2025 FMR and Section 8 Rents in North Dakota

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

Adams County

$688$692$859$1,211$1,458

Barnes County

$684$689$905$1,094$1,359

Benson County

$745$765$859$1,172$1,458

Billings County

$720$725$899$1,267$1,526

Bismarck

$770$850$960$1,350$1,630

Bottineau County

$650$654$859$1,119$1,458

Bowman County

$745$765$859$1,211$1,261

Burke County

$649$654$859$1,039$1,458

Cavalier County

$688$692$859$1,211$1,458

Dickey County

$649$654$859$1,039$1,458

Divide County

$1,119$1,126$1,397$1,689$2,371

Dunn County

$836$841$1,057$1,287$1,770

Eddy County

$649$654$859$1,159$1,458

Emmons County

$649$654$859$1,065$1,458

Fargo

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

Foster County

$745$765$859$1,202$1,306

Golden Valley County

$699$703$872$1,054$1,480

Grand Forks

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

Grant County

$688$692$859$1,211$1,458

Griggs County

$678$682$859$1,211$1,458

Hettinger County

$719$723$897$1,101$1,522

Kidder County

$745$760$859$1,211$1,458

Lamoure County

$664$668$859$1,211$1,458

Logan County

$720$725$899$1,267$1,526

Mchenry County

$692$696$859$1,039$1,458

Mcintosh County

$745$765$859$1,211$1,338

Mckenzie County

$1,090$1,097$1,352$1,635$2,232

Mclean County

$665$670$859$1,211$1,458

Mercer County

$737$852$1,087$1,314$1,501

Mountrail County

$734$765$859$1,211$1,433

Nelson County

$745$765$859$1,211$1,458

Pembina County

$745$765$859$1,211$1,458

Pierce County

$745$765$859$1,039$1,196

Ramsey County

$609$685$859$1,211$1,338

Ransom County

$582$686$859$1,180$1,458

Renville County

$688$693$910$1,100$1,274

Richland County

$649$654$859$1,211$1,382

Rolette County

$649$654$859$1,102$1,458

Sargent County

$653$657$859$1,140$1,144

Sheridan County

$720$725$899$1,267$1,526

Sioux County

$649$654$859$1,039$1,169

Slope County

$720$725$899$1,267$1,526

Stark County

$868$873$1,025$1,444$1,739

Steele County

$688$692$859$1,211$1,458

Stutsman County

$649$654$859$1,211$1,458

Towner County

$688$692$859$1,211$1,458

Traill County

$691$695$859$1,172$1,177

Walsh County

$702$707$859$1,147$1,458

Ward County

$681$744$978$1,378$1,660

Wells County

$689$694$859$1,211$1,458

Williams County

$985$1,003$1,136$1,601$1,928

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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.