2025 FMR and Section 8 Rents in Montana

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

Beaverhead County

$656$806$905$1,275$1,536

Big Horn County

$658$708$905$1,192$1,356

Billings

$837$874$1,148$1,583$1,830

Blaine County

$658$693$905$1,128$1,265

Broadwater County

$829$938$1,141$1,380$1,796

Carter County

$658$806$905$1,275$1,425

Chouteau County

$658$689$905$1,094$1,283

Custer County

$708$795$1,044$1,453$1,458

Daniels County

$658$689$905$1,230$1,425

Dawson County

$658$723$905$1,094$1,274

Deer Lodge County

$658$806$905$1,275$1,472

Fallon County

$692$725$952$1,151$1,499

Fergus County

$692$725$952$1,201$1,499

Flathead County

$733$823$1,081$1,486$1,834

Gallatin County

$901$999$1,275$1,797$2,164

Garfield County

$658$689$905$1,094$1,425

Glacier County

$714$804$905$1,184$1,385

Golden Valley County

$688$721$947$1,245$1,491

Granite County

$658$727$905$1,275$1,425

Great Falls

$710$750$990$1,390$1,570

Hill County

$677$696$905$1,201$1,205

Jefferson County

$638$716$941$1,326$1,420

Judith Basin County

$658$689$905$1,094$1,425

Lake County

$633$743$934$1,175$1,244

Lewis And Clark County

$729$837$1,057$1,370$1,575

Liberty County

$658$806$905$1,275$1,425

Lincoln County

$658$806$905$1,275$1,441

Madison County

$777$795$1,023$1,237$1,611

Mccone County

$725$760$998$1,356$1,571

Meagher County

$658$689$905$1,230$1,425

Mineral County

$658$697$905$1,094$1,365

Missoula

$845$988$1,203$1,695$2,041

Musselshell County

$675$707$929$1,309$1,485

Park County

$722$823$1,056$1,476$1,734

Petroleum County

$725$760$998$1,356$1,571

Phillips County

$658$806$905$1,275$1,425

Pondera County

$658$806$905$1,198$1,536

Powder River County

$658$689$905$1,275$1,425

Powell County

$658$689$905$1,275$1,536

Prairie County

$725$760$998$1,356$1,571

Ravalli County

$674$718$928$1,304$1,575

Richland County

$658$795$905$1,101$1,536

Roosevelt County

$647$689$905$1,094$1,425

Rosebud County

$658$749$905$1,253$1,536

Sanders County

$692$726$905$1,189$1,536

Sheridan County

$658$806$905$1,201$1,205

Silver Bow County

$632$723$932$1,240$1,538

Stillwater County

$780$820$1,070$1,490$1,736

Sweet Grass County

$658$721$905$1,275$1,425

Teton County

$658$806$905$1,221$1,367

Toole County

$658$806$905$1,275$1,425

Treasure County

$725$760$998$1,356$1,571

Valley County

$658$689$905$1,170$1,373

Wheatland County

$658$689$905$1,177$1,425

Wibaux County

$725$760$998$1,356$1,571

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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.