Fair Market Rent in Benton County, MN

FY2027 HUD figures, effective October 1, 2026, plus what renters pay by ZIP code.

$884studio

$9611 bedroom

$1,2332 bedrooms

$1,6563 bedrooms

$1,9614 bedrooms

HUD's FY2027 Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom home in Benton County is $1,233 a month, +2.2% from FY2026. Benton County is part of the St. Cloud, MN MSA (a metro area). HUD also publishes Small Area FMRs by ZIP code here; those can be higher or lower than the area-wide figure. See each ZIP code below.

Area-wide Fair Market Rents

Size	FY2027	FY2026	Change	Typical voucher range (90–110%)
Studio	$884	$874	+1.1%	$796–972
1 bedroom	$961	$919	+4.6%	$865–1,057
2 bedrooms	$1,233	$1,206	+2.2%	$1,110–1,356
3 bedrooms	$1,656	$1,604	+3.2%	$1,490–1,822
4 bedrooms	$1,961	$1,873	+4.7%	$1,765–2,157

The voucher range is the typical band housing authorities use for payment standards; your housing authority sets the actual standard.

Rents by ZIP code in Benton County

Open a ZIP code for every size, the spread of rents and nearby ZIP codes.

ZIP	Place	2-bedroom FMR (ZIP)	Census median, 2 bedrooms	Census median, all sizes
56329	Foley	$1,540	$1,059	$1,072
56357	Oak Park	$1,300	–	–
56367	Rice	$1,260	$797	$1,115
56379	Sauk Rapids	$1,540	$1,065	$993

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Sources: HUD Fair Market Rents and Small Area Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026) and FY2026; U.S. Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates (median gross rent by ZIP code). Fair Market Rents and Census figures include utilities. Not affiliated with HUD or the Census Bureau. About the data.