Below-median FMR - La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,166/month - 30th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#120 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 8.9% above market ; FMR rows touch Houston County, La Crosse County .
Geography note: HUD divides this CBSA into 2 separate Fair Market Rent areas, each with its own rent schedule. The amounts above are for La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Lower-half placement for La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HUD Metro FMR Area
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Jackson, MI MSA; Somerset County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area; Green Bay, WI HUD Metro FMR Area; Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): 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, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area .
WI-state FMR neighbors for La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside WI: Green Bay, WI HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,164); Fond du Lac, WI MSA ($1,176); Eau Claire, WI MSA ($1,181); Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA ($1,149); Wausau, WI MSA ($1,147); Columbia County, WI HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,195); Sheboygan, WI MSA ($1,116); Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI MSA ($1,235) . 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 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $804/mo |
| 1-BR | $889/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,166/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,515/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,903/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HUD Metro FMR Area
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 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HUD Metro FMR Area; 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 | $804/mo | $724/mo | $884/mo |
| 1-BR | $889/mo | $800/mo | $978/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,166/mo | $1,049/mo | $1,283/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,515/mo | $1,364/mo | $1,667/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,903/mo | $1,713/mo | $2,093/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,166/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,049–$1,283/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,071/mo → 8.9% above market (covers market). Detail: gap analysis for La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HUD Metro FMR Area.
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):
- Sauk County Housing Authority
- Eau Claire County Housing Authority
- Walworth County Housing Authority
- Fond du Lac County Housing Authority
- Wisconsin Rapids Housing Authority
- Chippewa County Housing Authority
- Portage County Housing Authority
- Sheboygan Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of Winnebago County, WI
- Door County Housing Authority
Full near-amount ladder
- Jackson, MI MSA · $1,165
- Somerset County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,167
- Green Bay, WI HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,164
- Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA · $1,162
- Laredo, TX MSA · $1,161
- Mankato, MN MSA · $1,171
- Columbia, MO HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,160
- 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
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,166/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (8.9% 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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