Lower-FMR payment standards - Geary County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area

HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Geary County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,048/month - 13th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#54 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 6.8% above market ; FMR rows touch Geary 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 Geary County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.

Low-FMR rung around Geary County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area

Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA ($1,047), Hattiesburg, MS MSA ($1,047), Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,051) .

Top-quartile contrast metros: Nashua, NH HUD Metro FMR Area, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area, Calvert County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area, Fort Lauderdale, FL HUD Metro FMR Area, Martin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.

KS-state FMR neighbors for Geary County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area

Closest 2-BR amounts inside KS: Topeka, KS MSA ($1,057); Wichita, KS HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,099); Lawrence, KS MSA ($1,182); Cherokee County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area ($877) . 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 Geary County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area?

Size HUD FMR
Studio$843/mo
1-BR$848/mo
2-BR$1,048/mo
3-BR$1,458/mo
4-BR$1,758/mo

Section 8 payment standard range for Geary County, KS 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 Geary County, KS 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 $843/mo $759/mo $927/mo
1-BR $848/mo $763/mo $933/mo
2-BR $1,048/mo $943/mo $1,153/mo
3-BR $1,458/mo $1,312/mo $1,604/mo
4-BR $1,758/mo $1,582/mo $1,934/mo

For a 2-bedroom in Geary County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,048/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $943–$1,153/month before any tenant income share.

ACS median 2-BR rent $981/mo → 6.8% above market (covers market). Detail: gap analysis for Geary County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area.

KS agencies near this metro's scale key

Housing authorities in KS 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

What to do with this FMR desk

Geary County, KS HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,048/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.

  • Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (6.8% 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.

Verify with HUD → · Verify with U.S. Census Bureau → · Set a September HUD update reminder

Source and method. PlainVoucher compiles public HUD and U.S. Census release data into a searchable reference. Release periods and source boundaries are identified on each data surface; PlainVoucher does not determine eligibility, waitlist status, payment standards, or local PHA rules. Read our editorial standards and corrections policy, methodology, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-09-02.