North Dakota Fair Market Rents 2026

HUD publishes a Fair Market Rent for each of the 53 counties in North Dakota. 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 $873 per month, ranging from $873 in Adams County to $1,534 in Divide County.

What it takes to afford a two-bedroom in North Dakota

Housing wage
$19.47/hr
Annual income needed
$40,498
Hours at minimum wage
108/wk

To rent a modest two-bedroom in North Dakota without spending more than 30% of income on housing, a household needs to earn $19.47 per hour full time. At the state minimum wage of $7.25, that means working 108 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
Adams County $697 $702 $873 $1,214 $1,464
Barnes County $718 $722 $948 $1,137 $1,590
Benson County $760 $769 $873 $1,214 $1,464
Billings County $697 $702 $873 $1,214 $1,464
Bottineau County $760 $796 $873 $1,153 $1,464
Bowman County $760 $796 $873 $1,214 $1,427
Burke County $661 $665 $873 $1,101 $1,464
Burleigh County $961 $1,030 $1,175 $1,634 $1,884
Cass County $768 $917 $1,112 $1,547 $1,865
Cavalier County $697 $702 $873 $1,170 $1,464
Dickey County $725 $730 $873 $1,214 $1,464
Divide County $1,225 $1,233 $1,534 $1,839 $2,573
Dunn County $749 $754 $938 $1,125 $1,574
Eddy County $661 $665 $873 $1,214 $1,464
Emmons County $679 $683 $873 $1,047 $1,464
Foster County $727 $755 $873 $1,214 $1,464
Golden Valley County $820 $826 $1,027 $1,428 $1,723
Grand Forks County $863 $868 $1,089 $1,515 $1,827
Grant County $678 $683 $873 $1,214 $1,464
Griggs County $661 $665 $873 $1,076 $1,464
Hettinger County $740 $745 $927 $1,149 $1,555
Kidder County $727 $729 $873 $1,214 $1,403
LaMoure County $700 $704 $873 $1,214 $1,464
Logan County $810 $815 $1,014 $1,410 $1,701
McHenry County $725 $839 $1,000 $1,387 $1,678
McIntosh County $760 $787 $873 $1,194 $1,464
McKenzie County $1,117 $1,124 $1,354 $1,672 $2,271
McLean County $760 $796 $873 $1,214 $1,464
Mercer County $875 $881 $1,156 $1,386 $1,531
Morton County $961 $1,030 $1,175 $1,634 $1,884
Mountrail County $738 $850 $1,071 $1,386 $1,505
Nelson County $732 $745 $873 $1,214 $1,464
Oliver County $961 $1,030 $1,175 $1,634 $1,884
Pembina County $760 $791 $873 $1,214 $1,464
Pierce County $727 $755 $873 $1,214 $1,464
Ramsey County $602 $719 $873 $1,214 $1,464
Ransom County $710 $715 $923 $1,196 $1,548
Renville County $783 $824 $1,081 $1,329 $1,557
Richland County $661 $665 $873 $1,214 $1,464
Rolette County $722 $727 $954 $1,318 $1,600
Sargent County $814 $816 $935 $1,261 $1,569
Sheridan County $738 $743 $924 $1,285 $1,550
Sioux County $727 $733 $873 $1,146 $1,385
Slope County $738 $743 $924 $1,285 $1,550
Stark County $869 $874 $1,056 $1,469 $1,771
Steele County $697 $702 $873 $1,214 $1,464
Stutsman County $676 $680 $873 $1,214 $1,464
Towner County $697 $702 $873 $1,214 $1,464
Traill County $686 $690 $873 $1,214 $1,464
Walsh County $676 $680 $873 $1,140 $1,464
Ward County $806 $960 $1,165 $1,620 $1,954
Wells County $760 $796 $873 $1,214 $1,464
Williams County $1,042 $1,068 $1,196 $1,578 $1,745

Find a housing authority in North Dakota

Fair Market Rent sets the ceiling, but the housing authority issuing your voucher sets the payment standard and runs the waiting list. Start there.

North Dakota Housing Authorities North Dakota Waiting Lists

For FY2026, Divide County has the highest two-bedroom Fair Market Rent in North Dakota at $1,534 per month, while Adams County has the lowest at $873. The statewide median two-bedroom FMR is $873.

No. Each housing authority in North Dakota 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

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