Below-median FMR - Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,242/month - 42nd percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#167 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 13.9% above market ; FMR rows touch Benton County, Tippecanoe County .
Geography note: HUD divides this CBSA into 3 separate Fair Market Rent areas, each with its own rent schedule. The amounts above are for Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Lower-half placement for Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN HUD Metro FMR Area
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Logan, UT-ID MSA; Goldsboro, NC MSA; Oklahoma City, OK HUD Metro FMR Area; Janesville-Beloit, WI 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 .
IN-state FMR neighbors for Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside IN: Bloomington, IN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,210); South Bend-Mishawaka, IN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,292); Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA ($1,183); Michigan City-La Porte, IN MSA ($1,152); Kokomo, IN MSA ($1,123); Evansville, IN MSA ($1,113); Fort Wayne, IN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,113); Terre Haute, IN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,094) . 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 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $894/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,032/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,242/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,489/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,992/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN 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 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN 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 | $894/mo | $805/mo | $983/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,032/mo | $929/mo | $1,135/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,242/mo | $1,118/mo | $1,366/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,489/mo | $1,340/mo | $1,638/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,992/mo | $1,793/mo | $2,191/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,242/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,118–$1,366/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,090/mo → 13.9% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN HUD Metro FMR Area.
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 Marion, IN
- Housing Authority of the City of Warsaw
- Housing Authority of the City of Jeffersonville
- Housing Authority of the City of Michigan City
- Vincennes Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Mishawaka
- Knox County Housing Authority
- New Castle Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Logansport
- Housing Authority of the City of Elwood
Full near-amount ladder
- Logan, UT-ID MSA · $1,241
- Goldsboro, NC MSA · $1,244
- Oklahoma City, OK HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,244
- Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA · $1,246
- Appleton, WI MSA · $1,236
- Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI MSA · $1,236
- Grand Junction, CO MSA · $1,249
- Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI MSA · $1,235
- Cleveland, TN MSA · $1,233
- Fayetteville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,251
- Killeen-Temple, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,233
- Duluth, MN-WI MSA · $1,232
What to do with this FMR desk
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,242/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (13.9% 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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