Lansing-East Lansing, MI: 2-bedroom payment standards across 49 ZIP codes

HUD's FY2026 Small Area Fair Market Rents for Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA range from $1,020 to $1,600 for a 2-bedroom. The 90th-percentile ZIP code runs 1.37× the 10th — a gap of $392 a month — which ranks 121th widest of the 247 HUD metro areas we compare.

ZIP-level standards are optional here. Lansing-East Lansing, 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 9 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.

$1,260

median 2-bedroom SAFMR across the area's 49 ZIP codes. Where a housing authority sets a single metro-wide standard, it could reach $1,386 at 110%.

$392

monthly gap between the 90th- and 10th-percentile ZIP code ($1,058 to $1,450).

18.4%

of the area's ZIP codes (9 of 49) sit above $1,386 — 110% of the area median.

Highest-rent ZIP codes in Lansing-East Lansing, MI

2 BR Small Area FMR area median across all 49 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 49 of 49 ZIP codes

#	ZIP code	2 BR SAFMR ▾	Payment standard (90–110%)	vs area median
1	48822	$1,600	$1,440–$1,760	above 110%
2	48864	$1,510	$1,359–$1,661	above 110%
3	48823	$1,450	$1,305–$1,595	above 110%
4	48825	$1,450	$1,305–$1,595	above 110%
5	48875	$1,450	$1,305–$1,595	above 110%
6	49285	$1,450	$1,305–$1,595	above 110%
7	48824	$1,440	$1,296–$1,584	above 110%
8	48808	$1,430	$1,287–$1,573	above 110%
9	48842	$1,410	$1,269–$1,551	above 110%
10	48854	$1,330	$1,197–$1,463	106%
11	49251	$1,310	$1,179–$1,441	104%
12	48915	$1,300	$1,170–$1,430	103%
13	48917	$1,300	$1,170–$1,430	103%
14	48820	$1,290	$1,161–$1,419	102%
15	48912	$1,290	$1,161–$1,419	102%
16	48821	$1,280	$1,152–$1,408	102%
17	48805	$1,270	$1,143–$1,397	101%
18	48826	$1,270	$1,143–$1,397	101%
19	48892	$1,270	$1,143–$1,397	101%
20	48901	$1,270	$1,143–$1,397	101%
21	48906	$1,270	$1,143–$1,397	101%
22	48909	$1,270	$1,143–$1,397	101%
23	48924	$1,270	$1,143–$1,397	101%
24	48956	$1,270	$1,143–$1,397	101%
25	48861	$1,260	$1,134–$1,386	100%
26	49021	$1,260	$1,134–$1,386	100%
27	49014	$1,250	$1,125–$1,375	99%
28	48908	$1,240	$1,116–$1,364	98%
29	48910	$1,240	$1,116–$1,364	98%
30	48895	$1,230	$1,107–$1,353	98%
31	48827	$1,210	$1,089–$1,331	96%
32	48890	$1,210	$1,089–$1,331	96%
33	48837	$1,200	$1,080–$1,320	95%
34	48876	$1,170	$1,053–$1,287	93%
35	49284	$1,170	$1,053–$1,287	93%
36	49073	$1,160	$1,044–$1,276	92%
37	48849	$1,150	$1,035–$1,265	91%
38	48911	$1,130	$1,017–$1,243	90%
39	48933	$1,110	$999–$1,221	88%
40	49096	$1,110	$999–$1,221	88%
41	48813	$1,100	$990–$1,210	87%
42	49076	$1,090	$981–$1,199	87%
43	48873	$1,060	$954–$1,166	84%
44	48894	$1,060	$954–$1,166	84%
45	48853	$1,050	$945–$1,155	83%
46	48819	$1,020	$918–$1,122	81%
47	48835	$1,020	$918–$1,122	81%
48	48897	$1,020	$918–$1,122	81%
49	49264	$1,020	$918–$1,122	81%

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 Lansing-East Lansing, MI compares

Its internal spread of 1.37× (p90 ÷ p10) ranks 121 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 1.13×. 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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