Idaho & North Carolina Section 8 Rent Calculator

Uses the HUD Fair Market Rent for Idaho ($1,410 for a 2-bedroom) as the payment standard.

Idaho, North Carolina share this page. Their rules produce the same answer to within a rounding difference, so publishing separate near-identical pages would add URLs without adding information. Every figure below applies to both states.

Idaho Section 8 tenant rent estimator

Uses the HUD Fair Market Rent for Idaho ($1,410 for a 2-bedroom) as the payment standard.

Your share of rent —

Housing authority pays —

Payment standard (FMR) —

Idaho at a glance

Figure	Idaho	Source
Fair Market Rent (2BR)	$1,410	[3]
Fair Market Rent (1BR)	$1,160	[3]
Fair Market Rent (3BR)	$1,907	[3]
Median 2BR market rent	$1,410	[1]

[3] [1] Sources

Fair Market Rent (2BR) — all 50 states

Idaho highlighted. Same data as the table below, shown as a distribution so the comparison is visible at a glance.

Highlighted: Idaho, ranked 28 of 50. Median $1,504.

Idaho voucher subsidy by income and unit size

Monthly housing-authority subsidy against Idaho payment standards (2BR $1,410).

Monthly income	Studio	1 BR	2 BR	3 BR	4 BR
$500	$878	$1,010	$1,260	$1,757	$2,025
$650	$833	$965	$1,215	$1,712	$1,980
$800	$788	$920	$1,170	$1,667	$1,935
$950	$743	$875	$1,125	$1,622	$1,890
$1,100	$698	$830	$1,080	$1,577	$1,845
$1,250	$653	$785	$1,035	$1,532	$1,800
$1,400	$608	$740	$990	$1,487	$1,755
$1,550	$563	$695	$945	$1,442	$1,710
$1,700	$518	$650	$900	$1,397	$1,665
$1,850	$473	$605	$855	$1,352	$1,620
$2,000	$428	$560	$810	$1,307	$1,575
$2,200	$368	$500	$750	$1,247	$1,515
$2,400	$308	$440	$690	$1,187	$1,455
$2,650	$233	$365	$615	$1,112	$1,380
$2,900	$158	$290	$540	$1,037	$1,305
$3,200	$68	$200	$450	$947	$1,215
$3,600	$0	$80	$330	$827	$1,095
$4,000	$0	$0	$210	$707	$975

Worked figures for Idaho

Idaho values:

Income	Annual	Tenant Rent	Subsidy	Standard
$800	$9,600	$240	$1,170	$1,410
$1,000	$12,000	$300	$1,110	$1,410
$1,200	$14,400	$360	$1,050	$1,410
$1,500	$18,000	$450	$960	$1,410
$1,800	$21,600	$540	$870	$1,410
$2,100	$25,200	$630	$780	$1,410
$2,400	$28,800	$720	$690	$1,410
$2,700	$32,400	$810	$600	$1,410
$3,000	$36,000	$900	$510	$1,410
$3,500	$42,000	$1,050	$360	$1,410

How Idaho compares nationally

On fair market rent (2br), Idaho ranks #28 of 50 at $1,410 — 6% below the median of $1,504. The national range runs from $1,000 (West Virginia) to $2,745 (California).

Rank	State	Fair Market Rent (2BR)
#26	Minnesota	$1,504
#27	Pennsylvania	$1,501
#28	Idaho	$1,410
#29	North Carolina	$1,410
#30	Tennessee	$1,363

Mid-cost FMR areas, ranked

Same rule structure as Idaho:

State	Fair Market Rent (2BR)	vs Idaho
Rhode Island	$1,765	+25.2%
Arizona	$1,709	+21.2%
Alaska	$1,591	+12.8%
Georgia	$1,551	+10.0%
Minnesota	$1,504	+6.7%
Idaho	$1,410	—
Tennessee	$1,363	-3.3%
Alabama	$1,087	-22.9%

Idaho questions, answered with Idaho numbers

What is the Fair Market Rent in Idaho?▾

HUD sets Idaho's two-bedroom FMR at $1,410 a month ($1,160 for one bedroom, $1,907 for three). FMR is set by metro area, so your local figure may differ from the state number.

What would I pay on $1,800 a month income?▾

Roughly $540 as your share, with the housing authority covering about $870 against a $1,410 payment standard — the federal rule targets 30% of adjusted income.

How does Idaho's FMR compare with market rent?▾

Idaho's $1,410 two-bedroom FMR sits against a median market rent of $1,410, so the voucher generally reaches typical units.

Other mid-cost fmr areas

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Last reviewed 2026-08-27. Idaho figures only — verify with the relevant Idaho agency before acting. How this is calculated.