The 2 bedroom fair market rent in Eden Prairie (Hennepin County) is $2,080 for FY2026, and typical market asking rent is $1,732. Rents here moved +2.5 percent year over year. ZIP 55344 sits in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI area.
| Unit size | FY2026 FMR | Vs FY2025 | ACS median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,510 | +2.7% | |
| 1 bedroom | $1,710 | +3.0% | |
| 2 bedroom | $2,080 | +2.5% | |
| 3 bedroom | $2,750 | +1.9% | |
| 4 bedroom | $3,080 | +1.7% |
FMR is the HUD Fair Market Rent for this ZIP, the 40th percentile of gross rents. It anchors Section 8 payment standards and runs below top of market. ACS median is the Census survey estimate where available.
Market asking rent sits about $348 below the 2 bedroom FMR. That usually means the Zillow index skews to smaller or older stock in this ZIP, or supply is soft. Underwrite from actual comps, not the FMR.
Zillow ZORI is a smoothed index of asking rents across all unit sizes. HUD FMR is a 2 bedroom 40th percentile estimate. They measure different things, so treat the spread as a signal, not a price.
The HUD fair market rent for a 2 bedroom in ZIP 55344 is $2,080 for FY2026. Typical market asking rent is around $1,732 per Zillow as of 2026-05. Actual rents vary by unit size, condition, and location within the ZIP.
The 2 bedroom fair market rent rose 2.5 percent from FY2025 to FY2026, moving from $2,030 to $2,080.
Fair Market Rent is HUD's estimate of the 40th percentile gross rent for a ZIP. It sets Section 8 payment standards, so it is the rent a voucher will support here. Investors use it as a conservative floor when underwriting rental income.
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