Lower-FMR payment standards - Flint, MI MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Flint, MI MSA is $1,033/month - 11th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#43 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 7.2% above market ; FMR rows touch Genesee County .
Low-FMR rung around Flint, MI MSA
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Johnstown, PA MSA ($1,035), Bay City, MI MSA ($1,030), Ashtabula County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,037) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: Flagstaff, AZ MSA, Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA, Fairbanks-College, AK MSA, Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA, Fresno, CA HUD Metro FMR Area, Durham-Chapel Hill, NC HUD Metro FMR Area - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
MI-state FMR neighbors for Flint, MI MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside MI: Bay City, MI MSA ($1,030); Saginaw, MI MSA ($1,117); Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA ($1,162); Jackson, MI MSA ($1,165); Battle Creek, MI MSA ($1,176); Niles, MI MSA ($1,184); Midland, MI MSA ($1,193); Benzie County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,224) . 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 Flint, MI MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $731/mo |
| 1-BR | $856/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,033/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,272/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,497/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Flint, MI 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 Flint, MI 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 | $731/mo | $658/mo | $804/mo |
| 1-BR | $856/mo | $770/mo | $942/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,033/mo | $930/mo | $1,136/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,272/mo | $1,145/mo | $1,399/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,497/mo | $1,347/mo | $1,647/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Flint, MI MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,033/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $930–$1,136/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Flint, MI 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
- $1,033
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +4.8%
- from FY2025 $986
- Span change
- +25.8%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $821/mo | - |
| 2023 | $938/mo | +14.3% |
| 2024 | $1,061/mo | +13.1% |
| 2025 | $986/mo | -7.1% |
| 2026 | $1,033/mo | +4.8% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Flint, MI MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $964/mo → 7.2% above market (covers market). Detail: gap analysis for Flint, MI MSA.
PHAs naming Flint, MI MSA
- Flint Housing Commission · 1,084 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Michigan . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
MI agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in MI whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
Full near-amount ladder
- Johnstown, PA MSA · $1,035
- Bay City, MI MSA · $1,030
- Ashtabula County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,037
- Enid, OK MSA · $1,027
- Peoria, IL MSA · $1,039
- Boone County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,026
- Jonesboro, AR HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,040
- Callaway County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,042
- Las Cruces, NM MSA · $1,042
- Muncie, IN MSA · $1,043
- Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA · $1,044
- Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA · $1,047
What to do with this FMR desk
Flint, MI HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,033/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+25.8% 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. Flint Housing Commission
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (7.2% 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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