Idaho Fair Market Rents 2026

HUD publishes a Fair Market Rent for each of the 44 counties in Idaho. It is the rent estimate your housing authority starts from when it decides how much a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher will cover. The statewide median two-bedroom Fair Market Rent is $1,101 per month, ranging from $973 in Adams County to $1,655 in Ada County.

What it takes to afford a two-bedroom in Idaho

Housing wage
$27.83/hr
Annual income needed
$57,886
Hours at minimum wage
154/wk

To rent a modest two-bedroom in Idaho without spending more than 30% of income on housing, a household needs to earn $27.83 per hour full time. At the state minimum wage of $7.25, that means working 154 hours a week. Source: National Low Income Housing Coalition, Out of Reach 2025.

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FY2026 Fair Market Rents by County

County Studio 1 BR 2 BR 3 BR 4 BR
Ada County $1,170 $1,381 $1,655 $2,318 $2,772
Adams County $768 $773 $973 $1,353 $1,632
Bannock County $809 $894 $1,173 $1,631 $1,968
Bear Lake County $768 $773 $973 $1,353 $1,632
Benewah County $744 $822 $1,079 $1,469 $1,655
Bingham County $737 $742 $973 $1,353 $1,632
Blaine County $1,103 $1,219 $1,600 $2,101 $2,401
Boise County $1,170 $1,381 $1,655 $2,318 $2,772
Bonner County $952 $958 $1,257 $1,748 $1,903
Bonneville County $1,034 $1,095 $1,305 $1,815 $2,189
Boundary County $737 $742 $973 $1,353 $1,632
Butte County $1,020 $1,094 $1,304 $1,814 $2,188
Camas County $846 $851 $1,071 $1,490 $1,797
Canyon County $1,170 $1,381 $1,655 $2,318 $2,772
Caribou County $758 $763 $973 $1,353 $1,632
Cassia County $778 $783 $1,028 $1,430 $1,725
Clark County $768 $773 $973 $1,353 $1,632
Clearwater County $815 $821 $1,077 $1,498 $1,807
Custer County $909 $914 $1,079 $1,501 $1,810
Elmore County $902 $908 $1,192 $1,658 $2,000
Franklin County $940 $946 $1,241 $1,726 $2,082
Fremont County $848 $884 $973 $1,353 $1,632
Gem County $834 $908 $1,190 $1,601 $1,882
Gooding County $846 $851 $1,026 $1,427 $1,721
Idaho County $723 $799 $1,049 $1,459 $1,760
Jefferson County $1,034 $1,095 $1,305 $1,815 $2,189
Jerome County $819 $986 $1,186 $1,599 $1,990
Kootenai County $1,103 $1,302 $1,547 $2,152 $2,595
Latah County $807 $863 $1,011 $1,406 $1,696
Lemhi County $864 $883 $992 $1,380 $1,664
Lewis County $737 $742 $973 $1,353 $1,632
Lincoln County $848 $888 $973 $1,353 $1,632
Madison County $963 $1,008 $1,105 $1,537 $1,797
Minidoka County $884 $889 $1,022 $1,421 $1,714
Nez Perce County $925 $931 $1,220 $1,697 $2,037
Oneida County $865 $871 $1,096 $1,524 $1,839
Owyhee County $1,170 $1,381 $1,655 $2,318 $2,772
Payette County $811 $816 $1,071 $1,490 $1,797
Power County $768 $773 $973 $1,353 $1,632
Shoshone County $837 $860 $1,128 $1,352 $1,892
Teton County $1,136 $1,143 $1,323 $1,769 $2,219
Twin Falls County $885 $979 $1,284 $1,786 $2,154
Valley County $1,037 $1,086 $1,190 $1,655 $1,996
Washington County $853 $859 $1,127 $1,471 $1,891

Find a housing authority in Idaho

Fair Market Rent sets the ceiling, but the housing authority issuing your voucher sets the payment standard and runs the waiting list. Start there.

Idaho Housing Authorities Idaho Waiting Lists

For FY2026, Ada County has the highest two-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Idaho at $1,655 per month, while Adams County has the lowest at $973. The statewide median two-bedroom FMR is $1,101.

No. Each housing authority in Idaho sets its own payment standard, anywhere from 90% to 110% of the HUD Fair Market Rent for its area, and some receive HUD approval to go higher. Two authorities serving the same county can pay different amounts, so confirm the figure with the authority that will issue your voucher.

Find your county in the table below to see the FY2026 rent HUD estimates for each bedroom size. That figure is the starting point your housing authority uses to set its payment standard, which caps the subsidy on your unit. You generally pay about 30% of your adjusted monthly income, with the voucher covering the rest up to that cap.

Source: HUD Fair Market Rents FY2026 · huduser.gov

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