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

Dunn County had the highest fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly) of 53 counties in 2017, at $1,410. Wells County had the lowest, at $681. The median was $731. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,410Dunn County
Lowest681Wells County
Median73153 counties

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 681 USDBarnes County: 779 USDBenson County: 681 USDBillings County: 824 USDBottineau County: 738 USDBowman County: 826 USDBurke County: 700 USDBurleigh County: 859 USDCass County: 767 USDCavalier County: 681 USDDickey County: 731 USDDivide County: 681 USDDunn County: 1,410 USDEddy County: 681 USDEmmons County: 681 USDFoster County: 681 USDGolden Valley County: 1,070 USDGrand Forks County: 854 USDGrant County: 681 USDGriggs County: 681 USDHettinger County: 681 USDKidder County: 735 USDLaMoure County: 794 USDLogan County: 697 USDMcHenry County: 681 USDMcIntosh County: 681 USDMcKenzie County: 811 USDMcLean County: 701 USDMercer County: 805 USDMorton County: 859 USDMountrail County: 1,137 USDNelson County: 681 USDOliver County: 681 USDPembina County: 687 USDPierce County: 838 USDRamsey County: 741 USDRansom County: 808 USDRenville County: 739 USDRichland County: 690 USDRolette County: 691 USDSargent County: 757 USDSheridan County: 681 USDSioux County: 681 USDSlope County: 824 USDStark County: 1,000 USDSteele County: 681 USDStutsman County: 819 USDTowner County: 704 USDTraill County: 763 USDWalsh County: 681 USDWard County: 1,187 USDWells County: 681 USDWilliams County: 1,121 USD
  • Under 730
  • 730 to 790
  • 790 to 840
  • 840 and over
USD, 2017. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2017

Dunn County: 1,410 USDDunn County1,410Ward County: 1,187 USDWard County1,187Mountrail County: 1,137 USDMountrail County1,137Williams County: 1,121 USDWilliams County1,121Golden Valley County: 1,070 USDGolden Valley County1,070Stark County: 1,000 USDStark County1,000Burleigh County: 859 USDBurleigh County859Morton County: 859 USDMorton County859Grand Forks County: 854 USDGrand Forks County854Pierce County: 838 USDPierce County838Bowman County: 826 USDBowman County826Billings County: 824 USDBillings County824Slope County: 824 USDSlope County824Stutsman County: 819 USDStutsman County819McKenzie County: 811 USDMcKenzie County811Ransom County: 808 USDRansom County808Mercer County: 805 USDMercer County805LaMoure County: 794 USDLaMoure County794Barnes County: 779 USDBarnes County779Cass County: 767 USDCass County767Traill County: 763 USDTraill County763Sargent County: 757 USDSargent County757Ramsey County: 741 USDRamsey County741Renville County: 739 USDRenville County739Bottineau County: 738 USDBottineau County738Kidder County: 735 USDKidder County735Dickey County: 731 USDDickey County731Towner County: 704 USDTowner County704McLean County: 701 USDMcLean County701Burke County: 700 USDBurke County700Logan County: 697 USDLogan County697Rolette County: 691 USDRolette County691Richland County: 690 USDRichland County690Pembina County: 687 USDPembina County687Adams County: 681 USDAdams County681Benson County: 681 USDBenson County681Cavalier County: 681 USDCavalier County681Divide County: 681 USDDivide County681Eddy County: 681 USDEddy County681Emmons County: 681 USDEmmons County681Foster County: 681 USDFoster County681Grant County: 681 USDGrant County681Griggs County: 681 USDGriggs County681Hettinger County: 681 USDHettinger County681McHenry County: 681 USDMcHenry County681McIntosh County: 681 USDMcIntosh County681Nelson County: 681 USDNelson County681Oliver County: 681 USDOliver County681Sheridan County: 681 USDSheridan County681Sioux County: 681 USDSioux County681Steele County: 681 USDSteele County681Walsh County: 681 USDWalsh County681Wells County: 681 USDWells County681Dunn County: 1,410 USDDunn County1,410Ward County: 1,187 USDWard County1,187Mountrail County: 1,137 USDMountrail County1,137Williams County: 1,121 USDWilliams County1,121Golden Valley County: 1,070 USDGolden Valley County1,070Stark County: 1,000 USDStark County1,000Burleigh County: 859 USDBurleigh County859Morton County: 859 USDMorton County859Grand Forks County: 854 USDGrand Forks County854Pierce County: 838 USDPierce County838Bowman County: 826 USDBowman County826Billings County: 824 USDBillings County824Slope County: 824 USDSlope County824Stutsman County: 819 USDStutsman County819McKenzie County: 811 USDMcKenzie County811Ransom County: 808 USDRansom County808Mercer County: 805 USDMercer County805LaMoure County: 794 USDLaMoure County794Barnes County: 779 USDBarnes County779Cass County: 767 USDCass County767Traill County: 763 USDTraill County763Sargent County: 757 USDSargent County757Ramsey County: 741 USDRamsey County741Renville County: 739 USDRenville County739Bottineau County: 738 USDBottineau County738Kidder County: 735 USDKidder County735Dickey County: 731 USDDickey County731Towner County: 704 USDTowner County704McLean County: 701 USDMcLean County701Burke County: 700 USDBurke County700Logan County: 697 USDLogan County697Rolette County: 691 USDRolette County691Richland County: 690 USDRichland County690Pembina County: 687 USDPembina County687Adams County: 681 USDAdams County681Benson County: 681 USDBenson County681Cavalier County: 681 USDCavalier County681Divide County: 681 USDDivide County681Eddy County: 681 USDEddy County681Emmons County: 681 USDEmmons County681Foster County: 681 USDFoster County681Grant County: 681 USDGrant County681Griggs County: 681 USDGriggs County681Hettinger County: 681 USDHettinger County681McHenry County: 681 USDMcHenry County681McIntosh County: 681 USDMcIntosh County681Nelson County: 681 USDNelson County681Oliver County: 681 USDOliver County681Sheridan County: 681 USDSheridan County681Sioux County: 681 USDSioux County681Steele County: 681 USDSteele County681Walsh County: 681 USDWalsh County681Wells County: 681 USDWells County681
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
USD
Change on 2016
1Dunn County1,410+115.9%
2Ward County1,187+1.2%
3Mountrail County1,137+1.2%
4Williams County1,121+1.3%
5Golden Valley County1,070+63.9%
6Stark County1,000+17.5%
7Burleigh County859+4.6%
7Morton County859+4.6%
9Grand Forks County854+2.5%
10Pierce County838+28.3%
11Bowman County826+19.4%
12Billings County824+19.9%
12Slope County824+19.9%
14Stutsman County819+19.6%
15McKenzie County811+9.6%
16Ransom County808+13.8%
17Mercer County805+23.3%
18LaMoure County794+21.6%
19Barnes County779+11.9%
20Cass County767-0.5%
21Traill County763+16.8%
22Sargent County757+15.9%
23Ramsey County741+13.5%
24Renville County739+13.2%
25Bottineau County738+13%
26Kidder County735+12.6%
27Dickey County731+11.9%
28Towner County704+7.8%
29McLean County701+7.4%
30Burke County700+7.2%
31Logan County697-5.3%
32Rolette County691+5.8%
33Richland County690+5.7%
34Pembina County687+5.2%
35Adams County681+4.3%
35Benson County681+4.3%
35Cavalier County681+4.3%
35Divide County681+4.3%
35Eddy County681+4.3%
35Emmons County681+4.3%
35Foster County681+4.3%
35Grant County681+4.3%
35Griggs County681+4.3%
35Hettinger County681+4.3%
35McHenry County681+4.3%
35McIntosh County681+4.3%
35Nelson County681+4.3%
35Oliver County681+4.3%
35Sheridan County681+4.3%
35Sioux County681+4.3%
35Steele County681+4.3%
35Walsh County681+4.3%
35Wells County681+4.3%

Other periods

About this ranking

Monthly gross rent, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets for a two-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: two 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: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in North Dakota by fair Market Rent, two 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: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in North Dakota by fair Market Rent, two 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-two-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: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in North Dakota by fair Market Rent, two 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-two-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: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in North Dakota by fair Market Rent, two 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-two-bedroom/north-dakota-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars: Counties in North Dakota by fair Market Rent, two 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, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Dunn County, with $1,410 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, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Wells County, with $681 in 2017.

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