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Minnesota Fair Market Rents by county
The population-weighted average FY 2027 Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom in Minnesota is $1,507, the 26th highest of 51 (50 states and D.C.), and +$30 (+2.0%) from FY 2026. Across 87 counties, 2-bedroom FMRs range from $1,014 (Yellow Medicine County) to $1,734 (Anoka County).
- $1,507Average 2-bedroom FMRU.S.: $1,761
- $1,231Average 1-bedroom FMRU.S.: $1,478
- $60,295Income for a 2-bedroomat 30% of income
- +$30 (+2.0%)2BR change vs FY 2026U.S.: +$24 (+1.4%)
Metro FMR areas in Minnesota
| Metro area | 1BR | 2BR | 3BR | ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duluth, MN-WI | $961 | $1,207 | $1,671 | 78 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $903 | $1,104 | $1,529 | 55 |
| Fillmore County, MN | $775 | $1,014 | $1,328 | 17 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $821 | $1,014 | $1,404 | 49 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $1,027 | $1,343 | $1,721 | 25 |
| Le Sueur County, MN | $839 | $1,098 | $1,520 | 13 |
| Mankato, MN | $1,023 | $1,230 | $1,703 | 30 |
| Mille Lacs County, MN | $870 | $1,124 | $1,351 | 13 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $1,427 | $1,734 | $2,264 | 246 |
| Rochester, MN | $1,226 | $1,422 | $1,969 | 28 |
| Rock County, MN | $775 | $1,014 | $1,404 | 13 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $961 | $1,233 | $1,656 | 45 |
| Wabasha County, MN | $931 | $1,014 | $1,328 | 13 |
Every Minnesota county
| Name | Studio | 1BR | 2BR | 3BR | 4BR | 2BR vs FY 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aitkin County | $796 | $801 | $1,048 | $1,451 | $1,515 | +$75 (+7.7%) |
| Anoka County | $1,265 | $1,427 | $1,734 | $2,264 | $2,538 | +$25 (+1.5%) |
| Becker County | $769 | $845 | $1,105 | $1,451 | $1,621 | +$78 (+7.6%) |
| Beltrami County | $883 | $940 | $1,230 | $1,466 | $2,041 | +$95 (+8.4%) |
| Benton County | $884 | $961 | $1,233 | $1,656 | $1,961 | +$27 (+2.2%) |
| Big Stone County | $706 | $828 | $1,014 | $1,208 | $1,333 | +$41 (+4.2%) |
| Blue Earth County | $1,016 | $1,023 | $1,230 | $1,703 | $1,744 | +$59 (+5.0%) |
| Brown County | $746 | $819 | $1,071 | $1,282 | $1,717 | +$98 (+10.1%) |
| Carlton County | $841 | $961 | $1,207 | $1,671 | $2,017 | −$25 (−2.0%) |
| Carver County | $1,265 | $1,427 | $1,734 | $2,264 | $2,538 | +$25 (+1.5%) |
| Cass County | $734 | $775 | $1,014 | $1,335 | $1,695 | +$41 (+4.2%) |
| Chippewa County | $706 | $784 | $1,014 | $1,404 | $1,443 | +$41 (+4.2%) |
| Chisago County | $1,265 | $1,427 | $1,734 | $2,264 | $2,538 | +$25 (+1.5%) |
| Clay County | $781 | $903 | $1,104 | $1,529 | $1,845 | −$8 (−0.7%) |
| Clearwater County | $706 | $805 | $1,014 | $1,210 | $1,481 | +$41 (+4.2%) |
| Cook County | $712 | $939 | $1,022 | $1,415 | $1,492 | +$49 (+5.0%) |
| Cottonwood County | $737 | $824 | $1,014 | $1,404 | $1,481 | +$41 (+4.2%) |
| Crow Wing County | $816 | $899 | $1,172 | $1,407 | $1,609 | +$52 (+4.6%) |
| Dakota County | $1,265 | $1,427 | $1,734 | $2,264 | $2,538 | +$25 (+1.5%) |
| Dodge County | $1,183 | $1,226 | $1,422 | $1,969 | $2,377 | +$15 (+1.1%) |
| Douglas County | $770 | $785 | $1,027 | $1,422 | $1,500 | +$36 (+3.6%) |
| Faribault County | $706 | $859 | $1,014 | $1,386 | $1,391 | +$41 (+4.2%) |
| Fillmore County | $770 | $775 | $1,014 | $1,328 | $1,333 | −$8 (−0.8%) |
| Freeborn County | $719 | $790 | $1,033 | $1,355 | $1,555 | +$59 (+6.1%) |
| Goodhue County | $816 | $966 | $1,172 | $1,613 | $1,959 | +$77 (+7.0%) |
| Grant County | $706 | $775 | $1,014 | $1,260 | $1,695 | +$41 (+4.2%) |
| Hennepin County | $1,265 | $1,427 | $1,734 | $2,264 | $2,538 | +$25 (+1.5%) |
| Houston County | $935 | $1,027 | $1,343 | $1,721 | $2,167 | +$177 (+15.2%) |
| Hubbard County | $710 | $780 | $1,020 | $1,412 | $1,705 | +$12 (+1.2%) |
| Isanti County | $1,265 | $1,427 | $1,734 | $2,264 | $2,538 | +$25 (+1.5%) |
| Itasca County | $811 | $924 | $1,164 | $1,509 | $1,635 | +$90 (+8.4%) |
| Jackson County | $706 | $922 | $1,014 | $1,328 | $1,333 | +$41 (+4.2%) |
| Kanabec County | $706 | $924 | $1,014 | $1,404 | $1,487 | +$41 (+4.2%) |
| Kandiyohi County | $831 | $836 | $1,026 | $1,421 | $1,715 | +$53 (+5.4%) |
| Kittson County | $712 | $791 | $1,014 | $1,208 | $1,481 | +$41 (+4.2%) |
| Koochiching County | $706 | $775 | $1,014 | $1,238 | $1,481 | +$41 (+4.2%) |
| Lac qui Parle County | $706 | $841 | $1,014 | $1,404 | $1,481 | +$41 (+4.2%) |
| Lake County | $946 | $1,038 | $1,358 | $1,618 | $1,983 | +$81 (+6.3%) |
| Lake of the Woods County | $804 | $882 | $1,154 | $1,375 | $1,685 | +$140 (+13.8%) |
| Le Sueur County | $801 | $839 | $1,098 | $1,520 | $1,708 | +$20 (+1.9%) |
| Lincoln County | $706 | $775 | $1,014 | $1,291 | $1,333 | +$41 (+4.2%) |
| Lyon County | $767 | $870 | $1,014 | $1,404 | $1,695 | +$41 (+4.2%) |
| Mahnomen County | $706 | $775 | $1,014 | $1,270 | $1,544 | +$41 (+4.2%) |
| Marshall County | $706 | $775 | $1,014 | $1,281 | $1,695 | +$41 (+4.2%) |
| Martin County | $706 | $844 | $1,014 | $1,328 | $1,333 | +$41 (+4.2%) |
| McLeod County | $882 | $951 | $1,073 | $1,278 | $1,593 | +$74 (+7.4%) |
| Meeker County | $758 | $954 | $1,089 | $1,490 | $1,495 | +$92 (+9.2%) |
| Mille Lacs County | $820 | $870 | $1,124 | $1,351 | $1,879 | +$1 (+0.1%) |
| Morrison County | $706 | $789 | $1,014 | $1,404 | $1,484 | +$41 (+4.2%) |
| Mower County | $752 | $826 | $1,080 | $1,440 | $1,445 | +$31 (+3.0%) |
| Murray County | $706 | $931 | $1,014 | $1,208 | $1,420 | +$41 (+4.2%) |
| Nicollet County | $1,016 | $1,023 | $1,230 | $1,703 | $1,744 | +$59 (+5.0%) |
| Nobles County | $749 | $823 | $1,076 | $1,426 | $1,508 | +$27 (+2.6%) |
| Norman County | $754 | $775 | $1,014 | $1,208 | $1,333 | +$41 (+4.2%) |
| Olmsted County | $1,183 | $1,226 | $1,422 | $1,969 | $2,377 | +$15 (+1.1%) |
| Otter Tail County | $746 | $819 | $1,071 | $1,476 | $1,489 | +$88 (+9.0%) |
| Pennington County | $795 | $873 | $1,142 | $1,564 | $1,668 | +$20 (+1.8%) |
| Pine County | $832 | $838 | $1,096 | $1,306 | $1,496 | −$5 (−0.5%) |
| Pipestone County | $706 | $775 | $1,014 | $1,209 | $1,488 | +$41 (+4.2%) |
| Polk County | $816 | $821 | $1,014 | $1,404 | $1,695 | −$75 (−6.9%) |
| Pope County | $758 | $832 | $1,088 | $1,325 | $1,430 | +$35 (+3.3%) |
| Ramsey County | $1,265 | $1,427 | $1,734 | $2,264 | $2,538 | +$25 (+1.5%) |
| Red Lake County | $706 | $775 | $1,014 | $1,328 | $1,333 | +$41 (+4.2%) |
| Redwood County | $706 | $775 | $1,014 | $1,389 | $1,509 | +$41 (+4.2%) |
| Renville County | $854 | $859 | $1,014 | $1,404 | $1,695 | +$41 (+4.2%) |
| Rice County | $931 | $937 | $1,226 | $1,621 | $2,049 | +$39 (+3.3%) |
| Rock County | $770 | $775 | $1,014 | $1,404 | $1,501 | +$41 (+4.2%) |
| Roseau County | $706 | $931 | $1,014 | $1,343 | $1,505 | +$41 (+4.2%) |
| Scott County | $1,265 | $1,427 | $1,734 | $2,264 | $2,538 | +$25 (+1.5%) |
| Sherburne County | $1,265 | $1,427 | $1,734 | $2,264 | $2,538 | +$25 (+1.5%) |
| Sibley County | $706 | $775 | $1,014 | $1,404 | $1,695 | +$41 (+4.2%) |
| St. Louis County | $841 | $961 | $1,207 | $1,671 | $2,017 | −$25 (−2.0%) |
| Stearns County | $884 | $961 | $1,233 | $1,656 | $1,961 | +$27 (+2.2%) |
| Steele County | $866 | $951 | $1,244 | $1,703 | $1,814 | +$102 (+8.9%) |
| Stevens County | $715 | $785 | $1,027 | $1,422 | $1,717 | +$36 (+3.6%) |
| Swift County | $706 | $835 | $1,014 | $1,373 | $1,384 | +$41 (+4.2%) |
| Todd County | $778 | $784 | $1,025 | $1,310 | $1,635 | +$52 (+5.3%) |
| Traverse County | $706 | $805 | $1,014 | $1,404 | $1,695 | +$41 (+4.2%) |
| Wabasha County | $894 | $931 | $1,014 | $1,328 | $1,512 | +$13 (+1.3%) |
| Wadena County | $737 | $836 | $1,059 | $1,302 | $1,392 | +$43 (+4.2%) |
| Waseca County | $717 | $787 | $1,030 | $1,349 | $1,354 | +$57 (+5.9%) |
| Washington County | $1,265 | $1,427 | $1,734 | $2,264 | $2,538 | +$25 (+1.5%) |
| Watonwan County | $706 | $842 | $1,014 | $1,261 | $1,333 | +$41 (+4.2%) |
| Wilkin County | $706 | $846 | $1,014 | $1,404 | $1,481 | +$41 (+4.2%) |
| Winona County | $788 | $890 | $1,118 | $1,352 | $1,625 | +$52 (+4.9%) |
| Wright County | $1,265 | $1,427 | $1,734 | $2,264 | $2,538 | +$25 (+1.5%) |
| Yellow Medicine County | $706 | $799 | $1,014 | $1,290 | $1,468 | +$41 (+4.2%) |
Sources
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD User Fair Market Rents: FY 2027 FMRs (file dated August 26, 2026) and FY 2026 FMRs (file dated April 21, 2026).
- HUD User Small Area Fair Market Rents: FY 2027 SAFMRs (file dated August 31, 2026) and FY 2026 SAFMRs (file dated April 21, 2026).
Fair Market Rents are HUD’s estimate of gross rent (rent plus utilities) for a modest unit, set at the 40th percentile of recent-mover rents. FY 2027 is HUD’s fiscal year beginning October 1, 2026. Housing authorities set voucher payment standards from these figures; check yours.