High-FMR payment standards - Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA

HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA is $1,732/month - 81st percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#321 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 7.6% above market ; FMR rows touch Larimer County .

Expensive rung: who shares Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA's FMR tier

Near-amount peers: Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,730), Springfield, MA MSA ($1,734), Colorado Springs, CO HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,735) .

For scale, bottom-quartile published amounts include Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA, Darlington County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area, Flint, MI MSA, Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA, Fort Wayne, IN HUD Metro FMR Area, Farmington, NM MSA - those metros are not substitutes for lease-up planning in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA.

CO-state FMR neighbors for Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA

Closest 2-BR amounts inside CO: Colorado Springs, CO HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,735); 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 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA?

Size HUD FMR
Studio$1,509/mo
1-BR$1,537/mo
2-BR$1,732/mo
3-BR$2,385/mo
4-BR$2,540/mo

Section 8 payment standard range for Fort Collins-Loveland, 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 Fort Collins-Loveland, 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 $1,509/mo $1,358/mo $1,660/mo
1-BR $1,537/mo $1,383/mo $1,691/mo
2-BR $1,732/mo $1,559/mo $1,905/mo
3-BR $2,385/mo $2,147/mo $2,624/mo
4-BR $2,540/mo $2,286/mo $2,794/mo

For a 2-bedroom in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,732/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,559–$1,905/month before any tenant income share.

ACS median 2-BR rent $1,609/mo → 7.6% above market (covers market). Detail: gap analysis for Fort Collins-Loveland, 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):

Full near-amount ladder

What to do with this FMR desk

Fort Collins-Loveland, CO HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,732/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.

  • Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (7.6% 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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Source and method. PlainVoucher compiles public HUD and U.S. Census release data into a searchable reference. Release periods and source boundaries are identified on each data surface; PlainVoucher does not determine eligibility, waitlist status, payment standards, or local PHA rules. Read our editorial standards and corrections policy, methodology, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-09-02.