Below-median FMR - Wausau, WI MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Wausau, WI MSA is $1,147/month - 28th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#111 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 18.4% above market ; FMR rows touch Marathon County .
Lower-half placement for Wausau, WI MSA
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR HUD Metro FMR Area; Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA; Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA; Rocky Mount, NC MSA .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Ansonia town, CT Exception Area, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area, Vineland, NJ MSA, Fitchburg-Leominster, MA HUD Metro FMR Area, Vallejo, CA MSA, Urban Honolulu, HI MSA .
WI-state FMR neighbors for Wausau, WI MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside WI: Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA ($1,149); Green Bay, WI HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,164); La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,166); Fond du Lac, WI MSA ($1,176); Sheboygan, WI MSA ($1,116); Eau Claire, WI MSA ($1,181); Columbia County, WI HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,195); Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI MSA ($1,235) . 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 Wausau, WI MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $791/mo |
| 1-BR | $889/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,147/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,511/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,519/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Wausau, 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 Wausau, 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 | $791/mo | $712/mo | $870/mo |
| 1-BR | $889/mo | $800/mo | $978/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,147/mo | $1,032/mo | $1,262/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,511/mo | $1,360/mo | $1,662/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,519/mo | $1,367/mo | $1,671/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Wausau, WI MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,147/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,032–$1,262/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $969/mo → 18.4% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Wausau, WI MSA.
PHAs naming Wausau, WI MSA
- Wausau Community Development Authority · 603 HCV units
- Wausaukee Housing Authority · 0 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Wisconsin . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
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):
- Richland County Housing Authority
- Trempealeau County Housing Authority
- Sawyer County Housing Authority
- Barron County Housing Authority
- Marinette County Housing Authority
- La Crosse Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Superior
- Door County Housing Authority
- Kaukauna Housing Authority
- Dodge County Housing Authority
Full near-amount ladder
- Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,147
- Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA · $1,149
- Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA · $1,143
- Rocky Mount, NC MSA · $1,143
- Michigan City-La Porte, IN MSA · $1,152
- Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,141
- Lincoln, NE HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,141
- Greene County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,140
- Gulfport-Biloxi, MS HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,140
- Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA · $1,154
- Altoona, PA MSA · $1,138
- Anson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,138
What to do with this FMR desk
Wausau, WI HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,147/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Cross-check the 2 PHA records tied to this market against the HUD directory profile. Wausau Community Development Authority
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (18.4% 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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