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Montana: 2026 income limits & Fair Market Rents

HUD's 2026 figures for Montana: 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: $103,100.

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 $21,700 $36,100 $57,750
2 people $24,800 $41,250 $66,000
3 people $27,900 $46,400 $74,250
4 people $30,950 $51,550 $82,500
5 people $33,450 $55,700 $89,100
6 people $35,950 $59,800 $95,700
7 people $38,400 $63,950 $102,300
8 people $40,900 $68,050 $108,900

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
Beaverhead County
Beaverhead County, MT
$803$978 $1,072$1,491 $1,798
Big Horn County
Big Horn County, MT
$976$992 $1,302$1,657 $2,115
Blaine County
Blaine County, MT
$887$902 $1,184$1,420 $1,914
Broadwater County
Broadwater County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,240$1,595 $1,748$2,096 $2,856
Carbon County
Billings, MT HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,016$1,109 $1,417$1,951 $2,216
Carter County
Carter County, MT
$932$1,002 $1,244$1,492 $2,011
Cascade County
Great Falls, MT MSA
$960$979 $1,284$1,786 $2,035
Chouteau County
Chouteau County, MT
$980$996 $1,307$1,662 $1,950
Custer County
Custer County, MT
$1,109$1,226 $1,608$2,154 $2,322
Daniels County
Daniels County, MT
$767$900 $1,023$1,414 $1,654
Dawson County
Dawson County, MT
$940$956 $1,254$1,504 $1,942
Deer Lodge County
Deer Lodge County, MT
$809$985 $1,080$1,502 $1,812
Fallon County
Fallon County, MT
$1,050$1,093 $1,401$1,936 $2,265
Fergus County
Fergus County, MT
$1,084$1,102 $1,446$1,991 $2,338
Flathead County
Flathead County, MT
$1,267$1,289 $1,691$2,224 $2,837
Gallatin County
Bozeman, MT MSA
$1,485$1,642 $2,154$2,996 $3,537
Garfield County
Garfield County, MT
$824$858 $1,099$1,349 $1,777
Glacier County
Glacier County, MT
$956$1,033 $1,275$1,529 $1,836
Golden Valley County
Golden Valley County, MT
$1,004$1,045 $1,339$1,862 $2,165
Granite County
Granite County, MT
$789$822 $1,053$1,464 $1,702
Hill County
Hill County, MT
$980$1,069 $1,307$1,724 $1,731
Jefferson County
Jefferson County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area
$968$1,070 $1,404$1,946 $1,954
Judith Basin County
Judith Basin County, MT
$869$905 $1,160$1,583 $1,875
Lake County
Lake County, MT
$1,097$1,104 $1,444$1,865 $1,990
Lewis and Clark County
Lewis and Clark County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,136$1,319 $1,647$2,250 $2,496
Liberty County
Liberty County, MT
$775$807 $1,034$1,438 $1,672
Lincoln County
Lincoln County, MT
$919$1,067 $1,170$1,627 $1,892
Madison County
Madison County, MT
$1,154$1,202 $1,540$2,073 $2,583
McCone County
McCone County, MT
$1,160$1,208 $1,548$2,139 $2,503
Meagher County
Meagher County, MT
$1,044$1,087 $1,393$1,925 $2,252
Mineral County
Mineral County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area
$941$1,083 $1,361$1,632 $1,915
Missoula County
Missoula, MT HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,143$1,400 $1,655$2,302 $2,776
Musselshell County
Musselshell County, MT
$1,007$1,226 $1,344$1,869 $2,255
Park County
Park County, MT
$1,107$1,385 $1,605$2,232 $2,692
Petroleum County
Petroleum County, MT
$1,160$1,208 $1,548$2,139 $2,503
Phillips County
Phillips County, MT
$729$888 $973$1,353 $1,573
Pondera County
Pondera County, MT
$940$1,144 $1,254$1,619 $1,892
Powder River County
Powder River County, MT
$768$800 $1,025$1,426 $1,657
Powell County
Powell County, MT
$849$884 $1,133$1,576 $1,832
Prairie County
Prairie County, MT
$1,160$1,208 $1,548$2,139 $2,503
Ravalli County
Ravalli County, MT
$1,116$1,145 $1,423$1,979 $2,387
Richland County
Richland County, MT
$1,143$1,197 $1,312$1,573 $2,201
Roosevelt County
Roosevelt County, MT
$909$915 $1,201$1,440 $1,942
Rosebud County
Rosebud County, MT
$889$993 $1,186$1,649 $1,990
Sanders County
Sanders County, MT
$769$878 $1,115$1,337 $1,803
Sheridan County
Sheridan County, MT
$908$923 $1,211$1,684 $1,809
Silver Bow County
Silver Bow County, MT
$1,028$1,149 $1,414$1,967 $2,180
Stillwater County
Stillwater County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area
$884$958 $1,257$1,748 $2,109
Sweet Grass County
Sweet Grass County, MT
$881$918 $1,176$1,551 $1,638
Teton County
Teton County, MT
$1,019$1,241 $1,360$1,891 $2,171
Toole County
Toole County, MT
$918$1,052 $1,230$1,702 $1,712
Treasure County
Treasure County, MT
$1,160$1,208 $1,548$2,139 $2,503
Valley County
Valley County, MT
$899$915 $1,200$1,566 $1,753
Wheatland County
Wheatland County, MT
$837$872 $1,117$1,553 $1,806
Wibaux County
Wibaux County, MT
$1,160$1,208 $1,548$2,139 $2,503
Yellowstone County
Billings, MT HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,016$1,109 $1,417$1,951 $2,216

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