Counties in North Dakota by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly)

Williams County had the highest fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly) of 53 counties in 2016, at $955. McIntosh County had the lowest, at $488. The median was $536. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest955Williams County
Median53653 counties

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 530 USDBarnes County: 520 USDBenson County: 564 USDBillings County: 533 USDBottineau County: 498 USDBowman County: 598 USDBurke County: 564 USDBurleigh County: 625 USDCass County: 600 USDCavalier County: 564 USDDickey County: 564 USDDivide County: 507 USDDunn County: 507 USDEddy County: 564 USDEmmons County: 564 USDFoster County: 507 USDGolden Valley County: 507 USDGrand Forks County: 627 USDGrant County: 564 USDGriggs County: 536 USDHettinger County: 564 USDKidder County: 506 USDLaMoure County: 488 USDLogan County: 571 USDMcHenry County: 564 USDMcIntosh County: 488 USDMcKenzie County: 553 USDMcLean County: 564 USDMercer County: 498 USDMorton County: 625 USDMountrail County: 839 USDNelson County: 564 USDOliver County: 499 USDPembina County: 552 USDPierce County: 507 USDRamsey County: 491 USDRansom County: 530 USDRenville County: 507 USDRichland County: 550 USDRolette County: 507 USDSargent County: 509 USDSheridan County: 507 USDSioux County: 546 USDSlope County: 533 USDStark County: 651 USDSteele County: 519 USDStutsman County: 512 USDTowner County: 497 USDTraill County: 502 USDWalsh County: 564 USDWard County: 876 USDWells County: 519 USDWilliams County: 955 USD
  • Under 510
  • 510 to 540
  • 540 to 560
  • 560 to 580
  • 580 and over
USD, 2016. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2016

Williams County: 955 USDWilliams County955Ward County: 876 USDWard County876Mountrail County: 839 USDMountrail County839Stark County: 651 USDStark County651Grand Forks County: 627 USDGrand Forks County627Burleigh County: 625 USDBurleigh County625Morton County: 625 USDMorton County625Cass County: 600 USDCass County600Bowman County: 598 USDBowman County598Logan County: 571 USDLogan County571Benson County: 564 USDBenson County564Burke County: 564 USDBurke County564Cavalier County: 564 USDCavalier County564Dickey County: 564 USDDickey County564Eddy County: 564 USDEddy County564Emmons County: 564 USDEmmons County564Grant County: 564 USDGrant County564Hettinger County: 564 USDHettinger County564McHenry County: 564 USDMcHenry County564McLean County: 564 USDMcLean County564Nelson County: 564 USDNelson County564Walsh County: 564 USDWalsh County564McKenzie County: 553 USDMcKenzie County553Pembina County: 552 USDPembina County552Richland County: 550 USDRichland County550Sioux County: 546 USDSioux County546Griggs County: 536 USDGriggs County536Billings County: 533 USDBillings County533Slope County: 533 USDSlope County533Adams County: 530 USDAdams County530Ransom County: 530 USDRansom County530Barnes County: 520 USDBarnes County520Steele County: 519 USDSteele County519Wells County: 519 USDWells County519Stutsman County: 512 USDStutsman County512Sargent County: 509 USDSargent County509Divide County: 507 USDDivide County507Dunn County: 507 USDDunn County507Foster County: 507 USDFoster County507Golden Valley County: 507 USDGolden Valley County507Pierce County: 507 USDPierce County507Renville County: 507 USDRenville County507Rolette County: 507 USDRolette County507Sheridan County: 507 USDSheridan County507Kidder County: 506 USDKidder County506Traill County: 502 USDTraill County502Oliver County: 499 USDOliver County499Bottineau County: 498 USDBottineau County498Mercer County: 498 USDMercer County498Towner County: 497 USDTowner County497Ramsey County: 491 USDRamsey County491LaMoure County: 488 USDLaMoure County488McIntosh County: 488 USDMcIntosh County488Williams County: 955 USDWilliams County955Ward County: 876 USDWard County876Mountrail County: 839 USDMountrail County839Stark County: 651 USDStark County651Grand Forks County: 627 USDGrand Forks County627Burleigh County: 625 USDBurleigh County625Morton County: 625 USDMorton County625Cass County: 600 USDCass County600Bowman County: 598 USDBowman County598Logan County: 571 USDLogan County571Benson County: 564 USDBenson County564Burke County: 564 USDBurke County564Cavalier County: 564 USDCavalier County564Dickey County: 564 USDDickey County564Eddy County: 564 USDEddy County564Emmons County: 564 USDEmmons County564Grant County: 564 USDGrant County564Hettinger County: 564 USDHettinger County564McHenry County: 564 USDMcHenry County564McLean County: 564 USDMcLean County564Nelson County: 564 USDNelson County564Walsh County: 564 USDWalsh County564McKenzie County: 553 USDMcKenzie County553Pembina County: 552 USDPembina County552Richland County: 550 USDRichland County550Sioux County: 546 USDSioux County546Griggs County: 536 USDGriggs County536Billings County: 533 USDBillings County533Slope County: 533 USDSlope County533Adams County: 530 USDAdams County530Ransom County: 530 USDRansom County530Barnes County: 520 USDBarnes County520Steele County: 519 USDSteele County519Wells County: 519 USDWells County519Stutsman County: 512 USDStutsman County512Sargent County: 509 USDSargent County509Divide County: 507 USDDivide County507Dunn County: 507 USDDunn County507Foster County: 507 USDFoster County507Golden Valley County: 507 USDGolden Valley County507Pierce County: 507 USDPierce County507Renville County: 507 USDRenville County507Rolette County: 507 USDRolette County507Sheridan County: 507 USDSheridan County507Kidder County: 506 USDKidder County506Traill County: 502 USDTraill County502Oliver County: 499 USDOliver County499Bottineau County: 498 USDBottineau County498Mercer County: 498 USDMercer County498Towner County: 497 USDTowner County497Ramsey County: 491 USDRamsey County491LaMoure County: 488 USDLaMoure County488McIntosh County: 488 USDMcIntosh County488
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
USD
Change on 2015
1Williams County955+8%
2Ward County876+1.2%
3Mountrail County839-9%
4Stark County651+4.2%
5Grand Forks County627+16.8%
6Burleigh County625+3%
6Morton County625+3%
8Cass County600+8.5%
9Bowman County598+9.9%
10Logan County571+19%
11Benson County564+11.5%
11Burke County564+21.3%
11Cavalier County564+27.3%
11Dickey County564+11.5%
11Eddy County564+11.5%
11Emmons County564+11.5%
11Grant County564+27.3%
11Hettinger County564+11.5%
11McHenry County564+19.7%
11McLean County564+16.8%
11Nelson County564+11.5%
11Walsh County564+11.5%
23McKenzie County553+14.5%
24Pembina County552+9.1%
25Richland County550+23.9%
26Sioux County546+13.8%
27Griggs County536+5.9%
28Billings County533+8.8%
28Slope County533+8.8%
30Adams County530+10.4%
30Ransom County530+9.3%
32Barnes County520+3.6%
33Steele County519+7%
33Wells County519+2.6%
35Stutsman County512+10.1%
36Sargent County509+14.9%
37Divide County507+5.6%
37Dunn County507+9%
37Foster County507+8.1%
37Golden Valley County507+0.2%
37Pierce County507+0.2%
37Renville County507+14.4%
37Rolette County507+0.2%
37Sheridan County507+2.6%
45Kidder County506+12.4%
46Traill County502+13.3%
47Oliver County499+4%
48Bottineau County498+12.4%
48Mercer County498-1.6%
50Towner County497+12.2%
51Ramsey County491+4.2%
52LaMoure County488+10.2%
52McIntosh County488+10.2%

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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 one-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: one bedroom, 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: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in North Dakota by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (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: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in North Dakota by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (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-one-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: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in North Dakota by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (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-one-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: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in North Dakota by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (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-one-bedroom/north-dakota-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly)?

Williams County, with $955 in 2016, 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, one bedroom (HUD, monthly)?

McIntosh County, with $488 in 2016.

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