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Highest median rent, Minnesota counties · 1990

Minnesota counties ranked by median gross rent (2023 ACS). This list covers the 87 counties in Minnesota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Dakota County, MNMN457,710$542−25%

02Anoka County, MNMN381,605$498−23%

03Washington County, MNMN286,895$489−30%

04Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,784$487−26%

05Scott County, MNMN159,017$475−27%

06Ramsey County, MNMN541,623$450−26%

07Carver County, MNMN114,379$442−31%

08Sherburne County, MNMN104,194$442−22%

09Olmsted County, MNMN166,731$410−26%

10Benton County, MNMN41,744$395−18%

11Stearns County, MNMN164,110$388−18%

12Wright County, MNMN157,559$380−28%

13Chisago County, MNMN59,142$375−26%

14Blue Earth County, MNMN70,634$374−23%

15Rice County, MNMN69,939$370−29%

16Nicollet County, MNMN34,273$363−26%

17Isanti County, MNMN44,386$357−32%

18Clay County, MNMN67,734$335−20%

19McLeod County, MNMN36,631$330−29%

20Crow Wing County, MNMN69,132$329−28%

21Roseau County, MNMN15,246$326−26%

22Winona County, MNMN50,523$323−24%

23Goodhue County, MNMN48,195$321−33%

24Steele County, MNMN37,464$321−32%

25Beltrami County, MNMN47,055$320−23%

26Cook County, MNMN5,522$316−31%

27Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,720$315−28%

28Le Sueur County, MNMN29,453$315−27%

29Kanabec County, MNMN16,628$313−30%

30Koochiching County, MNMN11,587$312−10%

31Waseca County, MNMN18,688$310−23%

32Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,753$308−25%

33Meeker County, MNMN23,603$301−32%

34Wabasha County, MNMN21,537$301−31%

35Houston County, MNMN18,400$300−23%

36Lyon County, MNMN25,684$300−33%

37Nobles County, MNMN22,338$299−23%

38Douglas County, MNMN40,120$297−28%

39Itasca County, MNMN45,404$297−27%

40Cass County, MNMN31,430$294−21%

41Polk County, MNMN30,545$293−26%

42Carlton County, MNMN36,711$291−26%

43St. Louis County, MNMN200,518$291−30%

44Otter Tail County, MNMN61,041$290−26%

45Pine County, MNMN30,472$287−33%

46Freeborn County, MNMN30,440$286−22%

47Stevens County, MNMN9,747$286−26%

48Brown County, MNMN25,517$283−29%

49Dodge County, MNMN21,376$281−27%

50Mower County, MNMN40,971$278−27%

51Hubbard County, MNMN22,369$275−28%

52Morrison County, MNMN34,620$274−32%

53Lake County, MNMN10,746$271−38%

54Becker County, MNMN35,497$269−26%

55Chippewa County, MNMN12,406$267−33%

56Faribault County, MNMN13,888$265−24%

57Martin County, MNMN19,440$265−23%

58Renville County, MNMN14,356$261−32%

59Wilkin County, MNMN6,288$260−23%

60Kittson County, MNMN4,031$253−27%

61Sibley County, MNMN15,356$253−41%

62Watonwan County, MNMN11,459$252−25%

63Redwood County, MNMN15,265$250−33%

64Fillmore County, MNMN21,540$249−29%

65Rock County, MNMN9,524$248−37%

66Mahnomen County, MNMN5,153$246−19%

67Cottonwood County, MNMN11,405$245−20%

68Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,770$244−28%

69Aitkin County, MNMN16,252$243−41%

70Pope County, MNMN11,420$243−33%

71Murray County, MNMN7,942$242−35%

72Pennington County, MNMN13,686$242−31%

73Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,477$242−32%

74Clearwater County, MNMN8,647$240−29%

75Jackson County, MNMN9,857$239−33%

76Pipestone County, MNMN9,260$237−35%

77Traverse County, MNMN3,130$237−37%

78Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,704$235−32%

79Todd County, MNMN26,060$235−32%

80Wadena County, MNMN14,388$235−30%

81Norman County, MNMN6,336$231−38%

82Big Stone County, MNMN5,054$227−2%

83Grant County, MNMN6,085$227−37%

84Marshall County, MNMN8,798$217−32%

85Lincoln County, MNMN5,583$209−36%

86Swift County, MNMN9,763$206−43%

87Red Lake County, MNMN3,940$199−29%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES