Minnesota Fair Market Rents 2026
HUD publishes a Fair Market Rent for each of the 87 counties in Minnesota. It is the rent estimate your housing authority starts from when it decides how much a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher will cover. The statewide median two-bedroom Fair Market Rent is $999 per month, ranging from $973 in Aitkin County to $1,709 in Anoka County.
What it takes to afford a two-bedroom in Minnesota
Housing wage
$28.23/hr
Annual income needed
$58,718
Hours at minimum wage
102/wk
To rent a modest two-bedroom in Minnesota without spending more than 30% of income on housing, a household needs to earn $28.23 per hour full time. At the state minimum wage of $11.13, that means working 102 hours a week. Source: National Low Income Housing Coalition, Out of Reach 2025.
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FY2026 Fair Market Rents by County
| County | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aitkin County | $737 | $742 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,471 |
| Anoka County | $1,242 | $1,405 | $1,709 | $2,262 | $2,531 |
| Becker County | $708 | $783 | $1,027 | $1,341 | $1,474 |
| Beltrami County | $870 | $876 | $1,135 | $1,361 | $1,715 |
| Benton County | $874 | $919 | $1,206 | $1,604 | $1,873 |
| Big Stone County | $671 | $816 | $973 | $1,178 | $1,329 |
| Blue Earth County | $971 | $977 | $1,171 | $1,629 | $1,916 |
| Brown County | $671 | $742 | $973 | $1,177 | $1,609 |
| Carlton County | $849 | $978 | $1,232 | $1,689 | $2,067 |
| Carver County | $1,242 | $1,405 | $1,709 | $2,262 | $2,531 |
| Cass County | $729 | $768 | $973 | $1,300 | $1,632 |
| Chippewa County | $671 | $772 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,382 |
| Chisago County | $1,242 | $1,405 | $1,709 | $2,262 | $2,531 |
| Clay County | $768 | $917 | $1,112 | $1,547 | $1,865 |
| Clearwater County | $671 | $785 | $973 | $1,179 | $1,632 |
| Cook County | $671 | $888 | $973 | $1,288 | $1,415 |
| Cottonwood County | $671 | $766 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,415 |
| Crow Wing County | $772 | $854 | $1,120 | $1,345 | $1,569 |
| Dakota County | $1,242 | $1,405 | $1,709 | $2,262 | $2,531 |
| Dodge County | $1,112 | $1,189 | $1,407 | $1,957 | $2,360 |
| Douglas County | $737 | $772 | $991 | $1,378 | $1,441 |
| Faribault County | $671 | $790 | $973 | $1,312 | $1,317 |
| Fillmore County | $774 | $779 | $1,022 | $1,370 | $1,375 |
| Freeborn County | $672 | $742 | $974 | $1,283 | $1,432 |
| Goodhue County | $755 | $901 | $1,095 | $1,523 | $1,837 |
| Grant County | $671 | $742 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,632 |
| Hennepin County | $1,242 | $1,405 | $1,709 | $2,262 | $2,531 |
| Houston County | $804 | $889 | $1,166 | $1,515 | $1,903 |
| Hubbard County | $695 | $768 | $1,008 | $1,395 | $1,642 |
| Isanti County | $1,242 | $1,405 | $1,709 | $2,262 | $2,531 |
| Itasca County | $754 | $860 | $1,074 | $1,401 | $1,516 |
| Jackson County | $671 | $846 | $973 | $1,283 | $1,288 |
| Kanabec County | $671 | $858 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,387 |
| Kandiyohi County | $782 | $787 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,632 |
| Kittson County | $684 | $745 | $973 | $1,167 | $1,415 |
| Koochiching County | $671 | $742 | $973 | $1,243 | $1,415 |
| Lac qui Parle County | $671 | $833 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,415 |
| Lake County | $880 | $973 | $1,277 | $1,531 | $1,869 |
| Lake of the Woods County | $699 | $773 | $1,014 | $1,216 | $1,474 |
| Le Sueur County | $816 | $822 | $1,078 | $1,499 | $1,748 |
| Lincoln County | $671 | $742 | $973 | $1,283 | $1,288 |
| Lyon County | $678 | $834 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,632 |
| Mahnomen County | $671 | $742 | $973 | $1,217 | $1,488 |
| Marshall County | $671 | $742 | $973 | $1,182 | $1,632 |
| Martin County | $671 | $803 | $973 | $1,283 | $1,288 |
| McLeod County | $823 | $865 | $999 | $1,198 | $1,662 |
| Meeker County | $687 | $854 | $997 | $1,387 | $1,407 |
| Mille Lacs County | $850 | $856 | $1,123 | $1,346 | $1,884 |
| Morrison County | $671 | $757 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,454 |
| Mower County | $723 | $799 | $1,049 | $1,350 | $1,461 |
| Murray County | $671 | $852 | $973 | $1,232 | $1,573 |
| Nicollet County | $971 | $977 | $1,171 | $1,629 | $1,916 |
| Nobles County | $723 | $799 | $1,049 | $1,294 | $1,389 |
| Norman County | $671 | $742 | $973 | $1,167 | $1,288 |
| Olmsted County | $1,112 | $1,189 | $1,407 | $1,957 | $2,360 |
| Otter Tail County | $678 | $749 | $983 | $1,367 | $1,432 |
| Pennington County | $774 | $855 | $1,122 | $1,496 | $1,631 |
| Pine County | $834 | $839 | $1,101 | $1,320 | $1,458 |
| Pipestone County | $671 | $742 | $973 | $1,203 | $1,538 |
| Polk County | $863 | $868 | $1,089 | $1,515 | $1,827 |
| Pope County | $726 | $803 | $1,053 | $1,263 | $1,394 |
| Ramsey County | $1,242 | $1,405 | $1,709 | $2,262 | $2,531 |
| Red Lake County | $671 | $742 | $973 | $1,277 | $1,288 |
| Redwood County | $671 | $742 | $973 | $1,321 | $1,566 |
| Renville County | $776 | $781 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,602 |
| Rice County | $899 | $905 | $1,187 | $1,534 | $1,991 |
| Rock County | $727 | $742 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,357 |
| Roseau County | $671 | $867 | $973 | $1,256 | $1,450 |
| Scott County | $1,242 | $1,405 | $1,709 | $2,262 | $2,531 |
| Sherburne County | $1,242 | $1,405 | $1,709 | $2,262 | $2,531 |
| Sibley County | $671 | $742 | $973 | $1,299 | $1,304 |
| St. Louis County | $849 | $978 | $1,232 | $1,689 | $2,067 |
| Stearns County | $874 | $919 | $1,206 | $1,604 | $1,873 |
| Steele County | $787 | $870 | $1,142 | $1,549 | $1,816 |
| Stevens County | $683 | $755 | $991 | $1,378 | $1,662 |
| Swift County | $671 | $768 | $973 | $1,285 | $1,314 |
| Todd County | $737 | $742 | $973 | $1,318 | $1,550 |
| Traverse County | $671 | $742 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,609 |
| Wabasha County | $872 | $913 | $1,001 | $1,334 | $1,679 |
| Wadena County | $701 | $783 | $1,016 | $1,218 | $1,345 |
| Waseca County | $677 | $742 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,495 |
| Washington County | $1,242 | $1,405 | $1,709 | $2,262 | $2,531 |
| Watonwan County | $671 | $842 | $973 | $1,283 | $1,288 |
| Wilkin County | $671 | $751 | $973 | $1,283 | $1,288 |
| Winona County | $791 | $868 | $1,066 | $1,336 | $1,543 |
| Wright County | $1,242 | $1,405 | $1,709 | $2,262 | $2,531 |
| Yellow Medicine County | $671 | $753 | $973 | $1,169 | $1,312 |
Find a housing authority in Minnesota
Fair Market Rent sets the ceiling, but the housing authority issuing your voucher sets the payment standard and runs the waiting list. Start there.
For FY2026, Anoka County has the highest two-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Minnesota at $1,709 per month, while Aitkin County has the lowest at $973. The statewide median two-bedroom FMR is $999.
No. Each housing authority in Minnesota sets its own payment standard, anywhere from 90% to 110% of the HUD Fair Market Rent for its area, and some receive HUD approval to go higher. Two authorities serving the same county can pay different amounts, so confirm the figure with the authority that will issue your voucher.
Find your county in the table below to see the FY2026 rent HUD estimates for each bedroom size. That figure is the starting point your housing authority uses to set its payment standard, which caps the subsidy on your unit. You generally pay about 30% of your adjusted monthly income, with the voucher covering the rest up to that cap.
Source: HUD Fair Market Rents FY2026 · huduser.gov