49081
ZIPSAFMR
Kalamazoo County, MI
BRFMR
Eff. Rent
0 BR$840$840
1 BR$1,000$1,000
2 BR$1,160$1,160
3 BR$1,530$1,530
4 BR$1,570$1,570
5 BR$1,805
6 BR$2,076
7 BR$2,388
8 BR$2,746

Market Alignment

How HUD fair market rents align with the state of the rental market.

Studio
Studio
0.79ratio
FMR$840
Market$1,070
vs market-$230

FMR falls below market. Section 8 income will likely be below what private tenants pay in this area.

0.79
1 BR
1 BR
0.85ratio
FMR$1,000
Market$1,170
vs market-$170

FMR falls below market. Section 8 income will likely be below what private tenants pay in this area.

0.85
2 BR
2 BR
0.86ratio
FMR$1,160
Market$1,350
vs market-$190

FMR falls below market. Section 8 income will likely be below what private tenants pay in this area.

0.86
3 BR
3 BR
0.77ratio
FMR$1,530
Market$1,990
vs market-$460

FMR falls below market. Section 8 income will likely be below what private tenants pay in this area.

0.77
4 BR
4 BR
0.66ratio
FMR$1,570
Market$2,390
vs market-$820

FMR falls below market. Section 8 income will likely be below what private tenants pay in this area.

0.66
0.700.800.901.001.101.201.30aligned range

Voucher rents are below market for all bedroom sizes.

Bedroom curve

Historical
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Data indexed

FMR
FY2026
Market rent
last ~365 days

Purchase Price Calculator

Maximum purchase price
$110,459
Rent
$1,160
Down payment
$22,092
Loan
$88,367
Mortgage
$559
Expenses
$401
Market inputs
About this result(HUD FMR/SAFMR details)

This page shows HUD Fair Market Rent data for 49081 (MI) for FY 2026. Fair Market Rent (FMR) is a HUD benchmark used to determine payment standards for programs like the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program.

Values are shown for 0–4 bedroom units. In some metro areas HUD publishes Small Area FMR (SAFMR) at the ZIP-code level; otherwise the county/metropolitan-area FMR applies. This result is labeled SAFMR based on HUD's designation for the area and the available data.

Tip: use these numbers as a starting point and confirm local program rules (payment standards may differ from HUD's published FMR). If you're comparing neighborhoods, SAFMR ZIP ranges can highlight variation within the same county.