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

Ward County had the highest fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly) of 53 counties in 2016, at $1,999. LaMoure County had the lowest, at $895. The median was $1,000. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,999Ward County
Median1,00053 counties

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 951 USDBarnes County: 1,029 USDBenson County: 937 USDBillings County: 1,000 USDBottineau County: 905 USDBowman County: 949 USDBurke County: 895 USDBurleigh County: 1,433 USDCass County: 1,238 USDCavalier County: 1,026 USDDickey County: 951 USDDivide County: 951 USDDunn County: 951 USDEddy County: 951 USDEmmons County: 951 USDFoster County: 1,140 USDGolden Valley County: 951 USDGrand Forks County: 1,356 USDGrant County: 951 USDGriggs County: 1,140 USDHettinger County: 951 USDKidder County: 951 USDLaMoure County: 895 USDLogan County: 1,198 USDMcHenry County: 1,082 USDMcIntosh County: 967 USDMcKenzie County: 1,077 USDMcLean County: 1,140 USDMercer County: 1,140 USDMorton County: 1,433 USDMountrail County: 1,635 USDNelson County: 951 USDOliver County: 1,135 USDPembina County: 1,133 USDPierce County: 951 USDRamsey County: 951 USDRansom County: 1,034 USDRenville County: 1,140 USDRichland County: 1,100 USDRolette County: 1,063 USDSargent County: 999 USDSheridan County: 951 USDSioux County: 917 USDSlope County: 1,000 USDStark County: 1,239 USDSteele County: 951 USDStutsman County: 1,020 USDTowner County: 951 USDTraill County: 951 USDWalsh County: 989 USDWard County: 1,999 USDWells County: 1,010 USDWilliams County: 1,517 USD
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  • 1,200 and over
USD, 2016. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2016

Ward County: 1,999 USDWard County1,999Mountrail County: 1,635 USDMountrail County1,635Williams County: 1,517 USDWilliams County1,517Burleigh County: 1,433 USDBurleigh County1,433Morton County: 1,433 USDMorton County1,433Grand Forks County: 1,356 USDGrand Forks County1,356Stark County: 1,239 USDStark County1,239Cass County: 1,238 USDCass County1,238Logan County: 1,198 USDLogan County1,198Foster County: 1,140 USDFoster County1,140Griggs County: 1,140 USDGriggs County1,140McLean County: 1,140 USDMcLean County1,140Mercer County: 1,140 USDMercer County1,140Renville County: 1,140 USDRenville County1,140Oliver County: 1,135 USDOliver County1,135Pembina County: 1,133 USDPembina County1,133Richland County: 1,100 USDRichland County1,100McHenry County: 1,082 USDMcHenry County1,082McKenzie County: 1,077 USDMcKenzie County1,077Rolette County: 1,063 USDRolette County1,063Ransom County: 1,034 USDRansom County1,034Barnes County: 1,029 USDBarnes County1,029Cavalier County: 1,026 USDCavalier County1,026Stutsman County: 1,020 USDStutsman County1,020Wells County: 1,010 USDWells County1,010Billings County: 1,000 USDBillings County1,000Slope County: 1,000 USDSlope County1,000Sargent County: 999 USDSargent County999Walsh County: 989 USDWalsh County989McIntosh County: 967 USDMcIntosh County967Adams County: 951 USDAdams County951Dickey County: 951 USDDickey County951Divide County: 951 USDDivide County951Dunn County: 951 USDDunn County951Eddy County: 951 USDEddy County951Emmons County: 951 USDEmmons County951Golden Valley County: 951 USDGolden Valley County951Grant County: 951 USDGrant County951Hettinger County: 951 USDHettinger County951Kidder County: 951 USDKidder County951Nelson County: 951 USDNelson County951Pierce County: 951 USDPierce County951Ramsey County: 951 USDRamsey County951Sheridan County: 951 USDSheridan County951Steele County: 951 USDSteele County951Towner County: 951 USDTowner County951Traill County: 951 USDTraill County951Bowman County: 949 USDBowman County949Benson County: 937 USDBenson County937Sioux County: 917 USDSioux County917Bottineau County: 905 USDBottineau County905Burke County: 895 USDBurke County895LaMoure County: 895 USDLaMoure County895Ward County: 1,999 USDWard County1,999Mountrail County: 1,635 USDMountrail County1,635Williams County: 1,517 USDWilliams County1,517Burleigh County: 1,433 USDBurleigh County1,433Morton County: 1,433 USDMorton County1,433Grand Forks County: 1,356 USDGrand Forks County1,356Stark County: 1,239 USDStark County1,239Cass County: 1,238 USDCass County1,238Logan County: 1,198 USDLogan County1,198Foster County: 1,140 USDFoster County1,140Griggs County: 1,140 USDGriggs County1,140McLean County: 1,140 USDMcLean County1,140Mercer County: 1,140 USDMercer County1,140Renville County: 1,140 USDRenville County1,140Oliver County: 1,135 USDOliver County1,135Pembina County: 1,133 USDPembina County1,133Richland County: 1,100 USDRichland County1,100McHenry County: 1,082 USDMcHenry County1,082McKenzie County: 1,077 USDMcKenzie County1,077Rolette County: 1,063 USDRolette County1,063Ransom County: 1,034 USDRansom County1,034Barnes County: 1,029 USDBarnes County1,029Cavalier County: 1,026 USDCavalier County1,026Stutsman County: 1,020 USDStutsman County1,020Wells County: 1,010 USDWells County1,010Billings County: 1,000 USDBillings County1,000Slope County: 1,000 USDSlope County1,000Sargent County: 999 USDSargent County999Walsh County: 989 USDWalsh County989McIntosh County: 967 USDMcIntosh County967Adams County: 951 USDAdams County951Dickey County: 951 USDDickey County951Divide County: 951 USDDivide County951Dunn County: 951 USDDunn County951Eddy County: 951 USDEddy County951Emmons County: 951 USDEmmons County951Golden Valley County: 951 USDGolden Valley County951Grant County: 951 USDGrant County951Hettinger County: 951 USDHettinger County951Kidder County: 951 USDKidder County951Nelson County: 951 USDNelson County951Pierce County: 951 USDPierce County951Ramsey County: 951 USDRamsey County951Sheridan County: 951 USDSheridan County951Steele County: 951 USDSteele County951Towner County: 951 USDTowner County951Traill County: 951 USDTraill County951Bowman County: 949 USDBowman County949Benson County: 937 USDBenson County937Sioux County: 917 USDSioux County917Bottineau County: 905 USDBottineau County905Burke County: 895 USDBurke County895LaMoure County: 895 USDLaMoure County895
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
USD
Change on 2015
1Ward County1,999+14.1%
2Mountrail County1,635-14.3%
3Williams County1,517+5.3%
4Burleigh County1,433+12.9%
4Morton County1,433+12.9%
6Grand Forks County1,356+15.6%
7Stark County1,239+20.1%
8Cass County1,238-0.6%
9Logan County1,198+42.8%
10Foster County1,140+7.2%
10Griggs County1,140+7.2%
10McLean County1,140+32.4%
10Mercer County1,140+28.5%
10Renville County1,140+28.5%
15Oliver County1,135+35.3%
16Pembina County1,133+41.3%
17Richland County1,100+15.9%
18McHenry County1,082+15.8%
19McKenzie County1,077+11.5%
20Rolette County1,063+10%
21Ransom County1,034+7.4%
22Barnes County1,029+21.1%
23Cavalier County1,026+3.1%
24Stutsman County1,020+1.6%
25Wells County1,010+6.2%
26Billings County1,000+20.5%
26Slope County1,000+16.8%
28Sargent County999+5.7%
29Walsh County989+8.9%
30McIntosh County967+20.4%
31Adams County951+7.2%
31Dickey County951+16.8%
31Divide County951+13.3%
31Dunn County951+7.2%
31Eddy County951+7.2%
31Emmons County951-5%
31Golden Valley County951+13.3%
31Grant County951+13.3%
31Hettinger County951+7.2%
31Kidder County951+9.3%
31Nelson County951+13.3%
31Pierce County951+7.2%
31Ramsey County951+15.1%
31Sheridan County951+13.3%
31Steele County951+16.8%
31Towner County951-3.1%
31Traill County951+18.4%
48Bowman County949-0.5%
49Benson County937+5.6%
50Sioux County917+10.5%
51Bottineau County905+12.8%
52Burke County895+11.6%
52LaMoure County895+0.9%

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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 a four-bedroom unit 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.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2016). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in North Dakota by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx

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HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in North Dakota by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2016. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 25 July 2016, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/north-dakota-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2016. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in North Dakota by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/north-dakota-counties?period=2016.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2016) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in North Dakota by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/north-dakota-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research}},
  title = {{HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars: Counties in North Dakota by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2016}},
  year = {2016},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/north-dakota-counties?period=2016. Publisher attribution: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Ward County, with $1,999 in 2016, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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LaMoure County, with $895 in 2016.

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