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Section 8 rent amounts in Minnesota

The population-weighted FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Minnesota is $1,478.

HUD voucher rents by county and bedroom count, from the current Fair Market Rent and Small Area FMR release.

Source: HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rents and Small Area FMRs, effective 2025-10-01, retrieved 2026-10-09, with ZIP placement from the HUD-USPS ZIP Crosswalk 2021-Q4. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr.html

Counties

Anoka County$1,242$1,405$1,709$2,262$2,53112
Carver County$1,242$1,405$1,709$2,262$2,53112
Chisago County$1,242$1,405$1,709$2,262$2,53110
Dakota County$1,242$1,405$1,709$2,262$2,53120
Hennepin County$1,242$1,405$1,709$2,262$2,53176
Isanti County$1,242$1,405$1,709$2,262$2,5316
Ramsey County$1,242$1,405$1,709$2,262$2,53122
Scott County$1,242$1,405$1,709$2,262$2,5318
Sherburne County$1,242$1,405$1,709$2,262$2,5317
Washington County$1,242$1,405$1,709$2,262$2,53118
Wright County$1,242$1,405$1,709$2,262$2,53114
Dodge County$1,112$1,189$1,407$1,957$2,3606
Olmsted County$1,112$1,189$1,407$1,957$2,36011
Lake County$880$973$1,277$1,531$1,8696
Carlton County$849$978$1,232$1,689$2,06711
St. Louis County$849$978$1,232$1,689$2,06747
Benton County$874$919$1,206$1,604$1,8735
Stearns County$874$919$1,206$1,604$1,87332
Rice County$899$905$1,187$1,534$1,9918
Blue Earth County$971$977$1,171$1,629$1,91612
Nicollet County$971$977$1,171$1,629$1,9165
Houston County$804$889$1,166$1,515$1,9037
Steele County$787$870$1,142$1,549$1,8165
Beltrami County$870$876$1,135$1,361$1,71513
Mille Lacs County$850$856$1,123$1,346$1,8848
Pennington County$774$855$1,122$1,496$1,6313
Crow Wing County$772$854$1,120$1,345$1,56913
Clay County$768$917$1,112$1,547$1,86514
Pine County$834$839$1,101$1,320$1,45811
Goodhue County$755$901$1,095$1,523$1,83710
Polk County$863$868$1,089$1,515$1,82715
Le Sueur County$816$822$1,078$1,499$1,7488
Itasca County$754$860$1,074$1,401$1,51625
Winona County$791$868$1,066$1,336$1,5438
Pope County$726$803$1,053$1,263$1,3946
Mower County$723$799$1,049$1,350$1,46114
Nobles County$723$799$1,049$1,294$1,38911
Becker County$708$783$1,027$1,341$1,47413
Fillmore County$774$779$1,022$1,370$1,37512
Wadena County$701$783$1,016$1,218$1,3454
Lake of the Woods County$699$773$1,014$1,216$1,4744
Hubbard County$695$768$1,008$1,395$1,6426
Wabasha County$872$913$1,001$1,334$1,6799
McLeod County$823$865$999$1,198$1,6628
Meeker County$687$854$997$1,387$1,4077
Douglas County$737$772$991$1,378$1,44111
Stevens County$683$755$991$1,378$1,6625
Otter Tail County$678$749$983$1,367$1,43220
Freeborn County$672$742$974$1,283$1,43212
Aitkin County$737$742$973$1,353$1,4718
Big Stone County$671$816$973$1,178$1,3297
Brown County$671$742$973$1,177$1,6096
Cass County$729$768$973$1,300$1,63211
Chippewa County$671$772$973$1,353$1,3825
Clearwater County$671$785$973$1,179$1,6325
Cook County$671$888$973$1,288$1,4156
Cottonwood County$671$766$973$1,353$1,4156
Faribault County$671$790$973$1,312$1,31711
Grant County$671$742$973$1,353$1,6327
Jackson County$671$846$973$1,283$1,2885
Kanabec County$671$858$973$1,353$1,3873
Kandiyohi County$782$787$973$1,353$1,63211
Kittson County$684$745$973$1,167$1,41510
Koochiching County$671$742$973$1,243$1,41510
Lac qui Parle County$671$833$973$1,353$1,4155
Lincoln County$671$742$973$1,283$1,2885
Lyon County$678$834$973$1,353$1,6329
Mahnomen County$671$742$973$1,217$1,4885
Marshall County$671$742$973$1,182$1,63211
Martin County$671$803$973$1,283$1,28810
Morrison County$671$757$973$1,353$1,45412
Murray County$671$852$973$1,232$1,5739
Norman County$671$742$973$1,167$1,2889
Pipestone County$671$742$973$1,203$1,5386
Red Lake County$671$742$973$1,277$1,2884
Redwood County$671$742$973$1,321$1,56614
Renville County$776$781$973$1,353$1,60210
Rock County$727$742$973$1,353$1,3578
Roseau County$671$867$973$1,256$1,4508
Sibley County$671$742$973$1,299$1,3047
Swift County$671$768$973$1,285$1,3146
Todd County$737$742$973$1,318$1,55011
Traverse County$671$742$973$1,353$1,6094
Waseca County$677$742$973$1,353$1,4954
Watonwan County$671$842$973$1,283$1,2887
Wilkin County$671$751$973$1,283$1,2887
Yellow Medicine County$671$753$973$1,169$1,3127

Payment standard

HUD uses the Fair Market Rent to set the Housing Choice Voucher payment standard, the maximum monthly subsidy base for a bedroom count. The FY2026 2-bedroom rent on this page is $1,478. 24 CFR 982.503 sets the basic range from 90 percent to 110 percent of the applicable Fair Market Rent. In a metro on HUD's designated Small Area FMR list, that rent is the ZIP Small Area FMR. Elsewhere it is the metro or county Fair Market Rent (HUD Fair Market Rents, Small Area FMRs).

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2-bedroom Section 8 rent in Minnesota?

The population-weighted FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Minnesota is $1,478.

Which HUD row has the highest 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Minnesota?

The highest FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent row in Minnesota is $1,709 in Isanti County.

How does a voucher payment standard relate to the Fair Market Rent in Minnesota?

HUD uses the Fair Market Rent to set the Housing Choice Voucher payment standard, the maximum monthly subsidy base for a bedroom count. The FY2026 2-bedroom rent on this page is $1,478. 24 CFR 982.503 sets the basic range from 90 percent to 110 percent of the applicable Fair Market Rent. In a metro on HUD's designated Small Area FMR list, that rent is the ZIP Small Area FMR. Elsewhere it is the metro or county Fair Market Rent (HUD Fair Market Rents, Small Area FMRs).