High-FMR payment standards - Bozeman, MT MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Bozeman, MT MSA is $2,154/month - 94th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#373 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 46.3% above market ; FMR rows touch Gallatin County .
Expensive rung: who shares Bozeman, MT MSA's FMR tier
Near-amount peers: Burlington-South Burlington, VT MSA ($2,140), Vallejo, CA MSA ($2,178), Nashua, NH HUD Metro FMR Area ($2,127) .
For scale, bottom-quartile published amounts include Allen County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area, Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA, Floyd County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area, Binghamton, NY MSA, Canton-Massillon, OH MSA, Fayette County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area - those metros are not substitutes for lease-up planning in Bozeman, MT MSA.
MT-state FMR neighbors for Bozeman, MT MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside MT: Broadwater County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,748); Billings, MT HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,417); Mineral County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,361); Great Falls, MT MSA ($1,284) . 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 Bozeman, MT MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,485/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,642/mo |
| 2-BR | $2,154/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,996/mo |
| 4-BR | $3,537/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Bozeman, MT 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 Bozeman, MT 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 | $1,485/mo | $1,337/mo | $1,634/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,642/mo | $1,478/mo | $1,806/mo |
| 2-BR | $2,154/mo | $1,939/mo | $2,369/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,996/mo | $2,696/mo | $3,296/mo |
| 4-BR | $3,537/mo | $3,183/mo | $3,891/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Bozeman, MT MSA, the HUD reference rent is $2,154/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,939–$2,369/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,472/mo → 46.3% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Bozeman, MT MSA.
MT agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in MT whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
Full near-amount ladder
- Burlington-South Burlington, VT MSA · $2,140
- Vallejo, CA MSA · $2,178
- Nashua, NH HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,127
- Boulder, CO MSA · $2,124
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA · $2,201
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA · $2,089
- Calvert County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,083
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,246
- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,255
- Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA MSA · $2,031
- Amherst Town-Northampton, MA MSA · $2,004
- Naples-Marco Island, FL MSA · $1,986
What to do with this FMR desk
Bozeman, MT HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $2,154/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (46.3% 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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