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Section 8 rent amounts in Cascade County, MT

The FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Cascade County, MT is $1,284.

HUD voucher rents by ZIP 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

2-bedroom
$1,284
FY2026 Fair Market Rent
ZIPs
18
HUD-USPS crosswalk
Small Area FMRs
0
Designated ZIP schedules
Population
84,423
HUD pop2023 weight

Fair Market Rent by bedroom

BedroomsFair Market Rent
Studio$960
1 BR$979
2 BR$1,284
3 BR$1,786
4 BR$2,035

Rent by ZIP

18 ZIPs from the HUD-USPS crosswalk.

ZIPStudio1 BR2 BR3 BR4 BRSchedule
59401$960$979$1,284$1,786$2,035County FMR
59402$960$979$1,284$1,786$2,035County FMR
59403$960$979$1,284$1,786$2,035County FMR
59404$960$979$1,284$1,786$2,035County FMR
59405$960$979$1,284$1,786$2,035County FMR
59406$960$979$1,284$1,786$2,035County FMR
59412$960$979$1,284$1,786$2,035County FMR
59414$960$979$1,284$1,786$2,035County FMR
59421$960$979$1,284$1,786$2,035County FMR
59443$960$979$1,284$1,786$2,035County FMR
59463$960$979$1,284$1,786$2,035County FMR
59465$960$979$1,284$1,786$2,035County FMR
59472$960$979$1,284$1,786$2,035County FMR
59477$960$979$1,284$1,786$2,035County FMR
59480$960$979$1,284$1,786$2,035County FMR
59483$960$979$1,284$1,786$2,035County FMR
59485$960$979$1,284$1,786$2,035County FMR
59487$960$979$1,284$1,786$2,035County FMR

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 $1,284. 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 Cascade County, MT?

The FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Cascade County, MT is $1,284.

What are the FY2026 Fair Market Rents by bedroom in Cascade County, MT?

FY2026 Fair Market Rents in Cascade County, MT: Studio $960, 1 BR $979, 2 BR $1,284, 3 BR $1,786, 4 BR $2,035.

How does a voucher payment standard relate to the Fair Market Rent in Cascade County, MT?

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 $1,284. 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).