Benton County, MN

2024 Fair Market Rents

Tags: 2024 St. Cloud, MN MSA

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The top four largest cities in Benton County are Saint Cloud, Sartell, Princeton, and Sauk Rapids. Fair Market Rents on this page may apply depending on whether the county uses SAFMRs or county level FMRs. Cities in multiple SAFMR areas will have different SAFMRS based on ZIP code.

What type of FMR does Benton County use?

Small Area Fair Market Rents were created by the HUD for this county/Metro Fmr Area however Benton County is not required to use Small Area FMRs by the HUD. It is at the discretion of the local Housing Authority to determine if SAFMRs or 40th percentile FMRs are used.

To learn more about the criteria the HUD uses to determine if a Metro FMR Area requires Small Area Fair Market Rents click here.

How does Benton County compare?

Benton County ($1,155) has a 8.5% higher FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of Minnesota ($1,065) and therefore a higher gross rent.

Benton County is rank 13th out of 87 counties. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is higher than 74 other counties. Benton County is the 13th most expensive county in terms of FMRs.

Rent Tables Benton County, MN

Fair Market Rent (40th Percentile)

$877
studio
$906
1-Bedroom
$1,155
2-Bedroom
$1,531
3-Bedroom
$1,820
4-Bedroom

Median Rent (50th Percentile)

$938
studio
$969
1-Bedroom
$1,235
2-Bedroom
$1,637
3-Bedroom
$1,946
4-Bedroom

Small Market Areas (By Zip Code)

The 90% and 110% SAFMRs represent the minimum and maximum payment standards that can be set by the local Public Housing Authority under regular conditions. The payment standard is the actual value used in Section 8. For more on payment standards click here.

FMRs and SAFMRs are set by the HUD. The local PHA takes these FMR/SAFMR values and may decide to use any value that is within +-10% of the FMR/SAFMR as the payment standard for the areas under their jurisdiction.

For a more in-depth explaination return to the overview page.

ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
55371 $940 $1,040 $1,270 $1,730 $2,050
56304 $910 $1,040 $1,270 $1,730 $1,990
56329 $910 $1,040 $1,270 $1,730 $1,990
56379 $910 $1,040 $1,270 $1,730 $1,990
55371 $940 $1,040 $1,270 $1,730 $2,050
56330 $840 $850 $1,120 $1,430 $1,880
56357 $860 $890 $1,140 $1,490 $1,850
55371 $940 $1,040 $1,270 $1,730 $2,050
56303 $840 $860 $1,100 $1,460 $1,730
56304 $910 $1,040 $1,270 $1,730 $1,990
56329 $910 $1,040 $1,270 $1,730 $1,990
56330 $840 $850 $1,120 $1,430 $1,880
56333 $800 $830 $1,060 $1,400 $1,670
56357 $860 $890 $1,140 $1,490 $1,850
56367 $750 $780 $990 $1,310 $1,560
56373 $710 $740 $940 $1,250 $1,480
56377 $1,020 $1,050 $1,340 $1,780 $2,110
56379 $910 $1,040 $1,270 $1,730 $1,990
56387 $900 $930 $1,190 $1,580 $1,880
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
55371 $846 $936 $1,143 $1,557 $1,845
56304 $819 $936 $1,143 $1,557 $1,791
56329 $819 $936 $1,143 $1,557 $1,791
56379 $819 $936 $1,143 $1,557 $1,791
55371 $846 $936 $1,143 $1,557 $1,845
56330 $756 $765 $1,008 $1,287 $1,692
56357 $774 $801 $1,026 $1,341 $1,665
55371 $846 $936 $1,143 $1,557 $1,845
56303 $756 $774 $990 $1,314 $1,557
56304 $819 $936 $1,143 $1,557 $1,791
56329 $819 $936 $1,143 $1,557 $1,791
56330 $756 $765 $1,008 $1,287 $1,692
56333 $720 $747 $954 $1,260 $1,503
56357 $774 $801 $1,026 $1,341 $1,665
56367 $675 $702 $891 $1,179 $1,404
56373 $639 $666 $846 $1,125 $1,332
56377 $918 $945 $1,206 $1,602 $1,899
56379 $819 $936 $1,143 $1,557 $1,791
56387 $810 $837 $1,071 $1,422 $1,692
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
55371 $1,034 $1,144 $1,397 $1,903 $2,255
56304 $1,001 $1,144 $1,397 $1,903 $2,189
56329 $1,001 $1,144 $1,397 $1,903 $2,189
56379 $1,001 $1,144 $1,397 $1,903 $2,189
55371 $1,034 $1,144 $1,397 $1,903 $2,255
56330 $924 $935 $1,232 $1,573 $2,068
56357 $946 $979 $1,254 $1,639 $2,035
55371 $1,034 $1,144 $1,397 $1,903 $2,255
56303 $924 $946 $1,210 $1,606 $1,903
56304 $1,001 $1,144 $1,397 $1,903 $2,189
56329 $1,001 $1,144 $1,397 $1,903 $2,189
56330 $924 $935 $1,232 $1,573 $2,068
56333 $880 $913 $1,166 $1,540 $1,837
56357 $946 $979 $1,254 $1,639 $2,035
56367 $825 $858 $1,089 $1,441 $1,716
56373 $781 $814 $1,034 $1,375 $1,628
56377 $1,122 $1,155 $1,474 $1,958 $2,321
56379 $1,001 $1,144 $1,397 $1,903 $2,189
56387 $990 $1,023 $1,309 $1,738 $2,068

Fair Market Rents on this page apply to the following cities in Benton County, Minnesota: Saint Cloud, Sartell, Princeton, Sauk Rapids, Foley, Rice, Waite Park, Royalton, Foreston, Oak Park, and Gilman.

These Fair Market Rents also apply to the following ZIP codes in Benton County, Minnesota: 56303, 56377, 55371, 56379, 56304, 56329, 56367, 56387, 56373, 56330, 56357, and 56333.

Benton County, MN is considered part of the following metro FMR area: ST. CLOUD, MN MSA.

Other counties in the same metro FMR area are: Stearns County, MN.

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Fair Market Rents are published by the Department of Housing And Urban Development.