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Colorado: 2026 income limits & Fair Market Rents

HUD's 2026 figures for Colorado: the income limits that housing programs use to determine eligibility tiers, and the Fair Market Rents that set voucher payment standards. State median family income: $127,800.

Income limit tiers (statewide, by household size)

Programs generally define "extremely low" as 30% of area median income, "very low" as 50%, and "low" as 80%. ✓ 2026-07-20 source

HouseholdExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person $26,850 $44,750 $71,600
2 people $30,700 $51,150 $81,800
3 people $34,550 $57,550 $92,050
4 people $38,350 $63,900 $102,250
5 people $41,450 $69,050 $110,450
6 people $44,500 $74,150 $118,650
7 people $47,600 $79,250 $126,800
8 people $50,650 $84,350 $135,000

Actual limits are set per county/metro area and can differ from the statewide figures above — use HUD's official lookup for your county, or ask your local Public Housing Agency.

Fair Market Rents by county (2026)

FMRs are HUD's rent benchmarks by unit size, used to set Housing Choice Voucher payment standards. ✓ 2026-07-20 source

County / areaStudio1BR2BR3BR4BR
Adams County
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA
$1,643$1,754 $2,089$2,734 $3,049
Alamosa County
Alamosa County, CO
$766$833 $999$1,389 $1,676
Arapahoe County
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA
$1,643$1,754 $2,089$2,734 $3,049
Archuleta County
Archuleta County, CO
$1,134$1,141 $1,337$1,859 $2,243
Baca County
Baca County, CO
$746$771 $973$1,353 $1,525
Bent County
Bent County, CO
$772$777 $1,019$1,417 $1,598
Boulder County
Boulder, CO MSA
$1,553$1,795 $2,124$2,820 $3,239
Broomfield County
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA
$1,643$1,754 $2,089$2,734 $3,049
Chaffee County
Chaffee County, CO
$1,110$1,117 $1,466$2,039 $2,298
Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County, CO
$790$796 $1,044$1,343 $1,637
Clear Creek County
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA
$1,643$1,754 $2,089$2,734 $3,049
Conejos County
Conejos County, CO
$746$865 $973$1,332 $1,336
Costilla County
Costilla County, CO
$737$742 $973$1,353 $1,525
Crowley County
Crowley County, CO
$976$982 $1,289$1,546 $2,021
Custer County
Custer County, CO
$853$856 $1,112$1,333 $1,743
Delta County
Delta County, CO
$854$865 $1,114$1,537 $1,869
Denver County
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA
$1,643$1,754 $2,089$2,734 $3,049
Dolores County
Dolores County, CO
$855$1,017 $1,115$1,423 $1,748
Douglas County
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA
$1,643$1,754 $2,089$2,734 $3,049
Eagle County
Eagle County, CO
$1,640$1,813 $2,379$2,852 $3,688
El Paso County
Colorado Springs, CO HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,196$1,464 $1,735$2,413 $2,744
Elbert County
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA
$1,643$1,754 $2,089$2,734 $3,049
Fremont County
Fremont County, CO
$942$948 $1,244$1,593 $1,647
Garfield County
Garfield County, CO
$1,215$1,223 $1,605$2,232 $2,391
Gilpin County
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA
$1,643$1,754 $2,089$2,734 $3,049
Grand County
Grand County, CO
$1,107$1,318 $1,475$1,769 $2,474
Gunnison County
Gunnison County, CO
$1,015$1,149 $1,334$1,855 $2,238
Hinsdale County
Hinsdale County, CO
$867$873 $1,145$1,461 $1,795
Huerfano County
Huerfano County, CO
$698$811 $1,013$1,215 $1,588
Jackson County
Jackson County, CO
$749$754 $989$1,262 $1,551
Jefferson County
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA
$1,643$1,754 $2,089$2,734 $3,049
Kiowa County
Kiowa County, CO
$868$873 $1,146$1,463 $1,797
Kit Carson County
Kit Carson County, CO
$828$833 $1,093$1,311 $1,714
La Plata County
La Plata County, CO
$1,181$1,211 $1,589$1,942 $2,288
Lake County
Lake County, CO
$1,017$1,024 $1,343$1,714 $2,106
Larimer County
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA
$1,509$1,537 $1,732$2,385 $2,540
Las Animas County
Las Animas County, CO
$796$880 $1,155$1,425 $1,529
Lincoln County
Lincoln County, CO
$769$774 $1,016$1,413 $1,593
Logan County
Logan County, CO
$769$839 $1,101$1,452 $1,458
Mesa County
Grand Junction, CO MSA
$881$986 $1,249$1,737 $2,095
Mineral County
Mineral County, CO
$1,017$1,024 $1,343$1,714 $2,106
Moffat County
Moffat County, CO
$881$887 $1,164$1,396 $1,614
Montezuma County
Montezuma County, CO
$852$906 $1,180$1,569 $1,850
Montrose County
Montrose County, CO
$884$890 $1,168$1,624 $1,959
Morgan County
Morgan County, CO
$878$884 $1,160$1,606 $1,824
Otero County
Otero County, CO
$737$742 $973$1,303 $1,632
Ouray County
Ouray County, CO
$1,170$1,245 $1,526$2,122 $2,392
Park County
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA
$1,643$1,754 $2,089$2,734 $3,049
Phillips County
Phillips County, CO
$798$803 $1,054$1,345 $1,652
Pitkin County
Pitkin County, CO
$1,526$2,020 $2,214$2,826 $3,471
Prowers County
Prowers County, CO
$746$888 $973$1,249 $1,542
Pueblo County
Pueblo, CO MSA
$875$967 $1,269$1,617 $1,893
Rio Blanco County
Rio Blanco County, CO
$764$769 $1,009$1,285 $1,582
Rio Grande County
Rio Grande County, CO
$839$976 $1,094$1,312 $1,715
Routt County
Routt County, CO
$1,726$1,845 $2,022$2,424 $3,170
Saguache County
Saguache County, CO
$748$797 $975$1,295 $1,529
San Juan County
San Juan County, CO
$945$1,119 $1,227$1,509 $1,924
San Miguel County
San Miguel County, CO
$1,245$1,254 $1,645$2,288 $2,579
Sedgwick County
Sedgwick County, CO
$746$759 $973$1,167 $1,525
Summit County
Summit County, CO
$1,701$1,880 $2,467$2,958 $3,268
Teller County
Teller County, CO HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,029$1,362 $1,493$2,076 $2,505
Washington County
Washington County, CO
$854$856 $1,114$1,336 $1,475
Weld County
Greeley, CO MSA
$1,171$1,238 $1,563$2,174 $2,590
Yuma County
Yuma County, CO
$803$809 $1,061$1,361 $1,405

See also: how the Housing Choice Voucher program works · Colorado Public Housing Agencies.