Lower-FMR payment standards - Topeka, KS MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Topeka, KS MSA is $1,057/month - 14th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#57 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 10.0% above market ; FMR rows touch Jackson County, Jefferson County, Osage County, Shawnee County, Wabaunsee County .
Low-FMR rung around Topeka, KS MSA
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Elizabethtown, KY HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,056), McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA ($1,060), Decatur, IL MSA ($1,063) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: Trenton-Princeton, NJ MSA, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA, Urban Honolulu, HI MSA, Vallejo, CA MSA, Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA, Vineland, NJ MSA - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
KS-state FMR neighbors for Topeka, KS MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside KS: Geary County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,048); Wichita, KS HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,099); Lawrence, KS MSA ($1,182); Cherokee County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area ($877) . 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 Topeka, KS MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $792/mo |
| 1-BR | $820/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,057/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,392/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,411/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Topeka, KS 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 Topeka, KS 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 | $792/mo | $713/mo | $871/mo |
| 1-BR | $820/mo | $738/mo | $902/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,057/mo | $951/mo | $1,163/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,392/mo | $1,253/mo | $1,531/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,411/mo | $1,270/mo | $1,552/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Topeka, KS MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,057/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $951–$1,163/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Topeka, KS 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
- $1,057
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +7.3%
- from FY2025 $985
- Span change
- +25.2%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $844/mo | - |
| 2023 | $911/mo | +7.9% |
| 2024 | $960/mo | +5.4% |
| 2025 | $985/mo | +2.6% |
| 2026 | $1,057/mo | +7.3% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Topeka, KS MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $961/mo → 10.0% above market (covers market). Detail: gap analysis for Topeka, KS MSA.
PHAs naming Topeka, KS MSA
- Topeka Housing Authority · 1,385 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Kansas . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
KS agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in KS whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
Full near-amount ladder
- Elizabethtown, KY HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,056
- McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA · $1,060
- Decatur, IL MSA · $1,063
- Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,051
- Geary County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,048
- Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA · $1,047
- Hattiesburg, MS MSA · $1,047
- Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA · $1,044
- Muncie, IN MSA · $1,043
- Callaway County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,042
- Las Cruces, NM MSA · $1,042
- Jonesboro, AR HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,040
What to do with this FMR desk
Topeka, KS HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,057/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+25.2% 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. Topeka Housing Authority
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (10.0% 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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