Above-median FMR - Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ MSA is $1,365/month - 59th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#234 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 37.3% above market ; FMR rows touch Mohave County .
Upper-half placement for Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ MSA
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Grants Pass, OR MSA; El Centro, CA MSA; Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area; Warner Robins, GA HUD Metro FMR Area .
Low-FMR contrast set: Acadia Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area, Las Cruces, NM MSA, Kokomo, IN MSA, Lawton, OK HUD Metro FMR Area, Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA, Lima, OH MSA .
AZ-state FMR neighbors for Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside AZ: Yuma, AZ MSA ($1,382); Tucson, AZ MSA ($1,402); Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ MSA ($1,257); Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ MSA ($1,637); Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MSA ($1,839); Flagstaff, AZ MSA ($1,921) . 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 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,053/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,060/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,365/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,897/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,090/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 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 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 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 | $1,053/mo | $948/mo | $1,158/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,060/mo | $954/mo | $1,166/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,365/mo | $1,229/mo | $1,502/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,897/mo | $1,707/mo | $2,087/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,090/mo | $1,881/mo | $2,299/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,365/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,229–$1,502/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 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
- $1,365
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +0.6%
- from FY2025 $1,357
- Span change
- +40.9%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $969/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,058/mo | +9.2% |
| 2024 | $1,211/mo | +14.5% |
| 2025 | $1,357/mo | +12.1% |
| 2026 | $1,365/mo | +0.6% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $994/mo → 37.3% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ MSA.
AZ agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in AZ whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- Scottsdale Housing Agency
- Housing Authority of Cochise County
- Mohave County Housing Authority
- Flagstaff Housing Authority
- Pinal County Housing Authority
- Chandler Housing & Redevelopment Division
- Pima County Housing Authority
- Yuma County Housing Department
- Arizona Department of Housing
- City of Glendale Housing Authority
Full near-amount ladder
- Grants Pass, OR MSA · $1,363
- El Centro, CA MSA · $1,362
- Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,368
- Warner Robins, GA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,362
- Mineral County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,361
- Kansas City, MO-KS HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,358
- Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC MSA · $1,358
- Ocala, FL MSA · $1,373
- Gettysburg, PA MSA · $1,374
- Yakima, WA MSA · $1,374
- Madera, CA MSA · $1,376
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,353
What to do with this FMR desk
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,365/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+40.9% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (37.3% 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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