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Section 8 rent amounts in North Dakota

The population-weighted FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in North Dakota is $1,075.

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

Divide County$1,225$1,233$1,534$1,839$2,5734
McKenzie County$1,117$1,124$1,354$1,672$2,2717
Williams County$1,042$1,068$1,196$1,578$1,74512
Burleigh County$961$1,030$1,175$1,634$1,88414
Morton County$961$1,030$1,175$1,634$1,8848
Oliver County$961$1,030$1,175$1,634$1,8841
Ward County$806$960$1,165$1,620$1,95417
Mercer County$875$881$1,156$1,386$1,5315
Cass County$768$917$1,112$1,547$1,86534
Grand Forks County$863$868$1,089$1,515$1,82719
Renville County$783$824$1,081$1,329$1,5574
Mountrail County$738$850$1,071$1,386$1,5057
Stark County$869$874$1,056$1,469$1,7718
Golden Valley County$820$826$1,027$1,428$1,7233
Logan County$810$815$1,014$1,410$1,7013
McHenry County$725$839$1,000$1,387$1,67812
Rolette County$722$727$954$1,318$1,6007
Barnes County$718$722$948$1,137$1,59012
Dunn County$749$754$938$1,125$1,5746
Sargent County$814$816$935$1,261$1,5698
Hettinger County$740$745$927$1,149$1,5553
Sheridan County$738$743$924$1,285$1,5504
Slope County$738$743$924$1,285$1,5502
Ransom County$710$715$923$1,196$1,5484
Adams County$697$702$873$1,214$1,4642
Benson County$760$769$873$1,214$1,46411
Billings County$697$702$873$1,214$1,4642
Bottineau County$760$796$873$1,153$1,4649
Bowman County$760$796$873$1,214$1,4273
Burke County$661$665$873$1,101$1,4646
Cavalier County$697$702$873$1,170$1,46411
Dickey County$725$730$873$1,214$1,4644
Eddy County$661$665$873$1,214$1,4642
Emmons County$679$683$873$1,047$1,4646
Foster County$727$755$873$1,214$1,4644
Grant County$678$683$873$1,214$1,4645
Griggs County$661$665$873$1,076$1,4645
Kidder County$727$729$873$1,214$1,4036
LaMoure County$700$704$873$1,214$1,4648
McIntosh County$760$787$873$1,194$1,4644
McLean County$760$796$873$1,214$1,46413
Nelson County$732$745$873$1,214$1,4648
Pembina County$760$791$873$1,214$1,46412
Pierce County$727$755$873$1,214$1,4643
Ramsey County$602$719$873$1,214$1,46410
Richland County$661$665$873$1,214$1,46414
Sioux County$727$733$873$1,146$1,3853
Steele County$697$702$873$1,214$1,4644
Stutsman County$676$680$873$1,214$1,46413
Towner County$697$702$873$1,214$1,4646
Traill County$686$690$873$1,214$1,46410
Walsh County$676$680$873$1,140$1,46411
Wells County$760$796$873$1,214$1,4647

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 $1,075. 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 North Dakota?

The population-weighted FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in North Dakota is $1,075.

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

The highest FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent row in North Dakota is $1,534 in Divide County.

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

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 $1,075. 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).