Metro FMR · CBSA 21780 · HUD FY2026

Evansville, IN MSA Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for the Evansville, IN MSA metro area - 10% below the US average.

$860
1-bedroom FMR
$1,113
2-bedroom FMR
+4.8%
YoY change
-10%
vs US avg

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the Evansville, IN MSA area rents at $1,113 under HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent - 5% below the US average, lower than 78% of the 387 metro areas HUD tracks.

#86
most affordable of 387 US metros (2BR)
-5%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$44,520
income to afford it (30% rule)
+4.8%
1BR change, FY2025→2026

Affordability & income context

Evansville: #86 most affordable nationally · income context

At the metro's ACS median household income of $67,671, this 1-bedroom FMR takes 15.3% of annual income. It is well below the 30% affordability guide for a median-income household.

The 2-bedroom figure places Evansville in the lower-rent quarter of HUD metro areas, using the same FY2026 HUD schedule as the national comparison.

With 269,191 residents, this is a mid-sized metro benchmark rather than a single-neighborhood rent quote.

Its 2-bedroom FMR sits in the lower-rent quarter of HUD metro areas, so the local-income comparison is more informative than the national rank alone.

The studio-through-two-bedroom FMR bands stay below 30% of recorded median income here; the larger-bedroom rows show where that headroom narrows.

Observed renter burden: 41.4% of the 33,582 renter households counted by ACS paid at least 30% of income in gross rent. This ACS 2023 household measure is distinct from the FY2026 HUD FMR benchmark.

ACS median household income lags the FY2026 HUD FMR schedule. The income share is a same-metro cross-source read (Census ACS B19013 vs HUD FMR), not a same-vintage ratio.

Studio

$853/mo

15.1% of median income

1 Bedroom

$860/mo

15.3% of median income

2 Bedroom

$1,113/mo

19.7% of median income

3 Bedroom

$1,370/mo

24.3% of median income

4 Bedroom

$1,539/mo

27.3% of median income

FMR filing desk

CBSA CBSA·21780

Evansville: $860/mo 1BR · #86 of 387 metros (2BR) · FY2026 CBSA 21780

  • CBSA 21780
  • 1BR-FMR $860
  • 2BR-FMR $1,113
  • RANK-MID #86
  • YOY-UP +4.8%
  • VSUS-BELOW -10%
  • IN-ST-LOW #2 IN
  • INC-ROOM 15%
  • POP-MAJOR 269K
  • PHOTO-NEAR Bloomington
  • VOUCH-90-110 $774–$946
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Bloomington ($212 1BR gap)

Read with: Understanding rent trends

Where Evansville sits among every US metro

2-bedroom Fair Market Rent vs. all 387 HUD metro areas

$1,113 higher than 22% of 387 metro areas

$800–$1,000: 28 metro areas (7%). Below this entry. $1,000–$1,200: 114 metro areas (29%). This entry sits in this band. $1,200–$1,400: 95 metro areas (25%). Above this entry. $1,400–$1,600: 52 metro areas (13%). Above this entry. $1,600–$1,800: 41 metro areas (11%). Above this entry. $1,800–$2,000: 26 metro areas (7%). Above this entry. $2,000–$2,200: 9 metro areas (2%). Above this entry. $2,200–$2,400: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,400–$2,600: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,600–$2,800: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,800–$3,000: 4 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,000–$3,200: 2 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,200–$3,400: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,400–$3,600: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,600–$3,800: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,800–$4,000: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,000–$4,200: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,200–$4,400: 1 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. This metro $800 $4,400 every US metro, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $0.2K-wide band; taller bars hold more metro areas. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents · FY2026

CBSA 21780

Counties inside Evansville

Across 3 HUD counties in CBSA 21780, 2-bedroom FMRs cluster tightly ($1,113–$1,113, 0% spread), so the metro-wide schedule tracks most constituent counties closely.

Vanderburgh County 2BR $1,113 · 180K Warrick County 2BR $1,113 · 64K Posey County 2BR $1,113 · 25K

Evansville studio–4BR schedule (FY2026) · 2BR #86 most affordable

1BR $860 (-10% vs US, +4.8% YoY). Each bedroom band below is FY2026 HUD FMR for CBSA 21780.

Studio
$853
US avg $893
↑9.4% YoY -4% vs US
1 Bedroom
$860
US avg $959
↑4.8% YoY -10% vs US
2 Bedroom
$1,113
US avg $1,175
↑5.6% YoY -5% vs US
3 Bedroom
$1,370
US avg $1,525
↑5.4% YoY -10% vs US
4 Bedroom
$1,539
US avg $1,756
↑4.5% YoY -12% vs US

How Evansville compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other IN metro areas

1BR FMR / mo

What this shows Evansville highlighted among 5 peers · FY2026 1BR HUD FMR.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) As of FY2026

Evansville: out-of-state FMR & burden peers

PlainRent pairs Evansville with the 4 nearest HUD 2BR schedules and 4 nearest burden matches outside IN (burden peers exclude the FMR set; pop ≥50k).

2BR FMR · outside IN

Nearest schedules by 2BR delta (FY2026).

Fargo
ND · 2 BR $1,112/mo
Shreveport-Bossier City
LA · 2 BR $1,111/mo
Sheboygan
WI · 2 BR $1,116/mo
Owensboro
KY · 2 BR $1,110/mo

Burden % · outside IN

Nearest 2BR FMR ÷ ACS median income (FY2026).

La Crosse-Onalaska
WI · 19.7% of income · 2 BR $1,166/mo
Kalamazoo-Portage
MI · 19.8% of income · 2 BR $1,162/mo
Omaha-Council Bluffs
NE · 19.8% of income · 2 BR $1,368/mo
Ogden
UT · 19.7% of income · 2 BR $1,614/mo

Evansville: quick answers

What is the average rent in the Evansville, IN MSA metro area? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Evansville, IN MSA is $860 per month. A 2-bedroom is $1,113 and a studio is $853.
How does Evansville, IN MSA rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the Evansville, IN MSA metro area is 10% below the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $860 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Evansville rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2026 2-bedroom FMR of $1,113 ranks #86 most affordable among 387 US metro areas (the lower-rent quarter of HUD metro areas).
Do county rents differ inside the Evansville metro area? ▼
Yes. HUD assigns one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 21780, but 3 constituent counties publish their own county FMR schedules spanning $1,113–$1,113 for a 2-bedroom (0% spread). Use county pages for filing at the county level.

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Data as of FY 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Fair Market Rents. Population and demographic data from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

FY 2026 HUD FMR $860/mo · 1BR IN

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