Lake County, Montana Fair Market Rent 2026

The FY2026 two-bedroom Fair Market Rent for Lake County is $1,444 per month, 10% above the $1,307 median across Montana. This is the figure HUD gives your housing authority when it decides how much a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher covers here.

FY2026 Fair Market Rents by Bedroom Size

Gross rent, including tenant-paid utilities other than phone, cable, and internet.

Studio
$1,097
per month
1 Bedroom
$1,104
per month
2 Bedrooms
$1,444
per month
3 Bedrooms
$1,865
per month
4 Bedrooms
$1,990
per month
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What you would actually pay in Lake County

With a Housing Choice Voucher you contribute about 30% of your adjusted monthly income toward rent and utilities. The housing authority pays the rest, up to its payment standard, which it sets between 90% and 110% of the Fair Market Rent shown above.

For a two-bedroom in Lake County, that puts the likely payment standard somewhere between $1,300 and $1,588 per month. Confirm the exact figure with the authority issuing your voucher before signing a lease, since anything above the payment standard comes out of your own pocket.

Affording this rent without a voucher

Renting a two-bedroom in Montana at 30% of income takes an hourly wage of $28.99 working full time, or about $60,299 a year. At the state minimum wage of $10.55, that is 110 hours a week.

Source: National Low Income Housing Coalition, Out of Reach 2025 (statewide figure).

Housing authorities serving Lake County

These agencies issue vouchers and run the waiting lists for this county. Payment standards are set by the authority, not by HUD.

All Montana Fair Market Rents Montana Waiting Lists

For FY2026, the Fair Market Rent in Lake County is $1,097 for a studio, $1,104 for one bedroom, $1,444 for two bedrooms, $1,865 for three bedrooms, and $1,990 for four bedrooms, per month.

The two-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Lake County is $1,444, compared with a statewide median of $1,307 across Montana. That is 10% above the median.

Not necessarily. The Fair Market Rent is HUD's estimate, but the housing authority serving Lake County sets its own payment standard between 90% and 110% of that figure. Your voucher covers the difference between roughly 30% of your adjusted monthly income and the payment standard. If the unit rents for more than the payment standard, you pay the excess yourself.

1 housing authority serves Lake County. Applications go through the housing authority, not HUD, and each one runs its own waiting list with its own opening schedule. The authorities serving this county are listed on this page.

Source: HUD Fair Market Rents FY2026 · huduser.gov

The federal Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in housing because of race, color, national origin, religion, familial status, gender, and disability. The Fair Housing Act ensures that all persons receive equal housing opportunity. For more information about the Fair Housing Act and your rights, visit the Department of Housing and Urban Development .