ZIP 59524 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 59524 in the Blaine County, MT FMR area.

Blaine County, MT

$800Efficiency

$8801 bedroom

$1,0702 bedrooms

$1,3403 bedrooms

$1,7304 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit size	SAFMR	90%	110%	Metro FMR
Efficiency	$800	$720	$880	$907
1 bedroom	$880	$792	$968	$932
2 bedrooms	$1,070	$963	$1,177	$1,187
3 bedrooms	$1,340	$1,206	$1,474	$1,433
4 bedrooms	$1,730	$1,557	$1,903	$1,950

Housing authorities may set voucher payment standards from 90% to 110% of the FMR that applies to them.

Phillips County, MT

$800Efficiency

$8801 bedroom

$1,0702 bedrooms

$1,3403 bedrooms

$1,7304 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit size	SAFMR	90%	110%	Metro FMR
Efficiency	$800	$720	$880	$775
1 bedroom	$880	$792	$968	$931
2 bedrooms	$1,070	$963	$1,177	$1,014
3 bedrooms	$1,340	$1,206	$1,474	$1,404
4 bedrooms	$1,730	$1,557	$1,903	$1,666

Housing authorities may set voucher payment standards from 90% to 110% of the FMR that applies to them.

Income in ZIP 59524

$38,240average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)

$28,210average salaries and wages per return

200tax returns filed

34%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR

Adjusted gross income	Share of returns
$1 to $25,000	40.0%
$25,000 to $50,000	25.0%
$50,000 to $75,000	20.0%
$75,000 to $100,000	15.0%
$100,000 to $200,000	0.0%
$200,000 or more	0.0%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 25.0% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 59524?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 59524 (Blaine County, MT) are $800 efficiency, $880 one bedroom, $1,070 two bedrooms, $1,340 three and $1,730 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 59524?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $963 to $1,177.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 59524?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 59524 reported an average adjusted gross income of $38,240 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $12,840 a year, or 34% of that income.