Below-median FMR - Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI MSA is $1,236/month - 42nd percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#165 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 19.2% above market ; FMR rows touch Muskegon County .
Lower-half placement for Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI MSA
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Appleton, WI MSA; Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI MSA; Cleveland, TN MSA; Killeen-Temple, TX HUD Metro FMR Area .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): 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, Bergen-Passaic, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area .
MI-state FMR neighbors for Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside MI: Benzie County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,224); Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA ($1,268); Midland, MI MSA ($1,193); Niles, MI MSA ($1,184); Battle Creek, MI MSA ($1,176); Jackson, MI MSA ($1,165); Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA ($1,162); Monroe, MI MSA ($1,326) . 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 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $866/mo |
| 1-BR | $942/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,236/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,490/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,636/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Muskegon-Norton Shores, 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 Muskegon-Norton Shores, 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 | $866/mo | $779/mo | $953/mo |
| 1-BR | $942/mo | $848/mo | $1,036/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,236/mo | $1,112/mo | $1,360/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,490/mo | $1,341/mo | $1,639/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,636/mo | $1,472/mo | $1,800/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,236/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,112–$1,360/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,037/mo → 19.2% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Muskegon-Norton Shores, 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
- Appleton, WI MSA · $1,236
- Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI MSA · $1,235
- Cleveland, TN MSA · $1,233
- Killeen-Temple, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,233
- Duluth, MN-WI MSA · $1,232
- Logan, UT-ID MSA · $1,241
- Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,242
- Goldsboro, NC MSA · $1,244
- Oklahoma City, OK HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,244
- Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA · $1,246
- Homosassa Springs, FL MSA · $1,225
- Benzie County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,224
What to do with this FMR desk
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,236/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (19.2% 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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