Olmsted County, MN

2025 Fair Market Rents

Tags: 2025 Rochester, MN HUD Metro FMR Area

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The top four largest cities in Olmsted County are Rochester, Byron, Saint Charles, and Plainview. 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 Olmsted County use?

Small Area Fair Market Rents were created by the HUD for this county/Metro Fmr Area however Olmsted 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 Olmsted County compare?

Olmsted County ($1,341) has a 24.1% higher FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of Minnesota ($1,081) and therefore a higher gross rent.

Olmsted County is rank 12th out of 87 counties. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is higher than 75 other counties. Olmsted County is the 12th most expensive county in terms of FMRs.

Rent Tables Olmsted County, MN

Fair Market Rent (40th Percentile)

$989
studio
$1,101
1-Bedroom
$1,341
2-Bedroom
$1,879
3-Bedroom
$2,252
4-Bedroom

Median Rent (50th Percentile)

$1,084
studio
$1,207
1-Bedroom
$1,470
2-Bedroom
$2,060
3-Bedroom
$2,469
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
55901 $1,010 $1,120 $1,370 $1,920 $2,300
55902 $1,200 $1,330 $1,620 $2,270 $2,720
55903 $1,000 $1,120 $1,360 $1,910 $2,280
55904 $970 $1,080 $1,320 $1,850 $2,220
55905 $1,000 $1,120 $1,360 $1,910 $2,280
55906 $860 $950 $1,160 $1,630 $1,950
55920 $910 $1,010 $1,230 $1,720 $2,070
55929 $740 $840 $1,040 $1,460 $1,760
55932 $790 $840 $1,040 $1,460 $1,760
55934 $740 $840 $1,040 $1,460 $1,760
55960 $1,170 $1,300 $1,580 $2,210 $2,650
55964 $810 $840 $1,040 $1,460 $1,760
55972 $740 $840 $1,040 $1,460 $1,760
55991 $830 $870 $1,040 $1,460 $1,760
55906 $860 $950 $1,160 $1,630 $1,950
55932 $790 $840 $1,040 $1,460 $1,760
55960 $1,170 $1,300 $1,580 $2,210 $2,650
55964 $810 $840 $1,040 $1,460 $1,760
55991 $830 $870 $1,040 $1,460 $1,760
55964 $810 $840 $1,040 $1,460 $1,760
55972 $740 $840 $1,040 $1,460 $1,760
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
55901 $909 $1,008 $1,233 $1,728 $2,070
55902 $1,080 $1,197 $1,458 $2,043 $2,448
55903 $900 $1,008 $1,224 $1,719 $2,052
55904 $873 $972 $1,188 $1,665 $1,998
55905 $900 $1,008 $1,224 $1,719 $2,052
55906 $774 $855 $1,044 $1,467 $1,755
55920 $819 $909 $1,107 $1,548 $1,863
55929 $666 $756 $936 $1,314 $1,584
55932 $711 $756 $936 $1,314 $1,584
55934 $666 $756 $936 $1,314 $1,584
55960 $1,053 $1,170 $1,422 $1,989 $2,385
55964 $729 $756 $936 $1,314 $1,584
55972 $666 $756 $936 $1,314 $1,584
55991 $747 $783 $936 $1,314 $1,584
55906 $774 $855 $1,044 $1,467 $1,755
55932 $711 $756 $936 $1,314 $1,584
55960 $1,053 $1,170 $1,422 $1,989 $2,385
55964 $729 $756 $936 $1,314 $1,584
55991 $747 $783 $936 $1,314 $1,584
55964 $729 $756 $936 $1,314 $1,584
55972 $666 $756 $936 $1,314 $1,584
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
55901 $1,111 $1,232 $1,507 $2,112 $2,530
55902 $1,320 $1,463 $1,782 $2,497 $2,992
55903 $1,100 $1,232 $1,496 $2,101 $2,508
55904 $1,067 $1,188 $1,452 $2,035 $2,442
55905 $1,100 $1,232 $1,496 $2,101 $2,508
55906 $946 $1,045 $1,276 $1,793 $2,145
55920 $1,001 $1,111 $1,353 $1,892 $2,277
55929 $814 $924 $1,144 $1,606 $1,936
55932 $869 $924 $1,144 $1,606 $1,936
55934 $814 $924 $1,144 $1,606 $1,936
55960 $1,287 $1,430 $1,738 $2,431 $2,915
55964 $891 $924 $1,144 $1,606 $1,936
55972 $814 $924 $1,144 $1,606 $1,936
55991 $913 $957 $1,144 $1,606 $1,936
55906 $946 $1,045 $1,276 $1,793 $2,145
55932 $869 $924 $1,144 $1,606 $1,936
55960 $1,287 $1,430 $1,738 $2,431 $2,915
55964 $891 $924 $1,144 $1,606 $1,936
55991 $913 $957 $1,144 $1,606 $1,936
55964 $891 $924 $1,144 $1,606 $1,936
55972 $814 $924 $1,144 $1,606 $1,936

Fair Market Rents on this page apply to the following cities in Olmsted County, Minnesota: Rochester, Byron, Saint Charles, Plainview, Eyota, Oronoco, Elgin, Zumbro Falls, and Dover.

These Fair Market Rents also apply to the following ZIP codes in Olmsted County, Minnesota: 55901, 55904, 55902, 55906, 55920, 55972, 55964, 55934, 55960, 55932, 55991, 55903, 55929, and 55905.

Olmsted County, MN is considered part of the following metro FMR area: ROCHESTER, MN HUD METRO FMR AREA.

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

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