Below-median FMR - Lewiston, ID-WA MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Lewiston, ID-WA MSA is $1,220/month - 39th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#157 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 28.8% above market ; FMR rows touch Asotin County, Nez Perce County .
Lower-half placement for Lewiston, ID-WA MSA
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Lake Charles, LA HUD Metro FMR Area; Tulsa, OK HUD Metro FMR Area; Benzie County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area; Hall County, NE HUD Metro FMR Area .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Calvert County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area, Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV MSA, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area, Nashua, NH HUD Metro FMR Area, Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY MSA, Kingston, NY MSA .
ID-state FMR neighbors for Lewiston, ID-WA MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside ID: Jerome County, ID HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,186); Pocatello, ID MSA ($1,173); 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 Lewiston, ID-WA MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $925/mo |
| 1-BR | $931/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,220/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,697/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,037/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Lewiston, ID-WA 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 Lewiston, ID-WA 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 | $925/mo | $833/mo | $1,018/mo |
| 1-BR | $931/mo | $838/mo | $1,024/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,220/mo | $1,098/mo | $1,342/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,697/mo | $1,527/mo | $1,867/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,037/mo | $1,833/mo | $2,241/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Lewiston, ID-WA MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,220/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,098–$1,342/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Lewiston, ID-WA 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
- $1,220
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +1.0%
- from FY2025 $1,208
- Span change
- +31.9%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $925/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,008/mo | +9.0% |
| 2024 | $1,109/mo | +10.0% |
| 2025 | $1,208/mo | +8.9% |
| 2026 | $1,220/mo | +1.0% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Lewiston, ID-WA MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $947/mo → 28.8% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Lewiston, ID-WA MSA.
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):
- Boise City Housing Authority
- Southwestern Idaho Cooperative Housing Authority
- Ada County Housing Authority
- Housing Alliance and Community Partnerships
- 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
- Lake Charles, LA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,217
- Tulsa, OK HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,217
- Benzie County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,224
- Hall County, NE HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,215
- Homosassa Springs, FL MSA · $1,225
- Erie, PA MSA · $1,212
- Bloomington, IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,210
- Duluth, MN-WI MSA · $1,232
- Cleveland, TN MSA · $1,233
- Killeen-Temple, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,233
- St. Cloud, MN MSA · $1,206
- Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI MSA · $1,235
What to do with this FMR desk
Lewiston, ID-WA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,220/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+31.9% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (28.8% 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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