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Lowest median rent, Minnesota counties · 1990

Minnesota counties with the lowest 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

01Red Lake County, MNMN3,940$199−29%

02Swift County, MNMN9,763$206−43%

03Lincoln County, MNMN5,583$209−36%

04Marshall County, MNMN8,798$217−32%

05Big Stone County, MNMN5,054$227−2%

06Grant County, MNMN6,085$227−37%

07Norman County, MNMN6,336$231−38%

08Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,704$235−32%

09Todd County, MNMN26,060$235−32%

10Wadena County, MNMN14,388$235−30%

11Pipestone County, MNMN9,260$237−35%

12Traverse County, MNMN3,130$237−37%

13Jackson County, MNMN9,857$239−33%

14Clearwater County, MNMN8,647$240−29%

15Murray County, MNMN7,942$242−35%

16Pennington County, MNMN13,686$242−31%

17Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,477$242−32%

18Aitkin County, MNMN16,252$243−41%

19Pope County, MNMN11,420$243−33%

20Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,770$244−28%

21Cottonwood County, MNMN11,405$245−20%

22Mahnomen County, MNMN5,153$246−19%

23Rock County, MNMN9,524$248−37%

24Fillmore County, MNMN21,540$249−29%

25Redwood County, MNMN15,265$250−33%

26Watonwan County, MNMN11,459$252−25%

27Kittson County, MNMN4,031$253−27%

28Sibley County, MNMN15,356$253−41%

29Wilkin County, MNMN6,288$260−23%

30Renville County, MNMN14,356$261−32%

31Faribault County, MNMN13,888$265−24%

32Martin County, MNMN19,440$265−23%

33Chippewa County, MNMN12,406$267−33%

34Becker County, MNMN35,497$269−26%

35Lake County, MNMN10,746$271−38%

36Morrison County, MNMN34,620$274−32%

37Hubbard County, MNMN22,369$275−28%

38Mower County, MNMN40,971$278−27%

39Dodge County, MNMN21,376$281−27%

40Brown County, MNMN25,517$283−29%

41Freeborn County, MNMN30,440$286−22%

42Stevens County, MNMN9,747$286−26%

43Pine County, MNMN30,472$287−33%

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

45Carlton County, MNMN36,711$291−26%

46St. Louis County, MNMN200,518$291−30%

47Polk County, MNMN30,545$293−26%

48Cass County, MNMN31,430$294−21%

49Douglas County, MNMN40,120$297−28%

50Itasca County, MNMN45,404$297−27%

51Nobles County, MNMN22,338$299−23%

52Houston County, MNMN18,400$300−23%

53Lyon County, MNMN25,684$300−33%

54Meeker County, MNMN23,603$301−32%

55Wabasha County, MNMN21,537$301−31%

56Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,753$308−25%

57Waseca County, MNMN18,688$310−23%

58Koochiching County, MNMN11,587$312−10%

59Kanabec County, MNMN16,628$313−30%

60Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,720$315−28%

61Le Sueur County, MNMN29,453$315−27%

62Cook County, MNMN5,522$316−31%

63Beltrami County, MNMN47,055$320−23%

64Goodhue County, MNMN48,195$321−33%

65Steele County, MNMN37,464$321−32%

66Winona County, MNMN50,523$323−24%

67Roseau County, MNMN15,246$326−26%

68Crow Wing County, MNMN69,132$329−28%

69McLeod County, MNMN36,631$330−29%

70Clay County, MNMN67,734$335−20%

71Isanti County, MNMN44,386$357−32%

72Nicollet County, MNMN34,273$363−26%

73Rice County, MNMN69,939$370−29%

74Blue Earth County, MNMN70,634$374−23%

75Chisago County, MNMN59,142$375−26%

76Wright County, MNMN157,559$380−28%

77Stearns County, MNMN164,110$388−18%

78Benton County, MNMN41,744$395−18%

79Olmsted County, MNMN166,731$410−26%

80Carver County, MNMN114,379$442−31%

81Sherburne County, MNMN104,194$442−22%

82Ramsey County, MNMN541,623$450−26%

83Scott County, MNMN159,017$475−27%

84Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,784$487−26%

85Washington County, MNMN286,895$489−30%

86Anoka County, MNMN381,605$498−23%

87Dakota County, MNMN457,710$542−25%

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