How much will Section 8 pay for rent in Shoshone County?

Up to the housing authority's payment standard, which it sets between 90% and 110% of FMR. For a two-bedroom that's $1,015 to $1,241. The voucher covers the gap between that standard and about 30% of the tenant's income, and it never pays more than the unit would rent for without a voucher.

Why does my ZIP code show a different Fair Market Rent than Shoshone County?

HUD publishes a second set of numbers, Small Area FMRs, for individual ZIP codes. In Shoshone those run from $970 to $1,230 for a two-bedroom. Housing authorities in metros HUD has designated for Small Area FMRs use the ZIP rate. The rest use the county rate. Your PHA can tell you which one applies.

When do the next Fair Market Rents for Shoshone County come out?

HUD usually publishes the new fiscal year's rates in late August or September, and they take effect October 1. This page updates as soon as the new Idaho figures are loaded.

What is the FY 2027 Fair Market Rent for Shoshone County?

$1,202 for a two-bedroom, effective October 1, 2026. Studio $913, one bedroom $919, three $1,479, four $2,009.

HUD Fair Market Rent · FY 2026 · Effective Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026

Fair Market Rent in Shoshone County, Idaho (FY 2026)

$1,128 a month. That's HUD's FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Shoshone County, and it's the baseline every voucher in Shoshone is measured against.

Two-bedroom FMR

$1,128

+15.5% from FY 2025

Payment standard

$1,015–$1,241

90% to 110% of the FMR, two-bedroom

Income to afford

$45,120

a year, with rent at 30% of income

Rank in Idaho

20th of 44

by two-bedroom FMR, highest first

FY 2027

HUD has already published FY 2027. On October 1, 2026 the two-bedroom rate in Shoshone moves to $1,202. That's up 7%. The full FY 2027 table is in the history section below.

FY 2026 Fair Market Rents

Payment standard is the 90% to 110% band a housing authority can set. Income needed puts rent at 30% of gross income, and the hourly wage assumes a 40-hour week.

Bedrooms	FMR	Payment standard	Income needed	Hourly wage	vs FY 2025
Studio	$837	$753–$921	$33,480	$16.10/hr	+23.1%
1 bedroom	$860	$774–$946	$34,400	$16.54/hr	+15.4%
2 bedroom	$1,128	$1,015–$1,241	$45,120	$21.69/hr	+15.5%
3 bedroom	$1,352	$1,217–$1,487	$54,080	$26.00/hr	+11.1%
4 bedroom	$1,892	$1,703–$2,081	$75,680	$36.38/hr	+15.3%

Five to eight 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	$2,176	$1,958–$2,394
6 bedroom Estimate	$2,460	$2,214–$2,706
7 bedroom Estimate	$2,743	$2,469–$3,017
8 bedroom Estimate	$3,027	$2,724–$3,330

Source: HUD Office of Policy Development and Research, FY 2026 Fair Market Rents. Rents include utilities. huduser.gov

Market check

HUD's number is one input. What does a two-bedroom in Shoshone actually rent for?

Search any address in Shoshone for a rent estimate built from nearby comps, with the HUD figure right next to it.

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What a voucher pays here

The voucher doesn't pay the FMR itself. It pays the payment standard. Housing authorities set it anywhere from 90% to 110% of FMR, which puts a two-bedroom standard in Shoshone somewhere between $1,015 and $1,241. The tenant pays roughly 30% of their income, the voucher covers the rest up to the standard, and the PHA won't approve a rent above what comparable unassisted units get.

$1,128 a month is affordable, by HUD's 30% rule, on an income of roughly $45,120 a year. Put another way, $22 an hour full time.

Worked example for a two-bedroom renting at the payment standard. The tenant pays 30% of monthly income and the voucher covers the rest.

Monthly household income	Tenant pays (30%)	Voucher pays at 90%$1,015	Voucher pays at 100%$1,128	Voucher pays at 110%$1,241
$2,500	$750	$265	$378	$491
$4,000	$1,200	$0	$0	$41

Run your own numbers in the Section 8 rent calculator

Rate history

The two-bedroom rate went up 15% from FY 2025 ($977) to FY 2026 ($1,128). Since FY 2020 it's up 53% in total, about 7.4% a year. The Idaho median moved up 12% over the same year.

Fiscal year	Studio	1 BR	2 BR	3 BR	4 BR	2BR change
FY 2020	$542	$571	$735	$1,021	$1,271	—
FY 2021	$572	$576	$759	$1,085	$1,286	+3.3%
FY 2022	$601	$605	$796	$1,130	$1,362	+4.9%
FY 2023	$572	$663	$855	$1,199	$1,456	+7.4%
FY 2024	$649	$729	$958	$1,271	$1,614	+12.0%
FY 2025	$680	$745	$977	$1,217	$1,641	+2.0%
FY 2026In effect	$837	$860	$1,128	$1,352	$1,892	+15.5%
FY 2027From Oct 1, 2026	$913	$919	$1,202	$1,479	$2,009	+6.6%

About this rate

Fair Market Rent is HUD's estimate of what a modest, decent unit rents for in an area, utilities included. It's set once a year and runs October to September. For FY 2026 that's October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. In Shoshone, that runs from $837 for a studio up to $1,892 for four bedrooms, all five rates in the table above.

Because Shoshone sits outside any HUD metro area, its rate is a county-wide figure built from local rents. One number covers every address in the county, Avery included.

Among Idaho's 44 counties, Shoshone ranks 20th for two-bedroom FMR. That's about 2% above the state median of $1,101 and about 11% above the national median county at $1,018. About 13,399 people live here, 24th in the state.

Rates by ZIP code

Zoom in and the picture changes. HUD's Small Area FMRs put a two-bedroom at $970 in 83849 (Osburn) and $1,230 in 83846 (Mullan), with the 12 ZIP codes in between. Housing authorities in HUD-designated metros use those ZIP rates instead of the county rate. Everywhere else the ZIP numbers show where rents actually sit, and the county rate stays the official standard.

ZIP	City	2BR rate	vs county
83802	Avery	$1,130	+0.2%
83808	Calder	$1,070	-5.1%
83812	Clarkia	$1,130	+0.2%
83837	Kellogg	$1,180	+4.6%
83839	Kingston	$1,060	-6.0%
83846	Mullan	$1,230	+9.0%
83849	Osburn	$970	-14.0%
83850	Pinehurst	$1,120	-0.7%
83867	Silverton	$970	-14.0%
83868	Smelterville	$1,150	+2.0%
83873	Wallace	$970	-14.0%
83874	Murray	$970	-14.0%

Nearby counties

Two-bedroom FMR, with how each compares to Shoshone.

Benewah County

34 mi · 9,731 people

$1,079

-4%

Kootenai County

38 mi · 173,396 people

$1,547

+37%

Latah County

57 mi · 39,872 people

$1,011

-10%

Bonner County

62 mi · 47,976 people

$1,257

+11%

Clearwater County

63 mi · 8,810 people

$1,077

-5%

Nez Perce County

77 mi · 42,200 people

$1,220

+8%

Lewis County

83 mi · 3,630 people

$973

-14%

Boundary County

95 mi · 12,335 people

$973

-14%

Questions people ask

$1,128 a month for FY 2026, which runs October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The other rates are $837 for a studio, $860 for one bedroom, $1,352 for three and $1,892 for four.

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