Metro FMR · CBSA 14260 · HUD FY2026

Boise City, ID HUD Metro FMR Area Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for the Boise City, ID HUD Metro FMR Area metro area - 44% above the US average.

$1,381
1-bedroom FMR
$1,655
2-bedroom FMR
-10.0%
YoY change
+44%
vs US avg

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the Boise City, ID HUD Metro FMR Area area rents at $1,655 under HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent - 41% above the US average, higher than 76% of the 387 metro areas HUD tracks.

#93
priciest of 387 US metros (2BR)
+41%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$66,200
income to afford it (30% rule)
-10.0%
1BR change, FY2025→2026

Affordability & income context

Boise City: #93 priciest nationally · income context

At the metro's ACS median household income of $82,694, this 1-bedroom FMR takes 20.0% of annual income. It is well below the 30% affordability guide for a median-income household.

The 2-bedroom figure places Boise City in the upper-rent quarter of HUD metro areas, using the same FY2026 HUD schedule as the national comparison.

With 771,602 residents, this is a major regional metro benchmark rather than a single-neighborhood rent quote.

Population grew 13.9% over the past five years (Census ACS) - among the faster-growing metros nationally, a trend that typically adds upward pressure on rents.

The ACS rental vacancy rate here is 3.3%, a tight rental market where HUD's annual FMR schedule can lag what landlords are actually asking.

The Census ACS median gross rent across all rental units here is $1,383/month - the FY2026 HUD two-bedroom FMR of $1,655 runs 19.7% above that all-unit-types median. The two figures measure different things (ACS covers every rented unit; FMR targets a specific bedroom count), so a gap is expected, not an error.

Its 2-bedroom FMR sits in the upper-rent quarter of HUD metro areas, so the local-income comparison is more informative than the national rank alone.

The studio-through-two-bedroom FMR bands stay below 30% of recorded median income here; the larger-bedroom rows show where that headroom narrows.

Observed renter burden: 44.3% of the 80,383 renter households counted by ACS paid at least 30% of income in gross rent. This ACS 2023 household measure is distinct from the FY2026 HUD FMR benchmark.

ACS median household income lags the FY2026 HUD FMR schedule. The income share is a same-metro cross-source read (Census ACS B19013 vs HUD FMR), not a same-vintage ratio.

Studio

$1,170/mo

17.0% of median income

1 Bedroom

$1,381/mo

20.0% of median income

2 Bedroom

$1,655/mo

24.0% of median income

3 Bedroom

$2,318/mo

33.6% of median income

4 Bedroom

$2,772/mo

40.2% of median income

FMR filing desk

CBSA CBSA·14260

Boise City: $1,381/mo 1BR · #93 of 387 metros (2BR) · FY2026 CBSA 14260

  • CBSA 14260
  • 1BR-FMR $1,381
  • 2BR-FMR $1,655
  • RANK-MID #93
  • YOY-DOWN -10.0%
  • VSUS-HIGH +44%
  • IN-ST-HIGH #6 ID
  • INC-MID 20%
  • POP-MAJOR 772K
  • PHOTO-NEAR Coeur d'Alene
  • VOUCH-90-110 $1,243–$1,519
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Coeur d'Alene ($79 1BR gap)

Read with: Understanding rent burden

Where Boise City sits among every US metro

2-bedroom Fair Market Rent vs. all 387 HUD metro areas

$1,655 Top 24% higher than 76% of 387 metro areas

$800–$1,000: 28 metro areas (7%). Below this entry. $1,000–$1,200: 114 metro areas (29%). Below this entry. $1,200–$1,400: 95 metro areas (25%). Below this entry. $1,400–$1,600: 52 metro areas (13%). Below this entry. $1,600–$1,800: 41 metro areas (11%). This entry sits in this band. $1,800–$2,000: 26 metro areas (7%). Above this entry. $2,000–$2,200: 9 metro areas (2%). Above this entry. $2,200–$2,400: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,400–$2,600: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,600–$2,800: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,800–$3,000: 4 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,000–$3,200: 2 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,200–$3,400: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,400–$3,600: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,600–$3,800: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,800–$4,000: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,000–$4,200: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,200–$4,400: 1 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. This metro $800 $4,400 every US metro, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $0.2K-wide band; taller bars hold more metro areas. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

What this shows #93 of 387 HUD-tracked metro areas, 41% above the national 2-bedroom average. 40 other metro areas fall in this same rent band.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents · FY2026

CBSA 14260

Counties inside Boise City

HUD publishes one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 14260, but county-level schedules inside Boise City still diverge: 5 counties range from $1,190 (2BR in Gem) to $1,655 (Ada), a 39% spread. Ada is the largest county by population.

Ada County 2BR $1,655 · 497K Canyon County 2BR $1,655 · 235K Gem County 2BR $1,190 · 19K Owyhee County 2BR $1,655 · 12K Boise County 2BR $1,655 · 8K

Boise City studio–4BR schedule (FY2026) · 2BR #93 nationally

1BR $1,381 (+44% vs US, -10.0% YoY). Each bedroom band below is FY2026 HUD FMR for CBSA 14260.

Studio
$1,170
US avg $893
↓10.0% YoY +31% vs US
1 Bedroom
$1,381
US avg $959
↓10.0% YoY +44% vs US
2 Bedroom
$1,655
US avg $1,175
↓10.0% YoY +41% vs US
3 Bedroom
$2,318
US avg $1,525
↓10.0% YoY +52% vs US
4 Bedroom
$2,772
US avg $1,756
↓10.0% YoY +58% vs US

How Boise City compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other ID metro areas

1BR FMR / mo

What this shows Boise City highlighted among 5 peers · FY2026 1BR HUD FMR.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) As of FY2026

Boise City: out-of-state FMR & burden peers

PlainRent pairs Boise City with the 4 nearest HUD 2BR schedules and 4 nearest burden matches outside ID (burden peers exclude the FMR set; pop ≥50k).

2BR FMR · outside ID

Nearest schedules by 2BR delta (FY2026).

Richmond
VA · 2 BR $1,655/mo
Ann Arbor
MI · 2 BR $1,656/mo
Fresno
CA · 2 BR $1,664/mo
Prescott Valley-Prescott
AZ · 2 BR $1,637/mo

Burden % · outside ID

Nearest 2BR FMR ÷ ACS median income (FY2026).

Auburn-Opelika
AL · 24% of income · 2 BR $1,181/mo
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent
FL · 24% of income · 2 BR $1,471/mo
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville
IL · 24.1% of income · 2 BR $1,781/mo
Brunswick-St. Simons
GA · 23.9% of income · 2 BR $1,293/mo

Boise City: quick answers

What is the average rent in the Boise City, ID HUD Metro FMR Area metro area? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Boise City, ID HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,381 per month. A 2-bedroom is $1,655 and a studio is $1,170.
How does Boise City, ID HUD Metro FMR Area rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the Boise City, ID HUD Metro FMR Area metro area is 44% above the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $1,381 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Boise City rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2026 2-bedroom FMR of $1,655 ranks #93 most expensive among 387 US metro areas (the upper-rent quarter of HUD metro areas).
Do county rents differ inside the Boise City metro area? ▼
Yes. HUD assigns one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 14260, but 5 constituent counties publish their own county FMR schedules spanning $1,190–$1,655 for a 2-bedroom (39% spread). Use county pages for filing at the county level.
Is Boise City's population growing, and how tight is its rental market? ▼
Population grew 13.9% over the past five years (Census ACS) - among the faster-growing metros nationally, a trend that typically adds upward pressure on rents. The ACS rental vacancy rate here is 3.3%, a tight rental market where HUD's annual FMR schedule can lag what landlords are actually asking.

Compare Boise City vs Coeur d'Alene →

What this means for renters

Treat Boise City's FY2026 Fair Market Rent as HUD's affordability benchmark, not a single market quote.

  • Budget to roughly 30% of income: the FY2026 1-bedroom FMR of $1,381 implies about $55,240/yr to rent without being cost-burdened. Run your numbers
  • See how Boise City stacks up against a comparable metro before assuming this figure applies elsewhere. Compare vs Coeur d'Alene
  • See where Boise City ranks nationally on rent. National rankings

Fair Market Rent is HUD's 40th-percentile policy benchmark used to set Housing Choice Voucher payment standards. This is a metro-wide figure across 5 counties; actual asking rents in any specific county can run higher or lower, and HUD updates FMRs once a year. This site is informational and not financial or relocation advice.

Data as of FY 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Fair Market Rents. Population and demographic data from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

FY 2026 HUD FMR $1,381/mo · 1BR ID

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