Minnesota Fair Market Rents

HUD FMR areas, Section 8 income limits, and housing authorities in Minnesota.

Median 2BR FMR
$1,022
across 99 Minnesota areas (FY2026)
Range
$973–$1,709
low to high 2BR FMR statewide
PHAs
135
53,320 units managed

Most expensive metros in Minnesota (2BR FMR)

Least expensive areas in Minnesota (2BR FMR)

FMR Areas in Minnesota (FY2026)

Area Name Type Studio 1BR 2BR 3BR 4BR
Duluth, MN-WI MSA Metro $849 $978 $1,232 $1,689 $2,067
Fargo, ND-MN MSA Metro $768 $917 $1,112 $1,547 $1,865
Fillmore County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $774 $779 $1,022 $1,370 $1,375
Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA Metro $863 $868 $1,089 $1,515 $1,827
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN MSA Metro $804 $889 $1,166 $1,515 $1,903
Lake County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area Metro
Le Sueur County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $816 $822 $1,078 $1,499 $1,748
Mankato-North Mankato, MN MSA Metro $971 $977 $1,171 $1,629 $1,916
Mille Lacs County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $850 $856 $1,123 $1,346 $1,884
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,242 $1,405 $1,709 $2,262 $2,531
Rochester, MN HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,112 $1,189 $1,407 $1,957 $2,360
Sibley County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area Metro
St. Cloud, MN MSA Metro $874 $919 $1,206 $1,604 $1,873
Wabasha County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $872 $913 $1,001 $1,334 $1,679
Aitkin County, MN Non-Metro $737 $742 $973 $1,353 $1,471
Becker County, MN Non-Metro $708 $783 $1,027 $1,341 $1,474
Beltrami County, MN Non-Metro $870 $876 $1,135 $1,361 $1,715
Big Stone County, MN Non-Metro $671 $816 $973 $1,178 $1,329
Brown County, MN Non-Metro $671 $742 $973 $1,177 $1,609
Cass County, MN Non-Metro $729 $768 $973 $1,300 $1,632
Chippewa County, MN Non-Metro $671 $772 $973 $1,353 $1,382
Clearwater County, MN Non-Metro $671 $785 $973 $1,179 $1,632
Cook County, MN Non-Metro $671 $888 $973 $1,288 $1,415
Cottonwood County, MN Non-Metro $671 $766 $973 $1,353 $1,415
Crow Wing County, MN Non-Metro $772 $854 $1,120 $1,345 $1,569
Douglas County, MN Non-Metro $737 $772 $991 $1,378 $1,441
Duluth, MN-WI MSA Non-Metro $849 $978 $1,232 $1,689 $2,067
Duluth, MN-WI MSA Non-Metro $849 $978 $1,232 $1,689 $2,067
Fargo, ND-MN MSA Non-Metro $768 $917 $1,112 $1,547 $1,865
Faribault County, MN Non-Metro $671 $790 $973 $1,312 $1,317
Fillmore County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area Non-Metro $774 $779 $1,022 $1,370 $1,375
Freeborn County, MN Non-Metro $672 $742 $974 $1,283 $1,432
Goodhue County, MN Non-Metro $755 $901 $1,095 $1,523 $1,837
Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA Non-Metro $863 $868 $1,089 $1,515 $1,827
Grant County, MN Non-Metro $671 $742 $973 $1,353 $1,632
Hubbard County, MN Non-Metro $695 $768 $1,008 $1,395 $1,642
Itasca County, MN Non-Metro $754 $860 $1,074 $1,401 $1,516
Jackson County, MN Non-Metro $671 $846 $973 $1,283 $1,288
Kanabec County, MN Non-Metro $671 $858 $973 $1,353 $1,387
Kandiyohi County, MN Non-Metro $782 $787 $973 $1,353 $1,632
Kittson County, MN Non-Metro $684 $745 $973 $1,167 $1,415
Koochiching County, MN Non-Metro $671 $742 $973 $1,243 $1,415
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN MSA Non-Metro $804 $889 $1,166 $1,515 $1,903
Lac qui Parle County, MN Non-Metro $671 $833 $973 $1,353 $1,415
Lake County, MN Non-Metro $880 $973 $1,277 $1,531 $1,869
Lake of the Woods County, MN Non-Metro $699 $773 $1,014 $1,216 $1,474
Le Sueur County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area Non-Metro $816 $822 $1,078 $1,499 $1,748
Lincoln County, MN Non-Metro $671 $742 $973 $1,283 $1,288
Lyon County, MN Non-Metro $678 $834 $973 $1,353 $1,632
Mahnomen County, MN Non-Metro $671 $742 $973 $1,217 $1,488
Mankato-North Mankato, MN MSA Non-Metro $971 $977 $1,171 $1,629 $1,916
Mankato-North Mankato, MN MSA Non-Metro $971 $977 $1,171 $1,629 $1,916
Marshall County, MN Non-Metro $671 $742 $973 $1,182 $1,632
Martin County, MN Non-Metro $671 $803 $973 $1,283 $1,288
McLeod County, MN Non-Metro $823 $865 $999 $1,198 $1,662
Meeker County, MN Non-Metro $687 $854 $997 $1,387 $1,407
Mille Lacs County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area Non-Metro $850 $856 $1,123 $1,346 $1,884
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area Non-Metro $1,242 $1,405 $1,709 $2,262 $2,531
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area Non-Metro $1,242 $1,405 $1,709 $2,262 $2,531
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area Non-Metro $1,242 $1,405 $1,709 $2,262 $2,531
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area Non-Metro $1,242 $1,405 $1,709 $2,262 $2,531
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area Non-Metro $1,242 $1,405 $1,709 $2,262 $2,531
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area Non-Metro $1,242 $1,405 $1,709 $2,262 $2,531
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area Non-Metro $1,242 $1,405 $1,709 $2,262 $2,531
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area Non-Metro $1,242 $1,405 $1,709 $2,262 $2,531
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area Non-Metro $1,242 $1,405 $1,709 $2,262 $2,531
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area Non-Metro $1,242 $1,405 $1,709 $2,262 $2,531
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area Non-Metro $1,242 $1,405 $1,709 $2,262 $2,531
Morrison County, MN Non-Metro $671 $757 $973 $1,353 $1,454
Mower County, MN Non-Metro $723 $799 $1,049 $1,350 $1,461
Murray County, MN Non-Metro $671 $852 $973 $1,232 $1,573
Nobles County, MN Non-Metro $723 $799 $1,049 $1,294 $1,389
Norman County, MN Non-Metro $671 $742 $973 $1,167 $1,288
Otter Tail County, MN Non-Metro $678 $749 $983 $1,367 $1,432
Pennington County, MN Non-Metro $774 $855 $1,122 $1,496 $1,631
Pine County, MN Non-Metro $834 $839 $1,101 $1,320 $1,458
Pipestone County, MN Non-Metro $671 $742 $973 $1,203 $1,538
Pope County, MN Non-Metro $726 $803 $1,053 $1,263 $1,394
Red Lake County, MN Non-Metro $671 $742 $973 $1,277 $1,288
Redwood County, MN Non-Metro $671 $742 $973 $1,321 $1,566
Renville County, MN Non-Metro $776 $781 $973 $1,353 $1,602
Rice County, MN Non-Metro $899 $905 $1,187 $1,534 $1,991
Rochester, MN HUD Metro FMR Area Non-Metro $1,112 $1,189 $1,407 $1,957 $2,360
Rochester, MN HUD Metro FMR Area Non-Metro $1,112 $1,189 $1,407 $1,957 $2,360
Rock County, MN Non-Metro $727 $742 $973 $1,353 $1,357
Roseau County, MN Non-Metro $671 $867 $973 $1,256 $1,450
Sibley County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area Non-Metro $671 $742 $973 $1,299 $1,304
St. Cloud, MN MSA Non-Metro $874 $919 $1,206 $1,604 $1,873
St. Cloud, MN MSA Non-Metro $874 $919 $1,206 $1,604 $1,873
Steele County, MN Non-Metro $787 $870 $1,142 $1,549 $1,816
Stevens County, MN Non-Metro $683 $755 $991 $1,378 $1,662
Swift County, MN Non-Metro $671 $768 $973 $1,285 $1,314
Todd County, MN Non-Metro $737 $742 $973 $1,318 $1,550
Traverse County, MN Non-Metro $671 $742 $973 $1,353 $1,609
Wabasha County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area Non-Metro $872 $913 $1,001 $1,334 $1,679
Wadena County, MN Non-Metro $701 $783 $1,016 $1,218 $1,345
Waseca County, MN Non-Metro $677 $742 $973 $1,353 $1,495
Watonwan County, MN Non-Metro $671 $842 $973 $1,283 $1,288
Wilkin County, MN Non-Metro $671 $751 $973 $1,283 $1,288
Winona County, MN Non-Metro $791 $868 $1,066 $1,336 $1,543
Yellow Medicine County, MN Non-Metro $671 $753 $973 $1,169 $1,312

Public Housing Authorities in Minnesota

PHA in and for the City of Minneapolis
Minneapolis · 11,759 units
Metropolitan Council
Saint Paul · 7,105 units
Public Housing Agency of the City of St Paul
Saint Paul · 5,504 units
Dakota County Cda
Eagan · 3,041 units
Hra of Duluth, Minnesota
Duluth · 2,330 units
Hra of St. Cloud, Minnesota
Saint Cloud · 1,310 units
Nw Mn Multi-County Hra
Mentor · 1,098 units
Hra of Virginia, Minnesota
Virginia · 862 units
Mankato Eda
Mankato · 786 units
Olmsted County Hra
Rochester · 775 units
Clay County Hra
Dilworth · 758 units
South Central Multi County Hra
North Mankato · 712 units
Southeast Mn Multi-County Hra
Wabasha · 662 units
Kandiyohi County Hra
Willmar · 597 units
Hra in and for the City of Bloomington
Bloomington · 562 units
Housing & Redevelopment Authority of Austin
Austin · 556 units
Housing Authority of St Louis Park, Minnesota
Saint Louis Park · 541 units
Hra in and for the City of Brainerd, Minnesota
Brainerd · 527 units
Scott County Community Development Agency
Shakopee · 455 units
Itasca County Hra
Grand Rapids · 444 units
Hra of Worthington, Minnesota
Worthington · 443 units
Hra of Bemidji, Minnesota
Bemidji · 436 units
Rice County Hra
Faribault · 406 units
Hra in and for the City of Albert Lea, Minnesota
Albert Lea · 335 units
Washington County Cda
Woodbury · 333 units
Douglas County Hra
Alexandria · 304 units
Hra of Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Fergus Falls · 301 units
Hra of the City of South St Paul, Minnesota
South St Paul · 297 units
Hra of Winona, Minnesota
Winona · 296 units
Stearns County Hra
Cold Spring · 291 units
Hra of Red Wing, Minnesota
Red Wing · 288 units
Todd County Hra
Browerville · 286 units
Crookston Housing and Eda
Crookston · 283 units
Stevens County Hra
Morris · 271 units
Hra of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
Detroit Lakes · 262 units
New Ulm Economic Development Authority
New Ulm · 254 units
The Hra of Hibbing, Minnesota
Hibbing · 251 units
Plymouth Housing & Redevelopment Authority
Plymouth · 250 units
Richfield Hra
Richfield · 236 units
Hra of Cloquet, Minnesota
Cloquet · 233 units
Mental Health Resources
Saint Paul · 213 units
Hra of Mora, Minnesota
Mora · 206 units
Hra of Aitkin County, Minnesota
Aitkin · 180 units
Hra of Wadena, Minnesota
Wadena · 178 units
Morrison County Hra
Little Falls · 175 units
Owatonna Hra
Owatonna · 157 units
Otter Tail County Hra
Fergus Falls · 157 units
Blue Earth County Eda
Mankato · 155 units
Cass County Hra
Backus · 153 units
Moorhead Public Housing Agency
Moorhead · 148 units
Public Housing Commission of the City of Marshall
Marshall · 145 units
Radias Health
Saint Paul · 134 units
Grant County Hra
Elbow Lake · 134 units
Hra of Alexandria, Minnesota
Alexandria · 130 units
Housing and Redevelopment Auth. of Chipp. Co.
Montevideo · 129 units
Koochiching County Hra
Northome · 128 units
Hra of Fairmont, Minnesota
Fairmont · 125 units
Mcleod County Hra
Willmar · 125 units
Hra of Ely, Minnesota
Ely · 120 units
Le Sueur County Hra
Mankato · 118 units
Renville County Hra
Redwood Falls · 112 units
Hra of Chisholm, Minnesota
Chisholm · 107 units
Becker County Economic Development Authority
Detroit Lakes · 102 units
Hra of Pipestone, Minnesota
Pipestone · 102 units
Hra of Little Falls, Minnesota
Little Falls · 98 units
Meeker County Hra
Dassel · 97 units
Big Stone County Hra
Ortonville · 94 units
Hra of Benson, Minnesota
Benson · 94 units
Faribault County Hra
Mankato · 93 units
Hra of Windom, Minnesota
Windom · 88 units
Swift County Hra
Benson · 86 units
Hra of International Falls, Minnesota
International Falls · 80 units
Breckenridge Hra of Breckenridge, Minnesota
Breckenridge · 79 units
Hra of St. James, Minnesota
St James · 77 units
Hra of Hopkins, Minnesota
Hopkins · 76 units
Thief River Falls Housing & Redevelopment Aut
Thief River Falls · 76 units
Hra of Jackson, Minnesota
Jackson · 74 units
Hra of Warren, Minnesota
Warren · 74 units
North Mankato Housing and Redevelopment Autho
North Mankato · 73 units
Housing and Redevelopment Authority of Yellow
Montevideo · 73 units
Mower County Hra
Austin · 71 units
Hra of Luverne, Minnesota
Luverne · 70 units
Hra of Park Rapids, Minnesota
Park Rapids · 68 units
Hra of St. Peter, Minnesota
St Peter · 62 units
Hra of Litchfield, Minnesota
Litchfield · 60 units
Hra of Cook, Minnesota
Cook · 60 units
Hra of Waseca, Minnesota
Waseca · 60 units
Hra of Staples
Staples · 60 units
Hra of Crosby, Minnesota
Crosby · 59 units
Hra of Tracy, Minnesota
Tracy · 59 units
Hra of Montevideo, Minnesota
Montevideo · 58 units
Hra of Two Harbors, Minnesota
Two Harbors · 58 units
Hra of the City of Blue Earth, Minnesota
Blue Earth · 54 units
Hra of Redwood Falls, Minnesota
Redwood Falls · 51 units
Hra of Cass Lake, Minnesota
Cass Lake · 50 units
Hra of Gilbert, Minnesota
Gilbert · 49 units
Hra of Le Sueur, Minnesota
Le Sueur · 48 units
Housing & Redevelopment Authority of Lincoln
Ivanhoe · 45 units
Hra of Sleepy Eye, Minnesota
Sleepy Eye · 45 units
Cambridge Economic Development Authority
Cambridge · 45 units
Hra of Mountain Lake, Minnesota
Mountain Lake · 42 units
Hra of Princeton, Minnesota
Princeton · 40 units
Hra of Sauk Centre, Minnesota
Sauk Centre · 40 units
Hra of Long Prairie, Minnesota
Long Prairie · 40 units
Hra of Pine River, Minnesota
Pine River · 40 units
Hra of Moose Lake, Minnesota
Moose Lake · 40 units
Hra of Cottonwood, Minnesota
Cottonwood · 39 units
Housing & Redevelopment Authority of Dodge Center
Dodge Center · 38 units
Housing & Redevelopment Authority of Janesville
Janesville · 38 units
Hra of Madison, Minnesota
Madison · 36 units
Hra of Perham, Minnesota
Perham · 35 units
Hra of Bagley, Minnesota
Bagley · 35 units
Hra of Eveleth, Minnesota
Eveleth · 34 units
Hra of Pine City, Minnesota
Pine City · 34 units
Hra of Walker, Minnesota
Walker · 32 units
Hra of Braham, Minnesota
Braham · 32 units
Hra of Clarkfield, Minnesota
Clarkfield · 31 units
Hra of Montgomery, Minnesota
Montgomery · 31 units
Hra of Barnesville, Minnesota
Barnesville · 30 units
Hra of New Richland, Minnesota
New Richland · 30 units
Hra of Glenwood, Minnesota
Glenwood · 30 units
Hra of City of Melrose, Minnesota
Melrose · 30 units
Hra of City of Delano, Minnesota
Delano · 30 units
Hra of Lindstrom, Minnesota
Lindstrom · 30 units
Hra of Pequot Lakes, Minnesota
Pequot Lakes · 24 units
Hra of Red Lake Falls, Minnesota
Red Lake Falls · 23 units
Hra of Village of Greenbush, Minnesota
Greenbush · 20 units
Hra of Warroad, Minnesota
Warroad · 20 units
Hra of Baudette, Minnesota
Baudette · 20 units
Hra of Henning, Minnesota
Henning · 20 units
Hra of Carlton, Minnesota
Carlton · 19 units
Hra of Hutchinson, Minnesota
Hutchinson · 0 units
Housing & Redevelopment Authority of Faribault
Faribault · 0 units
Hra of the City of Mound, Minnesota
Mound · 0 units
Carver County Cda
Chaska · 0 units

Section 8 in Minnesota

Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers are administered by local Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) across Minnesota. Each PHA sets its payment standard — the maximum subsidy amount — as a percentage of the local FMR, typically between 90% and 110%. Income eligibility is determined separately using HUD's income limits, which define the 30%, 50%, and 80% of Area Median Income (AMI) thresholds for each household size.