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Lowest median rent, Minnesota counties · 2020

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

01Wilkin County, MNMN6,288$539+59%

02Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,704$544+56%

03Traverse County, MNMN3,130$564+51%

04Red Lake County, MNMN3,940$569+102%

05Murray County, MNMN7,942$577+55%

06Pipestone County, MNMN9,260$589+61%

07Cottonwood County, MNMN11,405$599+94%

08Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,477$602+69%

09Big Stone County, MNMN5,054$606+162%

10Marshall County, MNMN8,798$625+97%

11Faribault County, MNMN13,888$629+81%

12Mahnomen County, MNMN5,153$633+110%

13Watonwan County, MNMN11,459$634+88%

14Martin County, MNMN19,440$636+86%

15Lincoln County, MNMN5,583$640+96%

16Norman County, MNMN6,336$642+72%

17Kittson County, MNMN4,031$647+86%

18Roseau County, MNMN15,246$647+46%

19Redwood County, MNMN15,265$651+75%

20Renville County, MNMN14,356$652+71%

21Wadena County, MNMN14,388$657+95%

22Chippewa County, MNMN12,406$659+64%

23Brown County, MNMN25,517$662+66%

24Clearwater County, MNMN8,647$666+96%

25Pope County, MNMN11,420$672+85%

26Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,770$675+100%

27Otter Tail County, MNMN61,041$676+73%

28Wabasha County, MNMN21,537$676+56%

29Fillmore County, MNMN21,540$677+93%

30Lake County, MNMN10,746$680+56%

31Swift County, MNMN9,763$684+89%

32Koochiching County, MNMN11,587$686+97%

33Lyon County, MNMN25,684$687+54%

34Hubbard County, MNMN22,369$690+81%

35Polk County, MNMN30,545$691+74%

36Rock County, MNMN9,524$691+75%

37Todd County, MNMN26,060$691+100%

38Winona County, MNMN50,523$694+63%

39Grant County, MNMN6,085$697+94%

40Douglas County, MNMN40,120$710+73%

41Waseca County, MNMN18,688$712+77%

42Jackson County, MNMN9,857$715+100%

43Dodge County, MNMN21,376$720+87%

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

45McLeod County, MNMN36,631$724+56%

46Stevens County, MNMN9,747$724+88%

47Cook County, MNMN5,522$735+61%

48Sibley County, MNMN15,356$736+73%

49Becker County, MNMN35,497$737+102%

50Meeker County, MNMN23,603$737+67%

51Itasca County, MNMN45,404$738+82%

52Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,720$739+70%

53Aitkin County, MNMN16,252$740+81%

54Morrison County, MNMN34,620$743+84%

55Pennington County, MNMN13,686$744+113%

56Nobles County, MNMN22,338$755+95%

57Kanabec County, MNMN16,628$760+70%

58Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,753$763+87%

59Houston County, MNMN18,400$770+96%

60Pine County, MNMN30,472$770+79%

61Benton County, MNMN41,744$780+63%

62Le Sueur County, MNMN29,453$784+81%

63Mower County, MNMN40,971$785+107%

64St. Louis County, MNMN200,518$794+91%

65Steele County, MNMN37,464$802+70%

66Crow Wing County, MNMN69,132$806+76%

67Cass County, MNMN31,430$823+122%

68Goodhue County, MNMN48,195$825+73%

69Beltrami County, MNMN47,055$827+100%

70Carlton County, MNMN36,711$847+114%

71Clay County, MNMN67,734$859+104%

72Stearns County, MNMN164,110$861+82%

73Nicollet County, MNMN34,273$866+77%

74Rice County, MNMN69,939$882+70%

75Chisago County, MNMN59,142$912+80%

76Blue Earth County, MNMN70,634$913+87%

77Sherburne County, MNMN104,194$982+72%

78Wright County, MNMN157,559$988+88%

79Olmsted County, MNMN166,731$1,028+85%

80Isanti County, MNMN44,386$1,039+97%

81Ramsey County, MNMN541,623$1,060+75%

82Anoka County, MNMN381,605$1,162+79%

83Carver County, MNMN114,379$1,170+84%

84Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,784$1,176+80%

85Scott County, MNMN159,017$1,216+86%

86Dakota County, MNMN457,710$1,235+71%

87Washington County, MNMN286,895$1,329+90%

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