Lower-FMR payment standards - Rock County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area

HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Rock County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area is $973/month - 7th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#27 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 1.7% below market ; FMR rows touch Rock County .

Geography note: HUD divides this CBSA into 2 separate Fair Market Rent areas, each with its own rent schedule. The amounts above are for Rock County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.

Low-FMR rung around Rock County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area

Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Bosque County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($973), Cochran County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($973), Eagle Pass, TX MSA ($973) .

Top-quartile contrast metros: Springfield, MA MSA, Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL MSA, Seattle-Bellevue, WA HUD Metro FMR Area, Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA, Savannah, GA MSA, Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.

MN-state FMR neighbors for Rock County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area

Closest 2-BR amounts inside MN: Mankato, MN MSA ($1,171); St. Cloud, MN MSA ($1,206); Duluth, MN-WI MSA ($1,232); Rochester, MN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,407); Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,709) . 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 Rock County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area?

Size HUD FMR
Studio$727/mo
1-BR$742/mo
2-BR$973/mo
3-BR$1,353/mo
4-BR$1,357/mo

Section 8 payment standard range for Rock County, 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 Rock County, 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 $727/mo $654/mo $800/mo
1-BR $742/mo $668/mo $816/mo
2-BR $973/mo $876/mo $1,070/mo
3-BR $1,353/mo $1,218/mo $1,488/mo
4-BR $1,357/mo $1,221/mo $1,493/mo

For a 2-bedroom in Rock County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $973/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $876–$1,070/month before any tenant income share.

ACS median 2-BR rent $990/mo → 1.7% below market (borderline). Detail: gap analysis for Rock County, 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

What to do with this FMR desk

Rock County, MN HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $973/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.

  • Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (1.7% below 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.