Lower-FMR payment standards - Evansville, IN MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Evansville, IN MSA is $1,113/month - 23rd percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#92 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 10.0% above market ; FMR rows touch Posey County, Vanderburgh County, Warrick County .
Low-FMR rung around Evansville, IN MSA
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Fort Wayne, IN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,113), Fargo, ND-MN MSA ($1,112), Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA ($1,111) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: Fairbanks-College, AK MSA, Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA, Flagstaff, AZ MSA, Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA, Durham-Chapel Hill, NC HUD Metro FMR Area, Fresno, CA HUD Metro FMR Area - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
IN-state FMR neighbors for Evansville, IN MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside IN: Fort Wayne, IN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,113); Kokomo, IN MSA ($1,123); Terre Haute, IN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,094); Michigan City-La Porte, IN MSA ($1,152); Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA ($1,183); Muncie, IN MSA ($1,043); Bloomington, IN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,210); Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,242) . 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 Evansville, IN MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $853/mo |
| 1-BR | $860/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,113/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,370/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,539/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Evansville, 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 Evansville, 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 | $853/mo | $768/mo | $938/mo |
| 1-BR | $860/mo | $774/mo | $946/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,113/mo | $1,002/mo | $1,224/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,370/mo | $1,233/mo | $1,507/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,539/mo | $1,385/mo | $1,693/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Evansville, IN MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,113/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,002–$1,224/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,012/mo → 10.0% above market (covers market). Detail: gap analysis for Evansville, IN MSA.
PHAs naming Evansville, IN MSA
- Housing Authority of the City of Evansville · 2,878 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):
- Delaware County Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Richmond
- St. Joseph County Housing Authority
- Linton Housing Authority
- Noblesville Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Elwood
- Housing Authority of the City of Peru
- Housing Authority of the City of Logansport
- New Castle Housing Authority
- Mount Vernon Housing Authority
Full near-amount ladder
- Fort Wayne, IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,113
- Fargo, ND-MN MSA · $1,112
- Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA · $1,111
- Owensboro, KY MSA · $1,110
- Sheboygan, WI MSA · $1,116
- Saginaw, MI MSA · $1,117
- Lima, OH MSA · $1,108
- Amarillo, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,106
- Erie County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,106
- Springfield, OH MSA · $1,106
- Champaign-Urbana, IL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,122
- Baker County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,103
What to do with this FMR desk
Evansville, IN HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,113/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Cross-check the 1 PHA record tied to this market against the HUD directory profile. Housing Authority of the City of Evansville
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (10.0% 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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