Below-median FMR - Jerome County, ID HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Jerome County, ID HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,186/month - 35th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#139 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 26.0% above market ; FMR rows touch Jerome 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 Jerome County, ID HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Lower-half placement for Jerome County, ID HUD Metro FMR Area
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: College Station-Bryan, TX MSA; Lynchburg, VA MSA; Spartanburg, SC HUD Metro FMR Area; Niles, MI MSA .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Urban Honolulu, HI MSA, Trenton-Princeton, NJ MSA, Vallejo, CA MSA, Vineland, NJ MSA, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA, Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA .
ID-state FMR neighbors for Jerome County, ID HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside ID: Pocatello, ID MSA ($1,173); Lewiston, ID-WA MSA ($1,220); Idaho Falls, ID HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,305); 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 Jerome County, ID HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $819/mo |
| 1-BR | $986/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,186/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,599/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,990/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Jerome County, 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 Jerome County, 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 | $819/mo | $737/mo | $901/mo |
| 1-BR | $986/mo | $887/mo | $1,085/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,186/mo | $1,067/mo | $1,305/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,599/mo | $1,439/mo | $1,759/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,990/mo | $1,791/mo | $2,189/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Jerome County, ID HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,186/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,067–$1,305/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $941/mo → 26.0% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Jerome County, 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):
- Ada County Housing Authority
- Housing Alliance and Community Partnerships
- Southwestern Idaho Cooperative Housing Authority
- Boise City 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
- Idaho Housing and Finance Association
Full near-amount ladder
- College Station-Bryan, TX MSA · $1,186
- Lynchburg, VA MSA · $1,187
- Spartanburg, SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,187
- Niles, MI MSA · $1,184
- Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA · $1,183
- Lawrence, KS MSA · $1,182
- Auburn-Opelika, AL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,181
- Eau Claire, WI MSA · $1,181
- El Paso, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,191
- Rome, GA MSA · $1,192
- Valdosta, GA MSA · $1,192
- Midland, MI MSA · $1,193
What to do with this FMR desk
Jerome County, ID HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,186/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (26.0% 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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