Below-median FMR - Pueblo, CO MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Pueblo, CO MSA is $1,269/month - 46th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#183 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 17.0% above market ; FMR rows touch Pueblo County .
Lower-half placement for Pueblo, CO MSA
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Akron, OH MSA; Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA; Sebring, FL MSA; Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA, Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ MSA, Port St. Lucie, FL MSA, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA, Cumberland County, ME (part) HUD Metro FMR Area, Richmond, VA HUD Metro FMR Area .
CO-state FMR neighbors for Pueblo, CO MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside CO: Grand Junction, CO MSA ($1,249); Greeley, CO MSA ($1,563); Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA ($1,732); Colorado Springs, CO HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,735); Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA ($2,089); Boulder, CO MSA ($2,124) . 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 Pueblo, CO MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $875/mo |
| 1-BR | $967/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,269/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,617/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,893/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Pueblo, CO 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 Pueblo, CO 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 | $875/mo | $788/mo | $963/mo |
| 1-BR | $967/mo | $870/mo | $1,064/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,269/mo | $1,142/mo | $1,396/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,617/mo | $1,455/mo | $1,779/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,893/mo | $1,704/mo | $2,082/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Pueblo, CO MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,269/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,142–$1,396/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Pueblo, CO 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
- $1,269
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +0.9%
- from FY2025 $1,258
- Span change
- +20.6%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1,052/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,124/mo | +6.8% |
| 2024 | $1,158/mo | +3.0% |
| 2025 | $1,258/mo | +8.6% |
| 2026 | $1,269/mo | +0.9% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Pueblo, CO MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,085/mo → 17.0% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Pueblo, CO MSA.
PHAs naming Pueblo, CO MSA
- Housing Authority of the City of Pueblo · 1,645 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Colorado . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
CO agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in CO 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
- Akron, OH MSA · $1,268
- Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA · $1,268
- Sebring, FL MSA · $1,271
- Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,266
- Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA · $1,272
- Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,272
- Lyon County, NV HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,272
- Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH MSA · $1,273
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,274
- Abilene, TX MSA · $1,276
- Columbia, SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,276
- Sumter, SC MSA · $1,276
What to do with this FMR desk
Pueblo, CO HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,269/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+20.6% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Cross-check the 1 PHA record tied to this market against the HUD directory profile. Housing Authority of the City of Pueblo
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (17.0% 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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