Minnesota (MN)
STATESAFMRState Median Investment Score
75Below average
| BR | Rent | 3Y CAGR |
|---|---|---|
| 0 BR | $706 - $1,265▲Median: $816 | 3.3% |
| 1 BR | $775 - $1,427▲Median: $924 | 3.4% |
| 2 BR | $1,014 - $1,734▲Median: $1,104 | 2.8% |
| 3 BR | $1,208 - $2,264▲Median: $1,466 | 2.7% |
| 4 BR | $1,333 - $2,538▲Median: $1,695 | 2.2% |
Market Alignment
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
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Counties
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County map
Minnesota fair market rent by county, FY 2027
HUD's FY 2027 fair market rents cover 87 counties in Minnesota. The median county two-bedroom FMR is $1,048. That is up 4.9% from $999 in FY 2026. Two-bedroom FMRs run from $1,014 in Yellow Medicine County to $1,734 in Anoka County. 13 HUD metropolitan FMR areas cover 27 of those counties; each county in the same metro area shares one FMR. No area in Minnesota is required to use Small Area FMRs.
Two-bedroom FMR by county
| County | 2BR | Change | HUD FMR area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anoka County | $1,734 | +1.5% | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Carver County | $1,734 | +1.5% | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Chisago County | $1,734 | +1.5% | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Dakota County | $1,734 | +1.5% | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Hennepin County | $1,734 | +1.5% | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Isanti County | $1,734 | +1.5% | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Ramsey County | $1,734 | +1.5% | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Scott County | $1,734 | +1.5% | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Sherburne County | $1,734 | +1.5% | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Washington County | $1,734 | +1.5% | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Wright County | $1,734 | +1.5% | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Dodge County | $1,422 | +1.1% | Rochester, MN HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Olmsted County | $1,422 | +1.1% | Rochester, MN HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Lake County | $1,358 | +6.3% | Non-metro |
| Houston County | $1,343 | +15.2% | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Steele County | $1,244 | +8.9% | Non-metro |
| Benton County | $1,233 | +2.2% | St. Cloud, MN MSA |
| Stearns County | $1,233 | +2.2% | St. Cloud, MN MSA |
| Beltrami County | $1,230 | +8.4% | Non-metro |
| Blue Earth County | $1,230 | +5.0% | Mankato, MN MSA |
| Nicollet County | $1,230 | +5.0% | Mankato, MN MSA |
| Rice County | $1,226 | +3.3% | Non-metro |
| Carlton County | $1,207 | −2.0% | Duluth, MN-WI MSA |
| St. Louis County | $1,207 | −2.0% | Duluth, MN-WI MSA |
| Crow Wing County | $1,172 | +4.6% | Non-metro |
| Goodhue County | $1,172 | +7.0% | Non-metro |
| Itasca County | $1,164 | +8.4% | Non-metro |
| Lake of the Woods County | $1,154 | +13.8% | Non-metro |
| Pennington County | $1,142 | +1.8% | Non-metro |
| Mille Lacs County | $1,124 | +0.1% | Mille Lacs County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Winona County | $1,118 | +4.9% | Non-metro |
| Becker County | $1,105 | +7.6% | Non-metro |
| Clay County | $1,104 | −0.7% | Fargo, ND-MN MSA |
| Le Sueur County | $1,098 | +1.9% | Le Sueur County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Pine County | $1,096 | −0.5% | Non-metro |
| Meeker County | $1,089 | +9.2% | Non-metro |
| Pope County | $1,088 | +3.3% | Non-metro |
| Mower County | $1,080 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Nobles County | $1,076 | +2.6% | Non-metro |
| McLeod County | $1,073 | +7.4% | Non-metro |
| Brown County | $1,071 | +10.1% | Non-metro |
| Otter Tail County | $1,071 | +9.0% | Non-metro |
| Wadena County | $1,059 | +4.2% | Non-metro |
| Aitkin County | $1,048 | +7.7% | Non-metro |
| Freeborn County | $1,033 | +6.1% | Non-metro |
| Waseca County | $1,030 | +5.9% | Non-metro |
| Douglas County | $1,027 | +3.6% | Non-metro |
| Stevens County | $1,027 | +3.6% | Non-metro |
| Kandiyohi County | $1,026 | +5.4% | Non-metro |
| Todd County | $1,025 | +5.3% | Non-metro |
| Cook County | $1,022 | +5.0% | Non-metro |
| Hubbard County | $1,020 | +1.2% | Non-metro |
| Big Stone County | $1,014 | +4.2% | Non-metro |
| Cass County | $1,014 | +4.2% | Non-metro |
| Chippewa County | $1,014 | +4.2% | Non-metro |
| Clearwater County | $1,014 | +4.2% | Non-metro |
| Cottonwood County | $1,014 | +4.2% | Non-metro |
| Faribault County | $1,014 | +4.2% | Non-metro |
| Fillmore County | $1,014 | −0.8% | Fillmore County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Grant County | $1,014 | +4.2% | Non-metro |
| Jackson County | $1,014 | +4.2% | Non-metro |
| Kanabec County | $1,014 | +4.2% | Non-metro |
| Kittson County | $1,014 | +4.2% | Non-metro |
| Koochiching County | $1,014 | +4.2% | Non-metro |
| Lac qui Parle County | $1,014 | +4.2% | Non-metro |
| Lincoln County | $1,014 | +4.2% | Non-metro |
| Lyon County | $1,014 | +4.2% | Non-metro |
| Mahnomen County | $1,014 | +4.2% | Non-metro |
| Marshall County | $1,014 | +4.2% | Non-metro |
| Martin County | $1,014 | +4.2% | Non-metro |
| Morrison County | $1,014 | +4.2% | Non-metro |
| Murray County | $1,014 | +4.2% | Non-metro |
| Norman County | $1,014 | +4.2% | Non-metro |
| Pipestone County | $1,014 | +4.2% | Non-metro |
| Polk County | $1,014 | −6.9% | Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA |
| Red Lake County | $1,014 | +4.2% | Non-metro |
| Redwood County | $1,014 | +4.2% | Non-metro |
| Renville County | $1,014 | +4.2% | Non-metro |
| Rock County | $1,014 | +4.2% | Rock County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Roseau County | $1,014 | +4.2% | Non-metro |
| Sibley County | $1,014 | +4.2% | Non-metro |
| Swift County | $1,014 | +4.2% | Non-metro |
| Traverse County | $1,014 | +4.2% | Non-metro |
| Wabasha County | $1,014 | +1.3% | Wabasha County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Watonwan County | $1,014 | +4.2% | Non-metro |
| Wilkin County | $1,014 | +4.2% | Non-metro |
| Yellow Medicine County | $1,014 | +4.2% | Non-metro |
HUD metro FMR areas
| Metro area | Counties | 2BR |
|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area | 11 | $1,734 |
| Rochester, MN HUD Metro FMR Area | 2 | $1,422 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $1,343 |
| St. Cloud, MN MSA | 2 | $1,233 |
| Mankato, MN MSA | 2 | $1,230 |
| Duluth, MN-WI MSA | 2 | $1,207 |
| Mille Lacs County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $1,124 |
| Fargo, ND-MN MSA | 1 | $1,104 |
| Le Sueur County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $1,098 |
| Fillmore County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $1,014 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA | 1 | $1,014 |
| Rock County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $1,014 |
| Wabasha County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $1,014 |
Questions about Minnesota rents
What is the fair market rent in Minnesota?
HUD sets fair market rents by metro area and county, not statewide. For FY 2027 the median county two-bedroom FMR in Minnesota is $1,048. Look up the county or ZIP code to see the value that applies to a specific property.
Which Minnesota counties have the highest fair market rent?
For FY 2027, the highest two-bedroom FMRs are in Anoka County ($1,734), Carver County ($1,734), Chisago County ($1,734).
Does Minnesota use Small Area Fair Market Rents?
No area in Minnesota is required to use them. Housing authorities use the metro or county FMR unless they choose to adopt Small Area FMRs.
Source: HUD FY 2027 Fair Market Rents. Change compares each county's two-bedroom FMR with FY 2026.
Data source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Fiscal Year 2027