Lower-FMR payment standards - Wichita, KS HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Wichita, KS HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,099/month - 20th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#80 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 13.1% above market ; FMR rows touch Butler County, Harvey County, Sedgwick County .
Geography note: HUD divides this CBSA into 2 separate Fair Market Rent areas, each with its own rent schedule. The amounts above are for Wichita, KS HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Low-FMR rung around Wichita, KS HUD Metro FMR Area
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Hammond, LA MSA ($1,099), Morgantown, WV MSA ($1,099), Atascosa County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,098) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: Ansonia town, CT Exception Area, Fitchburg-Leominster, MA HUD Metro FMR Area, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area, Vineland, NJ MSA, Vallejo, CA MSA, Urban Honolulu, HI MSA - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
KS-state FMR neighbors for Wichita, KS HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside KS: Topeka, KS MSA ($1,057); Geary County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,048); 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 Wichita, KS HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $782/mo |
| 1-BR | $849/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,099/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,444/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,784/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Wichita, KS 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 Wichita, KS 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 | $782/mo | $704/mo | $860/mo |
| 1-BR | $849/mo | $764/mo | $934/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,099/mo | $989/mo | $1,209/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,444/mo | $1,300/mo | $1,588/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,784/mo | $1,606/mo | $1,962/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Wichita, KS HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,099/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $989–$1,209/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Wichita, KS 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
- $1,099
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +10.5%
- from FY2025 $995
- Span change
- +33.5%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $823/mo | - |
| 2023 | $920/mo | +11.8% |
| 2024 | $1,017/mo | +10.5% |
| 2025 | $995/mo | -2.2% |
| 2026 | $1,099/mo | +10.5% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Wichita, KS HUD Metro FMR Area, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $972/mo → 13.1% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Wichita, KS HUD Metro FMR Area.
PHAs naming Wichita, KS HUD Metro FMR Area
- Wichita Housing Authority · 3,479 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):
- South Central KS Area Agency On Aging (Cowley Co.)
- Salina Housing Authority
- Lawrence/Douglas County Housing Authority
- Olathe Housing Authority
- LYON COUNTY/ECKAN HOUSING AUTHORITY
- Crawford County
- Leavenworth Housing Authority
- Pittsburg Housing Authority
- North Central Flint Hills Area Agency on Aging
- Ford County Housing Authority
Full near-amount ladder
- Hammond, LA MSA · $1,099
- Morgantown, WV MSA · $1,099
- Atascosa County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,098
- Darlington County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,098
- Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA · $1,102
- Austin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,095
- Baker County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,103
- Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA · $1,103
- Binghamton, NY MSA · $1,103
- Greenville, NC MSA · $1,095
- Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA · $1,095
- Springfield, MO HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,095
What to do with this FMR desk
Wichita, KS HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,099/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+33.5% 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. Wichita Housing Authority
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (13.1% 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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