FMRFinder

Minnesota fair market rent by county

Minnesota · FY2027 · 87 listed places · 73 HUD FMR areas

$1,048median 2BR

From $1,014 in Yellow Medicine County to $1,734 in Anoka County

FY2026 → FY2027: median +4.2% · 81 up, 6 down · largest Houston County +15.2% · all states

Unweighted median of the listed county, county-equivalent and town 2-bedroom FMRs; places sharing a HUD FMR area have the same value. This is not a statewide estimate of rents paid. U.S. county median $1,056. Effective October 1, 2026.

Income needed to afford it

At HUD's affordability benchmark — rent and utilities at no more than 30% of income — a 2-bedroom at the Fair Market Rent takes about $69,360 a year in Anoka County and $40,560 in Yellow Medicine County.

UnitMedian FMRIncome neededPer hour
Studio$770$30,800$14.81
1 bedroom$846$33,840$16.27
2 bedrooms$1,048$41,920$20.15
3 bedrooms$1,404$56,160$27.00
4 bedrooms$1,635$65,400$31.44

Income needed = monthly FMR × 12 ÷ 0.30. Per hour = that ÷ 2,080 hours (one full-time job). Medians are across the listed Minnesota places, like the figure above. The FMR is HUD's 40th-percentile gross rent estimate, not the price of any listing.

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