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Highest median rent, Minnesota counties · 2020

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

01Washington County, MNMN286,895$1,329+90%

02Dakota County, MNMN457,710$1,235+71%

03Scott County, MNMN159,017$1,216+86%

04Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,784$1,176+80%

05Carver County, MNMN114,379$1,170+84%

06Anoka County, MNMN381,605$1,162+79%

07Ramsey County, MNMN541,623$1,060+75%

08Isanti County, MNMN44,386$1,039+97%

09Olmsted County, MNMN166,731$1,028+85%

10Wright County, MNMN157,559$988+88%

11Sherburne County, MNMN104,194$982+72%

12Blue Earth County, MNMN70,634$913+87%

13Chisago County, MNMN59,142$912+80%

14Rice County, MNMN69,939$882+70%

15Nicollet County, MNMN34,273$866+77%

16Stearns County, MNMN164,110$861+82%

17Clay County, MNMN67,734$859+104%

18Carlton County, MNMN36,711$847+114%

19Beltrami County, MNMN47,055$827+100%

20Goodhue County, MNMN48,195$825+73%

21Cass County, MNMN31,430$823+122%

22Crow Wing County, MNMN69,132$806+76%

23Steele County, MNMN37,464$802+70%

24St. Louis County, MNMN200,518$794+91%

25Mower County, MNMN40,971$785+107%

26Le Sueur County, MNMN29,453$784+81%

27Benton County, MNMN41,744$780+63%

28Houston County, MNMN18,400$770+96%

29Pine County, MNMN30,472$770+79%

30Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,753$763+87%

31Kanabec County, MNMN16,628$760+70%

32Nobles County, MNMN22,338$755+95%

33Pennington County, MNMN13,686$744+113%

34Morrison County, MNMN34,620$743+84%

35Aitkin County, MNMN16,252$740+81%

36Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,720$739+70%

37Itasca County, MNMN45,404$738+82%

38Becker County, MNMN35,497$737+102%

39Meeker County, MNMN23,603$737+67%

40Sibley County, MNMN15,356$736+73%

41Cook County, MNMN5,522$735+61%

42McLeod County, MNMN36,631$724+56%

43Stevens County, MNMN9,747$724+88%

44Freeborn County, MNMN30,440$723+96%

45Dodge County, MNMN21,376$720+87%

46Jackson County, MNMN9,857$715+100%

47Waseca County, MNMN18,688$712+77%

48Douglas County, MNMN40,120$710+73%

49Grant County, MNMN6,085$697+94%

50Winona County, MNMN50,523$694+63%

51Polk County, MNMN30,545$691+74%

52Rock County, MNMN9,524$691+75%

53Todd County, MNMN26,060$691+100%

54Hubbard County, MNMN22,369$690+81%

55Lyon County, MNMN25,684$687+54%

56Koochiching County, MNMN11,587$686+97%

57Swift County, MNMN9,763$684+89%

58Lake County, MNMN10,746$680+56%

59Fillmore County, MNMN21,540$677+93%

60Otter Tail County, MNMN61,041$676+73%

61Wabasha County, MNMN21,537$676+56%

62Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,770$675+100%

63Pope County, MNMN11,420$672+85%

64Clearwater County, MNMN8,647$666+96%

65Brown County, MNMN25,517$662+66%

66Chippewa County, MNMN12,406$659+64%

67Wadena County, MNMN14,388$657+95%

68Renville County, MNMN14,356$652+71%

69Redwood County, MNMN15,265$651+75%

70Kittson County, MNMN4,031$647+86%

71Roseau County, MNMN15,246$647+46%

72Norman County, MNMN6,336$642+72%

73Lincoln County, MNMN5,583$640+96%

74Martin County, MNMN19,440$636+86%

75Watonwan County, MNMN11,459$634+88%

76Mahnomen County, MNMN5,153$633+110%

77Faribault County, MNMN13,888$629+81%

78Marshall County, MNMN8,798$625+97%

79Big Stone County, MNMN5,054$606+162%

80Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,477$602+69%

81Cottonwood County, MNMN11,405$599+94%

82Pipestone County, MNMN9,260$589+61%

83Murray County, MNMN7,942$577+55%

84Red Lake County, MNMN3,940$569+102%

85Traverse County, MNMN3,130$564+51%

86Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,704$544+56%

87Wilkin County, MNMN6,288$539+59%

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