Below-median FMR - Grand Junction, CO MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Grand Junction, CO MSA is $1,249/month - 43rd percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#171 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 18.8% above market ; FMR rows touch Mesa County .
Lower-half placement for Grand Junction, CO MSA
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Fayetteville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area; Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA; Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA; Goldsboro, NC MSA .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Fresno, CA HUD Metro FMR Area, Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA, Broadwater County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area, Beaufort County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area, Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA, Flagstaff, AZ MSA .
CO-state FMR neighbors for Grand Junction, CO MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside CO: Pueblo, CO MSA ($1,269); Greeley, CO MSA ($1,563); Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA ($1,732); Colorado Springs, CO HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,735); Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA ($2,089); Boulder, CO MSA ($2,124) . 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 Grand Junction, CO MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $881/mo |
| 1-BR | $986/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,249/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,737/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,095/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Grand Junction, 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 Grand Junction, 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 | $881/mo | $793/mo | $969/mo |
| 1-BR | $986/mo | $887/mo | $1,085/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,249/mo | $1,124/mo | $1,374/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,737/mo | $1,563/mo | $1,911/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,095/mo | $1,886/mo | $2,305/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Grand Junction, CO MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,249/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,124–$1,374/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Grand Junction, 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
- $1,249
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +0.3%
- from FY2025 $1,245
- Span change
- +21.7%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1,026/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,066/mo | +3.9% |
| 2024 | $1,123/mo | +5.3% |
| 2025 | $1,245/mo | +10.9% |
| 2026 | $1,249/mo | +0.3% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Grand Junction, CO MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,051/mo → 18.8% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Grand Junction, CO MSA.
PHAs naming Grand Junction, CO MSA
- Grand Junction Housing Authority · 1,214 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):
- Housing Authority of Weld County
- Englewood Housing Authority
- Garfield County Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the County of Montezuma
- Housing Authority of the City of Brighton
- Housing Authority of the City of Fountain
- Longmont Housing Authority
- Delta Housing Authority
- Montrose County Housing Authority
- Arvada Housing Authority
Full near-amount ladder
- Fayetteville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,251
- Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA · $1,246
- Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA · $1,252
- Goldsboro, NC MSA · $1,244
- Oklahoma City, OK HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,244
- Roanoke, VA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,254
- Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,242
- Logan, UT-ID MSA · $1,241
- Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ MSA · $1,257
- Jackson, TN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,260
- Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,261
- Hagerstown, MD HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,261
What to do with this FMR desk
Grand Junction, CO HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,249/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+21.7% 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. Grand Junction Housing Authority
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (18.8% 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.
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