Metro FMR · CBSA 30300 · HUD FY2026

Lewiston, ID-WA MSA Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for the Lewiston, ID-WA MSA metro area - 3% below the US average.

$931
1-bedroom FMR
$1,220
2-bedroom FMR
+1.1%
YoY change
-3%
vs US avg

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the Lewiston, ID-WA MSA area rents at $1,220 under HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent - 4% above the US average, lower than 61% of the 387 metro areas HUD tracks.

#152
most affordable of 387 US metros (2BR)
+4%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$48,800
income to afford it (30% rule)
+1.1%
1BR change, FY2025→2026

Affordability & income context

Lewiston: #152 most affordable nationally · income context

At the metro's ACS median household income of $70,694, this 1-bedroom FMR takes 15.8% of annual income. It is well below the 30% affordability guide for a median-income household.

The 2-bedroom figure places Lewiston in the middle half of HUD metro areas, using the same FY2026 HUD schedule as the national comparison.

With 64,570 residents, this is a smaller-metro benchmark rather than a single-neighborhood rent quote.

Its 2-bedroom FMR sits in the middle half 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: 43.5% of the 7,291 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

$925/mo

15.7% of median income

1 Bedroom

$931/mo

15.8% of median income

2 Bedroom

$1,220/mo

20.7% of median income

3 Bedroom

$1,697/mo

28.8% of median income

4 Bedroom

$2,037/mo

34.6% of median income

FMR filing desk

CBSA CBSA·30300

Lewiston: $931/mo 1BR · #152 of 387 metros (2BR) · FY2026 CBSA 30300

  • CBSA 30300
  • 1BR-FMR $931
  • 2BR-FMR $1,220
  • RANK-MID #152
  • YOY-FLAT +1.1%
  • VSUS-NEAR -3%
  • IN-ST-LOW #2 ID
  • INC-ROOM 16%
  • POP-MID 65K
  • PHOTO-NEAR Boise City
  • VOUCH-90-110 $838–$1,024
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Boise City ($450 1BR gap)

Read with: How Fair Market Rent works

Where Lewiston sits among every US metro

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

$1,220 higher than 39% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $1,400–$1,600: 52 metro areas (13%). Above this entry. $1,600–$1,800: 41 metro areas (11%). Above this entry. $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.

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

CBSA 30300

Counties inside Lewiston

Across 2 HUD counties in CBSA 30300, 2-bedroom FMRs cluster tightly ($1,220–$1,220, 0% spread), so the metro-wide schedule tracks most constituent counties closely.

Nez Perce County 2BR $1,220 · 42K Asotin County 2BR $1,220 · 22K

Lewiston studio–4BR schedule (FY2026) · 2BR #152 most affordable

1BR $931 (-3% vs US, +1.1% YoY). Each bedroom band below is FY2026 HUD FMR for CBSA 30300.

Studio
$925
US avg $893
↑1.1% YoY +4% vs US
1 Bedroom
$931
US avg $959
↑1.1% YoY -3% vs US
2 Bedroom
$1,220
US avg $1,175
↑1.0% YoY +4% vs US
3 Bedroom
$1,697
US avg $1,525
↑0.2% YoY +11% vs US
4 Bedroom
$2,037
US avg $1,756
↑0.4% YoY +16% vs US

How Lewiston compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other ID metro areas

1BR FMR / mo

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

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

Lewiston: out-of-state FMR & burden peers

PlainRent pairs Lewiston 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).

Tulsa
OK · 2 BR $1,217/mo
Lake Charles
LA · 2 BR $1,217/mo
Benzie County
MI · 2 BR $1,224/mo
Homosassa Springs
FL · 2 BR $1,225/mo

Burden % · outside ID

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

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers
AR · 20.7% of income · 2 BR $1,347/mo
Anniston-Oxford
AL · 20.7% of income · 2 BR $962/mo
Florence-Muscle Shoals
AL · 20.7% of income · 2 BR $1,000/mo
Warner Robins
GA · 20.8% of income · 2 BR $1,362/mo

Lewiston: quick answers

What is the average rent in the Lewiston, ID-WA MSA metro area? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Lewiston, ID-WA MSA is $931 per month. A 2-bedroom is $1,220 and a studio is $925.
How does Lewiston, ID-WA MSA rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the Lewiston, ID-WA MSA metro area is 3% below the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $931 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Lewiston rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2026 2-bedroom FMR of $1,220 ranks #152 most affordable among 387 US metro areas (the middle half of HUD metro areas).
Do county rents differ inside the Lewiston metro area? ▼
Yes. HUD assigns one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 30300, but 2 constituent counties publish their own county FMR schedules spanning $1,220–$1,220 for a 2-bedroom (0% spread). Use county pages for filing at the county level.

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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 $931/mo · 1BR ID

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