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

Dunn County had the highest fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly) of 53 counties in 2017, at $1,967. Pembina County had the lowest, at $859. The median was $1,006. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,967Dunn County
Median1,00653 counties

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 991 USDBarnes County: 1,106 USDBenson County: 978 USDBillings County: 1,149 USDBottineau County: 1,066 USDBowman County: 1,033 USDBurke County: 977 USDBurleigh County: 1,196 USDCass County: 1,117 USDCavalier County: 935 USDDickey County: 1,041 USDDivide County: 950 USDDunn County: 1,967 USDEddy County: 991 USDEmmons County: 991 USDFoster County: 991 USDGolden Valley County: 1,493 USDGrand Forks County: 1,195 USDGrant County: 991 USDGriggs County: 991 USDHettinger County: 991 USDKidder County: 966 USDLaMoure County: 993 USDLogan County: 972 USDMcHenry County: 959 USDMcIntosh County: 942 USDMcKenzie County: 1,126 USDMcLean County: 1,020 USDMercer County: 1,007 USDMorton County: 1,196 USDMountrail County: 1,422 USDNelson County: 947 USDOliver County: 928 USDPembina County: 859 USDPierce County: 1,169 USDRamsey County: 1,079 USDRansom County: 1,090 USDRenville County: 1,076 USDRichland County: 1,004 USDRolette County: 1,006 USDSargent County: 1,079 USDSheridan County: 950 USDSioux County: 908 USDSlope County: 1,149 USDStark County: 1,319 USDSteele County: 964 USDStutsman County: 1,078 USDTowner County: 982 USDTraill County: 1,007 USDWalsh County: 885 USDWard County: 1,728 USDWells County: 991 USDWilliams County: 1,540 USD
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USD, 2017. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2017

Dunn County: 1,967 USDDunn County1,967Ward County: 1,728 USDWard County1,728Williams County: 1,540 USDWilliams County1,540Golden Valley County: 1,493 USDGolden Valley County1,493Mountrail County: 1,422 USDMountrail County1,422Stark County: 1,319 USDStark County1,319Burleigh County: 1,196 USDBurleigh County1,196Morton County: 1,196 USDMorton County1,196Grand Forks County: 1,195 USDGrand Forks County1,195Pierce County: 1,169 USDPierce County1,169Billings County: 1,149 USDBillings County1,149Slope County: 1,149 USDSlope County1,149McKenzie County: 1,126 USDMcKenzie County1,126Cass County: 1,117 USDCass County1,117Barnes County: 1,106 USDBarnes County1,106Ransom County: 1,090 USDRansom County1,090Ramsey County: 1,079 USDRamsey County1,079Sargent County: 1,079 USDSargent County1,079Stutsman County: 1,078 USDStutsman County1,078Renville County: 1,076 USDRenville County1,076Bottineau County: 1,066 USDBottineau County1,066Dickey County: 1,041 USDDickey County1,041Bowman County: 1,033 USDBowman County1,033McLean County: 1,020 USDMcLean County1,020Mercer County: 1,007 USDMercer County1,007Traill County: 1,007 USDTraill County1,007Rolette County: 1,006 USDRolette County1,006Richland County: 1,004 USDRichland County1,004LaMoure County: 993 USDLaMoure County993Adams County: 991 USDAdams County991Eddy County: 991 USDEddy County991Emmons County: 991 USDEmmons County991Foster County: 991 USDFoster County991Grant County: 991 USDGrant County991Griggs County: 991 USDGriggs County991Hettinger County: 991 USDHettinger County991Wells County: 991 USDWells County991Towner County: 982 USDTowner County982Benson County: 978 USDBenson County978Burke County: 977 USDBurke County977Logan County: 972 USDLogan County972Kidder County: 966 USDKidder County966Steele County: 964 USDSteele County964McHenry County: 959 USDMcHenry County959Divide County: 950 USDDivide County950Sheridan County: 950 USDSheridan County950Nelson County: 947 USDNelson County947McIntosh County: 942 USDMcIntosh County942Cavalier County: 935 USDCavalier County935Oliver County: 928 USDOliver County928Sioux County: 908 USDSioux County908Walsh County: 885 USDWalsh County885Pembina County: 859 USDPembina County859Dunn County: 1,967 USDDunn County1,967Ward County: 1,728 USDWard County1,728Williams County: 1,540 USDWilliams County1,540Golden Valley County: 1,493 USDGolden Valley County1,493Mountrail County: 1,422 USDMountrail County1,422Stark County: 1,319 USDStark County1,319Burleigh County: 1,196 USDBurleigh County1,196Morton County: 1,196 USDMorton County1,196Grand Forks County: 1,195 USDGrand Forks County1,195Pierce County: 1,169 USDPierce County1,169Billings County: 1,149 USDBillings County1,149Slope County: 1,149 USDSlope County1,149McKenzie County: 1,126 USDMcKenzie County1,126Cass County: 1,117 USDCass County1,117Barnes County: 1,106 USDBarnes County1,106Ransom County: 1,090 USDRansom County1,090Ramsey County: 1,079 USDRamsey County1,079Sargent County: 1,079 USDSargent County1,079Stutsman County: 1,078 USDStutsman County1,078Renville County: 1,076 USDRenville County1,076Bottineau County: 1,066 USDBottineau County1,066Dickey County: 1,041 USDDickey County1,041Bowman County: 1,033 USDBowman County1,033McLean County: 1,020 USDMcLean County1,020Mercer County: 1,007 USDMercer County1,007Traill County: 1,007 USDTraill County1,007Rolette County: 1,006 USDRolette County1,006Richland County: 1,004 USDRichland County1,004LaMoure County: 993 USDLaMoure County993Adams County: 991 USDAdams County991Eddy County: 991 USDEddy County991Emmons County: 991 USDEmmons County991Foster County: 991 USDFoster County991Grant County: 991 USDGrant County991Griggs County: 991 USDGriggs County991Hettinger County: 991 USDHettinger County991Wells County: 991 USDWells County991Towner County: 982 USDTowner County982Benson County: 978 USDBenson County978Burke County: 977 USDBurke County977Logan County: 972 USDLogan County972Kidder County: 966 USDKidder County966Steele County: 964 USDSteele County964McHenry County: 959 USDMcHenry County959Divide County: 950 USDDivide County950Sheridan County: 950 USDSheridan County950Nelson County: 947 USDNelson County947McIntosh County: 942 USDMcIntosh County942Cavalier County: 935 USDCavalier County935Oliver County: 928 USDOliver County928Sioux County: 908 USDSioux County908Walsh County: 885 USDWalsh County885Pembina County: 859 USDPembina County859
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
USD
Change on 2016
1Dunn County1,967+116.6%
2Ward County1,728+1.8%
3Williams County1,540+1.9%
4Golden Valley County1,493+64.4%
5Mountrail County1,422+2%
6Stark County1,319+22.4%
7Burleigh County1,196+5.6%
7Morton County1,196+5.6%
9Grand Forks County1,195+6.7%
10Pierce County1,169+28.7%
11Billings County1,149+20.3%
11Slope County1,149+20.3%
13McKenzie County1,126+16.3%
14Cass County1,117-0.6%
15Barnes County1,106+26.7%
16Ransom County1,090+15.3%
17Ramsey County1,079+16%
17Sargent County1,079+20%
19Stutsman County1,078+18.6%
20Renville County1,076+13%
21Bottineau County1,066+18.2%
22Dickey County1,041+15.4%
23Bowman County1,033+20.3%
24McLean County1,020+7.1%
25Mercer County1,007+24.3%
25Traill County1,007+18.2%
27Rolette County1,006+5.7%
28Richland County1,004+5.5%
29LaMoure County993+22.6%
30Adams County991+4.6%
30Eddy County991+4.6%
30Emmons County991+4.6%
30Foster County991+4.1%
30Grant County991+4.6%
30Griggs County991+4.1%
30Hettinger County991+4.6%
30Wells County991+4.1%
38Towner County982+8.1%
39Benson County978+6%
40Burke County977+12.7%
41Logan County972-5%
42Kidder County966+13.4%
43Steele County964+15.9%
44McHenry County959+11%
45Divide County950+4.6%
45Sheridan County950+4.6%
47Nelson County947+7.2%
48McIntosh County942+16.3%
49Cavalier County935+9.2%
50Oliver County928+2.1%
51Sioux County908+5.2%
52Walsh County885+5.2%
53Pembina County859+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 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/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2017). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in North Dakota by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.xlsx

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HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in North Dakota by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2017. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 29 Mar. 2017, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-three-bedroom/north-dakota-counties?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2017. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in North Dakota by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-three-bedroom/north-dakota-counties?period=2017.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2017) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in North Dakota by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-three-bedroom/north-dakota-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research}},
  title = {{HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars: Counties in North Dakota by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2017}},
  year = {2017},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Dunn County, with $1,967 in 2017, 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, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Pembina County, with $859 in 2017.

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