Lower-FMR payment standards - Muncie, IN MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Muncie, IN MSA is $1,043/month - 12th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#50 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 19.6% above market ; FMR rows touch Delaware County .
Low-FMR rung around Muncie, IN MSA
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Callaway County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,042), Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA ($1,044), Las Cruces, NM MSA ($1,042) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA MSA, Napa, CA MSA, Naples-Marco Island, FL MSA, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HUD Metro FMR Area, New Haven, CT MSA, Modesto, CA MSA - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
IN-state FMR neighbors for Muncie, IN MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside IN: Terre Haute, IN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,094); Evansville, IN MSA ($1,113); Fort Wayne, IN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,113); Kokomo, IN MSA ($1,123); Michigan City-La Porte, IN MSA ($1,152); Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA ($1,183); Bloomington, IN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,210); Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,242) . 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 Muncie, IN MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $803/mo |
| 1-BR | $845/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,043/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,349/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,685/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Muncie, 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 Muncie, 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 | $803/mo | $723/mo | $883/mo |
| 1-BR | $845/mo | $761/mo | $930/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,043/mo | $939/mo | $1,147/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,349/mo | $1,214/mo | $1,484/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,685/mo | $1,517/mo | $1,854/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Muncie, IN MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,043/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $939–$1,147/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Muncie, 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
- $1,043
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +6.2%
- from FY2025 $982
- Span change
- +38.0%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $756/mo | - |
| 2023 | $851/mo | +12.6% |
| 2024 | $952/mo | +11.9% |
| 2025 | $982/mo | +3.2% |
| 2026 | $1,043/mo | +6.2% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Muncie, IN MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $872/mo → 19.6% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Muncie, IN MSA.
PHAs naming Muncie, IN MSA
- Housing Authority of the City of Muncie · 934 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Indiana . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
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):
- Kokomo Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Terre Haute
- Housing Authority of the City of East Chicago
- Housing Authority of the City of Muncie
- Housing Authority of the City of Hammond
- Housing Authority of the City of New Albany
- Housing Authority of the City of Anderson
- Housing Authority of the City of Lafayette
- Columbus Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Elkhart
Full near-amount ladder
- Callaway County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,042
- Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA · $1,044
- Las Cruces, NM MSA · $1,042
- Jonesboro, AR HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,040
- Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA · $1,047
- Hattiesburg, MS MSA · $1,047
- Peoria, IL MSA · $1,039
- Geary County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,048
- Ashtabula County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,037
- Johnstown, PA MSA · $1,035
- Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,051
- Flint, MI MSA · $1,033
What to do with this FMR desk
Muncie, IN HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,043/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+38.0% 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. Housing Authority of the City of Muncie
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (19.6% 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.
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