Above-median FMR - Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,368/month - 59th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#235 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 16.4% above market ; FMR rows touch Cass County, Douglas County, Harrison County, Mills County, Pottawattamie County, Sarpy County, Washington County .
Geography note: HUD divides this CBSA into 2 separate Fair Market Rent areas, each with its own rent schedule. The amounts above are for Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Upper-half placement for Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ MSA; Grants Pass, OR MSA; Ocala, FL MSA; El Centro, CA MSA .
Low-FMR contrast set: Owensboro, KY MSA, Massac County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area, Parkersburg-Vienna, WV MSA, Peoria, IL MSA, Muncie, IN MSA, Ponce, PR Metro Area .
NE-state FMR neighbors for Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside NE: Hall County, NE HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,215); Lincoln, NE HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,141) . 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 Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,090/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,148/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,368/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,813/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,046/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area
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 Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area; 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 | $1,090/mo | $981/mo | $1,199/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,148/mo | $1,033/mo | $1,263/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,368/mo | $1,231/mo | $1,505/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,813/mo | $1,632/mo | $1,994/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,046/mo | $1,841/mo | $2,251/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,368/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,231–$1,505/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area
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
- $1,368
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +8.5%
- from FY2025 $1,261
- Span change
- +40.5%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $974/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,083/mo | +11.2% |
| 2024 | $1,170/mo | +8.0% |
| 2025 | $1,261/mo | +7.8% |
| 2026 | $1,368/mo | +8.5% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,175/mo → 16.4% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area.
NE agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in NE whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- Scotts Bluff County Housing Authority
- Hall County Housing Authority
- Hastings Housing Authority
- Bellevue Housing Authority
- South Sioux City Housing Agency
- Norfolk Housing Agency
- West Central Nebraska Joint Housing Authority
- Beatrice Housing Authority
- Goldenrod Regional Housing Agency
- Alliance Housing Authority
Full near-amount ladder
- Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ MSA · $1,365
- Grants Pass, OR MSA · $1,363
- Ocala, FL MSA · $1,373
- El Centro, CA MSA · $1,362
- Gettysburg, PA MSA · $1,374
- Warner Robins, GA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,362
- Yakima, WA MSA · $1,374
- Mineral County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,361
- Madera, CA MSA · $1,376
- Kansas City, MO-KS HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,358
- Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC MSA · $1,358
- Chambersburg, PA MSA · $1,379
What to do with this FMR desk
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,368/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+40.5% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (16.4% 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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