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Section 8 rent amounts in Colorado

The population-weighted FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Colorado is $1,866.

HUD voucher rents by county and bedroom count, from the current Fair Market Rent and Small Area FMR release.

Source: HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rents and Small Area FMRs, effective 2025-10-01, retrieved 2026-10-09, with ZIP placement from the HUD-USPS ZIP Crosswalk 2021-Q4. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr.html

Counties

Summit County$1,701$1,880$2,467$2,958$3,2685
Eagle County$1,640$1,813$2,379$2,852$3,68812
Pitkin County$1,526$2,020$2,214$2,826$3,4717
Boulder County$1,553$1,795$2,124$2,820$3,23926
Adams County$1,643$1,754$2,089$2,734$3,04923
Arapahoe County$1,643$1,754$2,089$2,734$3,04931
Broomfield County$1,643$1,754$2,089$2,734$3,0493
Clear Creek County$1,643$1,754$2,089$2,734$3,0495
Denver County$1,643$1,754$2,089$2,734$3,04948
Douglas County$1,643$1,754$2,089$2,734$3,04915
Elbert County$1,643$1,754$2,089$2,734$3,0495
Gilpin County$1,643$1,754$2,089$2,734$3,0493
Jefferson County$1,643$1,754$2,089$2,734$3,04935
Park County$1,643$1,754$2,089$2,734$3,04910
Routt County$1,726$1,845$2,022$2,424$3,1708
El Paso County$1,196$1,464$1,735$2,413$2,74465
Larimer County$1,509$1,537$1,732$2,385$2,54024
San Miguel County$1,245$1,254$1,645$2,288$2,5795
Garfield County$1,215$1,223$1,605$2,232$2,3917
La Plata County$1,181$1,211$1,589$1,942$2,2887
Weld County$1,171$1,238$1,563$2,174$2,59039
Ouray County$1,170$1,245$1,526$2,122$2,3922
Teller County$1,029$1,362$1,493$2,076$2,5056
Grand County$1,107$1,318$1,475$1,769$2,4748
Chaffee County$1,110$1,117$1,466$2,039$2,2986
Lake County$1,017$1,024$1,343$1,714$2,1063
Mineral County$1,017$1,024$1,343$1,714$2,1061
Archuleta County$1,134$1,141$1,337$1,859$2,2434
Gunnison County$1,015$1,149$1,334$1,855$2,23811
Crowley County$976$982$1,289$1,546$2,0215
Pueblo County$875$967$1,269$1,617$1,89317
Mesa County$881$986$1,249$1,737$2,09519
Fremont County$942$948$1,244$1,593$1,64711
San Juan County$945$1,119$1,227$1,509$1,9241
Montezuma County$852$906$1,180$1,569$1,8508
Montrose County$884$890$1,168$1,624$1,9599
Moffat County$881$887$1,164$1,396$1,6146
Morgan County$878$884$1,160$1,606$1,8248
Las Animas County$796$880$1,155$1,425$1,5299
Kiowa County$868$873$1,146$1,463$1,7974
Hinsdale County$867$873$1,145$1,461$1,7951
Dolores County$855$1,017$1,115$1,423$1,7483
Delta County$854$865$1,114$1,537$1,8699
Washington County$854$856$1,114$1,336$1,4756
Custer County$853$856$1,112$1,333$1,7432
Logan County$769$839$1,101$1,452$1,4588
Rio Grande County$839$976$1,094$1,312$1,7154
Kit Carson County$828$833$1,093$1,311$1,7146
Yuma County$803$809$1,061$1,361$1,4057
Phillips County$798$803$1,054$1,345$1,6524
Cheyenne County$790$796$1,044$1,343$1,6374
Bent County$772$777$1,019$1,417$1,5983
Lincoln County$769$774$1,016$1,413$1,5936
Huerfano County$698$811$1,013$1,215$1,5883
Rio Blanco County$764$769$1,009$1,285$1,5822
Alamosa County$766$833$999$1,389$1,6764
Jackson County$749$754$989$1,262$1,5514
Saguache County$748$797$975$1,295$1,5296
Baca County$746$771$973$1,353$1,5256
Conejos County$746$865$973$1,332$1,3367
Costilla County$737$742$973$1,353$1,5255
Otero County$737$742$973$1,303$1,6326
Prowers County$746$888$973$1,249$1,5425
Sedgwick County$746$759$973$1,167$1,5253

Payment standard

HUD uses the Fair Market Rent to set the Housing Choice Voucher payment standard, the maximum monthly subsidy base for a bedroom count. The FY2026 2-bedroom rent on this page is $1,866. 24 CFR 982.503 sets the basic range from 90 percent to 110 percent of the applicable Fair Market Rent. In a metro on HUD's designated Small Area FMR list, that rent is the ZIP Small Area FMR. Elsewhere it is the metro or county Fair Market Rent (HUD Fair Market Rents, Small Area FMRs).

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2-bedroom Section 8 rent in Colorado?

The population-weighted FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Colorado is $1,866.

Which HUD row has the highest 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Colorado?

The highest FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent row in Colorado is $2,467 in Summit County.

How does a voucher payment standard relate to the Fair Market Rent in Colorado?

HUD uses the Fair Market Rent to set the Housing Choice Voucher payment standard, the maximum monthly subsidy base for a bedroom count. The FY2026 2-bedroom rent on this page is $1,866. 24 CFR 982.503 sets the basic range from 90 percent to 110 percent of the applicable Fair Market Rent. In a metro on HUD's designated Small Area FMR list, that rent is the ZIP Small Area FMR. Elsewhere it is the metro or county Fair Market Rent (HUD Fair Market Rents, Small Area FMRs).