Below-median FMR - Midland, MI MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Midland, MI MSA is $1,193/month - 36th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#145 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 19.7% above market ; FMR rows touch Midland County .
Lower-half placement for Midland, MI MSA
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Rome, GA MSA; Valdosta, GA MSA; Columbia County, WI HUD Metro FMR Area; El Paso, TX HUD Metro FMR Area .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Martin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, Fort Lauderdale, FL 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 .
MI-state FMR neighbors for Midland, MI MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside MI: Niles, MI MSA ($1,184); Battle Creek, MI MSA ($1,176); Jackson, MI MSA ($1,165); Benzie County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,224); Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA ($1,162); Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI MSA ($1,236); Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA ($1,268); Saginaw, MI MSA ($1,117) . 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 Midland, MI MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $907/mo |
| 1-BR | $925/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,193/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,518/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,682/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Midland, MI 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 Midland, MI 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 | $907/mo | $816/mo | $998/mo |
| 1-BR | $925/mo | $833/mo | $1,018/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,193/mo | $1,074/mo | $1,312/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,518/mo | $1,366/mo | $1,670/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,682/mo | $1,514/mo | $1,850/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Midland, MI MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,193/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,074–$1,312/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Midland, MI 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
- $1,193
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +4.9%
- from FY2025 $1,137
- Span change
- +37.1%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $870/mo | - |
| 2023 | $978/mo | +12.4% |
| 2024 | $1,074/mo | +9.8% |
| 2025 | $1,137/mo | +5.9% |
| 2026 | $1,193/mo | +4.9% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Midland, MI MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $997/mo → 19.7% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Midland, MI MSA.
MI agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in MI 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
- Rome, GA MSA · $1,192
- Valdosta, GA MSA · $1,192
- Columbia County, WI HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,195
- El Paso, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,191
- Williamsport, PA MSA · $1,195
- Longview, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,199
- Lynchburg, VA MSA · $1,187
- Spartanburg, SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,187
- College Station-Bryan, TX MSA · $1,186
- Jerome County, ID HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,186
- Niles, MI MSA · $1,184
- Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA · $1,183
What to do with this FMR desk
Midland, MI HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,193/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+37.1% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (19.7% 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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