Lower-FMR payment standards - Springfield, MO HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Springfield, MO HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,095/month - 19th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#75 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 20.5% above market ; FMR rows touch Christian County, Greene County, Webster County .
Geography note: HUD divides this CBSA into 3 separate Fair Market Rent areas, each with its own rent schedule. The amounts above are for Springfield, MO HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Low-FMR rung around Springfield, MO HUD Metro FMR Area
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Austin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,095), Greenville, NC MSA ($1,095), Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA ($1,095) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: 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, Trenton-Princeton, NJ MSA - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
MO-state FMR neighbors for Springfield, MO HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside MO: St. Joseph, MO-KS MSA ($1,077); Callaway County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,042); Columbia, MO HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,160); Cape Girardeau, MO-IL MSA ($992); Kansas City, MO-KS HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,358) . 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, MO HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $877/mo |
| 1-BR | $883/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,095/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,498/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,701/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Springfield, MO HUD Metro FMR Area
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, MO HUD Metro FMR Area; 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 | $877/mo | $789/mo | $965/mo |
| 1-BR | $883/mo | $795/mo | $971/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,095/mo | $986/mo | $1,205/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,498/mo | $1,348/mo | $1,648/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,701/mo | $1,531/mo | $1,871/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Springfield, MO HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,095/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $986–$1,205/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Springfield, MO HUD Metro FMR Area
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
- $1,095
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +9.7%
- from FY2025 $998
- Span change
- +41.3%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $775/mo | - |
| 2023 | $871/mo | +12.4% |
| 2024 | $921/mo | +5.7% |
| 2025 | $998/mo | +8.4% |
| 2026 | $1,095/mo | +9.7% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Springfield, MO HUD Metro FMR Area, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $909/mo → 20.5% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Springfield, MO HUD Metro FMR Area.
PHAs naming Springfield, MO HUD Metro FMR Area
- Springfield Housing Authority · 1,370 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Missouri . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
MO agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in MO whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- St. Joseph Housing Authority
- FRANKLIN COUNTY PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY
- ST CHARLES COUNTY HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
- Phelps County Public Housing Agency
- Housing Authority of the City of Joplin, MO
- Springfield Housing Authority
- Howell County Public Housing Agency
- Lee's Summit Housing Authority
- Dallas County Public Housing Agency-OACAC
- Boone County Public Housing Agency
Full near-amount ladder
- Austin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,095
- Greenville, NC MSA · $1,095
- Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA · $1,095
- Floyd County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,094
- Terre Haute, IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,094
- Atascosa County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,098
- Darlington County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,098
- Hammond, LA MSA · $1,099
- Morgantown, WV MSA · $1,099
- Wichita, KS HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,099
- Hot Springs, AR MSA · $1,090
- Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA · $1,089
What to do with this FMR desk
Springfield, MO HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,095/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+41.3% 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 (20.5% 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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