High-FMR payment standards - Boulder, CO MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Boulder, CO MSA is $2,124/month - 93rd percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#370 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 12.7% above market ; FMR rows touch Boulder County .
Expensive rung: who shares Boulder, CO MSA's FMR tier
Near-amount peers: Nashua, NH HUD Metro FMR Area ($2,127), Burlington-South Burlington, VT MSA ($2,140), Bozeman, MT MSA ($2,154) .
For scale, bottom-quartile published amounts include Allen County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area, Floyd County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area, Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA, Binghamton, NY MSA, Fayette County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area, Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA - those metros are not substitutes for lease-up planning in Boulder, CO MSA.
CO-state FMR neighbors for Boulder, CO MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside CO: Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA ($2,089); Colorado Springs, CO HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,735); Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA ($1,732); Greeley, CO MSA ($1,563); Pueblo, CO MSA ($1,269); Grand Junction, CO MSA ($1,249) . 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 Boulder, CO MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,553/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,795/mo |
| 2-BR | $2,124/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,820/mo |
| 4-BR | $3,239/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Boulder, CO MSA
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 Boulder, CO MSA; 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 | $1,553/mo | $1,398/mo | $1,708/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,795/mo | $1,616/mo | $1,975/mo |
| 2-BR | $2,124/mo | $1,912/mo | $2,336/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,820/mo | $2,538/mo | $3,102/mo |
| 4-BR | $3,239/mo | $2,915/mo | $3,563/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Boulder, CO MSA, the HUD reference rent is $2,124/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,912–$2,336/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Boulder, CO MSA
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
- $2,124
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +3.2%
- from FY2025 $2,059
- Span change
- +21.5%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1,748/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,911/mo | +9.3% |
| 2024 | $2,217/mo | +16.0% |
| 2025 | $2,059/mo | -7.1% |
| 2026 | $2,124/mo | +3.2% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Boulder, CO MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,884/mo → 12.7% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Boulder, CO MSA.
PHAs naming Boulder, CO MSA
- Boulder Housing Partners · 1,328 HCV units
- Boulder County Housing Authority · 984 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Colorado . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
CO agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in CO whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- Sheridan Housing Authority
- Montrose County Housing Authority
- Las Animas Housing Authority
- Delta Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Fountain
- Housing Authority of the City of Lamar
- Housing Authority of the City of Brighton
- Larimer County Housing Authority
- La Junta Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the County of Montezuma
Full near-amount ladder
- Nashua, NH HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,127
- Burlington-South Burlington, VT MSA · $2,140
- Bozeman, MT MSA · $2,154
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA · $2,089
- Calvert County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,083
- Vallejo, CA MSA · $2,178
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA · $2,201
- Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA MSA · $2,031
- Amherst Town-Northampton, MA MSA · $2,004
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,246
- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,255
- Naples-Marco Island, FL MSA · $1,986
What to do with this FMR desk
Boulder, CO HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $2,124/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+21.5% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Cross-check the 2 PHA records tied to this market against the HUD directory profile. Boulder Housing Partners
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (12.7% 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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