2025 FMR and Section 8 Rents in Colorado

Section 8 is a federal program that guarantees monthly rent payments to landlords. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) publishes Fair Market Rents, which are 40th percentile averages of local rents, to determine their standard payment amount.

Use our Section 8 rents table to find the best market for Section 8 investment. See Section 8 rents in each city and zip code.

Typically, the government guarantees 70% of the rent payment, and the tenant pays the remaining 30%. Section 8 tenants typically stay in their units 6-7x longer than regular tenants.

Click the column header to sort each column. Click state name to explore Section 8 Rents by city.

County Name / City
Studio Rent
1 Bedroom Rent
2 Bedroom Rent
3 Bedroom Rent
4 Bedroom Rent

Alamosa County

$815$820$1,061$1,399$1,779

Archuleta County

$1,056$1,063$1,397$1,969$2,249

Baca County

$684$689$905$1,275$1,457

Bent County

$771$776$1,020$1,265$1,642

Boulder

$1,640$1,890$2,300$3,010$3,520

Chaffee County

$1,079$1,086$1,427$1,992$2,422

Cheyenne County

$701$706$927$1,298$1,493

Colorado Springs

$1,190$1,408$1,734$2,444$2,875

Conejos County

$710$749$905$1,207$1,212

Costilla County

$784$789$1,037$1,333$1,670

Crowley County

$1,023$1,030$1,353$1,660$2,178

Custer County

$837$843$1,107$1,423$1,782

Delta County

$883$889$1,146$1,556$1,827

Denver Aurora Lakewood

$1,658$1,835$2,201$2,874$3,225

Dolores County

$812$817$1,074$1,380$1,729

Eagle County

$1,572$1,765$2,319$2,809$3,088

Fort Collins

$1,410$1,530$1,870$2,510$2,870

Fremont County

$912$918$1,206$1,669$1,866

Garfield County

$1,162$1,170$1,537$2,166$2,438

Grand County

$1,080$1,186$1,332$1,647$2,260

Grand Junction

$761$865$1,123$1,583$1,906

Greeley

$1,062$1,190$1,533$2,160$2,391

Gunnison County

$1,111$1,119$1,470$2,016$2,495

Hinsdale County

$893$928$1,137$1,461$1,831

Huerfano County

$812$817$1,074$1,299$1,729

Jackson County

$684$689$905$1,163$1,457

Kiowa County

$837$843$1,107$1,338$1,782

Kit Carson County

$888$893$1,174$1,420$1,786

La Plata County

$1,241$1,402$1,716$2,123$2,763

Lake County

$1,031$1,038$1,364$1,753$2,196

Las Animas County

$797$895$1,176$1,451$1,571

Lincoln County

$871$876$1,124$1,404$1,810

Logan County

$789$862$1,133$1,597$1,718

Mineral County

$1,031$1,038$1,364$1,753$2,196

Moffat County

$922$929$1,220$1,475$1,625

Montezuma County

$910$966$1,269$1,534$2,043

Montrose County

$914$920$1,209$1,704$2,052

Morgan County

$845$948$1,246$1,639$2,013

Otero County

$769$774$1,017$1,370$1,726

Ouray County

$1,340$1,349$1,772$2,384$2,405

Phillips County

$865$871$1,144$1,383$1,842

Pitkin County

$1,630$1,835$2,060$2,491$3,317

Prowers County

$796$847$1,014$1,226$1,671

Pueblo

$809$881$1,158$1,503$1,663

Rio Blanco County

$804$810$1,064$1,332$1,585

Rio Grande County

$842$843$1,073$1,297$1,728

Routt County

$1,448$1,489$1,956$2,365$3,319

Saguache County

$817$823$1,081$1,307$1,440

San Juan County

$1,166$1,324$1,486$1,797$1,979

San Miguel County

$1,312$1,473$1,936$2,341$3,117

Sedgwick County

$710$806$905$1,094$1,457

Summit County

$1,551$1,690$2,220$3,128$3,650

Teller County

$1,260$1,390$1,680$2,210$2,580

Washington County

$850$909$1,083$1,414$1,442

Yuma County

$945$951$1,250$1,511$1,665

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Frequently Asked Section 8 Investing Questions

Fair Market Rent (FMR): HUD sets FMR by bedroom size for each area.

Payment Standard: The local PHA sets this between 90–110% of the FMR. It's the max PHA assistance.

Gross Rent: Contract rent (charged by landlord) + utility allowance (estimated tenant utility costs). Must fit payment standard limits.

Housing Assistance Payment (HAP):

The PHA pays the lower of:

  • Payment standard - Tenant's Total Tenant Payment (TTP).
  • Gross rent - TTP.

Example:

  • Payment standard: $1,500
  • Contract rent: $1,400
  • Utility allowance: $100
  • Tenant's TTP: $400
  • Gross rent: $1,500 ($1,400 + $100).
  • HAP: $1,100 (lower of $1,500 - $400 or $1,500 - $400).

Landlord receives $1,100 (PHA) + $400 (tenant) = $1,500 total.