Below-median FMR - Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA is $1,272/month - 47th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#185 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 20.9% above market ; FMR rows touch Bourbon County, Clark County, Fayette County, Jessamine County, Scott County, Woodford County .
Lower-half placement for Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area; Lyon County, NV HUD Metro FMR Area; Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH MSA; Sebring, FL MSA .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Calvert County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area, Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV MSA, Nashua, NH HUD Metro FMR Area, Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY MSA, Kingston, NY MSA .
KY-state FMR neighbors for Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside KY: Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,272); Owensboro, KY MSA ($1,110); Elizabethtown, KY HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,056); Allen County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area ($996) . 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 Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $883/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,079/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,272/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,743/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,940/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Lexington-Fayette, KY 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 Lexington-Fayette, KY 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 | $883/mo | $795/mo | $971/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,079/mo | $971/mo | $1,187/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,272/mo | $1,145/mo | $1,399/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,743/mo | $1,569/mo | $1,917/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,940/mo | $1,746/mo | $2,134/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,272/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,145–$1,399/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Lexington-Fayette, KY 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
- $1,272
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +9.2%
- from FY2025 $1,165
- Span change
- +39.5%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $912/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,025/mo | +12.4% |
| 2024 | $1,177/mo | +14.8% |
| 2025 | $1,165/mo | -1.0% |
| 2026 | $1,272/mo | +9.2% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,052/mo → 20.9% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA.
KY agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in KY whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- Cumberland Valley Regional Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of Covington
- Housing Authority of Hopkinsville
- Boone County Fiscal Court
- Housing Authority of Owensboro
- Appalachian Foothills Housing Agency Inc
- City of Richmond Section 8 Housing Program
- Campbell County Department of Housing
- Housing Authority of Henderson
- City of Bowling Green Housing Division
Full near-amount ladder
- 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
- Sebring, FL MSA · $1,271
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,274
- Pueblo, CO MSA · $1,269
- Abilene, TX MSA · $1,276
- Akron, OH MSA · $1,268
- Columbia, SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,276
- Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA · $1,268
- Sumter, SC MSA · $1,276
- Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,266
What to do with this FMR desk
Lexington-Fayette, KY HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,272/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+39.5% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (20.9% 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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