Below-median FMR - Jackson, MI MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Jackson, MI MSA is $1,165/month - 30th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#119 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 20.6% above market ; FMR rows touch Jackson County .
Lower-half placement for Jackson, MI MSA
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Green Bay, WI HUD Metro FMR Area; La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HUD Metro FMR Area; Somerset County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area; Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Ithaca, NY MSA, Kalawao County, HI HUD Metro FMR Area, Beaufort County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area, Broadwater County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area, Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA, Kingston, NY MSA .
MI-state FMR neighbors for Jackson, MI MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside MI: Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA ($1,162); Battle Creek, MI MSA ($1,176); Niles, MI MSA ($1,184); Midland, MI MSA ($1,193); Saginaw, MI MSA ($1,117); Benzie County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,224); Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI MSA ($1,236); Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA ($1,268) . 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 Jackson, MI MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $838/mo |
| 1-BR | $946/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,165/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,534/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,626/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Jackson, 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 Jackson, 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 | $838/mo | $754/mo | $922/mo |
| 1-BR | $946/mo | $851/mo | $1,041/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,165/mo | $1,049/mo | $1,282/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,534/mo | $1,381/mo | $1,687/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,626/mo | $1,463/mo | $1,789/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Jackson, MI MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,165/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,049–$1,282/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Jackson, 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
- $1,165
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +5.1%
- from FY2025 $1,108
- Span change
- +34.5%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $866/mo | - |
| 2023 | $985/mo | +13.7% |
| 2024 | $1,074/mo | +9.0% |
| 2025 | $1,108/mo | +3.2% |
| 2026 | $1,165/mo | +5.1% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Jackson, MI MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $966/mo → 20.6% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Jackson, MI MSA.
PHAs naming Jackson, MI MSA
- Jackson Housing Commission · 503 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
- Green Bay, WI HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,164
- La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,166
- Somerset County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,167
- Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA · $1,162
- Laredo, TX MSA · $1,161
- Columbia, MO HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,160
- Mankato, MN MSA · $1,171
- Utica-Rome, NY MSA · $1,172
- Anderson, SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,173
- Custer County, SD HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,173
- Jacksonville, NC MSA · $1,173
- Pocatello, ID MSA · $1,173
What to do with this FMR desk
Jackson, MI HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,165/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+34.5% 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. Jackson Housing Commission
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (20.6% 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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