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FMR versus market rent, FY2026

Section 8 Rent in Anoka County, Minnesota

The 2 bedroom fair market rent for every Anoka County ZIP code HUD publishes, the typical market asking rent where Zillow covers the ZIP code, and the gap between them. Where the fair market rent meets or beats the market, a voucher tenant is the stronger offer.

Median 2BR FMR, FY2026
$1,950
across 12 ZIP codes
Median market rent
$1,806
Zillow ZORI, latest reading per ZIP
Voucher competitive
5
of 9 ZIPs with both signals
Median spread
-$34
-1.8% of FMR

What the Anoka County numbers say

5 of the 9 Anoka County ZIP codes with both signals are voucher competitive, 56 percent of them, and the county median spread is -1.8 percent, or -$34 against a median 2 bedroom fair market rent of $1,950.

The range inside the county matters more than the median. Minneapolis 55432 runs -8.6 percent, fair market rent $1,590 against market rent $1,453, while Andover 55304 runs +32.6 percent at $2,080 against $2,759. A voucher that is the best offer on one side of the county can be short by a few hundred dollars on the other.

Zillow reaches 9 of the 12 Anoka County ZIP codes with HUD data, so the rest of the table carries a fair market rent and no market comparison. That is a coverage limit, not a signal that those ZIP codes are cheap or expensive: Zillow publishes only where listing volume supports an index. For those ZIP codes the fair market rent is still the number a payment standard is built from, and you should pull real comps for the rest. The market rents here are also not all from the same month. They run from 2026-06 to 2026-07, one reading per ZIP code, and the Zillow month column in the table says which. The monthly report keeps only the newest month, so its county figures are built on fewer ZIP codes than this page.

Payment standards are not in this data. Vouchers in Anoka County run through Metro HRA or through a city or county housing authority, depending on the address. Each authority sets its own payment standard, normally between 90 and 110 percent of the published fair market rent, and can ask HUD to approve more. Nothing on this page adjusts for that. Check the payment standard with the housing authority: Metro HRA, Minneapolis Public Housing Authority, and Saint Paul Public Housing Agency.

Every Anoka County ZIP code

ZIPCity2BR FMRMarket rentZillow monthSpreadSpread %Voucher fit
55432Minneapolis$1,590$1,4532026-07-$137-8.6%Voucher competitive
55448Minneapolis$2,060$1,8862026-07-$174-8.4%Voucher competitive
55434Minneapolis$2,060$1,9792026-07-$81-3.9%Voucher competitive
55303Anoka$1,650$1,6152026-07-$35-2.1%Voucher competitive
55014Circle Pines$1,840$1,8062026-07-$34-1.8%Voucher competitive
55433Minneapolis$1,640$1,6552026-07+$15+0.9%
55421Minneapolis$1,530$1,5752026-07+$45+2.9%
55449Minneapolis$2,140$2,4052026-07+$265+12.4%
55304Andover$2,080$2,7592026-06+$679+32.6%
55011Cedar$2,160no data
55005Bethel$2,120no data
55070Saint Francis$1,520no data

Sorted from the most voucher friendly spread to the least, with ZIP codes that have no market rent at the end. Spread is market rent minus the 2 bedroom fair market rent, and the Zillow month column is the reading month behind that market rent. Click any ZIP code for its bedroom table, its rent trend, and the six nearest ZIP codes, or open the Anoka County rent page for the wider rent picture.

Questions about Section 8 in Anoka County

Does Section 8 pay more than market rent in Anoka County, Minnesota?

In 5 of the 9 Anoka County ZIP codes that carry both a HUD fair market rent and a Zillow market rent, the 2 bedroom fair market rent meets or beats typical asking rent. The county median 2 bedroom FMR is $1,950 for FY2026 against a median market rent of $1,806 as of each ZIP code's latest Zillow reading, a median spread of -1.8 percent. That is a screening signal, not a payment standard.

Which Anoka County ZIP code is best for a voucher?

On this data it is Minneapolis 55432, where the 2 bedroom fair market rent of $1,590 sits -8.6 percent against a typical asking rent of $1,453. Andover 55304 is the other end at +32.6 percent. Unit condition, bedroom count, and the specific block still decide the actual rent.

What payment standard will the housing authority use in Anoka County?

This data does not include payment standards. A public housing authority sets its own payment standard, normally between 90 and 110 percent of the published fair market rent, and can ask HUD to approve more. None of that is in this data. Confirm the standard with the housing authority that administers the voucher. Applied to the Anoka County median 2 bedroom FMR of $1,950, a 90 to 110 percent band works out to roughly $1,755 to $2,145, which is a wide enough range to change whether a deal works.

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