI MSA · $1,176
- College Station-Bryan, TX MSA · $1,186
- Fond du Lac, WI MSA · $1,176
- Jerome County, ID HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,186
- Bismarck, ND MSA · $1,175
- Lynchburg, VA MSA · $1,187
- Rockford, IL MSA · $1,175
- Spartanburg, SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,187
What to do with this FMR desk
Eau Claire, WI HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,181/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+41.3% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Cross-check the 2 PHA records tied to this market against the HUD directory profile. Eau Claire County Housing Authority
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (20.0% 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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