Lower-FMR payment standards - Springfield, OH MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Springfield, OH MSA is $1,106/month - 22nd percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#87 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 26.4% above market ; FMR rows touch Clark County .
Low-FMR rung around Springfield, OH MSA
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Amarillo, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,106), Erie County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,106), Lima, OH MSA ($1,108) .
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.
OH-state FMR neighbors for Springfield, OH MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside OH: Erie County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,106); Lima, OH MSA ($1,108); Canton-Massillon, OH MSA ($1,086); Toledo, OH MSA ($1,076); Ashtabula County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,037); Mansfield, OH MSA ($973); Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA ($973); Akron, OH MSA ($1,268) . 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, OH MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $763/mo |
| 1-BR | $843/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,106/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,355/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,572/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Springfield, OH 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, OH 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 | $763/mo | $687/mo | $839/mo |
| 1-BR | $843/mo | $759/mo | $927/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,106/mo | $995/mo | $1,217/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,355/mo | $1,220/mo | $1,491/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,572/mo | $1,415/mo | $1,729/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Springfield, OH MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,106/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $995–$1,217/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Springfield, OH 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
- $1,106
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +4.2%
- from FY2025 $1,061
- Span change
- +34.7%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $821/mo | - |
| 2023 | $909/mo | +10.7% |
| 2024 | $948/mo | +4.3% |
| 2025 | $1,061/mo | +11.9% |
| 2026 | $1,106/mo | +4.2% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Springfield, OH MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $875/mo → 26.4% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Springfield, OH MSA.
PHAs naming Springfield, OH MSA
- Springfield Metropolitan Housing Authority · 1,378 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Ohio . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
OH agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in OH whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- Fairfield Metropolitan Housing Authority
- Allen Metropolitan Housing Authority
- Erie Metropolitian Housing Authority
- Clermont Metropolitian Housing Authority
- Miami Metropolitian Housing Authority
- Wayne Metropolitian Housing Authority
- Licking Metropolitan Housing Authority
- Zanesville Metropolitan Housing Authority
- Trumbull Metropolitan Housing Authority
- Hancock Metropolitian Housing Authority
Full near-amount ladder
- Amarillo, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,106
- Erie County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,106
- Lima, OH MSA · $1,108
- Baker County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,103
- Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA · $1,103
- Binghamton, NY MSA · $1,103
- Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA · $1,102
- Owensboro, KY MSA · $1,110
- Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA · $1,111
- Fargo, ND-MN MSA · $1,112
- Evansville, IN MSA · $1,113
- Fort Wayne, IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,113
What to do with this FMR desk
Springfield, OH HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,106/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+34.7% 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 Metropolitan Housing Authority
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (26.4% 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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