Below-median FMR - Pocatello, ID MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Pocatello, ID MSA is $1,173/month - 32nd percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#126 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 36.1% above market ; FMR rows touch Bannock County .
Lower-half placement for Pocatello, ID MSA
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Anderson, SC HUD Metro FMR Area; Custer County, SD HUD Metro FMR Area; Jacksonville, NC MSA; Cheyenne, WY MSA .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Pittsfield, MA HUD Metro FMR Area, Cumberland County, ME (part) HUD Metro FMR Area, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA, Port St. Lucie, FL MSA, Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MSA, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA .
ID-state FMR neighbors for Pocatello, ID MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside ID: Jerome County, ID HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,186); 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 Pocatello, ID MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $809/mo |
| 1-BR | $894/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,173/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,631/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,968/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Pocatello, ID 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 Pocatello, ID 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 | $809/mo | $728/mo | $890/mo |
| 1-BR | $894/mo | $805/mo | $983/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,173/mo | $1,056/mo | $1,290/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,631/mo | $1,468/mo | $1,794/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,968/mo | $1,771/mo | $2,165/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Pocatello, ID MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,173/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,056–$1,290/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $862/mo → 36.1% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Pocatello, ID 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):
- 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
- Housing Alliance and Community Partnerships
- Ada County Housing Authority
- Southwestern Idaho Cooperative Housing Authority
- Boise City Housing Authority
- Idaho Housing and Finance Association
Full near-amount ladder
- Anderson, SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,173
- Custer County, SD HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,173
- Jacksonville, NC MSA · $1,173
- Cheyenne, WY MSA · $1,174
- Utica-Rome, NY MSA · $1,172
- Bismarck, ND MSA · $1,175
- Mankato, MN MSA · $1,171
- Rockford, IL MSA · $1,175
- Battle Creek, MI MSA · $1,176
- Fond du Lac, WI MSA · $1,176
- Somerset County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,167
- La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,166
What to do with this FMR desk
Pocatello, ID HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,173/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (36.1% 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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