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 2021, at $1,806. Pierce County had the lowest, at $995. The median was $1,145. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,806Dunn County
Lowest995Pierce County
Median1,14553 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 1,129 USDBarnes County: 1,053 USDBenson County: 1,247 USDBillings County: 1,192 USDBottineau County: 1,119 USDBowman County: 1,078 USDBurke County: 1,169 USDBurleigh County: 1,444 USDCass County: 1,512 USDCavalier County: 1,118 USDDickey County: 1,187 USDDivide County: 1,192 USDDunn County: 1,806 USDEddy County: 1,118 USDEmmons County: 1,118 USDFoster County: 1,118 USDGolden Valley County: 1,166 USDGrand Forks County: 1,529 USDGrant County: 1,118 USDGriggs County: 1,118 USDHettinger County: 1,192 USDKidder County: 1,118 USDLaMoure County: 1,271 USDLogan County: 1,025 USDMcHenry County: 1,118 USDMcIntosh County: 997 USDMcKenzie County: 1,655 USDMcLean County: 1,094 USDMercer County: 1,234 USDMorton County: 1,444 USDMountrail County: 1,266 USDNelson County: 1,118 USDOliver County: 1,417 USDPembina County: 1,118 USDPierce County: 995 USDRamsey County: 1,200 USDRansom County: 1,118 USDRenville County: 1,212 USDRichland County: 1,080 USDRolette County: 1,118 USDSargent County: 1,119 USDSheridan County: 1,192 USDSioux County: 1,141 USDSlope County: 1,192 USDStark County: 1,372 USDSteele County: 1,118 USDStutsman County: 1,145 USDTowner County: 1,118 USDTraill County: 1,271 USDWalsh County: 1,070 USDWard County: 1,650 USDWells County: 1,172 USDWilliams County: 1,393 USD
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  • 1,100 to 1,200
  • 1,200 to 1,400
  • 1,400 and over
USD, 2021. 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, 2021

Dunn County: 1,806 USDDunn County1,806McKenzie County: 1,655 USDMcKenzie County1,655Ward County: 1,650 USDWard County1,650Grand Forks County: 1,529 USDGrand Forks County1,529Cass County: 1,512 USDCass County1,512Burleigh County: 1,444 USDBurleigh County1,444Morton County: 1,444 USDMorton County1,444Oliver County: 1,417 USDOliver County1,417Williams County: 1,393 USDWilliams County1,393Stark County: 1,372 USDStark County1,372LaMoure County: 1,271 USDLaMoure County1,271Traill County: 1,271 USDTraill County1,271Mountrail County: 1,266 USDMountrail County1,266Benson County: 1,247 USDBenson County1,247Mercer County: 1,234 USDMercer County1,234Renville County: 1,212 USDRenville County1,212Ramsey County: 1,200 USDRamsey County1,200Billings County: 1,192 USDBillings County1,192Divide County: 1,192 USDDivide County1,192Hettinger County: 1,192 USDHettinger County1,192Sheridan County: 1,192 USDSheridan County1,192Slope County: 1,192 USDSlope County1,192Dickey County: 1,187 USDDickey County1,187Wells County: 1,172 USDWells County1,172Burke County: 1,169 USDBurke County1,169Golden Valley County: 1,166 USDGolden Valley County1,166Stutsman County: 1,145 USDStutsman County1,145Sioux County: 1,141 USDSioux County1,141Adams County: 1,129 USDAdams County1,129Bottineau County: 1,119 USDBottineau County1,119Sargent County: 1,119 USDSargent County1,119Cavalier County: 1,118 USDCavalier County1,118Eddy County: 1,118 USDEddy County1,118Emmons County: 1,118 USDEmmons County1,118Foster County: 1,118 USDFoster County1,118Grant County: 1,118 USDGrant County1,118Griggs County: 1,118 USDGriggs County1,118Kidder County: 1,118 USDKidder County1,118McHenry County: 1,118 USDMcHenry County1,118Nelson County: 1,118 USDNelson County1,118Pembina County: 1,118 USDPembina County1,118Ransom County: 1,118 USDRansom County1,118Rolette County: 1,118 USDRolette County1,118Steele County: 1,118 USDSteele County1,118Towner County: 1,118 USDTowner County1,118McLean County: 1,094 USDMcLean County1,094Richland County: 1,080 USDRichland County1,080Bowman County: 1,078 USDBowman County1,078Walsh County: 1,070 USDWalsh County1,070Barnes County: 1,053 USDBarnes County1,053Logan County: 1,025 USDLogan County1,025McIntosh County: 997 USDMcIntosh County997Pierce County: 995 USDPierce County995Dunn County: 1,806 USDDunn County1,806McKenzie County: 1,655 USDMcKenzie County1,655Ward County: 1,650 USDWard County1,650Grand Forks County: 1,529 USDGrand Forks County1,529Cass County: 1,512 USDCass County1,512Burleigh County: 1,444 USDBurleigh County1,444Morton County: 1,444 USDMorton County1,444Oliver County: 1,417 USDOliver County1,417Williams County: 1,393 USDWilliams County1,393Stark County: 1,372 USDStark County1,372LaMoure County: 1,271 USDLaMoure County1,271Traill County: 1,271 USDTraill County1,271Mountrail County: 1,266 USDMountrail County1,266Benson County: 1,247 USDBenson County1,247Mercer County: 1,234 USDMercer County1,234Renville County: 1,212 USDRenville County1,212Ramsey County: 1,200 USDRamsey County1,200Billings County: 1,192 USDBillings County1,192Divide County: 1,192 USDDivide County1,192Hettinger County: 1,192 USDHettinger County1,192Sheridan County: 1,192 USDSheridan County1,192Slope County: 1,192 USDSlope County1,192Dickey County: 1,187 USDDickey County1,187Wells County: 1,172 USDWells County1,172Burke County: 1,169 USDBurke County1,169Golden Valley County: 1,166 USDGolden Valley County1,166Stutsman County: 1,145 USDStutsman County1,145Sioux County: 1,141 USDSioux County1,141Adams County: 1,129 USDAdams County1,129Bottineau County: 1,119 USDBottineau County1,119Sargent County: 1,119 USDSargent County1,119Cavalier County: 1,118 USDCavalier County1,118Eddy County: 1,118 USDEddy County1,118Emmons County: 1,118 USDEmmons County1,118Foster County: 1,118 USDFoster County1,118Grant County: 1,118 USDGrant County1,118Griggs County: 1,118 USDGriggs County1,118Kidder County: 1,118 USDKidder County1,118McHenry County: 1,118 USDMcHenry County1,118Nelson County: 1,118 USDNelson County1,118Pembina County: 1,118 USDPembina County1,118Ransom County: 1,118 USDRansom County1,118Rolette County: 1,118 USDRolette County1,118Steele County: 1,118 USDSteele County1,118Towner County: 1,118 USDTowner County1,118McLean County: 1,094 USDMcLean County1,094Richland County: 1,080 USDRichland County1,080Bowman County: 1,078 USDBowman County1,078Walsh County: 1,070 USDWalsh County1,070Barnes County: 1,053 USDBarnes County1,053Logan County: 1,025 USDLogan County1,025McIntosh County: 997 USDMcIntosh County997Pierce County: 995 USDPierce County995
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD
Change on 2020
1Dunn County1,806-8.8%
2McKenzie County1,655+5.5%
3Ward County1,650-3.3%
4Grand Forks County1,529+4.7%
5Cass County1,512+3.3%
6Burleigh County1,444-2.1%
6Morton County1,444-2.1%
8Oliver County1,417-1.7%
9Williams County1,393+13.2%
10Stark County1,372+10.1%
11LaMoure County1,271+8.5%
11Traill County1,271+1.4%
13Mountrail County1,266-10%
14Benson County1,247+6.6%
15Mercer County1,234-2%
16Renville County1,212-3.3%
17Ramsey County1,200-4.3%
18Billings County1,192+5.8%
18Divide County1,192+9.9%
18Hettinger County1,192+5.8%
18Sheridan County1,192+5.8%
18Slope County1,192+5.8%
23Dickey County1,187+1.1%
24Wells County1,172+2.5%
25Burke County1,169-9.5%
26Golden Valley County1,166-10%
27Stutsman County1,145+8.2%
28Sioux County1,141+3%
29Adams County1,129-10%
30Bottineau County1,119-0.1%
30Sargent County1,119-2.7%
32Cavalier County1,118+3%
32Eddy County1,118+3%
32Emmons County1,118+3%
32Foster County1,118+3%
32Grant County1,118+3%
32Griggs County1,118+3%
32Kidder County1,118+3%
32McHenry County1,118+3%
32Nelson County1,118+3%
32Pembina County1,118-8.7%
32Ransom County1,118+3%
32Rolette County1,118+3%
32Steele County1,118+3%
32Towner County1,118+3%
46McLean County1,094-0.9%
47Richland County1,080-1.6%
48Bowman County1,078+6.6%
49Walsh County1,070+3.4%
50Barnes County1,053+3.5%
51Logan County1,025+0.6%
52McIntosh County997+1.5%
53Pierce County995-8.3%

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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/fmr2021/FY21_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. (2021). 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), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2021/FY21_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), 2021. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 10 Mar. 2021, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2021/FY21_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/north-dakota-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Dunn County, with $1,806 in 2021, 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)?

Pierce County, with $995 in 2021.

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