High-FMR payment standards - Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area

HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,709/month - 80th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#316 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 14.9% above market ; FMR rows touch Anoka County, Carver County, Chisago County, Dakota County, Hennepin County, Isanti County, Pierce County, Ramsey 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.

Expensive rung: who shares Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area's FMR tier

Near-amount peers: Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL MSA ($1,709), Durham-Chapel Hill, NC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,711), Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA ($1,702) .

For scale, bottom-quartile published amounts include McHenry County, ND HUD Metro FMR Area, Mobile, AL MSA, Morehouse Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area, Montgomery, AL MSA, Morgantown, WV MSA, McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA - those metros are not substitutes for lease-up planning in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area.

MN-state FMR neighbors for Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area

Closest 2-BR amounts inside MN: Rochester, MN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,407); Duluth, MN-WI MSA ($1,232); St. Cloud, MN MSA ($1,206); Mankato, MN MSA ($1,171); Rock County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area ($973) . 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area?

Size HUD FMR
Studio$1,242/mo
1-BR$1,405/mo
2-BR$1,709/mo
3-BR$2,262/mo
4-BR$2,531/mo

Section 8 payment standard range for Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 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 $1,242/mo $1,118/mo $1,366/mo
1-BR $1,405/mo $1,265/mo $1,546/mo
2-BR $1,709/mo $1,538/mo $1,880/mo
3-BR $2,262/mo $2,036/mo $2,488/mo
4-BR $2,531/mo $2,278/mo $2,784/mo

For a 2-bedroom in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,709/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,538–$1,880/month before any tenant income share.

HUD FMR filing-year trail · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area

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
$1,709
FY2026
vs prior FY
+1.4%
from FY2025 $1,685
Span change
+28.6%
FY2022-2026
Years shown
5
HUD FMR history
HUD Fair Market Rent two-bedroom amounts for Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area by fiscal year
FY 2-BR FMR YoY
2022 $1,329/mo -
2023 $1,410/mo +6.1%
2024 $1,622/mo +15.0%
2025 $1,685/mo +3.9%
2026 $1,709/mo +1.4%

Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.

ACS median 2-BR rent $1,487/mo → 14.9% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area.

MN agencies near this metro's scale key

Housing authorities in MN 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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,709/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.

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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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.