Below-median FMR - Michigan City-La Porte, IN MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Michigan City-La Porte, IN MSA is $1,152/month - 28th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#113 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 23.6% above market ; FMR rows touch LaPorte County .
Lower-half placement for Michigan City-La Porte, IN MSA
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA; Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA; Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR HUD Metro FMR Area; Wausau, WI MSA .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Fort Lauderdale, FL HUD Metro FMR Area, Martin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area, Modesto, CA MSA, Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA MSA, Nashua, NH HUD Metro FMR Area .
IN-state FMR neighbors for Michigan City-La Porte, IN MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside IN: Kokomo, IN MSA ($1,123); Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA ($1,183); Evansville, IN MSA ($1,113); Fort Wayne, IN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,113); Bloomington, IN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,210); Terre Haute, IN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,094); Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,242); Muncie, IN MSA ($1,043) . 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 Michigan City-La Porte, IN MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $874/mo |
| 1-BR | $953/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,152/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,454/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,680/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Michigan City-La Porte, IN 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 Michigan City-La Porte, IN 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 | $874/mo | $787/mo | $961/mo |
| 1-BR | $953/mo | $858/mo | $1,048/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,152/mo | $1,037/mo | $1,267/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,454/mo | $1,309/mo | $1,599/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,680/mo | $1,512/mo | $1,848/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Michigan City-La Porte, IN MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,152/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,037–$1,267/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Michigan City-La Porte, IN 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
- $1,152
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +11.2%
- from FY2025 $1,036
- Span change
- +45.1%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $794/mo | - |
| 2023 | $936/mo | +17.9% |
| 2024 | $1,016/mo | +8.5% |
| 2025 | $1,036/mo | +2.0% |
| 2026 | $1,152/mo | +11.2% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Michigan City-La Porte, IN MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $932/mo → 23.6% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Michigan City-La Porte, IN MSA.
IN agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in IN 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 Bloomington
- Housing Authority of South Bend
- Housing Authority of the City of Gary Indiana
- Housing Authority of the City of Lafayette
- Housing Authority of the City of Anderson
- Housing Authority of the City of Evansville
- Housing Authority of the City of East Chicago
- Kokomo Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Terre Haute
- Housing Authority of the City of Muncie
Full near-amount ladder
- Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA · $1,154
- Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA · $1,149
- Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,147
- Wausau, WI MSA · $1,147
- Columbia, MO HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,160
- Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA · $1,143
- Laredo, TX MSA · $1,161
- Rocky Mount, NC MSA · $1,143
- Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA · $1,162
- Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,141
- Lincoln, NE HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,141
- Green Bay, WI HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,164
What to do with this FMR desk
Michigan City-La Porte, IN HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,152/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+45.1% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (23.6% 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.
Verify with HUD → · Verify with U.S. Census Bureau → · Set a September HUD update reminder