High-FMR payment standards - Boise City, ID HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Boise City, ID HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,655/month - 77th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#305 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 27.6% above market ; FMR rows touch Ada County, Boise County, Canyon County, Owyhee 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 Boise City, ID HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Expensive rung: who shares Boise City, ID HUD Metro FMR Area's FMR tier
Near-amount peers: Richmond, VA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,655), Ann Arbor, MI MSA ($1,656), Fresno, CA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,664) .
For scale, bottom-quartile published amounts include Allen County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area, Floyd County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area, Binghamton, NY MSA, Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA, Fayette County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area, Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA - those metros are not substitutes for lease-up planning in Boise City, ID HUD Metro FMR Area.
ID-state FMR neighbors for Boise City, ID HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside ID: Coeur d'Alene, ID MSA ($1,547); Idaho Falls, ID HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,305); Lewiston, ID-WA MSA ($1,220); Jerome County, ID HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,186); Pocatello, ID MSA ($1,173) . 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 Boise City, ID HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,170/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,381/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,655/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,318/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,772/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Boise City, ID 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 Boise City, ID 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 | $1,170/mo | $1,053/mo | $1,287/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,381/mo | $1,243/mo | $1,519/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,655/mo | $1,490/mo | $1,821/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,318/mo | $2,086/mo | $2,550/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,772/mo | $2,495/mo | $3,049/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Boise City, ID HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,655/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,490–$1,821/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Boise City, ID 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
- $1,655
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- -10.0%
- from FY2025 $1,838
- Span change
- +48.0%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1,118/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,310/mo | +17.2% |
| 2024 | $1,388/mo | +6.0% |
| 2025 | $1,838/mo | +32.4% |
| 2026 | $1,655/mo | -10.0% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Boise City, ID HUD Metro FMR Area, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,297/mo → 27.6% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Boise City, ID HUD Metro FMR Area.
PHAs naming Boise City, ID HUD Metro FMR Area
- Boise City Housing Authority · 1,406 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Idaho . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
ID agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in ID whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- Boise City Housing Authority
- Southwestern Idaho Cooperative Housing Authority
- Ada County Housing Authority
- Housing Alliance and Community Partnerships
- Idaho Housing and Finance Association
- Housing Authority of the City Jerome
- Housing Authority of the City of American Falls
- Housing Authority of the City of Buhl
- Nampa Housing Authority
- Twin Falls Housing Authority
Full near-amount ladder
- Richmond, VA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,655
- Ann Arbor, MI MSA · $1,656
- Fresno, CA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,664
- Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ MSA · $1,637
- Vineland, NJ MSA · $1,673
- Fairbanks-College, AK MSA · $1,676
- Anchorage, AK HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,631
- Savannah, GA MSA · $1,680
- Panama City, FL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,682
- Pittsfield, MA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,626
- Chico, CA MSA · $1,625
- Santa Fe, NM MSA · $1,685
What to do with this FMR desk
Boise City, ID HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,655/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+48.0% 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. Boise City Housing Authority
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (27.6% 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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