Above-median FMR - Rochester, MN HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Rochester, MN HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,407/month - 64th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#252 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 21.2% above market ; FMR rows touch Dodge County, Olmsted 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 Rochester, MN HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Upper-half placement for Rochester, MN HUD Metro FMR Area
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Aransas County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area; Hinesville, GA HUD Metro FMR Area; State College, PA MSA; Watertown-Fort Drum, NY MSA .
Low-FMR contrast set: Saginaw, MI MSA, St. Joseph, MO-KS MSA, Bond County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area, Atascosa County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, Erie County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area, San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area .
MN-state FMR neighbors for Rochester, MN HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside MN: Duluth, MN-WI MSA ($1,232); St. Cloud, MN MSA ($1,206); Mankato, MN MSA ($1,171); Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,709); 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 Rochester, MN HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,112/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,189/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,407/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,957/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,360/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Rochester, MN 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 Rochester, MN 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 | $1,112/mo | $1,001/mo | $1,223/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,189/mo | $1,070/mo | $1,308/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,407/mo | $1,266/mo | $1,548/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,957/mo | $1,761/mo | $2,153/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,360/mo | $2,124/mo | $2,596/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Rochester, MN HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,407/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,266–$1,548/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Rochester, MN 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
- $1,407
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +4.9%
- from FY2025 $1,341
- Span change
- +28.6%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1,094/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,224/mo | +11.9% |
| 2024 | $1,148/mo | -6.2% |
| 2025 | $1,341/mo | +16.8% |
| 2026 | $1,407/mo | +4.9% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Rochester, MN HUD Metro FMR Area, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,161/mo → 21.2% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Rochester, MN 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
- Aransas County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,407
- Hinesville, GA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,406
- State College, PA MSA · $1,406
- Watertown-Fort Drum, NY MSA · $1,405
- Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,411
- Lebanon, PA MSA · $1,411
- Kenosha, WI MSA · $1,402
- Tucson, AZ MSA · $1,402
- Columbus, IN MSA · $1,415
- Billings, MT HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,417
- Penobscot County, ME (part) HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,392
- Syracuse, NY MSA · $1,392
What to do with this FMR desk
Rochester, MN HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,407/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+28.6% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (21.2% 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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