Above-median FMR - Idaho Falls, ID HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Idaho Falls, ID HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,305/month - 51st percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#202 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 34.4% above market ; FMR rows touch Bonneville County, Jefferson 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 Idaho Falls, ID HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Upper-half placement for Idaho Falls, ID HUD Metro FMR Area
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Macon-Bibb County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area; Bloomington, IL MSA; Huntsville, AL MSA; Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area .
Low-FMR contrast set: Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area, Austin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, Baker County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area, Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA, Hot Springs, AR MSA, Callaway County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area .
ID-state FMR neighbors for Idaho Falls, ID HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside ID: Lewiston, ID-WA MSA ($1,220); Jerome County, ID HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,186); Pocatello, ID MSA ($1,173); Coeur d'Alene, ID MSA ($1,547); Boise City, ID HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,655) . 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 Idaho Falls, ID HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,034/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,095/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,305/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,815/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,189/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Idaho Falls, ID 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 Idaho Falls, ID 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 | $1,034/mo | $931/mo | $1,137/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,095/mo | $986/mo | $1,205/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,305/mo | $1,175/mo | $1,436/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,815/mo | $1,634/mo | $1,997/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,189/mo | $1,970/mo | $2,408/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Idaho Falls, ID HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,305/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,175–$1,436/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Idaho Falls, ID 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
- $1,305
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- -0.5%
- from FY2025 $1,311
- Span change
- +50.9%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $865/mo | - |
| 2023 | $979/mo | +13.2% |
| 2024 | $1,098/mo | +12.2% |
| 2025 | $1,311/mo | +19.4% |
| 2026 | $1,305/mo | -0.5% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Idaho Falls, ID HUD Metro FMR Area, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $971/mo → 34.4% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Idaho Falls, ID HUD Metro FMR Area.
ID agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in ID whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- Housing Alliance and Community Partnerships
- Ada County Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City Jerome
- Housing Authority of the City of American Falls
- Housing Authority of the City of Buhl
- Nampa Housing Authority
- Twin Falls Housing Authority
- Southwestern Idaho Cooperative Housing Authority
- Boise City Housing Authority
- Idaho Housing and Finance Association
Full near-amount ladder
- Macon-Bibb County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,307
- Bloomington, IL MSA · $1,302
- Huntsville, AL MSA · $1,310
- Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,299
- Brunswick-St. Simons, GA MSA · $1,293
- Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,318
- South Bend-Mishawaka, IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,292
- Harrisonburg, VA MSA · $1,322
- Jackson, MS HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,288
- Camden County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,287
- Great Falls, MT MSA · $1,284
- Kankakee, IL MSA · $1,326
What to do with this FMR desk
Idaho Falls, ID HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,305/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+50.9% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (34.4% 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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