FMRFinder

North Dakota fair market rent by county

North Dakota · FY2027 · 53 listed places · 51 HUD FMR areas

$1,014median 2BR

From $1,014 in Wells County to $1,858 in Divide County

FY2026 → FY2027: median +16.2% · 46 up, 7 down · largest Mountrail County +26.6% · 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 $74,320 a year in Divide County and $40,560 in Wells County.

UnitMedian FMRIncome neededPer hour
Studio$842$33,680$16.19
1 bedroom$849$33,960$16.33
2 bedrooms$1,014$40,560$19.50
3 bedrooms$1,404$56,160$27.00
4 bedrooms$1,695$67,800$32.60

Income needed = monthly FMR × 12 ÷ 0.30. Per hour = that ÷ 2,080 hours (one full-time job). Medians are across the listed North Dakota 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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