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HUD Fair Market Rent · FY 2027

Fair Market Rent in North Dakota by county (FY 2027)

North Dakota has 53 counties, and HUD sets a Fair Market Rent for every one of them. For FY 2027 the median two-bedroom is $1,014. The highest is Divide County at $1,858, the lowest Wells County at $1,014.

Median 2BR

$1,014

Highest 2BR

$1,858

Divide County

Lowest 2BR

$1,014

Wells County

Counties

53

8 in metro areas

8 of the 53 counties sit inside a HUD metro area and share that metro's rate. The other 45 get a county rate built from their own rents. The North Dakota median of $1,014 is about 5% below the national median county ($1,063). HUD also publishes ZIP-level Small Area FMRs covering 53 of the 53 counties, which is where the real variation shows up. Pick a county below for the full studio-to-four-bedroom table, payment standard ranges and ZIP rates.

The median two-bedroom moved up 16% from FY 2026. 46 counties went up, 7 went down, and the rest held.

Fair Market Rent by county

County
Area
Studio
1 BR
2 BR
3 BR
4 BR
YoY
Population
Divide CountyRural$1,452$1,461$1,858$2,214$3,106+21.1%2,167
McKenzie CountyRural$1,199$1,206$1,577$2,053$2,636+16.5%14,321
Williams CountyRural$1,133$1,232$1,388$1,796$1,824+16.1%39,555
Mountrail CountyRural$944$1,037$1,356$1,616$1,782+26.6%9,507
Mercer CountyRural$980$986$1,290$1,689$1,695+11.6%8,337
Golden Valley CountyRural$963$970$1,233$1,707$2,061+20.1%1,653
Stark CountyRural$1,038$1,044$1,231$1,705$2,037+16.6%33,302
Barnes CountyRural$865$871$1,139$1,357$1,904+20.1%10,773
Logan CountyRural$885$891$1,133$1,569$1,894+11.7%1,819
Dunn CountyRural$924$929$1,130$1,346$1,889+20.5%4,040
Rolette CountyRural$844$849$1,111$1,538$1,857+16.5%11,924
Cass CountyMetro$781$903$1,104$1,529$1,845-0.7%193,400
Hettinger CountyRural$861$867$1,102$1,392$1,842+18.9%2,432
Sargent CountyRural$952$992$1,080$1,495$1,805+15.5%3,804
Sheridan CountyRural$842$848$1,078$1,493$1,802+16.7%1,303
Slope CountyRural$842$848$1,078$1,493$1,802+16.7%766
Burleigh CountyMetro$865$927$1,067$1,477$1,696-9.2%100,600
Morton CountyMetro$865$927$1,067$1,477$1,696-9.2%33,777
Oliver CountyMetro$865$927$1,067$1,477$1,696-9.2%1,839
Ward CountyMetro$726$864$1,049$1,458$1,759-10.0%68,973
Ransom CountyRural$790$844$1,042$1,404$1,742+12.9%5,643
Kidder CountyRural$800$805$1,024$1,333$1,424+17.3%2,377
Adams CountyRural$792$797$1,014$1,404$1,695+16.2%2,145
Benson CountyRural$856$861$1,014$1,404$1,695+16.2%5,808
Billings CountyRural$792$797$1,014$1,404$1,695+16.2%1,024
Bottineau CountyRural$894$931$1,014$1,208$1,695+16.2%6,378
Bowman CountyRural$792$797$1,014$1,404$1,695+16.2%2,906
Burke CountyRural$843$848$1,014$1,404$1,695+16.2%2,156
Cavalier CountyRural$792$797$1,014$1,276$1,695+16.2%3,633
Dickey CountyRural$894$931$1,014$1,404$1,695+16.2%4,935
Eddy CountyRural$780$785$1,014$1,404$1,695+16.2%2,307
Emmons CountyRural$794$799$1,014$1,232$1,695+16.2%3,254
Foster CountyRural$792$797$1,014$1,404$1,695+16.2%3,358
Grand Forks CountyMetro$816$821$1,014$1,404$1,695-6.9%72,923
Grant CountyRural$770$775$1,014$1,404$1,695+16.2%2,269
Griggs CountyRural$770$775$1,014$1,286$1,695+16.2%2,245
LaMoure CountyRural$770$775$1,014$1,404$1,695+16.2%4,118
McHenry CountyMetro$706$834$1,014$1,404$1,695+1.4%5,207
McIntosh CountyRural$846$851$1,014$1,397$1,695+16.2%2,497
McLean CountyRural$886$891$1,014$1,404$1,695+16.2%9,823
Nelson CountyRural$823$828$1,014$1,404$1,695+16.2%3,016
Pembina CountyRural$894$914$1,014$1,404$1,695+16.2%6,727
Pierce CountyRural$792$797$1,014$1,404$1,695+16.2%3,928
Ramsey CountyRural$762$852$1,014$1,404$1,695+16.2%11,556
Renville CountyMetro$706$775$1,014$1,404$1,660-6.2%2,304
Richland CountyRural$770$775$1,014$1,404$1,695+16.2%16,584
Sioux CountyRural$792$797$1,014$1,404$1,695+16.2%3,740
Steele CountyRural$792$797$1,014$1,404$1,695+16.2%1,804
Stutsman CountyRural$790$795$1,014$1,404$1,695+16.2%21,549
Towner CountyRural$894$931$1,014$1,404$1,695+16.2%2,079
Traill CountyRural$794$799$1,014$1,404$1,695+16.2%7,970
Walsh CountyRural$801$806$1,014$1,316$1,695+16.2%10,396
Wells CountyRural$894$906$1,014$1,384$1,695+16.2%3,890

53 counties. HUD publishes studio through 4 bedroom rates. Tap a county for payment standards, ZIP-level rates and income needed.

Questions people ask

It depends on the county. For FY 2027 the median two-bedroom FMR across North Dakota's 53 counties is $1,014, ranging from $1,014 in Wells County to $1,858 in Divide County. Every county's full table is linked on this page.

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