Flint, MI: 2-bedroom payment standards across 27 ZIP codes

HUD's FY2026 Small Area Fair Market Rents for Flint, MI MSA range from $970 to $1,490 for a 2-bedroom. The 90th-percentile ZIP code runs 1.37× the 10th — a gap of $362 a month — which ranks 120th widest of the 247 HUD metro areas we compare.

ZIP-level standards are optional here. Flint, MI is not one of HUD's 65 designated Small Area FMR areas, so a housing authority may set one payment standard for the whole area, or adopt ZIP-level exception standards of up to 110% of a ZIP's published SAFMR. Where a single area-wide standard is used, the 7 ZIP codes below marked "above 110%" sit above the highest ceiling that basic policy reaches. Confirm what applies with the PHA that issued the voucher.

$1,060

median 2-bedroom SAFMR across the area's 27 ZIP codes. Where a housing authority sets a single metro-wide standard, it could reach $1,166 at 110%.

$362

monthly gap between the 90th- and 10th-percentile ZIP code ($976 to $1,338).

25.9%

of the area's ZIP codes (7 of 27) sit above $1,166 — 110% of the area median.

Highest-rent ZIP codes in Flint, MI

2 BR Small Area FMR area median across all 27 ZIPs

Every ZIP code, ranked

The payment-standard column is HUD's published 90–110% band for that ZIP code — the range a housing authority may adopt without HUD approval. Your PHA sets the exact figure. The final column compares each ZIP to the area median; ZIP codes marked above 110% exceed 110% of that median — where a housing authority sets a single area-wide standard, those sit above the highest ceiling basic policy reaches.

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Showing 27 of 27 ZIP codes

#	ZIP code	2 BR SAFMR ▾	Payment standard (90–110%)	vs area median
1	48430	$1,490	$1,341–$1,639	above 110%
2	48438	$1,440	$1,296–$1,584	above 110%
3	48442	$1,440	$1,296–$1,584	above 110%
4	48451	$1,270	$1,143–$1,397	above 110%
5	48411	$1,210	$1,089–$1,331	above 110%
6	48473	$1,180	$1,062–$1,298	above 110%
7	48462	$1,170	$1,053–$1,287	above 110%
8	48509	$1,150	$1,035–$1,265	108%
9	48439	$1,080	$972–$1,188	102%
10	48421	$1,060	$954–$1,166	100%
11	48423	$1,060	$954–$1,166	100%
12	48463	$1,060	$954–$1,166	100%
13	48519	$1,060	$954–$1,166	100%
14	48529	$1,060	$954–$1,166	100%
15	48480	$1,030	$927–$1,133	97%
16	48501	$1,030	$927–$1,133	97%
17	48507	$1,030	$927–$1,133	97%
18	48531	$1,030	$927–$1,133	97%
19	48550	$1,030	$927–$1,133	97%
20	48504	$1,010	$909–$1,111	95%
21	48506	$1,010	$909–$1,111	95%
22	48458	$1,000	$900–$1,100	94%
23	48502	$980	$882–$1,078	92%
24	48532	$980	$882–$1,078	92%
25	48437	$970	$873–$1,067	92%
26	48503	$970	$873–$1,067	92%
27	48505	$970	$873–$1,067	92%

Heads up: The figure above is the HUD Fair Market Rent. Your local Public Housing Authority (PHA) sets the actual payment standard — usually between 90% and 110% of it — so confirm your exact amount with the PHA that issued the voucher.

How Flint, MI compares

Its internal spread of 1.37× (p90 ÷ p10) ranks 120 of 247 HUD metro FMR areas, against a median of 1.37× and a national high of 1.77×. On the steadier p75 ÷ p25 measure it is 1.15×. See the full ranking and how it was measured →

A note on what this does not mean: a higher payment standard does not increase the assistance a household receives. It raises the ceiling on the rent a voucher can cover, while the household still pays roughly 30% of adjusted income. Figures are ZIP-weighted, not renter-weighted, and rest on 2019–2023 American Community Survey data trended forward.

This page shows official HUD Fair Market Rent data for general educational use — it is not legal, financial, or housing advice, and is not a guarantee of any voucher amount. Your local Public Housing Authority sets the actual payment standard and approves rents. Always confirm with your PHA and the official HUD FMR data.

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