Below-median FMR - Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI MSA is $1,235/month - 41st percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#163 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 20.4% above market ; FMR rows touch Racine County .
Lower-half placement for Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI MSA
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Appleton, WI MSA; Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI MSA; Cleveland, TN MSA; Killeen-Temple, TX HUD Metro FMR Area .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA, Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ MSA, Richmond, VA HUD Metro FMR Area, Port St. Lucie, FL MSA, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA .
WI-state FMR neighbors for Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside WI: Appleton, WI MSA ($1,236); Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA ($1,246); Columbia County, WI HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,195); Eau Claire, WI MSA ($1,181); Fond du Lac, WI MSA ($1,176); La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,166); Green Bay, WI HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,164); Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA ($1,149) . 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 Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $851/mo |
| 1-BR | $988/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,235/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,592/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,962/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI 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 Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI 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 | $851/mo | $766/mo | $936/mo |
| 1-BR | $988/mo | $889/mo | $1,087/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,235/mo | $1,112/mo | $1,359/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,592/mo | $1,433/mo | $1,751/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,962/mo | $1,766/mo | $2,158/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,235/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,112–$1,359/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,026/mo → 20.4% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI MSA.
WI agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in WI whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- Kenosha Housing Authority
- Waukesha Housing Authority
- Dane County Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of Racine County
- City of Appleton Housing Authority
- CDA of the City of West Allis
- Beloit Housing Authority
- Wausau Community Development Authority
- Janesville Neighborhood & Community Services
- Housing Authority of Winnebago County, WI
Full near-amount ladder
- Appleton, WI MSA · $1,236
- Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI MSA · $1,236
- Cleveland, TN MSA · $1,233
- Killeen-Temple, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,233
- Duluth, MN-WI MSA · $1,232
- Logan, UT-ID MSA · $1,241
- Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,242
- Goldsboro, NC MSA · $1,244
- Oklahoma City, OK HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,244
- Homosassa Springs, FL MSA · $1,225
- Benzie County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,224
- Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA · $1,246
What to do with this FMR desk
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,235/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (20.4% 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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