Below-median FMR - Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA is $1,162/month - 29th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#117 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 6.5% above market ; FMR rows touch Kalamazoo County .
Lower-half placement for Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Laredo, TX MSA; Columbia, MO HUD Metro FMR Area; Green Bay, WI HUD Metro FMR Area; Jackson, MI MSA .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Kalawao County, HI HUD Metro FMR Area, Kingston, NY MSA, Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY MSA, Ithaca, NY MSA, Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV MSA, Beaufort County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area .
MI-state FMR neighbors for Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside MI: Jackson, MI MSA ($1,165); 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 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $838/mo |
| 1-BR | $998/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,162/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,531/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,571/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Kalamazoo-Portage, 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 Kalamazoo-Portage, 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 | $998/mo | $898/mo | $1,098/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,162/mo | $1,046/mo | $1,278/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,531/mo | $1,378/mo | $1,684/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,571/mo | $1,414/mo | $1,728/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,162/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,046–$1,278/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Kalamazoo-Portage, 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
- $1,162
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- -1.6%
- from FY2025 $1,181
- Span change
- +32.2%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $879/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,049/mo | +19.3% |
| 2024 | $1,057/mo | +0.8% |
| 2025 | $1,181/mo | +11.7% |
| 2026 | $1,162/mo | -1.6% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,091/mo → 6.5% above market (covers market). Detail: gap analysis for Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA.
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
- Laredo, TX MSA · $1,161
- Columbia, MO HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,160
- Green Bay, WI HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,164
- Jackson, MI MSA · $1,165
- La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,166
- Somerset County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,167
- Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA · $1,154
- Mankato, MN MSA · $1,171
- Michigan City-La Porte, IN MSA · $1,152
- Utica-Rome, NY MSA · $1,172
- Anderson, SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,173
- Custer County, SD HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,173
What to do with this FMR desk
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,162/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+32.2% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (6.5% 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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