Counties in North Dakota by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly)

Divide County had the highest fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) of 53 counties in 2024, at $1,119. Ransom County had the lowest, at $582. The median was $692. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,119Divide County
Lowest582Ransom County
Median69253 counties

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 688 USDBarnes County: 684 USDBenson County: 745 USDBillings County: 720 USDBottineau County: 650 USDBowman County: 745 USDBurke County: 649 USDBurleigh County: 764 USDCass County: 656 USDCavalier County: 688 USDDickey County: 649 USDDivide County: 1,119 USDDunn County: 836 USDEddy County: 649 USDEmmons County: 649 USDFoster County: 745 USDGolden Valley County: 699 USDGrand Forks County: 731 USDGrant County: 688 USDGriggs County: 678 USDHettinger County: 719 USDKidder County: 745 USDLaMoure County: 664 USDLogan County: 720 USDMcHenry County: 692 USDMcIntosh County: 745 USDMcKenzie County: 1,090 USDMcLean County: 665 USDMercer County: 737 USDMorton County: 764 USDMountrail County: 734 USDNelson County: 745 USDOliver County: 764 USDPembina County: 745 USDPierce County: 745 USDRamsey County: 609 USDRansom County: 582 USDRenville County: 688 USDRichland County: 649 USDRolette County: 649 USDSargent County: 653 USDSheridan County: 720 USDSioux County: 649 USDSlope County: 720 USDStark County: 868 USDSteele County: 688 USDStutsman County: 649 USDTowner County: 688 USDTraill County: 691 USDWalsh County: 702 USDWard County: 681 USDWells County: 689 USDWilliams County: 985 USD
  • Under 650
  • 650 to 690
  • 690 to 730
  • 730 to 750
  • 750 and over
USD, 2024. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Divide County: 1,119 USDDivide County1,119McKenzie County: 1,090 USDMcKenzie County1,090Williams County: 985 USDWilliams County985Stark County: 868 USDStark County868Dunn County: 836 USDDunn County836Burleigh County: 764 USDBurleigh County764Morton County: 764 USDMorton County764Oliver County: 764 USDOliver County764Benson County: 745 USDBenson County745Bowman County: 745 USDBowman County745Foster County: 745 USDFoster County745Kidder County: 745 USDKidder County745McIntosh County: 745 USDMcIntosh County745Nelson County: 745 USDNelson County745Pembina County: 745 USDPembina County745Pierce County: 745 USDPierce County745Mercer County: 737 USDMercer County737Mountrail County: 734 USDMountrail County734Grand Forks County: 731 USDGrand Forks County731Billings County: 720 USDBillings County720Logan County: 720 USDLogan County720Sheridan County: 720 USDSheridan County720Slope County: 720 USDSlope County720Hettinger County: 719 USDHettinger County719Walsh County: 702 USDWalsh County702Golden Valley County: 699 USDGolden Valley County699McHenry County: 692 USDMcHenry County692Traill County: 691 USDTraill County691Wells County: 689 USDWells County689Adams County: 688 USDAdams County688Cavalier County: 688 USDCavalier County688Grant County: 688 USDGrant County688Renville County: 688 USDRenville County688Steele County: 688 USDSteele County688Towner County: 688 USDTowner County688Barnes County: 684 USDBarnes County684Ward County: 681 USDWard County681Griggs County: 678 USDGriggs County678McLean County: 665 USDMcLean County665LaMoure County: 664 USDLaMoure County664Cass County: 656 USDCass County656Sargent County: 653 USDSargent County653Bottineau County: 650 USDBottineau County650Burke County: 649 USDBurke County649Dickey County: 649 USDDickey County649Eddy County: 649 USDEddy County649Emmons County: 649 USDEmmons County649Richland County: 649 USDRichland County649Rolette County: 649 USDRolette County649Sioux County: 649 USDSioux County649Stutsman County: 649 USDStutsman County649Ramsey County: 609 USDRamsey County609Ransom County: 582 USDRansom County582Divide County: 1,119 USDDivide County1,119McKenzie County: 1,090 USDMcKenzie County1,090Williams County: 985 USDWilliams County985Stark County: 868 USDStark County868Dunn County: 836 USDDunn County836Burleigh County: 764 USDBurleigh County764Morton County: 764 USDMorton County764Oliver County: 764 USDOliver County764Benson County: 745 USDBenson County745Bowman County: 745 USDBowman County745Foster County: 745 USDFoster County745Kidder County: 745 USDKidder County745McIntosh County: 745 USDMcIntosh County745Nelson County: 745 USDNelson County745Pembina County: 745 USDPembina County745Pierce County: 745 USDPierce County745Mercer County: 737 USDMercer County737Mountrail County: 734 USDMountrail County734Grand Forks County: 731 USDGrand Forks County731Billings County: 720 USDBillings County720Logan County: 720 USDLogan County720Sheridan County: 720 USDSheridan County720Slope County: 720 USDSlope County720Hettinger County: 719 USDHettinger County719Walsh County: 702 USDWalsh County702Golden Valley County: 699 USDGolden Valley County699McHenry County: 692 USDMcHenry County692Traill County: 691 USDTraill County691Wells County: 689 USDWells County689Adams County: 688 USDAdams County688Cavalier County: 688 USDCavalier County688Grant County: 688 USDGrant County688Renville County: 688 USDRenville County688Steele County: 688 USDSteele County688Towner County: 688 USDTowner County688Barnes County: 684 USDBarnes County684Ward County: 681 USDWard County681Griggs County: 678 USDGriggs County678McLean County: 665 USDMcLean County665LaMoure County: 664 USDLaMoure County664Cass County: 656 USDCass County656Sargent County: 653 USDSargent County653Bottineau County: 650 USDBottineau County650Burke County: 649 USDBurke County649Dickey County: 649 USDDickey County649Eddy County: 649 USDEddy County649Emmons County: 649 USDEmmons County649Richland County: 649 USDRichland County649Rolette County: 649 USDRolette County649Sioux County: 649 USDSioux County649Stutsman County: 649 USDStutsman County649Ramsey County: 609 USDRamsey County609Ransom County: 582 USDRansom County582
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD
Change on 2023
1Divide County1,119+14.2%
2McKenzie County1,090+11%
3Williams County985+17.3%
4Stark County868+0.1%
5Dunn County836-7.9%
6Burleigh County764+6.3%
6Morton County764+6.3%
6Oliver County764+6.3%
9Benson County745+4.2%
9Bowman County745+16.6%
9Foster County745+4.2%
9Kidder County745+4.2%
9McIntosh County745+4.2%
9Nelson County745+4.2%
9Pembina County745+4.2%
9Pierce County745+4.2%
17Mercer County737+6.2%
18Mountrail County734+1.9%
19Grand Forks County731+7%
20Billings County720+8.6%
20Logan County720+8.6%
20Sheridan County720+8.6%
20Slope County720+8.6%
24Hettinger County719+1%
25Walsh County702+8.7%
26Golden Valley County699+9.4%
27McHenry County692-3.2%
28Traill County691+5.3%
29Wells County689+4.2%
30Adams County688+7.7%
30Cavalier County688+7.7%
30Grant County688+9%
30Renville County688+6.5%
30Steele County688+7.7%
30Towner County688+7.7%
36Barnes County684+5.7%
37Ward County681-0.6%
38Griggs County678+8.8%
39McLean County665+6.7%
40LaMoure County664+6.6%
41Cass County656+3.5%
42Sargent County653+1.4%
43Bottineau County650+4.3%
44Burke County649+4.2%
44Dickey County649+4.2%
44Eddy County649+4.2%
44Emmons County649+4.2%
44Richland County649+4.2%
44Rolette County649+4.2%
44Sioux County649+2.2%
44Stutsman County649+4.2%
52Ramsey County609-9.9%
53Ransom County582+5.4%

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About this ranking

Monthly gross rent, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets for an efficiency (a unit with no separate bedroom) in the HUD area that contains the county.

More on how it is measured
  • Gross rent is the rent plus all utilities paid by the tenant except telephone, cable or satellite television and internet.
  • HUD sets Fair Market Rents at the 40th percentile of gross rents paid by recent movers for standard-quality rental units, from American Community Survey data brought forward to the fiscal year; until 2018 a few metropolitan areas were set at the 50th percentile.
  • They set payment standards for Housing Choice Vouchers and rent ceilings in other HUD programs.

A policy benchmark, not a measured rent: it is lower than the median rent by design and differs from the Census Bureau median gross rent. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2024/FMR2024_final_revised.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2024). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in North Dakota by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2024/FMR2024_final_revised.xlsx

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HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in North Dakota by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2024. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 4 Mar. 2024, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2024/FMR2024_final_revised.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/north-dakota-counties?period=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2024. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in North Dakota by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2024/FMR2024_final_revised.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/north-dakota-counties?period=2024.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2024) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in North Dakota by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2024/FMR2024_final_revised.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/north-dakota-counties?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly)?

Divide County, with $1,119 in 2024, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Which county has the lowest fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly)?

Ransom County, with $582 in 2024.

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