Below-median FMR - Mankato, MN MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Mankato, MN MSA is $1,171/month - 31st percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#122 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 11.1% above market ; FMR rows touch Blue Earth County, Nicollet County .
Lower-half placement for Mankato, MN MSA
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Utica-Rome, NY MSA; Anderson, SC HUD Metro FMR Area; Custer County, SD HUD Metro FMR Area; Jacksonville, NC MSA .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Nashua, NH HUD Metro FMR Area, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area, Fort Lauderdale, FL HUD Metro FMR Area, Calvert County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area, Martin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area .
MN-state FMR neighbors for Mankato, MN MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside MN: St. Cloud, MN MSA ($1,206); Duluth, MN-WI MSA ($1,232); Rock County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area ($973); Rochester, MN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,407); Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,709) . 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 Mankato, MN MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $971/mo |
| 1-BR | $977/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,171/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,629/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,916/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Mankato, MN 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 Mankato, MN 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 | $971/mo | $874/mo | $1,068/mo |
| 1-BR | $977/mo | $879/mo | $1,075/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,171/mo | $1,054/mo | $1,288/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,629/mo | $1,466/mo | $1,792/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,916/mo | $1,724/mo | $2,108/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Mankato, MN MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,171/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,054–$1,288/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,054/mo → 11.1% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Mankato, MN MSA.
PHAs naming Mankato, MN MSA
- MANKATO EDA · 678 HCV units
- North Mankato Housing and Redevelopment Autho · 0 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Minnesota . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
MN agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in MN 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
- Utica-Rome, NY MSA · $1,172
- Anderson, SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,173
- Custer County, SD HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,173
- Jacksonville, NC MSA · $1,173
- Pocatello, ID MSA · $1,173
- Cheyenne, WY MSA · $1,174
- Bismarck, ND MSA · $1,175
- Rockford, IL MSA · $1,175
- Somerset County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,167
- Battle Creek, MI MSA · $1,176
- Fond du Lac, WI MSA · $1,176
- La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,166
What to do with this FMR desk
Mankato, MN HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,171/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Cross-check the 2 PHA records tied to this market against the HUD directory profile. MANKATO EDA
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (11.1% 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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