2025 FMR and Section 8 Rents in Minnesota

Section 8 is a federal program that guarantees monthly rent payments to landlords. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) publishes Fair Market Rents, which are 40th percentile averages of local rents, to determine their standard payment amount.

Use our Section 8 rents table to find the best market for Section 8 investment. See Section 8 rents in each city and zip code.

Typically, the government guarantees 70% of the rent payment, and the tenant pays the remaining 30%. Section 8 tenants typically stay in their units 6-7x longer than regular tenants.

Click the column header to sort each column. Click state name to explore Section 8 Rents by city.

County Name / City
Studio Rent
1 Bedroom Rent
2 Bedroom Rent
3 Bedroom Rent
4 Bedroom Rent

Aitkin County

$677$709$932$1,274$1,278

Becker County

$687$801$1,014$1,361$1,505

Beltrami County

$820$851$1,118$1,352$1,576

Big Stone County

$613$775$905$1,275$1,366

Brown County

$613$689$905$1,127$1,536

Cass County

$791$849$953$1,260$1,441

Chippewa County

$613$767$905$1,275$1,285

Clearwater County

$634$712$936$1,266$1,450

Cook County

$613$806$905$1,205$1,309

Cottonwood County

$613$751$905$1,128$1,254

Crow Wing County

$748$840$1,104$1,373$1,556

Douglas County

$672$789$962$1,276$1,281

Duluth

$820$940$1,200$1,600$2,040

Fargo

$780$930$1,120$1,580$1,900

Faribault County

$613$726$905$1,256$1,260

Fillmore County

$710$720$940$1,280$1,500

Freeborn County

$659$740$972$1,239$1,402

Goodhue County

$737$874$1,046$1,474$1,775

Grand Forks

$731$736$929$1,309$1,577

Grant County

$613$691$905$1,275$1,536

Hubbard County

$668$750$985$1,273$1,544

Itasca County

$811$817$1,059$1,280$1,431

Jackson County

$613$695$905$1,143$1,297

Kanabec County

$685$819$1,011$1,341$1,346

Kandiyohi County

$768$773$936$1,319$1,544

Kittson County

$613$689$905$1,094$1,360

Koochiching County

$613$689$905$1,141$1,309

La Crosse Onalaska

$760$866$1,122$1,515$1,904

Lac Qui Parle County

$613$744$905$1,213$1,472

Lake County

$870$970$1,270$1,690$2,160

Lake Of The Woods County

$660$741$974$1,178$1,408

Le Sueur County

$804$845$1,110$1,564$1,758

Lincoln County

$613$689$905$1,231$1,309

Lyon County

$613$715$905$1,275$1,514

Mahnomen County

$613$689$905$1,116$1,205

Mankato North Mankato

$897$903$1,101$1,552$1,868

Marshall County

$620$696$914$1,129$1,516

Martin County

$624$700$920$1,221$1,225

Mcleod County

$732$737$963$1,331$1,634

Meeker County

$646$766$953$1,343$1,498

Mille Lacs County

$940$1,040$1,270$1,730$2,050

Minneapolis St Paul Bloomington

$1,174$1,327$1,622$2,188$2,478

Morrison County

$699$712$929$1,309$1,438

Mower County

$735$826$1,085$1,378$1,544

Murray County

$613$704$905$1,275$1,536

Nobles County

$722$811$1,065$1,300$1,418

Norman County

$636$714$938$1,134$1,356

Otter Tail County

$640$718$944$1,289$1,395

Pennington County

$746$837$1,100$1,399$1,590

Pine County

$866$872$1,146$1,393$1,551

Pipestone County

$613$697$905$1,197$1,532

Pope County

$716$804$1,057$1,278$1,470

Red Lake County

$613$689$905$1,201$1,205

Redwood County

$613$693$905$1,273$1,516

Renville County

$738$742$905$1,275$1,488

Rice County

$913$918$1,206$1,634$1,932

Rochester

$814$927$1,148$1,618$1,948

Rock County

$638$716$941$1,247$1,314

Roseau County

$635$754$937$1,147$1,248

Sibley County

$662$762$977$1,245$1,301

St Cloud

$877$906$1,155$1,531$1,820

Steele County

$808$814$1,061$1,495$1,801

Stevens County

$657$738$970$1,367$1,603

Swift County

$613$689$905$1,118$1,205

Todd County

$769$774$905$1,216$1,221

Traverse County

$613$712$905$1,275$1,390

Wabasha County

$785$810$910$1,280$1,540

Wadena County

$660$756$974$1,178$1,297

Waseca County

$684$689$905$1,275$1,449

Watonwan County

$613$806$905$1,275$1,324

Wilkin County

$613$689$905$1,275$1,536

Winona County

$710$818$1,003$1,313$1,369

Yellow Medicine County

$613$689$905$1,094$1,205

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Frequently Asked Section 8 Investing Questions

Fair Market Rent (FMR): HUD sets FMR by bedroom size for each area.

Payment Standard: The local PHA sets this between 90–110% of the FMR. It's the max PHA assistance.

Gross Rent: Contract rent (charged by landlord) + utility allowance (estimated tenant utility costs). Must fit payment standard limits.

Housing Assistance Payment (HAP):

The PHA pays the lower of:

  • Payment standard - Tenant's Total Tenant Payment (TTP).
  • Gross rent - TTP.

Example:

  • Payment standard: $1,500
  • Contract rent: $1,400
  • Utility allowance: $100
  • Tenant's TTP: $400
  • Gross rent: $1,500 ($1,400 + $100).
  • HAP: $1,100 (lower of $1,500 - $400 or $1,500 - $400).

Landlord receives $1,100 (PHA) + $400 (tenant) = $1,500 total.