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Lowest median rent, Minnesota cities

Minnesota cities with the lowest median gross rent (2024 ACS). This list covers the 153 cities in Minnesota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. 2 cities are tied at the $3,500+ ceiling. The median across all 153 is $1,326. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Lonsdale, MN, up 89 places to #19.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

The US Census Bureau caps reported median gross rent at $3,500 for 2024. Places shown as “$3,500+” exceed that ceiling by an amount the Census does not publish, so their exact values (and the order among them) cannot be distinguished.

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01▲9International Falls, MNMN5,481$645+85%

02▲2Fairmont, MNMN10,099$738+117%

03▲5Little Falls, MNMN9,277$747+80%

04▲7Marshall, MNMN14,171$779+68%

05▼3Virginia, MNMN8,187$792+134%

06▲8Brainerd, MNMN14,428$827+86%

07▲13Redwood Falls, MNMN5,040$832+109%

08▼7Hibbing, MNMN15,823$833+137%

09▲12Thief River Falls, MNMN8,799$838+143%

10▼3Crookston, MNMN7,375$848+127%

11▼6Montevideo, MNMN5,335$851+106%

12▲7Albert Lea, MNMN18,217$857+134%

13▲37Lake City, MNMN5,306$871+75%

14▼8Winona, MNMN26,530$882+117%

15▼3East Grand Forks, MNMN8,906$888+93%

16▲13Becker, MNMN5,425$889+66%

17▲26La Crescent, MNMN5,261$889+93%

18▲7Waseca, MNMN9,035$903+120%

19▲89Lonsdale, MNMN5,117$906+119%

20▼2Willmar, MNMN22,001$910+110%

21▼18Fergus Falls, MNMN14,246$911+129%

22▼9Alexandria, MNMN15,045$934+129%

23▲5Worthington, MNMN13,979$938+137%

24▼7Hutchinson, MNMN14,655$940+92%

25▼3Morris, MNMN5,150$950+142%

26▲7Austin, MNMN26,689$953+150%

27▼3Detroit Lakes, MNMN10,019$954+180%

28▲29St. Peter, MNMN12,275$961+102%

29▼2New Ulm, MNMN13,863$962+136%

30▼7Delano, MNMN7,788$964+89%

31▼1Sauk Rapids, MNMN13,768$964+105%

32▲16Red Wing, MNMN16,805$969+90%

33▲4North Mankato, MNMN14,165$973+90%

34▼19Litchfield, MNMN6,528$987+114%

35▼9Princeton, MNMN5,480$991+122%

36▼2St. Cloud, MNMN72,647$1,003+113%

37▲14Cloquet, MNMN12,399$1,024+159%

38▲8Moorhead, MNMN46,533$1,033+141%

39▲2Bemidji, MNMN15,770$1,067+146%

40▼9Owatonna, MNMN26,633$1,067+123%

41▲1Stewartville, MNMN6,850$1,070+104%

42▲16Faribault, MNMN25,040$1,074+115%

43▼4Duluth, MNMN88,330$1,087+145%

44▼28Grand Rapids, MNMN11,181$1,090+171%

45▼10Mound, MNMN9,064$1,098+89%

46▼10Glencoe, MNMN5,632$1,101+136%

47▼15Northfield, MNMN21,992$1,103+102%

48▼39Kasson, MNMN7,350$1,113+197%

49▼4Waite Park, MNMN8,450$1,117+98%

50▼1Newport, MNMN5,525$1,122+94%

51▲9Mankato, MNMN46,529$1,132+128%

52▲30Byron, MNMN6,740$1,135+98%

53▼15St. Joseph, MNMN6,846$1,136+164%

54▲10Baxter, MNMN9,217$1,154+113%

55▲6Wyoming, MNMN8,121$1,166+175%

56▲41Ham Lake, MNMN17,104$1,173+88%

57▼17Lindstrom, MNMN5,039$1,176+155%

58▲11Buffalo, MNMN16,878$1,182+118%

59▲6Hastings, MNMN22,563$1,183+101%

60▲56Jordan, MNMN6,988$1,192+109%

61▼8South St. Paul, MNMN20,532$1,199+112%

62▲30Falcon Heights, MNMN5,071$1,202+143%

63▲59Farmington, MNMN25,425$1,241+118%

64▼2Mounds View, MNMN12,786$1,245+97%

65▲13Isanti, MNMN7,714$1,256+156%

66▼3Anoka, MNMN18,169$1,269+111%

67▲1Sartell, MNMN19,918$1,275+130%

68▲3St. Paul, MNMN306,684$1,281+127%

69▲7West St. Paul, MNMN21,950$1,282+106%

70▲4Elk River, MNMN27,896$1,283+117%

71▲6St. Francis, MNMN8,635$1,287+106%

72▼6Columbia Heights, MNMN22,482$1,295+128%

73▼1Cambridge, MNMN11,090$1,302+118%

74▼20North Branch, MNMN12,398$1,308+158%

75▲11Chisago City, MNMN5,955$1,321+122%

76▲26Brooklyn Park, MNMN83,543$1,325+100%

77▼4Fridley, MNMN30,829$1,326+109%

78▲1Waconia, MNMN14,113$1,330+104%

79▲9New Hope, MNMN20,807$1,335+94%

80▲26Big Lake, MNMN12,929$1,340+150%

81▼37Belle Plaine, MNMN7,632$1,342+177%

82▲12Albertville, MNMN8,544$1,348+90%

83▼3North St. Paul, MNMN12,780$1,352+121%

84Minneapolis, MNMN430,324$1,371+138%

85▲5Roseville, MNMN35,663$1,374+100%

86▲13Brooklyn Center, MNMN31,846$1,376+116%

87Carver, MNMN7,198$1,379+116%

88▼32New Prague, MNMN8,238$1,389+164%

89▲14Richfield, MNMN36,593$1,393+118%

90▲17St. Anthony city (Hennepin and Ramsey Counties), MNMN9,989$1,397+99%

91▼6New Brighton, MNMN22,159$1,397+111%

92▲27Zimmerman, MNMN6,904$1,398+225%

93▼18Rochester, MNMN124,292$1,399+149%

94▼3Monticello, MNMN15,670$1,405+146%

95▲9Maplewood, MNMN40,717$1,406+104%

96▼7Spring Lake Park, MNMN7,127$1,413+111%

97▼27Little Canada, MNMN10,567$1,417+108%

98▲3Forest Lake, MNMN20,952$1,421+146%

99▲28Medina, MNMN7,460$1,429+141%

100▼4Vadnais Heights, MNMN13,052$1,455+106%

101▼20Hermantown, MNMN10,110$1,463+119%

102▲10Inver Grove Heights, MNMN36,873$1,465+91%

103▼3Crystal, MNMN22,239$1,467+119%

104▼21Hopkins, MNMN19,523$1,468+107%

105▼12Oakdale, MNMN30,588$1,481+126%

106▼39St. Michael, MNMN22,498$1,483+148%

107▲2Coon Rapids, MNMN64,193$1,494+103%

108▲17Burnsville, MNMN65,244$1,513+94%

109▲2Shakopee, MNMN49,366$1,531+119%

110▼5Chaska, MNMN30,513$1,553+127%

111▲3Bloomington, MNMN89,034$1,561+107%

112▲1White Bear Lake, MNMN23,392$1,601+123%

113▲35Shorewood, MNMN7,620$1,607+57%

114▼27Stillwater, MNMN19,354$1,622+166%

115▼68Mendota Heights, MNMN11,475$1,631+94%

116▲14Rosemount, MNMN31,881$1,640+158%

117▲4St. Louis Park, MNMN50,027$1,644+130%

118▼20Dayton, MNMN11,402$1,651+234%

119▼4Prior Lake, MNMN28,140$1,654+135%

120▼2Shoreview, MNMN26,906$1,661+133%

121▼1Eagan, MNMN67,109$1,679+108%

122▲4Champlin, MNMN23,125$1,689+163%

123▲12Mahtomedi, MNMN8,189$1,694+122%

124▼29East Bethel, MNMN12,605$1,695+148%

125▲18Blaine, MNMN76,603$1,705+143%

126▲20Arden Hills, MNMN9,583$1,710+149%

127▲5Apple Valley, MNMN55,248$1,738+133%

128▼69Robbinsdale, MNMN14,030$1,758+181%

129▲2Otsego, MNMN24,525$1,765+236%

130▲3Plymouth, MNMN78,942$1,766+106%

131▼2Savage, MNMN32,970$1,766+154%

132▲8Minnetonka, MNMN53,969$1,779+94%

133▲9Cottage Grove, MNMN43,604$1,783+122%

134▼6Golden Valley, MNMN21,325$1,785+167%

135▼11Rogers, MNMN15,606$1,789+270%

136▲3Lakeville, MNMN79,270$1,806+124%

137▲13Orono, MNMN8,301$1,818+97%

138▲7Ramsey, MNMN29,624$1,826+95%

139▲2Chanhassen, MNMN25,748$1,831+179%

140▼3Eden Prairie, MNMN63,075$1,833+108%

141▼5Edina, MNMN54,356$1,844+113%

142▲5Maple Grove, MNMN73,893$1,868+110%

143▼9Lino Lakes, MNMN23,220$1,874+151%

144▼6Hugo, MNMN17,167$1,891+314%

145▼1Woodbury, MNMN81,558$1,908+93%

146▲3Andover, MNMN33,874$2,037+164%

147▼24Oak Grove, MNMN9,476$2,042+218%

148▼96St. Paul Park, MNMN5,396$2,174+284%

149▼94Elko New Market, MNMN5,300$2,200–

150▼33Victoria, MNMN12,447$2,235+213%

151▼41Lake Elmo, MNMN14,376$2,407+362%

T152North Oaks, MNMN5,283$3,500++312%

T152Minnetrista, MNMN9,458$3,500++223%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES