Below-median FMR - Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA is $1,246/month - 43rd percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#170 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 19.5% above market ; FMR rows touch Rock County .
Lower-half placement for Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Goldsboro, NC MSA; Oklahoma City, OK HUD Metro FMR Area; Grand Junction, CO MSA; Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN HUD Metro FMR Area .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Ithaca, NY MSA, Kalawao County, HI HUD Metro FMR Area, Kingston, NY MSA, Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY MSA, Beaufort County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area, Broadwater County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area .
WI-state FMR neighbors for Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside WI: Appleton, WI MSA ($1,236); Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI MSA ($1,235); Columbia County, WI HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,195); Eau Claire, WI MSA ($1,181); Fond du Lac, WI MSA ($1,176); La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,166); Green Bay, WI HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,164); Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MSA ($1,338) . 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 Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $900/mo |
| 1-BR | $955/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,246/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,596/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,650/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Janesville-Beloit, WI 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 Janesville-Beloit, WI 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 | $900/mo | $810/mo | $990/mo |
| 1-BR | $955/mo | $860/mo | $1,051/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,246/mo | $1,121/mo | $1,371/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,596/mo | $1,436/mo | $1,756/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,650/mo | $1,485/mo | $1,815/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,246/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,121–$1,371/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Janesville-Beloit, WI 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
- $1,246
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +8.1%
- from FY2025 $1,153
- Span change
- +36.2%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $915/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,017/mo | +11.1% |
| 2024 | $1,105/mo | +8.7% |
| 2025 | $1,153/mo | +4.3% |
| 2026 | $1,246/mo | +8.1% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,043/mo → 19.5% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA.
WI agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in WI whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- Kenosha Housing Authority
- Waukesha Housing Authority
- Dane County Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of Racine County
- City of Appleton Housing Authority
- CDA of the City of West Allis
- Beloit Housing Authority
- Wausau Community Development Authority
- Janesville Neighborhood & Community Services
- Housing Authority of Winnebago County, WI
Full near-amount ladder
- Goldsboro, NC MSA · $1,244
- Oklahoma City, OK HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,244
- Grand Junction, CO MSA · $1,249
- Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,242
- Fayetteville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,251
- Logan, UT-ID MSA · $1,241
- Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA · $1,252
- Roanoke, VA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,254
- Appleton, WI MSA · $1,236
- Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI MSA · $1,236
- Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI MSA · $1,235
- Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ MSA · $1,257
What to do with this FMR desk
Janesville-Beloit, WI HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,246/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+36.2% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (19.5% 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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