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):
- Housing Authority of the City of Provo
- Davis Community Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of Utah County
- Housing Authority of the City of Ogden
- Logan City Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of Carbon County
- Weber Housing Authority
- St. George Housing Authority
- Cedar City Housing Authority
- Tooele County Housing Authority
Full near-amount ladder
- Albuquerque, NM MSA · $1,464
- Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,465
- Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA · $1,469
- Longview-Kelso, WA MSA · $1,451
- Dover, DE MSA · $1,470
- Punta Gorda, FL MSA · $1,470
- Knoxville, TN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,471
- Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA · $1,471
- Indianapolis-Carmel, IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,473
- Visalia, CA MSA · $1,474
- Victoria, TX MSA · $1,442
- Bakersfield-Delano, CA MSA · $1,483
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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