Steele County, MN

2025 Fair Market Rents

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The top three largest cities in Steele County are Owatonna, Waseca, and Hope. 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 Steele County use?

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

Steele County ($1,025) has a 5.2% lower FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of Minnesota ($1,081) and therefore has a lower gross rent.

Steele County is rank 32nd out of 87 counties. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is higher than 55 other counties. Steele County is the 32nd most expensive county in terms of FMRs.

Rent Tables Steele County, MN

Fair Market Rent (40th Percentile)

$728
studio
$784
1-Bedroom
$1,025
2-Bedroom
$1,436
3-Bedroom
$1,721
4-Bedroom

Median Rent (50th Percentile)

$753
studio
$840
1-Bedroom
$1,098
2-Bedroom
$1,539
3-Bedroom
$1,844
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
56093 $830 $830 $1,090 $1,480 $1,740
55060 $730 $800 $1,040 $1,460 $1,750
56046 $730 $790 $1,030 $1,450 $1,730
56093 $830 $830 $1,090 $1,480 $1,740
56093 $830 $830 $1,090 $1,480 $1,740
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
56093 $747 $747 $981 $1,332 $1,566
55060 $657 $720 $936 $1,314 $1,575
56046 $657 $711 $927 $1,305 $1,557
56093 $747 $747 $981 $1,332 $1,566
56093 $747 $747 $981 $1,332 $1,566
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
56093 $913 $913 $1,199 $1,628 $1,914
55060 $803 $880 $1,144 $1,606 $1,925
56046 $803 $869 $1,133 $1,595 $1,903
56093 $913 $913 $1,199 $1,628 $1,914
56093 $913 $913 $1,199 $1,628 $1,914

Fair Market Rents on this page apply to the following cities in Steele County, Minnesota: Owatonna, Waseca, and Hope.

These Fair Market Rents also apply to the following ZIP codes in Steele County, Minnesota: 55060, 56093, and 56046.

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