What is the Fair Market Rent in Moorhead, MN?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home is $1,190 a month in each of the 2 ZIP codes that cover Moorhead.

By ZIP code: 56562 $1,190, 56563 $1,190.

Across the whole Fargo, ND-MN MSA the two-bedroom figure is $1,104.

The Census Bureau’s median gross rent for a two-bedroom home in Moorhead is $1,043 (±$50), below the Small Area figure for ZIP 56562.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

2 bedrooms, whole area: $1,104
2 bedrooms, ZIP 56562: $1,190
2 bedrooms, ZIP 56563: $1,190

Fair Market Rents for Moorhead, fiscal year 2027

HUD Fair Market Rent, dollars a month (gross rent, including utilities), beside the Census Bureau’s median gross rent for each ZIP code
	Studio	1 bedroom	2 bedrooms	3 bedrooms	4 bedrooms	Census median rent
Fargo, ND-MN MSA (whole area)	$781	$903	$1,104	$1,529	$1,845	—
ZIP 56562	$840	$970	$1,190	$1,650	$1,990	—
ZIP 56563	$840	$970	$1,190	$1,650	$1,990	—

A Fair Market Rent is HUD’s estimate of the gross rent (shelter plus utilities) of a modest rental home in the area.

Whether a housing authority uses the ZIP code (Small Area) figures or the area-wide one depends on whether HUD has designated the area for Small Area FMRs or the authority has opted in; ask the local housing authority which applies.

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Questions about Moorhead

What is the Section 8 payment standard in Moorhead?

Housing authorities set payment standards between 90% and 110% of HUD’s Fair Market Rent; for fiscal year 2027, the two-bedroom Fair Market Rent for the Fargo, ND-MN MSA is $1,104, and the Small Area figure for 56562 is $1,190.

What is the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in ZIP 56562?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 56562 is $1,190 a month.

What is the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in ZIP 56563?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 56563 is $1,190 a month.

What is the Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom in Moorhead?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom home in ZIP 56562 is $970 a month, against $903 across the Fargo, ND-MN MSA.

Sources

Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.