Lower-FMR payment standards - Peoria, IL MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Peoria, IL MSA is $1,039/month - 11th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#46 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 8.2% above market ; FMR rows touch Marshall County, Peoria County, Stark County, Tazewell County, Woodford County .
Low-FMR rung around Peoria, IL MSA
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Jonesboro, AR HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,040), Ashtabula County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,037), Callaway County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,042) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA, Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MSA, Panama City, FL HUD Metro FMR Area, Pittsfield, MA HUD Metro FMR Area, Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL MSA, Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
IL-state FMR neighbors for Peoria, IL MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside IL: Decatur, IL MSA ($1,063); Massac County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area ($969); Champaign-Urbana, IL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,122); Bond County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area ($916); Rockford, IL MSA ($1,175); Springfield, IL MSA ($1,203); Bloomington, IL MSA ($1,302); Kankakee, IL 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 Peoria, IL MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $758/mo |
| 1-BR | $818/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,039/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,346/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,449/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Peoria, IL 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 Peoria, IL 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 | $758/mo | $682/mo | $834/mo |
| 1-BR | $818/mo | $736/mo | $900/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,039/mo | $935/mo | $1,143/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,346/mo | $1,211/mo | $1,481/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,449/mo | $1,304/mo | $1,594/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Peoria, IL MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,039/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $935–$1,143/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $960/mo → 8.2% above market (covers market). Detail: gap analysis for Peoria, IL MSA.
PHAs naming Peoria, IL MSA
- Peoria Housing Authority · 2,146 HCV units
- East Peoria Housing Authority · 300 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Illinois . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
IL agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in IL whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- Peoria Housing Authority
- Rockford Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of Champaign County
- Housing Authority of the City of Aurora
- Springfield Housing Authority
- St. Clair County Housing Authority
- Decatur Housing Authority
- Madison County Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of Elgin
- Housing Authority of Joliet
Full near-amount ladder
- Jonesboro, AR HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,040
- Ashtabula County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,037
- Callaway County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,042
- Las Cruces, NM MSA · $1,042
- Johnstown, PA MSA · $1,035
- Muncie, IN MSA · $1,043
- Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA · $1,044
- Flint, MI MSA · $1,033
- Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA · $1,047
- Hattiesburg, MS MSA · $1,047
- Bay City, MI MSA · $1,030
- Geary County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,048
What to do with this FMR desk
Peoria, IL HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,039/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Cross-check the 2 PHA records tied to this market against the HUD directory profile. Peoria Housing Authority
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (8.2% 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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