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HUD Fair Market Rent · FY 2027

Fair Market Rent in Montana by county (FY 2027)

Montana has 56 counties, and HUD sets a Fair Market Rent for every one of them. For FY 2027 the median two-bedroom is $1,310. The highest is Gallatin County at $2,109, the lowest Phillips County at $1,014.

Median 2BR

$1,310

Highest 2BR

$2,109

Gallatin County

Lowest 2BR

$1,014

Phillips County

Counties

56

10 in metro areas

10 of the 56 counties sit inside a HUD metro area and share that metro's rate. The other 46 get a county rate built from their own rents. The Montana median of $1,310 is about 23% above the national median county ($1,063). HUD also publishes ZIP-level Small Area FMRs covering 56 of the 56 counties, which is where the real variation shows up. Pick a county below for the full studio-to-four-bedroom table, payment standard ranges and ZIP rates.

The median two-bedroom held flat from FY 2026. 54 counties went up, 2 went down, and the rest held.

Fair Market Rent by county

County
Area
Studio
1 BR
2 BR
3 BR
4 BR
YoY
Population
Gallatin CountyMetro$1,469$1,612$2,109$2,920$3,487-2.1%124,074
Broadwater CountyMetro$1,222$1,612$1,755$2,258$2,571+0.4%7,668
Missoula CountyMetro$1,177$1,433$1,690$2,340$2,825+2.1%120,672
Flathead CountyRural$1,277$1,286$1,682$2,263$2,626-0.5%110,695
Lewis and Clark CountyMetro$1,151$1,320$1,653$2,289$2,392+0.4%73,464
Custer CountyRural$1,160$1,232$1,612$2,195$2,471+0.2%11,961
Park CountyRural$1,120$1,373$1,608$2,209$2,688+0.2%17,710
McCone CountyRural$1,186$1,218$1,552$2,149$2,549+0.3%1,670
Petroleum CountyRural$1,186$1,218$1,552$2,149$2,549+0.3%447
Prairie CountyRural$1,186$1,218$1,552$2,149$2,549+0.3%1,250
Treasure CountyRural$1,186$1,218$1,552$2,149$2,549+0.3%732
Wibaux CountyRural$1,186$1,218$1,552$2,149$2,549+0.3%1,193
Madison CountyRural$1,179$1,211$1,543$2,115$2,579+0.2%9,223
Fergus CountyRural$1,108$1,108$1,450$1,995$2,382+0.3%11,687
Lake CountyRural$1,116$1,123$1,448$1,821$2,046+0.3%32,561
Carbon CountyMetro$1,003$1,132$1,432$1,983$2,261+1.1%11,116
Yellowstone CountyMetro$1,003$1,132$1,432$1,983$2,261+1.1%168,957
Ravalli CountyRural$1,091$1,166$1,426$1,971$2,383+0.2%46,727
Silver Bow CountyRural$1,076$1,176$1,417$1,962$2,325+0.2%35,785
Jefferson CountyMetro$982$1,078$1,410$1,847$1,854+0.4%12,774
Fallon CountyRural$1,073$1,102$1,404$1,944$2,306+0.2%2,760
Meagher CountyRural$1,067$1,096$1,396$1,933$2,293+0.2%2,007
Mineral CountyMetro$968$1,173$1,390$1,679$1,854+2.1%4,959
Teton CountyRural$1,042$1,205$1,363$1,887$2,278+0.2%6,353
Musselshell CountyRural$1,030$1,238$1,348$1,867$2,214+0.3%5,152
Golden Valley CountyRural$1,026$1,053$1,342$1,858$2,204+0.2%899
Richland CountyRural$1,160$1,176$1,315$1,567$2,198+0.2%11,235
Chouteau CountyRural$1,001$1,001$1,310$1,814$1,964+0.2%5,906
Hill CountyRural$1,001$1,077$1,310$1,814$1,925+0.2%16,155
Cascade CountyMetro$993$1,000$1,308$1,811$1,988+1.9%84,606
Big Horn CountyRural$998$1,007$1,306$1,795$2,183+0.3%12,891
Glacier CountyRural$977$1,174$1,278$1,523$1,827+0.2%13,637
Stillwater CountyMetro$885$972$1,271$1,760$2,124+1.1%9,182
Dawson CountyRural$961$961$1,257$1,587$2,065+0.2%8,827
Pondera CountyRural$961$1,030$1,257$1,705$2,023+0.2%6,035
Carter CountyRural$953$953$1,247$1,486$2,048+0.2%1,308
Toole CountyRural$892$947$1,233$1,629$1,769+0.2%5,061
Sheridan CountyRural$928$928$1,214$1,681$1,994+0.2%3,669
Roosevelt CountyRural$917$923$1,203$1,433$1,976+0.2%10,526
Valley CountyRural$919$1,023$1,202$1,664$1,844+0.2%7,519
Rosebud CountyRural$909$971$1,189$1,646$1,987+0.3%8,165
Blaine CountyRural$907$932$1,187$1,433$1,950+0.3%6,949
Sweet Grass CountyRural$901$925$1,179$1,544$1,550+0.3%3,720
Lincoln CountyRural$1,034$1,078$1,173$1,624$1,927+0.3%21,175
Judith Basin CountyRural$888$912$1,162$1,609$1,909+0.2%2,071
Powell CountyRural$868$1,044$1,136$1,573$1,866+0.3%7,053
Wheatland CountyRural$855$878$1,119$1,549$1,838+0.2%2,056
Sanders CountyRural$778$854$1,117$1,331$1,835+0.2%13,285
Garfield CountyRural$842$864$1,101$1,442$1,809+0.2%1,094
Deer Lodge CountyRural$827$973$1,082$1,498$1,809+0.2%9,597
Beaverhead CountyRural$821$987$1,074$1,487$1,795+0.2%9,713
Granite CountyRural$806$828$1,055$1,461$1,733+0.2%3,462
Liberty CountyRural$792$813$1,036$1,435$1,702+0.2%1,952
Powder River CountyRural$786$807$1,028$1,423$1,689+0.3%1,815
Daniels CountyRural$784$903$1,026$1,421$1,685+0.3%1,494
Phillips CountyRural$775$931$1,014$1,404$1,666+4.2%4,221

56 counties. HUD publishes studio through 4 bedroom rates. Tap a county for payment standards, ZIP-level rates and income needed.

Questions people ask

It depends on the county. For FY 2027 the median two-bedroom FMR across Montana's 56 counties is $1,310, ranging from $1,014 in Phillips County to $2,109 in Gallatin County. Every county's full table is linked on this page.

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