Lower-FMR payment standards - Fort Wayne, IN HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Fort Wayne, IN HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,113/month - 23rd percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#93 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 13.9% above market ; FMR rows touch Allen County, Whitley County .
Geography note: HUD divides this CBSA into 2 separate Fair Market Rent areas, each with its own rent schedule. The amounts above are for Fort Wayne, IN HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Low-FMR rung around Fort Wayne, IN HUD Metro FMR Area
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Evansville, IN MSA ($1,113), Fargo, ND-MN MSA ($1,112), Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA ($1,111) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: Fresno, CA HUD Metro FMR Area, Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA, Flagstaff, AZ MSA, Fairbanks-College, AK MSA, Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA, Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
IN-state FMR neighbors for Fort Wayne, IN HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside IN: Evansville, IN MSA ($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 Fort Wayne, IN HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $892/mo |
| 1-BR | $916/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,113/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,381/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,512/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Fort Wayne, IN 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 Fort Wayne, IN 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 | $892/mo | $803/mo | $981/mo |
| 1-BR | $916/mo | $824/mo | $1,008/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,113/mo | $1,002/mo | $1,224/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,381/mo | $1,243/mo | $1,519/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,512/mo | $1,361/mo | $1,663/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Fort Wayne, IN HUD Metro FMR Area, 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 $977/mo → 13.9% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Fort Wayne, IN HUD Metro FMR Area.
PHAs naming Fort Wayne, IN HUD Metro FMR Area
- Fort Wayne Housing Authority · 3,382 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):
- Housing Authority of the City of Lafayette
- Housing Authority of the City of Bloomington
- Housing Authority of the City of Anderson
- Housing Authority of the City of East Chicago
- Kokomo Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Terre Haute
- Housing Authority of the City of Muncie
- Housing Authority of the City of Hammond
- Housing Authority of the City of New Albany
- Columbus Housing Authority
Full near-amount ladder
- Evansville, IN MSA · $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
Fort Wayne, 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. Fort Wayne Housing Authority
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (13.9% 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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