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

Dunn County had the highest fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly) of 53 counties in 2017, at $2,057. Walsh County had the lowest, at $939. The median was $1,129. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest2,057Dunn County
Lowest939Walsh County
Median1,12953 counties

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 994 USDBarnes County: 1,157 USDBenson County: 988 USDBillings County: 1,202 USDBottineau County: 1,144 USDBowman County: 1,139 USDBurke County: 1,021 USDBurleigh County: 1,514 USDCass County: 1,276 USDCavalier County: 939 USDDickey County: 1,067 USDDivide County: 994 USDDunn County: 2,057 USDEddy County: 994 USDEmmons County: 994 USDFoster County: 1,064 USDGolden Valley County: 1,561 USDGrand Forks County: 1,421 USDGrant County: 994 USDGriggs County: 1,200 USDHettinger County: 994 USDKidder County: 1,072 USDLaMoure County: 1,158 USDLogan County: 1,116 USDMcHenry County: 994 USDMcIntosh County: 1,046 USDMcKenzie County: 1,183 USDMcLean County: 1,235 USDMercer County: 1,418 USDMorton County: 1,514 USDMountrail County: 1,659 USDNelson County: 994 USDOliver County: 1,184 USDPembina County: 1,184 USDPierce County: 1,223 USDRamsey County: 1,081 USDRansom County: 1,179 USDRenville County: 1,302 USDRichland County: 1,177 USDRolette County: 1,032 USDSargent County: 1,104 USDSheridan County: 994 USDSioux County: 975 USDSlope County: 1,202 USDStark County: 1,459 USDSteele County: 994 USDStutsman County: 1,129 USDTowner County: 1,027 USDTraill County: 1,113 USDWalsh County: 939 USDWard County: 2,010 USDWells County: 994 USDWilliams County: 1,545 USD
  • Under 990
  • 990 to 1,000
  • 1,000 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,200
  • 1,200 to 1,400
  • 1,400 and over
USD, 2017. 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, 2017

Dunn County: 2,057 USDDunn County2,057Ward County: 2,010 USDWard County2,010Mountrail County: 1,659 USDMountrail County1,659Golden Valley County: 1,561 USDGolden Valley County1,561Williams County: 1,545 USDWilliams County1,545Burleigh County: 1,514 USDBurleigh County1,514Morton County: 1,514 USDMorton County1,514Stark County: 1,459 USDStark County1,459Grand Forks County: 1,421 USDGrand Forks County1,421Mercer County: 1,418 USDMercer County1,418Renville County: 1,302 USDRenville County1,302Cass County: 1,276 USDCass County1,276McLean County: 1,235 USDMcLean County1,235Pierce County: 1,223 USDPierce County1,223Billings County: 1,202 USDBillings County1,202Slope County: 1,202 USDSlope County1,202Griggs County: 1,200 USDGriggs County1,200Oliver County: 1,184 USDOliver County1,184Pembina County: 1,184 USDPembina County1,184McKenzie County: 1,183 USDMcKenzie County1,183Ransom County: 1,179 USDRansom County1,179Richland County: 1,177 USDRichland County1,177LaMoure County: 1,158 USDLaMoure County1,158Barnes County: 1,157 USDBarnes County1,157Bottineau County: 1,144 USDBottineau County1,144Bowman County: 1,139 USDBowman County1,139Stutsman County: 1,129 USDStutsman County1,129Logan County: 1,116 USDLogan County1,116Traill County: 1,113 USDTraill County1,113Sargent County: 1,104 USDSargent County1,104Ramsey County: 1,081 USDRamsey County1,081Kidder County: 1,072 USDKidder County1,072Dickey County: 1,067 USDDickey County1,067Foster County: 1,064 USDFoster County1,064McIntosh County: 1,046 USDMcIntosh County1,046Rolette County: 1,032 USDRolette County1,032Towner County: 1,027 USDTowner County1,027Burke County: 1,021 USDBurke County1,021Adams County: 994 USDAdams County994Divide County: 994 USDDivide County994Eddy County: 994 USDEddy County994Emmons County: 994 USDEmmons County994Grant County: 994 USDGrant County994Hettinger County: 994 USDHettinger County994McHenry County: 994 USDMcHenry County994Nelson County: 994 USDNelson County994Sheridan County: 994 USDSheridan County994Steele County: 994 USDSteele County994Wells County: 994 USDWells County994Benson County: 988 USDBenson County988Sioux County: 975 USDSioux County975Cavalier County: 939 USDCavalier County939Walsh County: 939 USDWalsh County939Dunn County: 2,057 USDDunn County2,057Ward County: 2,010 USDWard County2,010Mountrail County: 1,659 USDMountrail County1,659Golden Valley County: 1,561 USDGolden Valley County1,561Williams County: 1,545 USDWilliams County1,545Burleigh County: 1,514 USDBurleigh County1,514Morton County: 1,514 USDMorton County1,514Stark County: 1,459 USDStark County1,459Grand Forks County: 1,421 USDGrand Forks County1,421Mercer County: 1,418 USDMercer County1,418Renville County: 1,302 USDRenville County1,302Cass County: 1,276 USDCass County1,276McLean County: 1,235 USDMcLean County1,235Pierce County: 1,223 USDPierce County1,223Billings County: 1,202 USDBillings County1,202Slope County: 1,202 USDSlope County1,202Griggs County: 1,200 USDGriggs County1,200Oliver County: 1,184 USDOliver County1,184Pembina County: 1,184 USDPembina County1,184McKenzie County: 1,183 USDMcKenzie County1,183Ransom County: 1,179 USDRansom County1,179Richland County: 1,177 USDRichland County1,177LaMoure County: 1,158 USDLaMoure County1,158Barnes County: 1,157 USDBarnes County1,157Bottineau County: 1,144 USDBottineau County1,144Bowman County: 1,139 USDBowman County1,139Stutsman County: 1,129 USDStutsman County1,129Logan County: 1,116 USDLogan County1,116Traill County: 1,113 USDTraill County1,113Sargent County: 1,104 USDSargent County1,104Ramsey County: 1,081 USDRamsey County1,081Kidder County: 1,072 USDKidder County1,072Dickey County: 1,067 USDDickey County1,067Foster County: 1,064 USDFoster County1,064McIntosh County: 1,046 USDMcIntosh County1,046Rolette County: 1,032 USDRolette County1,032Towner County: 1,027 USDTowner County1,027Burke County: 1,021 USDBurke County1,021Adams County: 994 USDAdams County994Divide County: 994 USDDivide County994Eddy County: 994 USDEddy County994Emmons County: 994 USDEmmons County994Grant County: 994 USDGrant County994Hettinger County: 994 USDHettinger County994McHenry County: 994 USDMcHenry County994Nelson County: 994 USDNelson County994Sheridan County: 994 USDSheridan County994Steele County: 994 USDSteele County994Wells County: 994 USDWells County994Benson County: 988 USDBenson County988Sioux County: 975 USDSioux County975Cavalier County: 939 USDCavalier County939Walsh County: 939 USDWalsh County939
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
USD
Change on 2016
1Dunn County2,057+116.3%
2Ward County2,010+0.6%
3Mountrail County1,659+1.5%
4Golden Valley County1,561+64.1%
5Williams County1,545+1.8%
6Burleigh County1,514+5.7%
6Morton County1,514+5.7%
8Stark County1,459+17.8%
9Grand Forks County1,421+4.8%
10Mercer County1,418+24.4%
11Renville County1,302+14.2%
12Cass County1,276+3.1%
13McLean County1,235+8.3%
14Pierce County1,223+28.6%
15Billings County1,202+20.2%
15Slope County1,202+20.2%
17Griggs County1,200+5.3%
18Oliver County1,184+4.3%
18Pembina County1,184+4.5%
20McKenzie County1,183+9.8%
21Ransom County1,179+14%
22Richland County1,177+7%
23LaMoure County1,158+29.4%
24Barnes County1,157+12.4%
25Bottineau County1,144+26.4%
26Bowman County1,139+20%
27Stutsman County1,129+10.7%
28Logan County1,116-6.8%
29Traill County1,113+17%
30Sargent County1,104+10.5%
31Ramsey County1,081+13.7%
32Kidder County1,072+12.7%
33Dickey County1,067+12.2%
34Foster County1,064-6.7%
35McIntosh County1,046+8.2%
36Rolette County1,032-2.9%
37Towner County1,027+8%
38Burke County1,021+14.1%
39Adams County994+4.5%
39Divide County994+4.5%
39Eddy County994+4.5%
39Emmons County994+4.5%
39Grant County994+4.5%
39Hettinger County994+4.5%
39McHenry County994-8.1%
39Nelson County994+4.5%
39Sheridan County994+4.5%
39Steele County994+4.5%
39Wells County994-1.6%
50Benson County988+5.4%
51Sioux County975+6.3%
52Cavalier County939-8.5%
52Walsh County939-5.1%

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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/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2017). 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), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.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), 2017. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 29 Mar. 2017, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/north-dakota-counties?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2017. 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), 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/north-dakota-counties?period=2017.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2017) 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), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/north-dakota-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Dunn County, with $2,057 in 2017, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Walsh County, with $939 in 2017.

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