Below-median FMR - Springfield, IL MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Springfield, IL MSA is $1,203/month - 37th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#149 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 26.0% above market ; FMR rows touch Menard County, Sangamon County .
Lower-half placement for Springfield, IL MSA
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area; St. Cloud, MN MSA; Longview, TX HUD Metro FMR Area; Bloomington, IN HUD Metro FMR Area .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Springfield, MA MSA, Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA, Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL MSA, Seattle-Bellevue, WA HUD Metro FMR Area, Savannah, GA MSA .
IL-state FMR neighbors for Springfield, IL MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside IL: Rockford, IL MSA ($1,175); Champaign-Urbana, IL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,122); Bloomington, IL MSA ($1,302); Kankakee, IL MSA ($1,326); Decatur, IL MSA ($1,063); Peoria, IL MSA ($1,039); Massac County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area ($969); Bond County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area ($916) . 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 Springfield, IL MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $829/mo |
| 1-BR | $970/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,203/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,611/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,682/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Springfield, 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 Springfield, 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 | $829/mo | $746/mo | $912/mo |
| 1-BR | $970/mo | $873/mo | $1,067/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,203/mo | $1,083/mo | $1,323/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,611/mo | $1,450/mo | $1,772/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,682/mo | $1,514/mo | $1,850/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Springfield, IL MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,203/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,083–$1,323/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Springfield, IL MSA
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
- $1,203
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +6.3%
- from FY2025 $1,132
- Span change
- +42.7%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $843/mo | - |
| 2023 | $911/mo | +8.1% |
| 2024 | $1,070/mo | +17.5% |
| 2025 | $1,132/mo | +5.8% |
| 2026 | $1,203/mo | +6.3% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Springfield, IL MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $955/mo → 26.0% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Springfield, IL MSA.
PHAs naming Springfield, IL MSA
- Springfield Housing Authority · 2,463 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):
- Winnebago County Housing Authority
- The Housing Authority Of The City Of Danville, IL
- McHenry County Housing Authority
- Menard County Housing Authority
- Kankakee County Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Waukegan
- Housing Authority of Elgin
- Madison County Housing Authority
- Decatur Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the County of Jackson, IL.
Full near-amount ladder
- Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,204
- St. Cloud, MN MSA · $1,206
- Longview, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,199
- Bloomington, IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,210
- Columbia County, WI HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,195
- Williamsport, PA MSA · $1,195
- Erie, PA MSA · $1,212
- Midland, MI MSA · $1,193
- Rome, GA MSA · $1,192
- Valdosta, GA MSA · $1,192
- El Paso, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,191
- Hall County, NE HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,215
What to do with this FMR desk
Springfield, IL HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,203/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+42.7% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Cross-check the 1 PHA record tied to this market against the HUD directory profile. Springfield Housing Authority
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (26.0% 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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