Below-median FMR - Lincoln, NE HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Lincoln, NE HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,141/month - 27th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#107 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 7.5% above market ; FMR rows touch Lancaster 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 Lincoln, NE HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Lower-half placement for Lincoln, NE HUD Metro FMR Area
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area; Greene County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area; Gulfport-Biloxi, MS HUD Metro FMR Area; Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 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 .
NE-state FMR neighbors for Lincoln, NE HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside NE: Hall County, NE HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,215); Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,368) . 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 Lincoln, NE HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $855/mo |
| 1-BR | $926/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,141/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,587/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,712/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Lincoln, NE 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 Lincoln, NE 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 | $855/mo | $770/mo | $941/mo |
| 1-BR | $926/mo | $833/mo | $1,019/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,141/mo | $1,027/mo | $1,255/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,587/mo | $1,428/mo | $1,746/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,712/mo | $1,541/mo | $1,883/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Lincoln, NE HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,141/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,027–$1,255/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Lincoln, NE 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
- $1,141
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +1.4%
- from FY2025 $1,125
- Span change
- +28.5%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $888/mo | - |
| 2023 | $980/mo | +10.4% |
| 2024 | $1,067/mo | +8.9% |
| 2025 | $1,125/mo | +5.4% |
| 2026 | $1,141/mo | +1.4% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Lincoln, NE HUD Metro FMR Area, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,061/mo → 7.5% above market (covers market). Detail: gap analysis for Lincoln, NE HUD Metro FMR Area.
PHAs naming Lincoln, NE HUD Metro FMR Area
- Lincoln Housing Authority · 3,388 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Nebraska . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
NE agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in NE whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- Douglas County Housing Authority
- Lincoln Housing Authority
- Scotts Bluff County Housing Authority
- Hall County Housing Authority
- Hastings Housing Authority
- Bellevue Housing Authority
- South Sioux City Housing Agency
- Norfolk Housing Agency
- West Central Nebraska Joint Housing Authority
- Beatrice Housing Authority
Full near-amount ladder
- Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,141
- Greene County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,140
- Gulfport-Biloxi, MS HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,140
- Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA · $1,143
- Rocky Mount, NC MSA · $1,143
- Altoona, PA MSA · $1,138
- Anson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,138
- Wichita Falls, TX MSA · $1,136
- Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,147
- Morristown, TN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,135
- Wausau, WI MSA · $1,147
- Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA · $1,149
What to do with this FMR desk
Lincoln, NE HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,141/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+28.5% 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. Lincoln Housing Authority
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (7.5% 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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