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

Dunn County had the highest fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly) of 53 counties in 2018, at $968. Towner County had the lowest, at $524. The median was $594. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest968Dunn County
Lowest524Towner County
Median59453 counties

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 607 USDBarnes County: 527 USDBenson County: 607 USDBillings County: 580 USDBottineau County: 528 USDBowman County: 620 USDBurke County: 580 USDBurleigh County: 662 USDCass County: 643 USDCavalier County: 607 USDDickey County: 602 USDDivide County: 532 USDDunn County: 968 USDEddy County: 607 USDEmmons County: 607 USDFoster County: 524 USDGolden Valley County: 735 USDGrand Forks County: 745 USDGrant County: 607 USDGriggs County: 529 USDHettinger County: 607 USDKidder County: 607 USDLaMoure County: 537 USDLogan County: 532 USDMcHenry County: 607 USDMcIntosh County: 591 USDMcKenzie County: 640 USDMcLean County: 607 USDMercer County: 545 USDMorton County: 662 USDMountrail County: 770 USDNelson County: 607 USDOliver County: 659 USDPembina County: 586 USDPierce County: 576 USDRamsey County: 546 USDRansom County: 547 USDRenville County: 532 USDRichland County: 566 USDRolette County: 532 USDSargent County: 555 USDSheridan County: 580 USDSioux County: 555 USDSlope County: 580 USDStark County: 678 USDSteele County: 580 USDStutsman County: 554 USDTowner County: 524 USDTraill County: 538 USDWalsh County: 607 USDWard County: 804 USDWells County: 594 USDWilliams County: 857 USD
  • Under 540
  • 540 to 570
  • 570 to 590
  • 590 to 610
  • 610 to 660
  • 660 and over
USD, 2018. 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, 2018

Dunn County: 968 USDDunn County968Williams County: 857 USDWilliams County857Ward County: 804 USDWard County804Mountrail County: 770 USDMountrail County770Grand Forks County: 745 USDGrand Forks County745Golden Valley County: 735 USDGolden Valley County735Stark County: 678 USDStark County678Burleigh County: 662 USDBurleigh County662Morton County: 662 USDMorton County662Oliver County: 659 USDOliver County659Cass County: 643 USDCass County643McKenzie County: 640 USDMcKenzie County640Bowman County: 620 USDBowman County620Adams County: 607 USDAdams County607Benson County: 607 USDBenson County607Cavalier County: 607 USDCavalier County607Eddy County: 607 USDEddy County607Emmons County: 607 USDEmmons County607Grant County: 607 USDGrant County607Hettinger County: 607 USDHettinger County607Kidder County: 607 USDKidder County607McHenry County: 607 USDMcHenry County607McLean County: 607 USDMcLean County607Nelson County: 607 USDNelson County607Walsh County: 607 USDWalsh County607Dickey County: 602 USDDickey County602Wells County: 594 USDWells County594McIntosh County: 591 USDMcIntosh County591Pembina County: 586 USDPembina County586Billings County: 580 USDBillings County580Burke County: 580 USDBurke County580Sheridan County: 580 USDSheridan County580Slope County: 580 USDSlope County580Steele County: 580 USDSteele County580Pierce County: 576 USDPierce County576Richland County: 566 USDRichland County566Sargent County: 555 USDSargent County555Sioux County: 555 USDSioux County555Stutsman County: 554 USDStutsman County554Ransom County: 547 USDRansom County547Ramsey County: 546 USDRamsey County546Mercer County: 545 USDMercer County545Traill County: 538 USDTraill County538LaMoure County: 537 USDLaMoure County537Divide County: 532 USDDivide County532Logan County: 532 USDLogan County532Renville County: 532 USDRenville County532Rolette County: 532 USDRolette County532Griggs County: 529 USDGriggs County529Bottineau County: 528 USDBottineau County528Barnes County: 527 USDBarnes County527Foster County: 524 USDFoster County524Towner County: 524 USDTowner County524Dunn County: 968 USDDunn County968Williams County: 857 USDWilliams County857Ward County: 804 USDWard County804Mountrail County: 770 USDMountrail County770Grand Forks County: 745 USDGrand Forks County745Golden Valley County: 735 USDGolden Valley County735Stark County: 678 USDStark County678Burleigh County: 662 USDBurleigh County662Morton County: 662 USDMorton County662Oliver County: 659 USDOliver County659Cass County: 643 USDCass County643McKenzie County: 640 USDMcKenzie County640Bowman County: 620 USDBowman County620Adams County: 607 USDAdams County607Benson County: 607 USDBenson County607Cavalier County: 607 USDCavalier County607Eddy County: 607 USDEddy County607Emmons County: 607 USDEmmons County607Grant County: 607 USDGrant County607Hettinger County: 607 USDHettinger County607Kidder County: 607 USDKidder County607McHenry County: 607 USDMcHenry County607McLean County: 607 USDMcLean County607Nelson County: 607 USDNelson County607Walsh County: 607 USDWalsh County607Dickey County: 602 USDDickey County602Wells County: 594 USDWells County594McIntosh County: 591 USDMcIntosh County591Pembina County: 586 USDPembina County586Billings County: 580 USDBillings County580Burke County: 580 USDBurke County580Sheridan County: 580 USDSheridan County580Slope County: 580 USDSlope County580Steele County: 580 USDSteele County580Pierce County: 576 USDPierce County576Richland County: 566 USDRichland County566Sargent County: 555 USDSargent County555Sioux County: 555 USDSioux County555Stutsman County: 554 USDStutsman County554Ransom County: 547 USDRansom County547Ramsey County: 546 USDRamsey County546Mercer County: 545 USDMercer County545Traill County: 538 USDTraill County538LaMoure County: 537 USDLaMoure County537Divide County: 532 USDDivide County532Logan County: 532 USDLogan County532Renville County: 532 USDRenville County532Rolette County: 532 USDRolette County532Griggs County: 529 USDGriggs County529Bottineau County: 528 USDBottineau County528Barnes County: 527 USDBarnes County527Foster County: 524 USDFoster County524Towner County: 524 USDTowner County524
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
USD
Change on 2017
1Dunn County968-10%
2Williams County857-10%
3Ward County804-10%
4Mountrail County770-9.9%
5Grand Forks County745+13.9%
6Golden Valley County735-10%
7Stark County678-9.8%
8Burleigh County662+2%
8Morton County662+2%
10Oliver County659+26.5%
11Cass County643+6.8%
12McKenzie County640+3.7%
13Bowman County620-10%
14Adams County607+5%
14Benson County607+2.9%
14Cavalier County607+2.9%
14Eddy County607+2.9%
14Emmons County607+2.9%
14Grant County607+2.9%
14Hettinger County607+2.9%
14Kidder County607+6.7%
14McHenry County607+2.9%
14McLean County6070%
14Nelson County607+2.9%
14Walsh County607+2.9%
26Dickey County602-5%
27Wells County594+7%
28McIntosh County591+5.9%
29Pembina County586+1.4%
30Billings County580-7.8%
30Burke County580+8.6%
30Sheridan County580+11.5%
30Slope County580-7.8%
30Steele County580+5.1%
35Pierce County576-10%
36Richland County566-0.7%
37Sargent County555-2.6%
37Sioux County555-2.5%
39Stutsman County554-10.1%
40Ransom County547-10%
41Ramsey County546-2.2%
42Mercer County545-10.1%
43Traill County538-7.4%
44LaMoure County537-10.1%
45Divide County532+2.3%
45Logan County5320%
45Renville County532-5.7%
45Rolette County532+0.9%
49Griggs County529-1.3%
50Bottineau County528-4.9%
51Barnes County527-10.1%
52Foster County524+2.3%
52Towner County524-1.1%

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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 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/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: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in North Dakota by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (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: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in North Dakota by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (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-one-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: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in North Dakota by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (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-one-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: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in North Dakota by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (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-one-bedroom/north-dakota-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{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), 2018}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly)?

Dunn County, with $968 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, one bedroom (HUD, monthly)?

Towner County, with $524 in 2018.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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