Below-median FMR - Great Falls, MT MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Great Falls, MT MSA is $1,284/month - 49th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#195 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 39.0% above market ; FMR rows touch Cascade County .
Lower-half placement for Great Falls, MT MSA
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Elmira, NY MSA; Camden County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area; Jackson, MS HUD Metro FMR Area; Cleveland-Elyria, OH MSA .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA, Fresno, CA HUD Metro FMR Area, Broadwater County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area, Beaufort County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area, Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA, Flagstaff, AZ MSA .
MT-state FMR neighbors for Great Falls, MT MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside MT: Mineral County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,361); Billings, MT HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,417); Broadwater County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,748); Bozeman, MT MSA ($2,154) . 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 Great Falls, MT MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $960/mo |
| 1-BR | $979/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,284/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,786/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,035/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Great Falls, 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 Great Falls, 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 | $960/mo | $864/mo | $1,056/mo |
| 1-BR | $979/mo | $881/mo | $1,077/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,284/mo | $1,156/mo | $1,412/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,786/mo | $1,607/mo | $1,965/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,035/mo | $1,832/mo | $2,239/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Great Falls, MT MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,284/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,156–$1,412/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Great Falls, MT 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
- $1,284
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +3.2%
- from FY2025 $1,244
- Span change
- +51.2%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $849/mo | - |
| 2023 | $914/mo | +7.7% |
| 2024 | $979/mo | +7.1% |
| 2025 | $1,244/mo | +27.1% |
| 2026 | $1,284/mo | +3.2% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Great Falls, MT MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $924/mo → 39.0% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Great Falls, MT MSA.
PHAs naming Great Falls, MT MSA
- Great Falls Housing Authority · 265 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Montana . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
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
- Elmira, NY MSA · $1,283
- Camden County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,287
- Jackson, MS HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,288
- Cleveland-Elyria, OH MSA · $1,279
- Abilene, TX MSA · $1,276
- Columbia, SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,276
- South Bend-Mishawaka, IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,292
- Sumter, SC MSA · $1,276
- Brunswick-St. Simons, GA MSA · $1,293
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,274
- Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH MSA · $1,273
- Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA · $1,272
What to do with this FMR desk
Great Falls, MT HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,284/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+51.2% 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. Great Falls Housing Authority
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (39.0% 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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