Lower-FMR payment standards - Elizabethtown, KY HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Elizabethtown, KY HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,056/month - 14th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#56 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 22.8% above market ; FMR rows touch Hardin County, Larue County .
Low-FMR rung around Elizabethtown, KY HUD Metro FMR Area
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Topeka, KS MSA ($1,057), McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA ($1,060), Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,051) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: Durham-Chapel Hill, NC HUD Metro FMR Area, Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA, Fairbanks-College, AK MSA, Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA, Flagstaff, AZ MSA, Palm Coast, FL HUD Metro FMR Area - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
KY-state FMR neighbors for Elizabethtown, KY HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside KY: Owensboro, KY MSA ($1,110); Allen County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area ($996); Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA ($1,272); Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,272) . 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 Elizabethtown, KY HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $841/mo |
| 1-BR | $846/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,056/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,469/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,771/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Elizabethtown, KY 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 Elizabethtown, KY 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 | $841/mo | $757/mo | $925/mo |
| 1-BR | $846/mo | $761/mo | $931/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,056/mo | $950/mo | $1,162/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,469/mo | $1,322/mo | $1,616/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,771/mo | $1,594/mo | $1,948/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Elizabethtown, KY HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,056/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $950–$1,162/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Elizabethtown, KY 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
- $1,056
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- -1.8%
- from FY2025 $1,075
- Span change
- +26.5%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $835/mo | - |
| 2023 | $868/mo | +4.0% |
| 2024 | $1,003/mo | +15.6% |
| 2025 | $1,075/mo | +7.2% |
| 2026 | $1,056/mo | -1.8% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Elizabethtown, KY HUD Metro FMR Area, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $860/mo → 22.8% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Elizabethtown, KY HUD Metro FMR Area.
PHAs naming Elizabethtown, KY HUD Metro FMR Area
- Housing Authority of Elizabethtown · 0 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Kentucky . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
KY agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in KY whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- Cumberland Valley Regional Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of Covington
- Housing Authority of Hopkinsville
- Boone County Fiscal Court
- Housing Authority of Owensboro
- Appalachian Foothills Housing Agency Inc
- City of Richmond Section 8 Housing Program
- Campbell County Department of Housing
- Housing Authority of Henderson
- City of Bowling Green Housing Division
Full near-amount ladder
- Topeka, KS MSA · $1,057
- McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA · $1,060
- Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,051
- Decatur, IL MSA · $1,063
- Geary County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,048
- Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA · $1,047
- Hattiesburg, MS MSA · $1,047
- Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA · $1,044
- Muncie, IN MSA · $1,043
- Callaway County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,042
- Las Cruces, NM MSA · $1,042
- Jonesboro, AR HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,040
What to do with this FMR desk
Elizabethtown, KY HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,056/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+26.5% 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. Housing Authority of Elizabethtown
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (22.8% 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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