Counties in Minnesota by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly)

Anoka County had the highest fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly) of 87 counties in 2023, at $1,916. Swift County had the lowest, at $1,005. The median was $1,174. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,916Anoka County
Lowest1,005Swift County
Median1,17487 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Aitkin County: 1,134 USDAnoka County: 1,916 USDBecker County: 1,178 USDBeltrami County: 1,278 USDBenton County: 1,309 USDBig Stone County: 1,174 USDBlue Earth County: 1,478 USDBrown County: 1,050 USDCarlton County: 1,435 USDCarver County: 1,916 USDCass County: 1,132 USDChippewa County: 1,151 USDChisago County: 1,916 USDClay County: 1,295 USDClearwater County: 1,212 USDCook County: 1,174 USDCottonwood County: 1,029 USDCrow Wing County: 1,280 USDDakota County: 1,916 USDDodge County: 1,740 USDDouglas County: 1,163 USDFaribault County: 1,152 USDFillmore County: 1,184 USDFreeborn County: 1,087 USDGoodhue County: 1,309 USDGrant County: 1,174 USDHennepin County: 1,916 USDHouston County: 1,409 USDHubbard County: 1,121 USDIsanti County: 1,916 USDItasca County: 1,166 USDJackson County: 1,014 USDKanabec County: 1,304 USDKandiyohi County: 1,205 USDKittson County: 1,005 USDKoochiching County: 1,006 USDLac qui Parle County: 1,032 USDLake County: 1,316 USDLake of the Woods County: 1,101 USDLe Sueur County: 1,376 USDLincoln County: 1,104 USDLyon County: 1,172 USDMcLeod County: 1,204 USDMahnomen County: 1,005 USDMarshall County: 1,034 USDMartin County: 1,136 USDMeeker County: 1,247 USDMille Lacs County: 1,408 USDMorrison County: 1,169 USDMower County: 1,275 USDMurray County: 1,174 USDNicollet County: 1,478 USDNobles County: 1,183 USDNorman County: 1,005 USDOlmsted County: 1,740 USDOtter Tail County: 1,151 USDPennington County: 1,208 USDPine County: 1,290 USDPipestone County: 1,098 USDPolk County: 1,265 USDPope County: 1,126 USDRamsey County: 1,916 USDRed Lake County: 1,174 USDRedwood County: 1,174 USDRenville County: 1,174 USDRice County: 1,477 USDRock County: 1,134 USDRoseau County: 1,061 USDSt. Louis County: 1,435 USDScott County: 1,916 USDSherburne County: 1,916 USDSibley County: 1,095 USDStearns County: 1,309 USDSteele County: 1,334 USDStevens County: 1,197 USDSwift County: 1,005 USDTodd County: 1,105 USDTraverse County: 1,174 USDWabasha County: 1,174 USDWadena County: 1,019 USDWaseca County: 1,174 USDWashington County: 1,916 USDWatonwan County: 1,174 USDWilkin County: 1,174 USDWinona County: 1,197 USDWright County: 1,916 USDYellow Medicine County: 1,008 USD
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  • 1,100 to 1,200
  • 1,200 to 1,300
  • 1,300 to 1,500
  • 1,500 and over
USD, 2023. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Anoka County: 1,916 USDAnoka County1,916Carver County: 1,916 USDCarver County1,916Chisago County: 1,916 USDChisago County1,916Dakota County: 1,916 USDDakota County1,916Hennepin County: 1,916 USDHennepin County1,916Isanti County: 1,916 USDIsanti County1,916Ramsey County: 1,916 USDRamsey County1,916Scott County: 1,916 USDScott County1,916Sherburne County: 1,916 USDSherburne County1,916Washington County: 1,916 USDWashington County1,916Wright County: 1,916 USDWright County1,916Dodge County: 1,740 USDDodge County1,740Olmsted County: 1,740 USDOlmsted County1,740Blue Earth County: 1,478 USDBlue Earth County1,478Nicollet County: 1,478 USDNicollet County1,478Rice County: 1,477 USDRice County1,477Carlton County: 1,435 USDCarlton County1,435St. Louis County: 1,435 USDSt. Louis County1,435Houston County: 1,409 USDHouston County1,409Mille Lacs County: 1,408 USDMille Lacs County1,408Le Sueur County: 1,376 USDLe Sueur County1,376Steele County: 1,334 USDSteele County1,334Lake County: 1,316 USDLake County1,316Benton County: 1,309 USDBenton County1,309Goodhue County: 1,309 USDGoodhue County1,309Stearns County: 1,309 USDStearns County1,309Kanabec County: 1,304 USDKanabec County1,304Clay County: 1,295 USDClay County1,295Pine County: 1,290 USDPine County1,290Crow Wing County: 1,280 USDCrow Wing County1,280Beltrami County: 1,278 USDBeltrami County1,278Mower County: 1,275 USDMower County1,275Polk County: 1,265 USDPolk County1,265Meeker County: 1,247 USDMeeker County1,247Clearwater County: 1,212 USDClearwater County1,212Pennington County: 1,208 USDPennington County1,208Kandiyohi County: 1,205 USDKandiyohi County1,205McLeod County: 1,204 USDMcLeod County1,204Stevens County: 1,197 USDStevens County1,197Winona County: 1,197 USDWinona County1,197Anoka County: 1,916 USDAnoka County1,916Carver County: 1,916 USDCarver County1,916Chisago County: 1,916 USDChisago County1,916Dakota County: 1,916 USDDakota County1,916Hennepin County: 1,916 USDHennepin County1,916Isanti County: 1,916 USDIsanti County1,916Ramsey County: 1,916 USDRamsey County1,916Scott County: 1,916 USDScott County1,916Sherburne County: 1,916 USDSherburne County1,916Washington County: 1,916 USDWashington County1,916Wright County: 1,916 USDWright County1,916Dodge County: 1,740 USDDodge County1,740Olmsted County: 1,740 USDOlmsted County1,740Blue Earth County: 1,478 USDBlue Earth County1,478Nicollet County: 1,478 USDNicollet County1,478Rice County: 1,477 USDRice County1,477Carlton County: 1,435 USDCarlton County1,435St. Louis County: 1,435 USDSt. Louis County1,435Houston County: 1,409 USDHouston County1,409Mille Lacs County: 1,408 USDMille Lacs County1,408Le Sueur County: 1,376 USDLe Sueur County1,376Steele County: 1,334 USDSteele County1,334Lake County: 1,316 USDLake County1,316Benton County: 1,309 USDBenton County1,309Goodhue County: 1,309 USDGoodhue County1,309Stearns County: 1,309 USDStearns County1,309Kanabec County: 1,304 USDKanabec County1,304Clay County: 1,295 USDClay County1,295Pine County: 1,290 USDPine County1,290Crow Wing County: 1,280 USDCrow Wing County1,280Beltrami County: 1,278 USDBeltrami County1,278Mower County: 1,275 USDMower County1,275Polk County: 1,265 USDPolk County1,265Meeker County: 1,247 USDMeeker County1,247Clearwater County: 1,212 USDClearwater County1,212Pennington County: 1,208 USDPennington County1,208Kandiyohi County: 1,205 USDKandiyohi County1,205McLeod County: 1,204 USDMcLeod County1,204Stevens County: 1,197 USDStevens County1,197Winona County: 1,197 USDWinona County1,197
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD
Change on 2022
1Anoka County1,916+4.1%
1Carver County1,916+4.1%
1Chisago County1,916+4.1%
1Dakota County1,916+4.1%
1Hennepin County1,916+4.1%
1Isanti County1,916+4.1%
1Ramsey County1,916+4.1%
1Scott County1,916+4.1%
1Sherburne County1,916+4.1%
1Washington County1,916+4.1%
1Wright County1,916+4.1%
12Dodge County1,740+12%
12Olmsted County1,740+12%
14Blue Earth County1,478+7.3%
14Nicollet County1,478+7.3%
16Rice County1,477+10.5%
17Carlton County1,435+17.5%
17St. Louis County1,435+17.5%
19Houston County1,409+8.4%
20Mille Lacs County1,408+3%
21Le Sueur County1,376+5.8%
22Steele County1,334+9.1%
23Lake County1,316+17.9%
24Benton County1,309+7.6%
24Goodhue County1,309+8.3%
24Stearns County1,309+7.6%
27Kanabec County1,304+4.8%
28Clay County1,295+6.1%
29Pine County1,290+13.2%
30Crow Wing County1,280+11.3%
31Beltrami County1,278+12.4%
32Mower County1,275+10.8%
33Polk County1,265+4.3%
34Meeker County1,247+14%
35Clearwater County1,212+12.7%
36Pennington County1,208+15.4%
37Kandiyohi County1,205+3.8%
38McLeod County1,204+3.3%
39Stevens County1,197+11.3%
39Winona County1,197+7.5%
41Fillmore County1,184+6.5%
42Nobles County1,183+10.3%
43Becker County1,178+8.8%
44Big Stone County1,174+9.2%
44Cook County1,174+9.2%
44Grant County1,174+9.2%
44Murray County1,174+9.2%
44Red Lake County1,174+9.2%
44Redwood County1,174+9.2%
44Renville County1,174+9.2%
44Traverse County1,174+16.8%
44Wabasha County1,174+9.2%
44Waseca County1,174+9.2%
44Watonwan County1,174+9.2%
44Wilkin County1,174+9.2%
56Lyon County1,172+10.2%
57Morrison County1,169+8.3%
58Itasca County1,166+6.6%
59Douglas County1,163+6.3%
60Faribault County1,152+12.2%
61Chippewa County1,151+12.2%
61Otter Tail County1,151+11.9%
63Martin County1,136+8.8%
64Aitkin County1,134+5.3%
64Rock County1,134+11%
66Cass County1,132+11.6%
67Pope County1,126+11.5%
68Hubbard County1,121+8.5%
69Todd County1,105+8%
70Lincoln County1,104+10.5%
71Lake of the Woods County1,101+7.8%
72Pipestone County1,098+8.3%
73Sibley County1,095+10.5%
74Freeborn County1,087+10.4%
75Roseau County1,061+7.2%
76Brown County1,050+7.7%
77Marshall County1,034+7.7%
78Lac qui Parle County1,032+10.3%
79Cottonwood County1,029+9.9%
80Wadena County1,019+8.9%
81Jackson County1,014+8.3%
82Yellow Medicine County1,008+5.7%
83Koochiching County1,006+6.5%
84Kittson County1,005+7.4%
84Mahnomen County1,005+7.4%
84Norman County1,005+7.4%
84Swift County1,005+6.1%

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Monthly gross rent, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets for a three-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: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2023/FY23_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2023). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Minnesota by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2023/FY23_FMRs_revised.xlsx

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HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Minnesota by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2023. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 15 Mar. 2023, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2023/FY23_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-three-bedroom/minnesota-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Anoka County, with $1,916 in 2023, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Swift County, with $1,005 in 2023.

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