Lower-FMR payment standards - McHenry County, ND HUD Metro FMR Area

HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for McHenry County, ND HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,000/month - 9th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#36 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 4.0% above market ; FMR rows touch McHenry County .

Geography note: HUD divides this CBSA into 3 separate Fair Market Rent areas, each with its own rent schedule. The amounts above are for McHenry County, ND HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.

Low-FMR rung around McHenry County, ND HUD Metro FMR Area

Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA ($1,000), Lawton, OK HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,001), Allen County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area ($996) .

Top-quartile contrast metros: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area, Modesto, CA MSA, Martin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, Fort Lauderdale, FL HUD Metro FMR Area, Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA MSA, Napa, CA MSA - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.

ND-state FMR neighbors for McHenry County, ND HUD Metro FMR Area

Closest 2-BR amounts inside ND: Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA ($1,089); Fargo, ND-MN MSA ($1,112); Bismarck, ND MSA ($1,175) . 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 McHenry County, ND HUD Metro FMR Area?

Size HUD FMR
Studio$725/mo
1-BR$839/mo
2-BR$1,000/mo
3-BR$1,387/mo
4-BR$1,678/mo

Section 8 payment standard range for McHenry County, ND HUD Metro FMR Area

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 McHenry County, ND HUD Metro FMR Area; 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 $725/mo $653/mo $798/mo
1-BR $839/mo $755/mo $923/mo
2-BR $1,000/mo $900/mo $1,100/mo
3-BR $1,387/mo $1,248/mo $1,526/mo
4-BR $1,678/mo $1,510/mo $1,846/mo

For a 2-bedroom in McHenry County, ND HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,000/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $900–$1,100/month before any tenant income share.

ACS median 2-BR rent $962/mo → 4.0% above market (covers market). Detail: gap analysis for McHenry County, ND HUD Metro FMR Area.

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):

Full near-amount ladder

What to do with this FMR desk

McHenry County, ND HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,000/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.

  • Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (4.0% 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.

Verify with HUD → · Verify with U.S. Census Bureau → · Set a September HUD update reminder

Source and method. PlainVoucher compiles public HUD and U.S. Census release data into a searchable reference. Release periods and source boundaries are identified on each data surface; PlainVoucher does not determine eligibility, waitlist status, payment standards, or local PHA rules. Read our editorial standards and corrections policy, methodology, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-09-02.