Below-median FMR - Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA is $1,268/month - 46th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#182 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 14.4% above market ; FMR rows touch Clinton County, Eaton County, Ingham County .
Lower-half placement for Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Akron, OH MSA; Pueblo, CO MSA; Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area; Sebring, FL MSA .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV MSA, Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY MSA, Calvert County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area, Kingston, NY MSA, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area, Kalawao County, HI HUD Metro FMR Area .
MI-state FMR neighbors for Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside MI: Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI MSA ($1,236); Benzie County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,224); Monroe, MI MSA ($1,326); Barry County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,334); Midland, MI MSA ($1,193); Niles, MI MSA ($1,184); Battle Creek, MI MSA ($1,176); Jackson, MI MSA ($1,165) . 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 Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $973/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,012/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,268/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,627/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,679/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Lansing-East Lansing, MI 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 Lansing-East Lansing, MI 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 | $973/mo | $876/mo | $1,070/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,012/mo | $911/mo | $1,113/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,268/mo | $1,141/mo | $1,395/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,627/mo | $1,464/mo | $1,790/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,679/mo | $1,511/mo | $1,847/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,268/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,141–$1,395/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,108/mo → 14.4% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA.
MI agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in MI whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
Full near-amount ladder
- Akron, OH MSA · $1,268
- Pueblo, CO MSA · $1,269
- Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,266
- Sebring, FL MSA · $1,271
- Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA · $1,272
- Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,272
- Lyon County, NV HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,272
- Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH MSA · $1,273
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,274
- Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,261
- Hagerstown, MD HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,261
- Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA MSA · $1,261
What to do with this FMR desk
Lansing-East Lansing, MI HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,268/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (14.4% 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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