Low-FMR metro gap - Rock County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area
Displayed gap in Rock County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area: -1.7% (HUD $973 vs ACS $990) · counties in FMR rows: Rock County .
FMR gap dispatch plate
CBSA 43620 · Rock County, MN 1.7% shortfall
GAP-BORDER · FMR-BOTTOM · SPREAD-PAR · PHOTO-FINISH · COUNTY-SPARSE · BOOK-FULL
- GAP-BORDER 1.7% tight
- FMR-BOTTOM #27/396 · P7
- SPREAD-PAR $-17
- PHOTO-FINISH Cedar Rapids
- COUNTY-SPARSE 1 county
- BOOK-FULL HUD+ACS pair
Nearest shortfall peer: Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area (-0.5pp)
Near break-even, a PHA at 110% vs 90% of FMR changes outcomes more than in clearly generous or short metros.
Instrument codes from this metro’s HUD FMR vs ACS shortfall band, national FMR quartile, dollar spread, gap peer, county footprint, and book completeness, not a moving recommendation.
Shortfall neighbourhood around Rock County, MN
Metros nearest this CBSA on voucher-vs-market shortfall (HUD FMR vs ACS 2-BR median). Full ladder: /gap/.
- Texarkana
Texarkana: 3.7% shortfall
3.72 % shortfall
- Rock County · this metro
Rock County · this metro: 1.7% shortfall
1.72 % shortfall
- Cedar Rapids 1.24
Cedar Rapids: 1.2% shortfall
1.24 % shortfall
- Salisbury 0.17
Salisbury: 0.2% shortfall
0.17 % shortfall
- Joplin -0.23
Joplin: -0.2% shortfall
-0.23 % shortfall
How does Rock County, MN compare with nearby FMR areas?
These are the twelve metros closest to Rock County, MN on the displayed voucher-vs-market margin. Their county lists are HUD FMR-area coverage, not a claim that the markets are interchangeable.
- Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area
1.2% shortfall · HUD $956 vs ACS $968 · $−$12/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Benton County.
- Salisbury, MD Metro Area
0.2% shortfall · HUD $1,167 vs ACS $1,169 · $−$2/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Somerset County.
- Joplin, MO-KS Metro Area
-0.2% shortfall · HUD $877 vs ACS $875 · $+$2/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Cherokee County.
- Texarkana, TX-AR Metro Area
3.7% shortfall · HUD $880 vs ACS $914 · $−$34/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Little River County.
- Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metro Area
4.0% shortfall · HUD $1,287 vs ACS $1,340 · $−$53/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Camden County.
- Cleveland, OH Metro Area
-0.6% shortfall · HUD $1,037 vs ACS $1,031 · $+$6/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Ashtabula County.
- Bend, OR Metro Area
4.2% shortfall · HUD $1,385 vs ACS $1,445 · $−$60/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Crook County.
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area
-0.7% shortfall · HUD $2,902 vs ACS $2,881 · $+$21/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: San Benito County.
- Charleston, WV Metro Area
4.2% shortfall · HUD $869 vs ACS $907 · $−$38/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Boone County.
- Lafayette, LA Metro Area
5.4% shortfall · HUD $880 vs ACS $930 · $−$50/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Acadia Parish.
- Monroe, LA Metro Area
6.3% shortfall · HUD $834 vs ACS $890 · $−$56/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Morehouse Parish.
- Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area
-3.6% shortfall · HUD $960 vs ACS $927 · $+$33/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Davidson County.
Source: HUD USER FY2026 Fair Market Rent area records and Census ACS 2019–2023 median gross rent.
MN FMR scale context
These are the closest FY2026 2-BR FMR values in MN; they help place this HUD reference on its state scale, but do not substitute for each metro’s ACS rent comparison.
- Mankato, MN MSA $1,171 (+$198)
- St. Cloud, MN MSA $1,206 (+$233)
- Duluth, MN-WI MSA $1,232 (+$259)
- Rochester, MN HUD Metro FMR Area $1,407 (+$434)
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area $1,709 (+$736)
High-FMR contrast (scale only)
Springfield, MA MSA ($1,734 2-BR); Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL MSA ($1,604 2-BR); Seattle-Bellevue, WA HUD Metro FMR Area ($2,501 2-BR); Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA ($1,742 2-BR) . Opposite-quartile FMR metros for scale, not gap substitutes for Rock County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area.
Rock County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area gap inputs
- HUD 2-BR FMR (FY2026): $973/mo
- ACS 2019–2023 2-BR median: $990/mo
- Displayed gap: -1.7%
- National FMR percentile: 7 (#27/396)
displayed % = (HUD 2-BR − ACS 2-BR median) / ACS median × 100
MN HCV agencies (scale-keyed)
Full payment standards for Rock County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area · Payment standards vs FMR
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rent FY2026, Census ACS median gross rent. Gap is PlainVoucher-derived. Methodology.
Disclaimer. For informational purposes only, not a substitute for PHA counseling or legal advice. Median gross rent reflects rents paid by current tenants; asking rents for available units typically run higher. Actual PHA payment standards can differ from HUD FMR by ±10%. Always confirm the current payment standard with your PHA. PlainVoucher is not affiliated with HUD or any PHA.