Above-median FMR - Mineral County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Mineral County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,361/month - 58th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#230 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 18.8% above market ; FMR rows touch Mineral 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 Mineral County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Upper-half placement for Mineral County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: El Centro, CA MSA; Warner Robins, GA HUD Metro FMR Area; Grants Pass, OR MSA; Kansas City, MO-KS HUD Metro FMR Area .
Low-FMR contrast set: McHenry County, ND HUD Metro FMR Area, Mobile, AL MSA, Morehouse Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area, Montgomery, AL MSA, Morgantown, WV MSA, McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA .
MT-state FMR neighbors for Mineral County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside MT: Billings, MT HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,417); Great Falls, MT MSA ($1,284); 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 Mineral County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $941/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,083/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,361/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,632/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,915/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Mineral County, MT 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 Mineral County, MT 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 | $941/mo | $847/mo | $1,035/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,083/mo | $975/mo | $1,191/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,361/mo | $1,225/mo | $1,497/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,632/mo | $1,469/mo | $1,795/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,915/mo | $1,724/mo | $2,107/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Mineral County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,361/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,225–$1,497/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,146/mo → 18.8% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Mineral County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area.
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
- El Centro, CA MSA · $1,362
- Warner Robins, GA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,362
- Grants Pass, OR MSA · $1,363
- Kansas City, MO-KS HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,358
- Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC MSA · $1,358
- Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ MSA · $1,365
- Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,368
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,353
- Tallahassee, FL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,352
- Sherman-Denison, TX MSA · $1,351
- Ocala, FL MSA · $1,373
- Burlington, NC MSA · $1,348
What to do with this FMR desk
Mineral County, MT HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,361/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- 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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