Above-median FMR - Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT MSA

HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT MSA is $1,460/month - 66th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#261 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 18.5% above market ; FMR rows touch Juab County, Utah County .

Upper-half placement for Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT MSA

Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Albuquerque, NM MSA; Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC HUD Metro FMR Area; Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA; Longview-Kelso, WA MSA .

Low-FMR contrast set: Ponce, PR Metro Area, Peoria, IL MSA, Saginaw, MI MSA, Parkersburg-Vienna, WV MSA, St. Joseph, MO-KS MSA, Bond County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area .

UT-state FMR neighbors for Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT MSA

Closest 2-BR amounts inside UT: St. George, UT MSA ($1,575); Ogden, UT MSA ($1,614); Logan, UT-ID MSA ($1,241); Salt Lake City, UT HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,747) . 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 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT MSA?

Size HUD FMR
Studio$1,257/mo
1-BR$1,265/mo
2-BR$1,460/mo
3-BR$2,031/mo
4-BR$2,449/mo

Section 8 payment standard range for Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT 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 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT 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 $1,257/mo $1,131/mo $1,383/mo
1-BR $1,265/mo $1,139/mo $1,392/mo
2-BR $1,460/mo $1,314/mo $1,606/mo
3-BR $2,031/mo $1,828/mo $2,234/mo
4-BR $2,449/mo $2,204/mo $2,694/mo

For a 2-bedroom in Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,460/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,314–$1,606/month before any tenant income share.

ACS median 2-BR rent $1,232/mo → 18.5% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT MSA.

UT agencies near this metro's scale key

Housing authorities in UT 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

Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,460/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.

  • Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (18.5% 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.