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Income & Rent Limits Table

City of Boulder limits for Financial Year 2026.

FY 2026 City of Boulder Income & Rent Limits

`Maximum Rent Limits by AMI Percentage`
`Definitions`	`AMI %`	`<475 SF`	0BR	`1BR`	`2BR`	`3BR`	`4BR`
`Median`	`100%`	`-`	-	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`
	`84%`	`-`	-	`-`	`-`	`-`	`-`
	`80%`	`1,827`	2,100	`2,250`	`2,700`	`3,120`	`3,480`
`HUD Low`	71.2`%`	`1,682`	1,869	`2,002`	`2,403`	`2,`777	3,097
	`60%`	`1,496`	`1,575`	`1,687`	`2,025`	`2,340`	2,610
`HUD Very Low`	`50%`	`1,312`	`1,312`	`1,406`	`1,687`	`1,950`	2,175
	`45%`	`1,181`	`1,181`	`1,265`	`1,518`	`1,755`	1,957
	`40%`	`1,050`	`1,050`	`1,125`	`1,350`	`1,560`	1,740
`HUD Extremely Low`	`30%`	`787`	`787`	`843`	`1,012`	`1,170`	1,305

Maximum Income Limits by AMI Percentage
Definitions	AMI %	1 Person	2 Person	3 Person	4 Person	5 Person	6 Person	7 Person	8 Person
Median	100%	105,000	120,000	135,000	150,000	162,000	174,000	186,000	198,000
	84%	88,200	100,800	113,400	126,000	136,080	146,160	156,240	166,320
	80%	84,000	96,000	108,000	120,000	129,600	139,200	148,800	158,400
HUD Low	71.2%	74,800	85,450	96,150	106,800	115,350	123,900	132,450	141,000
	60%	63,000	72,000	81,000	90,000	97,200	104,400	111,600	118,800
HUD Very Low	50%	52,500	60,000	67,500	75,000	81,000	87,000	93,000	99,000
	45%	47,250	54,000	60,750	67,500	72,900	78,300	83,700	89,100
	40%	42,000	48,000	54,000	60,000	64,800	69,600	74,400	79,200
HUD Extremely Low	30%	31,500	36,000	40,500	45,000	48,600	52,200	55,800	59,400

2026 HOME & FMR Rent Limits
Definitions	0 BR	1 BR	2 BR	3 BR	4 BR
Low HOME Rent	1,318	1,412	1,695	1,958	2,183
High HOME Rent	1,553	1,795	2,124	2,512	2,783
Fair Market Rent	1,553	1,795	2,124	2,820	3,239
Single Room Occupancy (SRO)	1,165	75% of FMR for 0 BR unit.

Important Reminders

The city's Maximum Income Policy allows household income to increase after initial occupancy (at recertification) up to 140% of 60% AMI or 84% of the Median Income Limit.
There are special rents for small units less than 475 square feet and Single Room Occupancy units.
Questions about this chart should be directed to Cindy Spence, Housing Project Manager at spencec@bouldercolorado.gov or 303-441-4464.