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 2018, at $1,770. Sioux County had the lowest, at $874. The median was $1,014. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,770Dunn County
Lowest874Sioux County
Median1,01453 counties

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 1,014 USDBarnes County: 1,014 USDBenson County: 977 USDBillings County: 1,079 USDBottineau County: 977 USDBowman County: 930 USDBurke County: 1,079 USDBurleigh County: 1,200 USDCass County: 1,178 USDCavalier County: 946 USDDickey County: 937 USDDivide County: 1,014 USDDunn County: 1,770 USDEddy County: 1,014 USDEmmons County: 1,014 USDFoster County: 1,014 USDGolden Valley County: 1,344 USDGrand Forks County: 1,383 USDGrant County: 1,014 USDGriggs County: 1,014 USDHettinger County: 1,014 USDKidder County: 966 USDLaMoure County: 894 USDLogan County: 989 USDMcHenry County: 988 USDMcIntosh County: 899 USDMcKenzie County: 1,094 USDMcLean County: 1,014 USDMercer County: 906 USDMorton County: 1,200 USDMountrail County: 1,280 USDNelson County: 989 USDOliver County: 1,174 USDPembina County: 890 USDPierce County: 1,052 USDRamsey County: 1,014 USDRansom County: 985 USDRenville County: 1,014 USDRichland County: 1,014 USDRolette County: 1,001 USDSargent County: 1,014 USDSheridan County: 1,079 USDSioux County: 874 USDSlope County: 1,079 USDStark County: 1,297 USDSteele County: 1,014 USDStutsman County: 970 USDTowner County: 989 USDTraill County: 943 USDWalsh County: 897 USDWard County: 1,555 USDWells County: 973 USDWilliams County: 1,386 USD
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USD, 2018. 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, 2018

Dunn County: 1,770 USDDunn County1,770Ward County: 1,555 USDWard County1,555Williams County: 1,386 USDWilliams County1,386Grand Forks County: 1,383 USDGrand Forks County1,383Golden Valley County: 1,344 USDGolden Valley County1,344Stark County: 1,297 USDStark County1,297Mountrail County: 1,280 USDMountrail County1,280Burleigh County: 1,200 USDBurleigh County1,200Morton County: 1,200 USDMorton County1,200Cass County: 1,178 USDCass County1,178Oliver County: 1,174 USDOliver County1,174McKenzie County: 1,094 USDMcKenzie County1,094Billings County: 1,079 USDBillings County1,079Burke County: 1,079 USDBurke County1,079Sheridan County: 1,079 USDSheridan County1,079Slope County: 1,079 USDSlope County1,079Pierce County: 1,052 USDPierce County1,052Adams County: 1,014 USDAdams County1,014Barnes County: 1,014 USDBarnes County1,014Divide County: 1,014 USDDivide County1,014Eddy County: 1,014 USDEddy County1,014Emmons County: 1,014 USDEmmons County1,014Foster County: 1,014 USDFoster County1,014Grant County: 1,014 USDGrant County1,014Griggs County: 1,014 USDGriggs County1,014Hettinger County: 1,014 USDHettinger County1,014McLean County: 1,014 USDMcLean County1,014Ramsey County: 1,014 USDRamsey County1,014Renville County: 1,014 USDRenville County1,014Richland County: 1,014 USDRichland County1,014Sargent County: 1,014 USDSargent County1,014Steele County: 1,014 USDSteele County1,014Rolette County: 1,001 USDRolette County1,001Logan County: 989 USDLogan County989Nelson County: 989 USDNelson County989Towner County: 989 USDTowner County989McHenry County: 988 USDMcHenry County988Ransom County: 985 USDRansom County985Benson County: 977 USDBenson County977Bottineau County: 977 USDBottineau County977Wells County: 973 USDWells County973Stutsman County: 970 USDStutsman County970Kidder County: 966 USDKidder County966Cavalier County: 946 USDCavalier County946Traill County: 943 USDTraill County943Dickey County: 937 USDDickey County937Bowman County: 930 USDBowman County930Mercer County: 906 USDMercer County906McIntosh County: 899 USDMcIntosh County899Walsh County: 897 USDWalsh County897LaMoure County: 894 USDLaMoure County894Pembina County: 890 USDPembina County890Sioux County: 874 USDSioux County874Dunn County: 1,770 USDDunn County1,770Ward County: 1,555 USDWard County1,555Williams County: 1,386 USDWilliams County1,386Grand Forks County: 1,383 USDGrand Forks County1,383Golden Valley County: 1,344 USDGolden Valley County1,344Stark County: 1,297 USDStark County1,297Mountrail County: 1,280 USDMountrail County1,280Burleigh County: 1,200 USDBurleigh County1,200Morton County: 1,200 USDMorton County1,200Cass County: 1,178 USDCass County1,178Oliver County: 1,174 USDOliver County1,174McKenzie County: 1,094 USDMcKenzie County1,094Billings County: 1,079 USDBillings County1,079Burke County: 1,079 USDBurke County1,079Sheridan County: 1,079 USDSheridan County1,079Slope County: 1,079 USDSlope County1,079Pierce County: 1,052 USDPierce County1,052Adams County: 1,014 USDAdams County1,014Barnes County: 1,014 USDBarnes County1,014Divide County: 1,014 USDDivide County1,014Eddy County: 1,014 USDEddy County1,014Emmons County: 1,014 USDEmmons County1,014Foster County: 1,014 USDFoster County1,014Grant County: 1,014 USDGrant County1,014Griggs County: 1,014 USDGriggs County1,014Hettinger County: 1,014 USDHettinger County1,014McLean County: 1,014 USDMcLean County1,014Ramsey County: 1,014 USDRamsey County1,014Renville County: 1,014 USDRenville County1,014Richland County: 1,014 USDRichland County1,014Sargent County: 1,014 USDSargent County1,014Steele County: 1,014 USDSteele County1,014Rolette County: 1,001 USDRolette County1,001Logan County: 989 USDLogan County989Nelson County: 989 USDNelson County989Towner County: 989 USDTowner County989McHenry County: 988 USDMcHenry County988Ransom County: 985 USDRansom County985Benson County: 977 USDBenson County977Bottineau County: 977 USDBottineau County977Wells County: 973 USDWells County973Stutsman County: 970 USDStutsman County970Kidder County: 966 USDKidder County966Cavalier County: 946 USDCavalier County946Traill County: 943 USDTraill County943Dickey County: 937 USDDickey County937Bowman County: 930 USDBowman County930Mercer County: 906 USDMercer County906McIntosh County: 899 USDMcIntosh County899Walsh County: 897 USDWalsh County897LaMoure County: 894 USDLaMoure County894Pembina County: 890 USDPembina County890Sioux County: 874 USDSioux County874
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
USD
Change on 2017
1Dunn County1,770-10%
2Ward County1,555-10%
3Williams County1,386-10%
4Grand Forks County1,383+15.7%
5Golden Valley County1,344-10%
6Stark County1,297-1.7%
7Mountrail County1,280-10%
8Burleigh County1,200+0.3%
8Morton County1,200+0.3%
10Cass County1,178+5.5%
11Oliver County1,174+26.5%
12McKenzie County1,094-2.8%
13Billings County1,079-6.1%
13Burke County1,079+10.4%
13Sheridan County1,079+13.6%
13Slope County1,079-6.1%
17Pierce County1,052-10%
18Adams County1,014+2.3%
18Barnes County1,014-8.3%
18Divide County1,014+6.7%
18Eddy County1,014+2.3%
18Emmons County1,014+2.3%
18Foster County1,014+2.3%
18Grant County1,014+2.3%
18Griggs County1,014+2.3%
18Hettinger County1,014+2.3%
18McLean County1,014-0.6%
18Ramsey County1,014-6%
18Renville County1,014-5.8%
18Richland County1,014+1%
18Sargent County1,014-6%
18Steele County1,014+5.2%
33Rolette County1,001-0.5%
34Logan County989+1.7%
34Nelson County989+4.4%
34Towner County989+0.7%
37McHenry County988+3%
38Ransom County985-9.6%
39Benson County977-0.1%
39Bottineau County977-8.3%
41Wells County973-1.8%
42Stutsman County970-10%
43Kidder County9660%
44Cavalier County946+1.2%
45Traill County943-6.4%
46Dickey County937-10%
47Bowman County930-10%
48Mercer County906-10%
49McIntosh County899-4.6%
50Walsh County897+1.4%
51LaMoure County894-10%
52Pembina County890+3.6%
53Sioux County874-3.7%

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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/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: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in North Dakota by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (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: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in North Dakota by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (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-three-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: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in North Dakota by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (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-three-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: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in North Dakota by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (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-three-bedroom/north-dakota-counties?period=2018 (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), 2018}},
  year = {2018},
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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 $1,770 in 2018, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Sioux County, with $874 in 2018.

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