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Minnesota (MN)

STATESAFMR
Found 922 ZIPs

State Median Investment Score

75Below average

095130300
BRRent
0 BR$706 - $1,265Median: $816
1 BR$775 - $1,427Median: $924
2 BR$1,014 - $1,734Median: $1,104
3 BR$1,208 - $2,264Median: $1,466
4 BR$1,333 - $2,538Median: $1,695

Market Alignment

Studio
37
0.48-1.41
1 BR
35
0.55-1.36
2 BR
40
0.54-1.30
3 BR
44
0.53-1.67
4 BR
37
0.65-1.91
0.701.001.30aligned range

Bedroom curve

Counties

Ranked by Investment Score (vs state median)

1Pipestone County
12970.9%
2Lac qui Parle County
12970.9%
3Cottonwood County
11653.5%
4Marshall County
11552.8%
5Watonwan County
11552.7%
6Nobles County
11551.7%
7Stevens County
11349.1%
8Chippewa County
11248.6%
9Redwood County
11147.1%
10Koochiching County
11046.2%
11Grant County
10943.7%
12Big Stone County
10842.4%
13Freeborn County
10742.2%
14Jackson County
10640.3%
15Renville County
10640.0%
16Traverse County
10337.1%
17Faribault County
10336.5%
18Lake of the Woods County
10133.6%
19Martin County
10031.9%
20Mahnomen County
9728.7%
21Swift County
9728.3%
22St. Louis County
9627.7%
23Red Lake County
9627.4%
24Kittson County
9526.0%
25Pennington County
9526.0%
26Lincoln County
9525.3%
27Yellow Medicine County
9323.7%
28Wilkin County
9323.5%
29Anoka County
9221.4%
30Murray County
9121.1%
31Norman County
9019.9%
32Lake County
8816.9%
33Ramsey County
8715.2%
34Lyon County
8715.1%
35Sibley County
8613.8%
36Clearwater County
8613.5%
37Kanabec County
8512.7%
38Roseau County
8512.2%
39Isanti County
829.3%
40Polk County
828.0%
41Dakota County
806.0%
42Washington County
795.0%
43Carver County
794.9%
44Brown County
794.7%
45Steele County
794.0%
46Wright County
783.7%
47Rock County
783.0%
48Todd County
771.7%
49Itasca County
771.5%
50Pope County
760.6%
51Sherburne County
750.2%
52Blue Earth County
741.7%
53Scott County
742.2%
54Dodge County
732.9%
55Fillmore County
725.2%
56Clay County
715.6%
57Pine County
716.1%
58Waseca County
716.1%
59Hennepin County
716.6%
60Beltrami County
706.8%
61Houston County
707.1%
62Mower County
707.2%
63Carlton County
707.6%
64Aitkin County
707.8%
65Nicollet County
6711.0%
66Goodhue County
6513.5%
67Mille Lacs County
6514.5%
68Olmsted County
6514.5%
69Benton County
6415.3%
70Chisago County
6316.0%
71McLeod County
6316.1%
72Kandiyohi County
6317.0%
73Rice County
6118.8%
74Otter Tail County
6119.4%
75Le Sueur County
6020.5%
76Stearns County
5921.2%
77Hubbard County
5822.9%
78Winona County
5822.9%
79Douglas County
5723.9%
80Meeker County
5625.6%
81Wabasha County
5527.2%
82Morrison County
5527.6%
83Cook County
5230.7%
84Wadena County
5132.0%
85Crow Wing County
4835.8%
86Cass County
4638.8%
87Becker County
4639.2%

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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

FY 2027 two-bedroom fair market rent by county in Minnesota
County2BRChange
Anoka County$1,734+1.5%
Carver County$1,734+1.5%
Chisago County$1,734+1.5%
Dakota County$1,734+1.5%
Hennepin County$1,734+1.5%
Isanti County$1,734+1.5%
Ramsey County$1,734+1.5%
Scott County$1,734+1.5%
Sherburne County$1,734+1.5%
Washington County$1,734+1.5%
Wright County$1,734+1.5%
Dodge County$1,422+1.1%
Olmsted County$1,422+1.1%
Lake County$1,358+6.3%
Houston County$1,343+15.2%
Steele County$1,244+8.9%
Benton County$1,233+2.2%
Stearns County$1,233+2.2%
Beltrami County$1,230+8.4%
Blue Earth County$1,230+5.0%
Nicollet County$1,230+5.0%
Rice County$1,226+3.3%
Carlton County$1,207−2.0%
St. Louis County$1,207−2.0%
Crow Wing County$1,172+4.6%
Goodhue County$1,172+7.0%
Itasca County$1,164+8.4%
Lake of the Woods County$1,154+13.8%
Pennington County$1,142+1.8%
Mille Lacs County$1,124+0.1%
Winona County$1,118+4.9%
Becker County$1,105+7.6%
Clay County$1,104−0.7%
Le Sueur County$1,098+1.9%
Pine County$1,096−0.5%
Meeker County$1,089+9.2%
Pope County$1,088+3.3%
Mower County$1,080+3.0%
Nobles County$1,076+2.6%
McLeod County$1,073+7.4%
Brown County$1,071+10.1%
Otter Tail County$1,071+9.0%
Wadena County$1,059+4.2%
Aitkin County$1,048+7.7%
Freeborn County$1,033+6.1%
Waseca County$1,030+5.9%
Douglas County$1,027+3.6%
Stevens County$1,027+3.6%
Kandiyohi County$1,026+5.4%
Todd County$1,025+5.3%
Cook County$1,022+5.0%
Hubbard County$1,020+1.2%
Big Stone County$1,014+4.2%
Cass County$1,014+4.2%
Chippewa County$1,014+4.2%
Clearwater County$1,014+4.2%
Cottonwood County$1,014+4.2%
Faribault County$1,014+4.2%
Fillmore County$1,014−0.8%
Grant County$1,014+4.2%
Jackson County$1,014+4.2%
Kanabec County$1,014+4.2%
Kittson County$1,014+4.2%
Koochiching County$1,014+4.2%
Lac qui Parle County$1,014+4.2%
Lincoln County$1,014+4.2%
Lyon County$1,014+4.2%
Mahnomen County$1,014+4.2%
Marshall County$1,014+4.2%
Martin County$1,014+4.2%
Morrison County$1,014+4.2%
Murray County$1,014+4.2%
Norman County$1,014+4.2%
Pipestone County$1,014+4.2%
Polk County$1,014−6.9%
Red Lake County$1,014+4.2%
Redwood County$1,014+4.2%
Renville County$1,014+4.2%
Rock County$1,014+4.2%
Roseau County$1,014+4.2%
Sibley County$1,014+4.2%
Swift County$1,014+4.2%
Traverse County$1,014+4.2%
Wabasha County$1,014+1.3%
Watonwan County$1,014+4.2%
Wilkin County$1,014+4.2%
Yellow Medicine County$1,014+4.2%

HUD metro FMR areas

FY 2027 two-bedroom fair market rent by HUD metro area in Minnesota
Metro areaCounties2BR
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area11$1,734
Rochester, MN HUD Metro FMR Area2$1,422
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,343
St. Cloud, MN MSA2$1,233
Mankato, MN MSA2$1,230
Duluth, MN-WI MSA2$1,207
Mille Lacs County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,124
Fargo, ND-MN MSA1$1,104
Le Sueur County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,098
Fillmore County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,014
Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA1$1,014
Rock County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,014
Wabasha County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area1$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