High-FMR payment standards - Colorado Springs, CO HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Colorado Springs, CO HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,735/month - 82nd percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#323 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 15.8% above market ; FMR rows touch El Paso 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 Colorado Springs, CO HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Expensive rung: who shares Colorado Springs, CO HUD Metro FMR Area's FMR tier
Near-amount peers: Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV MSA ($1,735), Springfield, MA MSA ($1,734), Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA ($1,732) .
For scale, bottom-quartile published amounts include Columbus, GA-AL HUD Metro FMR Area, Ashtabula County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area, Boone County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area, Champaign-Urbana, IL HUD Metro FMR Area, Murray County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area, Benton County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area - those metros are not substitutes for lease-up planning in Colorado Springs, CO HUD Metro FMR Area.
CO-state FMR neighbors for Colorado Springs, CO HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside CO: Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA ($1,732); Greeley, CO MSA ($1,563); Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA ($2,089); Boulder, CO MSA ($2,124); 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 Colorado Springs, CO HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,196/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,464/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,735/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,413/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,744/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Colorado Springs, CO 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 Colorado Springs, CO 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 | $1,196/mo | $1,076/mo | $1,316/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,464/mo | $1,318/mo | $1,610/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,735/mo | $1,562/mo | $1,909/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,413/mo | $2,172/mo | $2,654/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,744/mo | $2,470/mo | $3,018/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Colorado Springs, CO HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,735/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,562–$1,909/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Colorado Springs, CO 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
- $1,735
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- -2.4%
- from FY2025 $1,778
- Span change
- +33.3%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1,302/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,484/mo | +14.0% |
| 2024 | $1,734/mo | +16.8% |
| 2025 | $1,778/mo | +2.5% |
| 2026 | $1,735/mo | -2.4% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Colorado Springs, CO HUD Metro FMR Area, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,498/mo → 15.8% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Colorado Springs, CO HUD Metro FMR Area.
PHAs naming Colorado Springs, CO HUD Metro FMR Area
- Housing Authority of the City of Colorado Springs · 2,319 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):
Full near-amount ladder
- Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV MSA · $1,735
- Springfield, MA MSA · $1,734
- Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA · $1,732
- Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,730
- Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA · $1,742
- Salt Lake City, UT HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,747
- Broadwater County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,748
- Fitchburg-Leominster, MA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,749
- Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA MSA · $1,720
- Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA · $1,750
- Ithaca, NY MSA · $1,753
- Port St. Lucie, FL MSA · $1,757
What to do with this FMR desk
Colorado Springs, CO HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,735/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+33.3% 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. Housing Authority of the City of Colorado Springs
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (15.8% 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.
Verify with HUD → · Verify with U.S. Census Bureau → · Set a September HUD update reminder