High-FMR payment standards - Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT MSA

HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT MSA is $1,866/month - 89th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#351 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 33.5% above market ; FMR rows touch Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region .

Expensive rung: who shares Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT MSA's FMR tier

Near-amount peers: Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,867), Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA ($1,865), Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA ($1,857) .

For scale, bottom-quartile published amounts include Owensboro, KY MSA, Massac County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area, Muncie, IN MSA, Parkersburg-Vienna, WV MSA, Morgantown, WV MSA, Peoria, IL MSA - those metros are not substitutes for lease-up planning in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT MSA.

CT-state FMR neighbors for Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT MSA

Closest 2-BR amounts inside CT: Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA ($1,865); Ansonia town, CT Exception Area ($1,788); New Haven, CT MSA ($1,969); Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT MSA ($2,511) . 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 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT MSA?

Size HUD FMR
Studio$1,287/mo
1-BR$1,496/mo
2-BR$1,866/mo
3-BR$2,406/mo
4-BR$2,988/mo

Section 8 payment standard range for Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT 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 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT 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 $1,287/mo $1,158/mo $1,416/mo
1-BR $1,496/mo $1,346/mo $1,646/mo
2-BR $1,866/mo $1,679/mo $2,053/mo
3-BR $2,406/mo $2,165/mo $2,647/mo
4-BR $2,988/mo $2,689/mo $3,287/mo

For a 2-bedroom in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,866/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,679–$2,053/month before any tenant income share.

ACS median 2-BR rent $1,398/mo → 33.5% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT MSA.

CT agencies near this metro's scale key

Housing authorities in CT 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

What to do with this FMR desk

Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,866/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.

  • Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (33.5% 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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Source and method. PlainVoucher compiles public HUD and U.S. Census release data into a searchable reference. Release periods and source boundaries are identified on each data surface; PlainVoucher does not determine eligibility, waitlist status, payment standards, or local PHA rules. Read our editorial standards and corrections policy, methodology, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-09-02.