Above-median FMR - Kenosha, WI MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Kenosha, WI MSA is $1,402/month - 62nd percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#246 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 19.2% above market ; FMR rows touch Kenosha County .
Upper-half placement for Kenosha, WI MSA
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Tucson, AZ MSA; Watertown-Fort Drum, NY MSA; Hinesville, GA HUD Metro FMR Area; State College, PA MSA .
Low-FMR contrast set: Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA, Cherokee County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area, Kokomo, IN MSA, Jonesboro, AR HUD Metro FMR Area, Johnstown, PA MSA, Johnson City, TN MSA .
WI-state FMR neighbors for Kenosha, WI MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside WI: Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MSA ($1,338); Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA ($1,246); 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) . 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 Kenosha, WI MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,085/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,092/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,402/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,899/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,174/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Kenosha, 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 Kenosha, 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 | $1,085/mo | $977/mo | $1,194/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,092/mo | $983/mo | $1,201/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,402/mo | $1,262/mo | $1,542/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,899/mo | $1,709/mo | $2,089/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,174/mo | $1,957/mo | $2,391/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Kenosha, WI MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,402/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,262–$1,542/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,176/mo → 19.2% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Kenosha, WI MSA.
PHAs naming Kenosha, WI MSA
- Kenosha Housing Authority · 1,252 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Wisconsin . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
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):
- Milwaukee Co DHHS - Housing Division
- Madison Community Development Authority
- Housing Authority of Racine County
- Dane County Housing Authority
- Waukesha Housing Authority
- Kenosha Housing Authority
- Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development Authority
- City of Appleton Housing Authority
- CDA of the City of West Allis
- Brown County Housing Authority
Full near-amount ladder
- Tucson, AZ MSA · $1,402
- Watertown-Fort Drum, NY MSA · $1,405
- Hinesville, GA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,406
- State College, PA MSA · $1,406
- Aransas County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,407
- Rochester, MN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,407
- Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,411
- Lebanon, PA MSA · $1,411
- Penobscot County, ME (part) HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,392
- Syracuse, NY MSA · $1,392
- Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA · $1,390
- Columbus, IN MSA · $1,415
What to do with this FMR desk
Kenosha, WI HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,402/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. Kenosha Housing Authority
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (19.2% 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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