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 2020, at $1,980. McIntosh County had the lowest, at $982. The median was $1,127. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,980Dunn County
Median1,12753 counties

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 1,254 USDBarnes County: 1,017 USDBenson County: 1,170 USDBillings County: 1,127 USDBottineau County: 1,120 USDBowman County: 1,011 USDBurke County: 1,292 USDBurleigh County: 1,475 USDCass County: 1,464 USDCavalier County: 1,085 USDDickey County: 1,174 USDDivide County: 1,085 USDDunn County: 1,980 USDEddy County: 1,085 USDEmmons County: 1,085 USDFoster County: 1,085 USDGolden Valley County: 1,295 USDGrand Forks County: 1,461 USDGrant County: 1,085 USDGriggs County: 1,085 USDHettinger County: 1,127 USDKidder County: 1,085 USDLaMoure County: 1,171 USDLogan County: 1,019 USDMcHenry County: 1,085 USDMcIntosh County: 982 USDMcKenzie County: 1,568 USDMcLean County: 1,104 USDMercer County: 1,259 USDMorton County: 1,475 USDMountrail County: 1,406 USDNelson County: 1,085 USDOliver County: 1,442 USDPembina County: 1,224 USDPierce County: 1,085 USDRamsey County: 1,254 USDRansom County: 1,085 USDRenville County: 1,254 USDRichland County: 1,098 USDRolette County: 1,085 USDSargent County: 1,150 USDSheridan County: 1,127 USDSioux County: 1,108 USDSlope County: 1,127 USDStark County: 1,246 USDSteele County: 1,085 USDStutsman County: 1,058 USDTowner County: 1,085 USDTraill County: 1,254 USDWalsh County: 1,035 USDWard County: 1,706 USDWells County: 1,143 USDWilliams County: 1,231 USD
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USD, 2020. 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, 2020

Dunn County: 1,980 USDDunn County1,980Ward County: 1,706 USDWard County1,706McKenzie County: 1,568 USDMcKenzie County1,568Burleigh County: 1,475 USDBurleigh County1,475Morton County: 1,475 USDMorton County1,475Cass County: 1,464 USDCass County1,464Grand Forks County: 1,461 USDGrand Forks County1,461Oliver County: 1,442 USDOliver County1,442Mountrail County: 1,406 USDMountrail County1,406Golden Valley County: 1,295 USDGolden Valley County1,295Burke County: 1,292 USDBurke County1,292Mercer County: 1,259 USDMercer County1,259Adams County: 1,254 USDAdams County1,254Ramsey County: 1,254 USDRamsey County1,254Renville County: 1,254 USDRenville County1,254Traill County: 1,254 USDTraill County1,254Stark County: 1,246 USDStark County1,246Williams County: 1,231 USDWilliams County1,231Pembina County: 1,224 USDPembina County1,224Dickey County: 1,174 USDDickey County1,174LaMoure County: 1,171 USDLaMoure County1,171Benson County: 1,170 USDBenson County1,170Sargent County: 1,150 USDSargent County1,150Wells County: 1,143 USDWells County1,143Billings County: 1,127 USDBillings County1,127Hettinger County: 1,127 USDHettinger County1,127Sheridan County: 1,127 USDSheridan County1,127Slope County: 1,127 USDSlope County1,127Bottineau County: 1,120 USDBottineau County1,120Sioux County: 1,108 USDSioux County1,108McLean County: 1,104 USDMcLean County1,104Richland County: 1,098 USDRichland County1,098Cavalier County: 1,085 USDCavalier County1,085Divide County: 1,085 USDDivide County1,085Eddy County: 1,085 USDEddy County1,085Emmons County: 1,085 USDEmmons County1,085Foster County: 1,085 USDFoster County1,085Grant County: 1,085 USDGrant County1,085Griggs County: 1,085 USDGriggs County1,085Kidder County: 1,085 USDKidder County1,085McHenry County: 1,085 USDMcHenry County1,085Nelson County: 1,085 USDNelson County1,085Pierce County: 1,085 USDPierce County1,085Ransom County: 1,085 USDRansom County1,085Rolette County: 1,085 USDRolette County1,085Steele County: 1,085 USDSteele County1,085Towner County: 1,085 USDTowner County1,085Stutsman County: 1,058 USDStutsman County1,058Walsh County: 1,035 USDWalsh County1,035Logan County: 1,019 USDLogan County1,019Barnes County: 1,017 USDBarnes County1,017Bowman County: 1,011 USDBowman County1,011McIntosh County: 982 USDMcIntosh County982Dunn County: 1,980 USDDunn County1,980Ward County: 1,706 USDWard County1,706McKenzie County: 1,568 USDMcKenzie County1,568Burleigh County: 1,475 USDBurleigh County1,475Morton County: 1,475 USDMorton County1,475Cass County: 1,464 USDCass County1,464Grand Forks County: 1,461 USDGrand Forks County1,461Oliver County: 1,442 USDOliver County1,442Mountrail County: 1,406 USDMountrail County1,406Golden Valley County: 1,295 USDGolden Valley County1,295Burke County: 1,292 USDBurke County1,292Mercer County: 1,259 USDMercer County1,259Adams County: 1,254 USDAdams County1,254Ramsey County: 1,254 USDRamsey County1,254Renville County: 1,254 USDRenville County1,254Traill County: 1,254 USDTraill County1,254Stark County: 1,246 USDStark County1,246Williams County: 1,231 USDWilliams County1,231Pembina County: 1,224 USDPembina County1,224Dickey County: 1,174 USDDickey County1,174LaMoure County: 1,171 USDLaMoure County1,171Benson County: 1,170 USDBenson County1,170Sargent County: 1,150 USDSargent County1,150Wells County: 1,143 USDWells County1,143Billings County: 1,127 USDBillings County1,127Hettinger County: 1,127 USDHettinger County1,127Sheridan County: 1,127 USDSheridan County1,127Slope County: 1,127 USDSlope County1,127Bottineau County: 1,120 USDBottineau County1,120Sioux County: 1,108 USDSioux County1,108McLean County: 1,104 USDMcLean County1,104Richland County: 1,098 USDRichland County1,098Cavalier County: 1,085 USDCavalier County1,085Divide County: 1,085 USDDivide County1,085Eddy County: 1,085 USDEddy County1,085Emmons County: 1,085 USDEmmons County1,085Foster County: 1,085 USDFoster County1,085Grant County: 1,085 USDGrant County1,085Griggs County: 1,085 USDGriggs County1,085Kidder County: 1,085 USDKidder County1,085McHenry County: 1,085 USDMcHenry County1,085Nelson County: 1,085 USDNelson County1,085Pierce County: 1,085 USDPierce County1,085Ransom County: 1,085 USDRansom County1,085Rolette County: 1,085 USDRolette County1,085Steele County: 1,085 USDSteele County1,085Towner County: 1,085 USDTowner County1,085Stutsman County: 1,058 USDStutsman County1,058Walsh County: 1,035 USDWalsh County1,035Logan County: 1,019 USDLogan County1,019Barnes County: 1,017 USDBarnes County1,017Bowman County: 1,011 USDBowman County1,011McIntosh County: 982 USDMcIntosh County982
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
USD
Change on 2019
1Dunn County1,980-10%
2Ward County1,706-10%
3McKenzie County1,568+1.2%
4Burleigh County1,475+0.1%
4Morton County1,475+0.1%
6Cass County1,464-3%
7Grand Forks County1,461-3.7%
8Oliver County1,442+0.6%
9Mountrail County1,406-10%
10Golden Valley County1,295-9.9%
11Burke County1,292-10%
12Mercer County1,259-9.9%
13Adams County1,254+2%
13Ramsey County1,254+2%
13Renville County1,254-0.3%
13Traill County1,254+2%
17Stark County1,246-7.4%
18Williams County1,231-5.6%
19Pembina County1,224+2.3%
20Dickey County1,174-1.3%
21LaMoure County1,171+4.2%
22Benson County1,170+5.7%
23Sargent County1,150+1.5%
24Wells County1,143+9%
25Billings County1,127-8%
25Hettinger County1,127+7.4%
25Sheridan County1,127-8%
25Slope County1,127-8%
29Bottineau County1,120-5.2%
30Sioux County1,108-1.7%
31McLean County1,104-5.6%
32Richland County1,098-4.9%
33Cavalier County1,085+3.4%
33Divide County1,085+3.4%
33Eddy County1,085+3.4%
33Emmons County1,085+3.4%
33Foster County1,085+3.4%
33Grant County1,085+3.4%
33Griggs County1,085+3.4%
33Kidder County1,085+3.4%
33McHenry County1,085+3.4%
33Nelson County1,085+3.4%
33Pierce County1,085-7.1%
33Ransom County1,085-4.9%
33Rolette County1,085+3.4%
33Steele County1,085+3.4%
33Towner County1,085+3.4%
48Stutsman County1,058-0.8%
49Walsh County1,035-1.8%
50Logan County1,019-1.3%
51Barnes County1,017-9.9%
52Bowman County1,011-1.9%
53McIntosh County982+1.6%

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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/fmr2020/FY20_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. (2020). 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), 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2020/FY20_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), 2020. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 2 Mar. 2020, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2020/FY20_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/north-dakota-counties?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2020. 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), 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2020/FY20_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/north-dakota-counties?period=2020.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2020) 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), 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2020/FY20_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/north-dakota-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  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), 2020}},
  year = {2020},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Dunn County, with $1,980 in 2020, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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McIntosh County, with $982 in 2020.

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