2012 Fair Market Rent in Minnesota

Average Fair Market Rent Prices in Minnesota:

Studio / Efficiency	1-Bedroom	2-Bedroom	3-Bedroom	4-Bedroom
$455	$524	$653	$839	$950
0-BR	1-BR	2-BR	3-BR	4-BR

Minnesota (MN) has the 30th highest rent in the country out of 54 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in Minnesota ranges from $583 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Aitkin County, MN to $904 for a 2-bedroom unit in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA.

For FY 2012, the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA (Anoka County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $632 per month and $1,330 per month to rent a house or an apartment with 4 bedrooms. The average Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom home in Minnesota is $653 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in Minnesota is around 4,919,479 people. So, there are around 737,922 people in Minnesota who could be receiving housing benefits from the HUD.

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What is Fair Market Rent?

Fair Market Rent is determined each fiscal year by the HUD and is used to set payment standards for federal housing assistance programs in Minnesota. Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile of typical rentals in a given region. Learn more

Minnesota Fair Market Rent Map

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Lookup FMR by Zip Code FHA Loan Limits in Minnesota

County	0 BR	1 BR	2 BR	3 BR	4 BR	Est. Population
Aitkin County	$378	$444	$583	$728	$787	15,301
Anoka County Metro	$632	$745	$904	$1,183	$1,330	298,084
Becker County	$378	$448	$583	$730	$758	30,000
Beltrami County	$398	$470	$598	$822	$1,049	39,650
Benton County Metro	$517	$569	$682	$964	$1,120	34,226
Big Stone County	$378	$460	$583	$745	$771	5,820
Blue Earth County Metro	$487	$567	$659	$919	$1,066	55,941
Brown County	$427	$486	$583	$698	$718	26,911
Carlton County Metro	$447	$545	$687	$863	$1,099	31,671
Carver County Metro	$632	$745	$904	$1,183	$1,330	70,205
Cass County	$378	$484	$583	$735	$757	27,150
Chippewa County	$447	$486	$583	$697	$719	13,088
Chisago County Metro	$632	$745	$904	$1,183	$1,330	41,101
Clay County Metro	$433	$514	$654	$944	$1,091	51,229
Clearwater County	$408	$460	$583	$736	$1,023	8,423
Cook County	$435	$553	$671	$841	$866	5,168
Cottonwood County	$427	$466	$583	$743	$778	12,167
Crow Wing County	$411	$481	$634	$813	$951	55,099
Dakota County Metro	$632	$745	$904	$1,183	$1,330	355,904
Dodge County Metro	$515	$549	$722	$936	$978	17,731
Douglas County	$398	$474	$596	$864	$945	32,821
Faribault County	$427	$466	$583	$743	$778	16,181
Fillmore County	$388	$468	$583	$761	$954	21,122
Freeborn County	$380	$445	$585	$697	$920	32,584
Goodhue County	$465	$546	$717	$913	$987	44,127
Grant County	$378	$460	$583	$745	$771	6,289
Hennepin County Metro	$632	$745	$904	$1,183	$1,330	1,116,200
Houston County Metro	$424	$496	$653	$867	$1,064	19,718
Hubbard County	$428	$484	$613	$774	$1,075	18,376
Isanti County Metro	$632	$745	$904	$1,183	$1,330	31,287
Itasca County	$426	$526	$655	$793	$930	43,992
Jackson County	$427	$466	$583	$743	$778	11,268
Kanabec County	$472	$553	$727	$907	$981	14,996
Kandiyohi County	$458	$470	$583	$785	$810	41,203
Kittson County	$384	$459	$583	$742	$870	5,285
Koochiching County	$378	$484	$583	$735	$757	14,355
Lac qui Parle County	$447	$486	$583	$697	$719	8,067
Lake County	$429	$545	$661	$828	$853	11,058
Lake of the Woods County	$475	$536	$679	$857	$1,191	4,522
Le Sueur County	$554	$572	$688	$958	$988	25,426
Lincoln County	$447	$486	$583	$697	$719	6,429
Lyon County	$422	$474	$583	$727	$748	25,425
McLeod County	$530	$532	$659	$944	$974	34,898
Mahnomen County	$408	$460	$583	$736	$1,023	5,190
Marshall County	$384	$459	$583	$742	$870	10,155
Martin County	$483	$484	$583	$847	$872	21,802
Meeker County	$537	$595	$690	$902	$927	22,644
Mille Lacs County	$476	$490	$645	$799	$888	22,330
Morrison County	$379	$451	$583	$697	$1,023	31,712
Mower County	$399	$467	$596	$740	$763	38,603
Murray County	$427	$466	$583	$743	$778	9,165
Nicollet County Metro	$487	$567	$659	$919	$1,066	29,771
Nobles County	$384	$480	$583	$774	$798	20,832
Norman County	$384	$459	$583	$742	$870	7,442
Olmsted County Metro	$515	$549	$722	$936	$978	124,277
Otter Tail County	$380	$452	$583	$711	$732	57,159
Pennington County	$381	$448	$583	$736	$804	13,584
Pine County	$430	$466	$602	$786	$811	26,530
Pipestone County	$427	$466	$583	$743	$778	9,895
Polk County Metro	$432	$542	$665	$843	$1,145	31,369
Pope County	$408	$496	$629	$804	$832	11,236
Ramsey County Metro	$632	$745	$904	$1,183	$1,330	511,035
Red Lake County	$384	$459	$583	$742	$870	4,299
Redwood County	$447	$486	$583	$697	$719	16,815
Renville County	$454	$473	$583	$762	$784	17,154
Rice County	$561	$585	$770	$920	$1,070	56,665
Rock County	$427	$466	$583	$743	$778	9,721
Roseau County	$378	$449	$583	$727	$851	16,338
St. Louis County Metro	$447	$545	$687	$863	$1,099	200,528
Scott County Metro	$632	$745	$904	$1,183	$1,330	89,498
Sherburne County Metro	$632	$745	$904	$1,183	$1,330	64,417
Sibley County	$454	$473	$583	$762	$784	15,356
Stearns County Metro	$517	$569	$682	$964	$1,120	133,166
Steele County	$443	$538	$679	$854	$1,114	33,680
Stevens County	$379	$476	$583	$703	$949	10,053
Swift County	$378	$460	$583	$745	$771	11,956
Todd County	$420	$472	$583	$704	$935	24,426
Traverse County	$378	$460	$583	$745	$771	4,134
Wabasha County Metro	$409	$456	$584	$731	$1,026	21,610
Wadena County	$420	$472	$583	$704	$935	13,713
Waseca County	$378	$444	$583	$697	$729	19,526
Washington County Metro	$632	$745	$904	$1,183	$1,330	201,130
Watonwan County	$427	$466	$583	$743	$778	11,876
Wilkin County	$378	$460	$583	$745	$771	7,138
Winona County	$408	$482	$629	$869	$1,103	49,985
Wright County Metro	$632	$745	$904	$1,183	$1,330	89,986
Yellow Medicine County	$447	$486	$583	$697	$719	11,080

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