HUD Fair Market Rent · FY 2026 · effective Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026
Fair Market Rent in Broomfield County, Colorado (FY 2026)
A two-bedroom in Broomfield County carries a FY 2026 Fair Market Rent of $2,089 a month, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. Everything Section 8 pays in Broomfield keys off that figure.
2 bedroom FMR
$2,089
FY 2026, utilities included
Payment standard range
$1,880 to $2,298
90% to 110% of FMR
Income to afford 2BR
$83,560
per year, at 30% of income
Rank in Colorado
7th of 64
by 2BR FMR
HUD has already published FY 2027. On October 1, 2026 the two-bedroom rate in Broomfield moves to $2,169. That's up 4%. The full FY 2027 table is in the history section below.
HUD's number is one input. What does a two-bedroom in Broomfield actually rent for?
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FY 2026 Fair Market Rents
| Bedrooms | FMR | Payment standard | Income needed | Hourly wage | vs FY 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,643 | $1,479 to $1,807 | $65,720 | $31.60/hr | +0.2% |
| 1 bedroom | $1,754 | $1,579 to $1,929 | $70,160 | $33.73/hr | -2.0% |
| 2 bedroom | $2,089 | $1,880 to $2,298 | $83,560 | $40.17/hr | -2.4% |
| 3 bedroom | $2,734 | $2,461 to $3,007 | $109,360 | $52.58/hr | -2.1% |
| 4 bedroom | $3,049 | $2,744 to $3,354 | $121,960 | $58.63/hr | -2.5% |
5 to 8 bedrooms (PropMetrics estimates)
HUD stops at four bedrooms. These add 15% of the four-bedroom rent per extra bedroom. It's our estimate, not a HUD number.
| Bedrooms | Estimated FMR | Payment standard |
|---|---|---|
| 5 bedroom Estimate | $3,506 | $3,155 to $3,857 |
| 6 bedroom Estimate | $3,964 | $3,568 to $4,360 |
| 7 bedroom Estimate | $4,421 | $3,979 to $4,863 |
| 8 bedroom Estimate | $4,878 | $4,390 to $5,366 |
Source: HUD Office of Policy Development and Research, FY 2026 Fair Market Rents. Rents include utilities. huduser.gov
HUD sets Fair Market Rent once a year, based on what typical units in the area actually rent for, with utilities folded in. FY 2026 runs October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, and in Broomfield County the five published rates run from $1,643 to $3,049, studio through four bedrooms.
Broomfield doesn't get its own number. It sits inside the Denver-Aurora-Centennial metro and shares one rate with 9 other counties, including Denver County, Arapahoe County, Jefferson County. HUD sets metro FMRs from rents across the whole metro, which is why a rural corner of a big metro can carry a city-sized rate.
The state median two-bedroom FMR is $1,247. Broomfield comes in at $2,089, about 68% above that, and ranks 7th of 64 in Colorado. Against the national median county ($1,018) it's about 105% above. Population is around 73,946.
Counties sharing the Denver-Aurora-Centennial metro rate
Denver County
$2,089CO · pop 710,800
Arapahoe County
$2,089CO · pop 654,453
Jefferson County
$2,089CO · pop 580,519
Adams County
$2,089CO · pop 520,149
Douglas County
$2,089CO · pop 360,206
Elbert County
$2,089CO · pop 26,457
Park County
$2,089CO · pop 17,597
Clear Creek County
$2,089CO · pop 9,403
Gilpin County
$2,089CO · pop 5,856
Rates by ZIP code
HUD also publishes Small Area FMRs by ZIP code. For the one ZIP code it covers in Broomfield, the two-bedroom rate is $2,410 across the board, so there's no ZIP-level story here.
| ZIP | City | 2BR rate | vs county |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80023 | Broomfield | $2,410 | +15.4% |
What a voucher pays here
The FMR isn't the check you'd receive. Your local housing authority turns it into a payment standard, set between 90% and 110% of FMR, so a two-bedroom here lands between $1,880 and $2,298. Subtract about 30% of the tenant's income and that's the housing assistance payment. If you ask more than similar unassisted units rent for, the PHA's rent reasonableness check will push back.
At the standard 30% of income, a household needs about $83,560 a year to afford $2,089 a month. On a 40-hour week that's $40 an hour.
Worked example for a two-bedroom, assuming the rent equals the payment standard. Tenant pays 30% of monthly income, HUD's housing assistance payment covers the rest.
| Monthly household income | Tenant pays (30%) | HAP at 90% ($1,880) | HAP at 100% ($2,089) | HAP at 110% ($2,298) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,500 | $750 | $1,130 | $1,339 | $1,548 |
| $4,000 | $1,200 | $680 | $889 | $1,098 |
Rate history
The two-bedroom rate went down 2% from FY 2025 ($2,140) to FY 2026 ($2,089). Since FY 2020 it's up 33% in total, about 4.9% a year. The Colorado median held flat over the same year.
| Year | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR | 2BR change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2020 | $1,114 | $1,260 | $1,566 | $2,163 | $2,488 | — |
| FY 2021 | $1,179 | $1,304 | $1,605 | $2,186 | $2,486 | +2.5% |
| FY 2022 | $1,236 | $1,364 | $1,659 | $2,226 | $2,501 | +3.4% |
| FY 2023 | $1,390 | $1,538 | $1,856 | $2,449 | $2,750 | +11.9% |
| FY 2024 | $1,658 | $1,835 | $2,201 | $2,874 | $3,225 | +18.6% |
| FY 2025 | $1,639 | $1,789 | $2,140 | $2,794 | $3,127 | -2.8% |
| FY 2026 | $1,643 | $1,754 | $2,089 | $2,734 | $3,049 | -2.4% |
| FY 2027 | $1,751 | $1,831 | $2,169 | $2,846 | $3,183 | +3.8% |
Nearby counties
Adams County
$2,08912 mi · pop 520,149
Boulder County
$2,12415 mi · pop 328,658
Denver County
$2,08916 mi · pop 710,800
Jefferson County
$2,08921 mi · pop 580,519
Arapahoe County
$2,08925 mi · pop 654,453
Gilpin County
$2,08927 mi · pop 5,856
Weld County
$1,56336 mi · pop 331,466
Douglas County
$2,08937 mi · pop 360,206
Questions people ask
$2,089 a month for FY 2026, which runs October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The other rates are $1,643 for a studio, $1,754 for one bedroom, $2,734 for three and $3,049 for four.
Tools for this county
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