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 2018, at $1,851. Cavalier County had the lowest, at $949. The median was $1,101. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,851Dunn County
Median1,10153 counties

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 1,228 USDBarnes County: 1,066 USDBenson County: 1,067 USDBillings County: 1,127 USDBottineau County: 1,167 USDBowman County: 1,025 USDBurke County: 1,127 USDBurleigh County: 1,531 USDCass County: 1,411 USDCavalier County: 949 USDDickey County: 1,216 USDDivide County: 1,033 USDDunn County: 1,851 USDEddy County: 1,033 USDEmmons County: 1,033 USDFoster County: 1,089 USDGolden Valley County: 1,405 USDGrand Forks County: 1,685 USDGrant County: 1,033 USDGriggs County: 1,080 USDHettinger County: 1,033 USDKidder County: 1,033 USDLaMoure County: 1,042 USDLogan County: 1,044 USDMcHenry County: 1,033 USDMcIntosh County: 969 USDMcKenzie County: 1,261 USDMcLean County: 1,215 USDMercer County: 1,276 USDMorton County: 1,531 USDMountrail County: 1,493 USDNelson County: 1,033 USDOliver County: 1,479 USDPembina County: 1,197 USDPierce County: 1,101 USDRamsey County: 1,228 USDRansom County: 1,061 USDRenville County: 1,228 USDRichland County: 1,212 USDRolette County: 1,033 USDSargent County: 1,033 USDSheridan County: 1,127 USDSioux County: 1,070 USDSlope County: 1,127 USDStark County: 1,337 USDSteele County: 1,033 USDStutsman County: 1,016 USDTowner County: 1,033 USDTraill County: 1,228 USDWalsh County: 1,049 USDWard County: 1,809 USDWells County: 1,033 USDWilliams County: 1,391 USD
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USD, 2018. 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, 2018

Dunn County: 1,851 USDDunn County1,851Ward County: 1,809 USDWard County1,809Grand Forks County: 1,685 USDGrand Forks County1,685Burleigh County: 1,531 USDBurleigh County1,531Morton County: 1,531 USDMorton County1,531Mountrail County: 1,493 USDMountrail County1,493Oliver County: 1,479 USDOliver County1,479Cass County: 1,411 USDCass County1,411Golden Valley County: 1,405 USDGolden Valley County1,405Williams County: 1,391 USDWilliams County1,391Stark County: 1,337 USDStark County1,337Mercer County: 1,276 USDMercer County1,276McKenzie County: 1,261 USDMcKenzie County1,261Adams County: 1,228 USDAdams County1,228Ramsey County: 1,228 USDRamsey County1,228Renville County: 1,228 USDRenville County1,228Traill County: 1,228 USDTraill County1,228Dickey County: 1,216 USDDickey County1,216McLean County: 1,215 USDMcLean County1,215Richland County: 1,212 USDRichland County1,212Pembina County: 1,197 USDPembina County1,197Bottineau County: 1,167 USDBottineau County1,167Billings County: 1,127 USDBillings County1,127Burke County: 1,127 USDBurke County1,127Sheridan County: 1,127 USDSheridan County1,127Slope County: 1,127 USDSlope County1,127Pierce County: 1,101 USDPierce County1,101Foster County: 1,089 USDFoster County1,089Griggs County: 1,080 USDGriggs County1,080Sioux County: 1,070 USDSioux County1,070Benson County: 1,067 USDBenson County1,067Barnes County: 1,066 USDBarnes County1,066Ransom County: 1,061 USDRansom County1,061Walsh County: 1,049 USDWalsh County1,049Logan County: 1,044 USDLogan County1,044LaMoure County: 1,042 USDLaMoure County1,042Divide County: 1,033 USDDivide County1,033Eddy County: 1,033 USDEddy County1,033Emmons County: 1,033 USDEmmons County1,033Grant County: 1,033 USDGrant County1,033Hettinger County: 1,033 USDHettinger County1,033Kidder County: 1,033 USDKidder County1,033McHenry County: 1,033 USDMcHenry County1,033Nelson County: 1,033 USDNelson County1,033Rolette County: 1,033 USDRolette County1,033Sargent County: 1,033 USDSargent County1,033Steele County: 1,033 USDSteele County1,033Towner County: 1,033 USDTowner County1,033Wells County: 1,033 USDWells County1,033Bowman County: 1,025 USDBowman County1,025Stutsman County: 1,016 USDStutsman County1,016McIntosh County: 969 USDMcIntosh County969Cavalier County: 949 USDCavalier County949Dunn County: 1,851 USDDunn County1,851Ward County: 1,809 USDWard County1,809Grand Forks County: 1,685 USDGrand Forks County1,685Burleigh County: 1,531 USDBurleigh County1,531Morton County: 1,531 USDMorton County1,531Mountrail County: 1,493 USDMountrail County1,493Oliver County: 1,479 USDOliver County1,479Cass County: 1,411 USDCass County1,411Golden Valley County: 1,405 USDGolden Valley County1,405Williams County: 1,391 USDWilliams County1,391Stark County: 1,337 USDStark County1,337Mercer County: 1,276 USDMercer County1,276McKenzie County: 1,261 USDMcKenzie County1,261Adams County: 1,228 USDAdams County1,228Ramsey County: 1,228 USDRamsey County1,228Renville County: 1,228 USDRenville County1,228Traill County: 1,228 USDTraill County1,228Dickey County: 1,216 USDDickey County1,216McLean County: 1,215 USDMcLean County1,215Richland County: 1,212 USDRichland County1,212Pembina County: 1,197 USDPembina County1,197Bottineau County: 1,167 USDBottineau County1,167Billings County: 1,127 USDBillings County1,127Burke County: 1,127 USDBurke County1,127Sheridan County: 1,127 USDSheridan County1,127Slope County: 1,127 USDSlope County1,127Pierce County: 1,101 USDPierce County1,101Foster County: 1,089 USDFoster County1,089Griggs County: 1,080 USDGriggs County1,080Sioux County: 1,070 USDSioux County1,070Benson County: 1,067 USDBenson County1,067Barnes County: 1,066 USDBarnes County1,066Ransom County: 1,061 USDRansom County1,061Walsh County: 1,049 USDWalsh County1,049Logan County: 1,044 USDLogan County1,044LaMoure County: 1,042 USDLaMoure County1,042Divide County: 1,033 USDDivide County1,033Eddy County: 1,033 USDEddy County1,033Emmons County: 1,033 USDEmmons County1,033Grant County: 1,033 USDGrant County1,033Hettinger County: 1,033 USDHettinger County1,033Kidder County: 1,033 USDKidder County1,033McHenry County: 1,033 USDMcHenry County1,033Nelson County: 1,033 USDNelson County1,033Rolette County: 1,033 USDRolette County1,033Sargent County: 1,033 USDSargent County1,033Steele County: 1,033 USDSteele County1,033Towner County: 1,033 USDTowner County1,033Wells County: 1,033 USDWells County1,033Bowman County: 1,025 USDBowman County1,025Stutsman County: 1,016 USDStutsman County1,016McIntosh County: 969 USDMcIntosh County969Cavalier County: 949 USDCavalier County949
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
USD
Change on 2017
1Dunn County1,851-10%
2Ward County1,809-10%
3Grand Forks County1,685+18.6%
4Burleigh County1,531+1.1%
4Morton County1,531+1.1%
6Mountrail County1,493-10%
7Oliver County1,479+24.9%
8Cass County1,411+10.6%
9Golden Valley County1,405-10%
10Williams County1,391-10%
11Stark County1,337-8.4%
12Mercer County1,276-10%
13McKenzie County1,261+6.6%
14Adams County1,228+23.5%
14Ramsey County1,228+13.6%
14Renville County1,228-5.7%
14Traill County1,228+10.3%
18Dickey County1,216+14%
19McLean County1,215-1.6%
20Richland County1,212+3%
21Pembina County1,197+1.1%
22Bottineau County1,167+2%
23Billings County1,127-6.2%
23Burke County1,127+10.4%
23Sheridan County1,127+13.4%
23Slope County1,127-6.2%
27Pierce County1,101-10%
28Foster County1,089+2.3%
29Griggs County1,080-10%
30Sioux County1,070+9.7%
31Benson County1,067+8%
32Barnes County1,066-7.9%
33Ransom County1,061-10%
34Walsh County1,049+11.7%
35Logan County1,044-6.5%
36LaMoure County1,042-10%
37Divide County1,033+3.9%
37Eddy County1,033+3.9%
37Emmons County1,033+3.9%
37Grant County1,033+3.9%
37Hettinger County1,033+3.9%
37Kidder County1,033-3.6%
37McHenry County1,033+3.9%
37Nelson County1,033+3.9%
37Rolette County1,033+0.1%
37Sargent County1,033-6.4%
37Steele County1,033+3.9%
37Towner County1,033+0.6%
37Wells County1,033+3.9%
50Bowman County1,025-10%
51Stutsman County1,016-10%
52McIntosh County969-7.4%
53Cavalier County949+1.1%

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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/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2018). 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), 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.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), 2018. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 13 Feb. 2018, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/north-dakota-counties?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2018. 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), 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/north-dakota-counties?period=2018.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2018) 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), 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/north-dakota-counties?period=2018 (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), 2018}},
  year = {2018},
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  url = {https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/north-dakota-counties?period=2018. 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/fmr2018/FY18\_4050\_FMRs\_rev.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Dunn County, with $1,851 in 2018, 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, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Cavalier County, with $949 in 2018.

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