High-FMR payment standards - Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA is $2,089/month - 93rd percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#369 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 11.1% above market ; FMR rows touch Adams County, Arapahoe County, Broomfield County, Clear Creek County, Denver County, Douglas County, Elbert County, Gilpin County .
Expensive rung: who shares Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA's FMR tier
Near-amount peers: Calvert County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area ($2,083), Boulder, CO MSA ($2,124), Nashua, NH HUD Metro FMR Area ($2,127) .
For scale, bottom-quartile published amounts include Decatur, IL MSA, Decatur, AL MSA, Dothan, AL HUD Metro FMR Area, Dubuque, IA MSA, Murray County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area, Eagle Pass, TX MSA - those metros are not substitutes for lease-up planning in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA.
CO-state FMR neighbors for Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside CO: Boulder, CO MSA ($2,124); 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 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,643/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,754/mo |
| 2-BR | $2,089/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,734/mo |
| 4-BR | $3,049/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Denver-Aurora-Centennial, 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 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, 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 | $1,643/mo | $1,479/mo | $1,807/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,754/mo | $1,579/mo | $1,929/mo |
| 2-BR | $2,089/mo | $1,880/mo | $2,298/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,734/mo | $2,461/mo | $3,007/mo |
| 4-BR | $3,049/mo | $2,744/mo | $3,354/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA, the HUD reference rent is $2,089/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,880–$2,298/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,881/mo → 11.1% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA.
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):
- Littleton Housing Authority
- Loveland Housing Authority
- Arvada Housing Authority
- Longmont Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Greeley
- Garfield County Housing Authority
- Englewood Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of Weld County
- Housing Authority of the County of Montezuma
- Boulder County Housing Authority
Full near-amount ladder
- Calvert County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,083
- Boulder, CO MSA · $2,124
- Nashua, NH HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,127
- Burlington-South Burlington, VT MSA · $2,140
- Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA MSA · $2,031
- Bozeman, MT MSA · $2,154
- Amherst Town-Northampton, MA MSA · $2,004
- Vallejo, CA MSA · $2,178
- Naples-Marco Island, FL MSA · $1,986
- Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY MSA · $1,979
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA · $2,201
- Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA · $1,977
What to do with this FMR desk
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $2,089/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (11.1% 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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