Lower-FMR payment standards - Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA is $1,089/month - 17th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#68 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 17.1% above market ; FMR rows touch Grand Forks County, Polk County .
Low-FMR rung around Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Columbus, GA-AL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,088), Hot Springs, AR MSA ($1,090), Canton-Massillon, OH MSA ($1,086) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: Fresno, CA HUD Metro FMR Area, Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA, Broadwater County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area, Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA, Beaufort County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area, Flagstaff, AZ MSA - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
ND-state FMR neighbors for Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside ND: Fargo, ND-MN MSA ($1,112); Bismarck, ND MSA ($1,175); McHenry County, ND HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,000) . Alphabetical “nearby” lists are intentionally not used here - amount proximity is the comparison that matters for payment standards.
What are the HUD FY2026 bedroom FMRs for Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $863/mo |
| 1-BR | $868/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,089/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,515/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,827/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA
HUD lets each Public Housing Authority set its payment standard between 90% and 110% of the published Fair Market Rent for the bedroom size served. These dollar amounts are derived from HUD FY2026 FMR for Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA; your PHA may choose a figure inside this band. This is not a quote for a specific unit, availability, or waitlist status.
| Size | HUD FMR | 90% floor | 110% ceiling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $863/mo | $777/mo | $949/mo |
| 1-BR | $868/mo | $781/mo | $955/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,089/mo | $980/mo | $1,198/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,515/mo | $1,364/mo | $1,667/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,827/mo | $1,644/mo | $2,010/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,089/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $980–$1,198/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA
Published two-bedroom Fair Market Rent for this HUD area across FY2022-2026. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent fiscal years only. This is a historical HUD reference-rent series, not a PHA payment standard, unit quote, availability, eligibility, or waitlist result.
- Latest 2-BR
- $1,089
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +10.7%
- from FY2025 $984
- Span change
- +27.5%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $854/mo | - |
| 2023 | $890/mo | +4.2% |
| 2024 | $929/mo | +4.4% |
| 2025 | $984/mo | +5.9% |
| 2026 | $1,089/mo | +10.7% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $930/mo → 17.1% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA.
PHAs naming Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA
- Grand Forks Housing Authority · 1,504 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in North Dakota . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
ND agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in ND whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- North Central Housing Authority
- Barnes County Housing Authority
- Pembina County Housing Authority
- Richland County Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Williston
- Walsh County Housing Authority
- Ransom County Housing Authority
- Stark County Housing Authority
- North Dakota Housing Finance Agency
- Rolette County Housing Authority
Full near-amount ladder
- Columbus, GA-AL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,088
- Hot Springs, AR MSA · $1,090
- Canton-Massillon, OH MSA · $1,086
- Farmington, NM MSA · $1,085
- Floyd County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,094
- Terre Haute, IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,094
- Austin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,095
- Greenville, NC MSA · $1,095
- Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA · $1,095
- Mobile, AL MSA · $1,083
- Springfield, MO HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,095
- Casper, WY MSA · $1,082
What to do with this FMR desk
Grand Forks, ND-MN HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,089/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+27.5% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Cross-check the 1 PHA record tied to this market against the HUD directory profile. Grand Forks Housing Authority
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (17.1% above market). Metro gap page
- Confirm how PHAs may set payment standards at 90-110% of FMR, and why the two figures are not interchangeable. FMR vs payment standard
FMR is HUD's published Fair Market Rent for this FMR area. It is not a PHA payment standard, unit quote, eligibility result, or waitlist status. Confirm any leasing figure with the PHA that serves the unit.
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rent (FY2026) ; Census ACS median gross rent. Confirm the live PHA figure before leasing. Methodology.
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