Above-median FMR - Monroe, MI MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Monroe, MI MSA is $1,326/month - 52nd percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#208 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 20.4% above market ; FMR rows touch Monroe County .
Upper-half placement for Monroe, MI MSA
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Kankakee, IL MSA; Wildwood-The Villages, FL MSA; Greensboro-High Point, NC HUD Metro FMR Area; Harrisonburg, VA MSA .
Low-FMR contrast set: Morehouse Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area, Montgomery, AL MSA, Mobile, AL MSA, McHenry County, ND HUD Metro FMR Area, Morgantown, WV MSA, Muncie, IN MSA .
MI-state FMR neighbors for Monroe, MI MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside MI: Barry County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,334); Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA ($1,268); Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,411); Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI MSA ($1,236); Benzie County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,224); Midland, MI MSA ($1,193); Niles, MI MSA ($1,184); Battle Creek, MI MSA ($1,176) . 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 Monroe, MI MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $914/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,011/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,326/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,605/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,147/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Monroe, 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 Monroe, 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 | $914/mo | $823/mo | $1,005/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,011/mo | $910/mo | $1,112/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,326/mo | $1,193/mo | $1,459/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,605/mo | $1,445/mo | $1,766/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,147/mo | $1,932/mo | $2,362/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Monroe, MI MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,326/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,193–$1,459/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Monroe, 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
- $1,326
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +4.9%
- from FY2025 $1,264
- Span change
- +40.9%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $941/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,072/mo | +13.9% |
| 2024 | $1,163/mo | +8.5% |
| 2025 | $1,264/mo | +8.7% |
| 2026 | $1,326/mo | +4.9% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Monroe, MI MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,101/mo → 20.4% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Monroe, MI MSA.
PHAs naming Monroe, MI MSA
- Monroe Housing Commission · 0 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Michigan . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
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):
- Iron County Housing Commission
- Melvindale Housing Commission
- Housing Services Mid-Michigan
- Roseville Housing Commission
- Benton Harbor Housing Commission
- Traverse City Housing Commission
- Lincoln Park Housing Commission
- Lapeer Housing Commission
- Southfield Housing Commission
- Baldwin Housing Commission
Full near-amount ladder
- Kankakee, IL MSA · $1,326
- Wildwood-The Villages, FL MSA · $1,328
- Greensboro-High Point, NC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,330
- Harrisonburg, VA MSA · $1,322
- Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA · $1,331
- New Orleans-Metairie, LA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,331
- Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA MSA · $1,331
- Barry County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,334
- Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,318
- York-Hanover, PA MSA · $1,335
- Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MSA · $1,338
- Tyler, TX MSA · $1,338
What to do with this FMR desk
Monroe, MI HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,326/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+40.9% 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. Monroe Housing Commission
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (20.4% 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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