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Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) in Flathead County

Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) in Flathead County was $1,277 in 2027, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is up 0.8% from 2026. That is the 2nd highest of 56 counties in 2027.

2027, USD1,277
Change on 2026+0.8%
Rank2nd of 56Counties in Montana ranked
Series high1,2772027
Series low4172012

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Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) in Flathead County, 2010 to 2027

4006008001,0001,2001,4002010201320162019202220272010: 418 USD2011: 449 USD2012: 417 USD2013: 516 USD2014: 508 USD2015: 571 USD2016: 490 USD2017: 492 USD2018: 564 USD2019: 560 USD2020: 615 USD2021: 630 USD2022: 611 USD2023: 675 USD2024: 733 USD2025: 1,202 USD2026: 1,267 USD2027: 1,277 USD2505007501,0001,2501,50020102016202220272010: 418 USD2011: 449 USD2012: 417 USD2013: 516 USD2014: 508 USD2015: 571 USD2016: 490 USD2017: 492 USD2018: 564 USD2019: 560 USD2020: 615 USD2021: 630 USD2022: 611 USD2023: 675 USD2024: 733 USD2025: 1,202 USD2026: 1,267 USD2027: 1,277 USD
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
All 18 values
PeriodUSD
20271,277
20261,267
20251,202
2024733
2023675
2022611
2021630
2020615
2019560
2018564
2017492
2016490
2015571
2014508
2013516
2012417
2011449
2010418

Flathead County compared with nearby places

Beaverhead County: 821 USDBig Horn County: 998 USDBlaine County: 907 USDBroadwater County: 1,222 USDCarbon County: 1,003 USDCarter County: 953 USDCascade County: 993 USDChouteau County: 1,001 USDCuster County: 1,160 USDDaniels County: 784 USDDawson County: 961 USDDeer Lodge County: 827 USDFallon County: 1,073 USDFergus County: 1,108 USDFlathead County: 1,277 USDGallatin County: 1,469 USDGarfield County: 842 USDGlacier County: 977 USDGolden Valley County: 1,026 USDGranite County: 806 USDHill County: 1,001 USDJefferson County: 982 USDJudith Basin County: 888 USDLake County: 1,116 USDLewis and Clark County: 1,151 USDLiberty County: 792 USDLincoln County: 1,034 USDMcCone County: 1,186 USDMadison County: 1,179 USDMeagher County: 1,067 USDMineral County: 968 USDMissoula County: 1,177 USDMusselshell County: 1,030 USDPark County: 1,120 USDPetroleum County: 1,186 USDPhillips County: 775 USDPondera County: 961 USDPowder River County: 786 USDPowell County: 868 USDPrairie County: 1,186 USDRavalli County: 1,091 USDRichland County: 1,160 USDRoosevelt County: 917 USDRosebud County: 909 USDSanders County: 778 USDSheridan County: 928 USDSilver Bow County: 1,076 USDStillwater County: 885 USDSweet Grass County: 901 USDTeton County: 1,042 USDToole County: 892 USDTreasure County: 1,186 USDValley County: 919 USDWheatland County: 855 USDWibaux County: 1,186 USDYellowstone County: 1,003 USD
  • Under 860
  • 860 to 920
  • 920 to 1,000
  • 1,000 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,200
  • 1,200 and over
Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2027, USD. Flathead County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Monthly gross rent, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets for an efficiency (a unit with no separate bedroom) in the HUD area that contains the county.

More on how it is measured
  • Gross rent is the rent plus all utilities paid by the tenant except telephone, cable or satellite television and internet.
  • HUD sets Fair Market Rents at the 40th percentile of gross rents paid by recent movers for standard-quality rental units, from American Community Survey data brought forward to the fiscal year; until 2018 a few metropolitan areas were set at the 50th percentile.
  • They set payment standards for Housing Choice Vouchers and rent ceilings in other HUD programs.

A policy benchmark, not a measured rent: it is lower than the median rent by design and differs from the Census Bureau median gross rent. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (n.d.). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars (Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), Flathead County, 2010 to 2027) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx

MLA 9

HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars, Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), Flathead County, 2010 to 2027. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/fair-market-rent-efficiency/flathead-county-montana. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. n.d. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), Flathead County, 2010 to 2027. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/fair-market-rent-efficiency/flathead-county-montana.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (no date) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars, Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), Flathead County, 2010 to 2027 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/fair-market-rent-efficiency/flathead-county-montana (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) in Flathead County?

Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) in Flathead County was $1,277 in 2027, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is up 0.8% from 2026. That is the 2nd highest of 56 counties in 2027.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) in Flathead County?

$1,277 in 2027, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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