Lower-FMR payment standards - Kokomo, IN MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Kokomo, IN MSA is $1,123/month - 24th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#97 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 21.8% above market ; FMR rows touch Howard County .
Low-FMR rung around Kokomo, IN MSA
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Champaign-Urbana, IL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,122), Albany, GA MSA ($1,129), Saginaw, MI MSA ($1,117) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY MSA, Kingston, NY MSA, Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV MSA, Kalawao County, HI HUD Metro FMR Area, Calvert County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area, Ithaca, NY MSA - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
IN-state FMR neighbors for Kokomo, IN MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside IN: Evansville, IN MSA ($1,113); Fort Wayne, IN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,113); Michigan City-La Porte, IN MSA ($1,152); Terre Haute, IN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,094); Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA ($1,183); Muncie, IN MSA ($1,043); Bloomington, IN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,210); Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,242) . 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 Kokomo, IN MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $884/mo |
| 1-BR | $890/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,123/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,388/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,567/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Kokomo, IN 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 Kokomo, IN 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 | $884/mo | $796/mo | $972/mo |
| 1-BR | $890/mo | $801/mo | $979/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,123/mo | $1,011/mo | $1,235/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,388/mo | $1,249/mo | $1,527/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,567/mo | $1,410/mo | $1,724/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Kokomo, IN MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,123/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,011–$1,235/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Kokomo, IN 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
- $1,123
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +10.2%
- from FY2025 $1,019
- Span change
- +52.2%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $738/mo | - |
| 2023 | $877/mo | +18.8% |
| 2024 | $980/mo | +11.7% |
| 2025 | $1,019/mo | +4.0% |
| 2026 | $1,123/mo | +10.2% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Kokomo, IN MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $922/mo → 21.8% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Kokomo, IN MSA.
PHAs naming Kokomo, IN MSA
- Kokomo Housing Authority · 1,106 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Indiana . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
IN agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in IN whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- Housing Authority of the City of Elwood
- Housing Authority of the City of Logansport
- New Castle Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Richmond
- Knox County Housing Authority
- Delaware County Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Mishawaka
- St. Joseph County Housing Authority
- Vincennes Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Michigan City
Full near-amount ladder
- Champaign-Urbana, IL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,122
- Albany, GA MSA · $1,129
- Saginaw, MI MSA · $1,117
- Sheboygan, WI MSA · $1,116
- Johnson City, TN MSA · $1,132
- Evansville, IN MSA · $1,113
- Fort Wayne, IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,113
- Fargo, ND-MN MSA · $1,112
- Morristown, TN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,135
- Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA · $1,111
- Owensboro, KY MSA · $1,110
- Wichita Falls, TX MSA · $1,136
What to do with this FMR desk
Kokomo, IN HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,123/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+52.2% 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. Kokomo Housing Authority
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (21.8% 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.
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