Lower-FMR payment standards - Lawton, OK HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Lawton, OK HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,001/month - 9th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#37 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 15.2% above market ; FMR rows touch Comanche 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 Lawton, OK HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Low-FMR rung around Lawton, OK HUD Metro FMR Area
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA ($1,000), McHenry County, ND HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,000), Allen County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area ($996) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV MSA, Calvert County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area, Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY MSA, Kingston, NY MSA, Nashua, NH HUD Metro FMR Area - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
OK-state FMR neighbors for Lawton, OK HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside OK: Enid, OK MSA ($1,027); Tulsa, OK HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,217); Oklahoma City, OK HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,244) . 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 Lawton, OK HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $779/mo |
| 1-BR | $784/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,001/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,392/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,679/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Lawton, OK 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 Lawton, OK 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 | $779/mo | $701/mo | $857/mo |
| 1-BR | $784/mo | $706/mo | $862/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,001/mo | $901/mo | $1,101/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,392/mo | $1,253/mo | $1,531/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,679/mo | $1,511/mo | $1,847/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Lawton, OK HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,001/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $901–$1,101/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Lawton, OK HUD Metro FMR Area
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
- $1,001
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +4.1%
- from FY2025 $962
- Span change
- +29.8%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $771/mo | - |
| 2023 | $815/mo | +5.7% |
| 2024 | $920/mo | +12.9% |
| 2025 | $962/mo | +4.6% |
| 2026 | $1,001/mo | +4.1% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Lawton, OK HUD Metro FMR Area, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $869/mo → 15.2% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Lawton, OK HUD Metro FMR Area.
PHAs naming Lawton, OK HUD Metro FMR Area
- Housing Authority of the City of Lawton · 129 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Oklahoma . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
OK agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in OK 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 Norman
- Housing Authority of the City of Muskogee
- Housing Authority of the City of Stillwater
- Housing Authority of the City of Shawnee
- Housing Authority of the City of Miami,Oklaho
- Housing Authority of the City of Broken Bow
- Housing Authority of the City of Seminole
- Housing Authority of the City of Hugo
- Housing Authority of the City of Wewoka
- Housing Authority of the City of Ponca City
Full near-amount ladder
- Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA · $1,000
- McHenry County, ND HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,000
- Allen County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area · $996
- Alexandria, LA MSA · $994
- Murray County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,009
- Cape Girardeau, MO-IL MSA · $992
- Wheeling, WV-OH MSA · $991
- Montgomery, AL MSA · $1,016
- Boone County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,026
- Enid, OK MSA · $1,027
- Bosque County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $973
- Cochran County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $973
What to do with this FMR desk
Lawton, OK HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,001/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+29.8% 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. Housing Authority of the City of Lawton
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (15.2% 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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