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Section 8 rent versus market rent in Colorado

The largest 2-bedroom voucher premium in Colorado is +$930 in Elbert County.

HUD FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent and Census median gross rent for each county.

Largest premium
+$930
Elbert County
2-bedroom FMR
$2,089
FY2026
Census rent
$1,159
B25031
Counties
64
Colorado

Counties in Colorado

20Elbert County$2,089$1,159$112B25031+$930$1,440$1,440
83Clear Creek County$2,089$1,395$91B25031+$694
239Gilpin County$2,089$1,602$681B25031+$487
245San Miguel County$1,645$1,162$88B25031+$483
475Kiowa County$1,146$775$565B25031+$371
752Park County$2,089$1,800$135B25031+$289
787Adams County$2,089$1,809$33B25031+$280
794Moffat County$1,164$884$82B25031+$280
958Eagle County$2,379$2,129$137B25031+$250
966Lincoln County$1,016$767$299B25031+$249
1056Conejos County$973$737$102B25031+$236
1090Montezuma County$1,180$948$68B25031+$232
1121Las Animas County$1,155$926$116B25031+$229
1126Costilla County$973$745$250B25031+$228
1143Jefferson County$2,089$1,863$25B25031+$226
1171Saguache County$975$752$725B25031+$223
1184Summit County$2,467$2,245$352B25031+$222
1379Baca County$973$775$177B25031+$198
1471Huerfano County$1,013$825$392B25031+$188
1552San Juan County$1,227$1,047$133B25031+$180
1571Sedgwick County$973$795$65B25031+$178
1612Rio Grande County$1,094$920$378B25031+$174
1692Gunnison County$1,334$1,167$68B25031+$167
1764Prowers County$973$812$78B25031+$161
1768Crowley County$1,289$1,129$204B25031+$160
1920Phillips County$1,054$905$180B25031+$149
1931El Paso County$1,735$1,587$31B25031+$148$1,120$2,600
2007Pueblo County$1,269$1,127$34B25031+$142$1,650$1,650
2029Yuma County$1,061$920$108B25031+$141
2110Mesa County$1,249$1,115$43B25031+$134
2165Morgan County$1,160$1,030$160B25031+$130
2168Alamosa County$999$870$83B25031+$129
2235Cheyenne County$1,044$921$100B25031+$123
2309Boulder County$2,124$2,008$48B25031+$116
2363Arapahoe County$2,089$1,978$30B25031+$111
2438Logan County$1,101$996$87B25031+$105
2452Kit Carson County$1,093$989$224B25031+$104
2503Otero County$973$874$67B25031+$99
2527Pitkin County$2,214$2,118$148B25031+$96
2583Montrose County$1,168$1,078$93B25031+$90
2586Weld County$1,563$1,473$54B25031+$90
2644Denver County$2,089$2,006$37B25031+$83
2687Custer County$1,112$1,034$245B25031+$78
2705Larimer County$1,732$1,656$32B25031+$76
2767Washington County$1,114$1,048$88B25031+$66
2808Rio Blanco County$1,009$949$70B25031+$60
2863Fremont County$1,244$1,193$83B25031+$51
2878Hinsdale County$1,145$1,096$79B25031+$49
2879Lake County$1,343$1,294$548B25031+$49
2906Garfield County$1,605$1,563$185B25031+$42
3017La Plata County$1,589$1,582$145B25031+$7
3035Delta County$1,114$1,121$154B25031-$7
3044Archuleta County$1,337$1,347$89B25031-$10
3048Routt County$2,022$2,033$241B25031-$11
3061Teller County$1,493$1,518$427B25031-$25$1,620$1,620
3100Douglas County$2,089$2,204$39B25031-$115$2,390$2,390
3105Grand County$1,475$1,602$156B25031-$127
3109Bent County$1,019$1,162$167B25064-$143
3115Dolores County$1,115$1,295$643B25031-$180
3116Broomfield County$2,089$2,275$38B25031-$186
3119Chaffee County$1,466$1,655$592B25031-$189
3121Ouray County$1,526$1,718$394B25031-$192
3128Mineral County$1,343$1,600$819B25031-$257
3135Jackson County$989$1,827$1,000B25031-$838

Method

The voucher premium is the FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent minus the Census median gross rent for the same county. The Census rent is ACS 2024 5-year table B25031, 2-bedroom median (column B25031004), when that estimate is published and positive. Otherwise it is ACS table B25064, median gross rent. The margin of error on the premium is the ACS margin of error on that rent, because the Fair Market Rent is a HUD schedule. Other bedroom rows use B25031 when that bedroom median is published. When a county file has town Fair Market Rents and no single county schedule, the county rent is the population-weighted mean of the town rents, rounded half up. The Small Area FMR range is the low and high ZIP Small Area FMR inside the county. Rank is the premium, then the county name. A county is left out when both the 2-bedroom B25031 median and the B25064 median are missing or not positive.

Source: HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rents and Small Area FMRs, effective 2025-10-01, retrieved 2026-10-09, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr.html, and U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2024 5-year tables B25031 and B25064, as of 2024-07-01 (data years 2020-2024), retrieved 2026-10-09, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25031.

Frequently asked questions

What is the largest 2-bedroom voucher premium in Colorado?

Elbert County at +$930. The FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent is $2,089. The Census median gross rent is $1,159 (margin of error $112), from B25031.