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Cities in Minnesota by housing units, 2024

Minneapolis, MN had the highest housing units of 103 cities in 2024, at 209,080. Dayton, MN had the lowest, at 3,327. The median was 9,302 and the figure for Minnesota was 2.55 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest209,080Minneapolis, MN
Lowest3,327Dayton, MN
Median9,302103 cities
Minnesota2,545,030History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Minneapolis, MN: 209,080 countMinneapolis, MN209,080St. Paul, MN: 133,051 countSt. Paul, MN133,051Rochester, MN: 54,492 countRochester, MN54,492Duluth, MN: 39,978 countDuluth, MN39,978Bloomington, MN: 39,261 countBloomington, MN39,261Plymouth, MN: 33,552 countPlymouth, MN33,552Brooklyn Park, MN: 30,130 countBrooklyn Park, MN30,130Woodbury, MN: 29,990 countWoodbury, MN29,990St. Cloud, MN: 29,762 countSt. Cloud, MN29,762Eagan, MN: 28,789 countEagan, MN28,789Maple Grove, MN: 28,649 countMaple Grove, MN28,649Blaine, MN: 26,767 countBlaine, MN26,767Eden Prairie, MN: 26,557 countEden Prairie, MN26,557Burnsville, MN: 26,545 countBurnsville, MN26,545Lakeville, MN: 26,315 countLakeville, MN26,315St. Louis Park, MN: 25,933 countSt. Louis Park, MN25,933Coon Rapids, MN: 25,346 countCoon Rapids, MN25,346Minnetonka, MN: 24,760 countMinnetonka, MN24,760Edina, MN: 24,071 countEdina, MN24,071Apple Valley, MN: 22,013 countApple Valley, MN22,013Mankato, MN: 19,529 countMankato, MN19,529Moorhead, MN: 19,184 countMoorhead, MN19,184Shakopee, MN: 17,216 countShakopee, MN17,216Richfield, MN: 17,183 countRichfield, MN17,183Roseville, MN: 16,666 countRoseville, MN16,666Maplewood, MN: 16,108 countMaplewood, MN16,108Inver Grove Heights, MN: 15,495 countInver Grove Heights, MN15,495Cottage Grove, MN: 14,487 countCottage Grove, MN14,487Fridley, MN: 12,746 countFridley, MN12,746Savage, MN: 12,207 countSavage, MN12,207Oakdale, MN: 11,959 countOakdale, MN11,959Shoreview, MN: 11,580 countShoreview, MN11,580Brooklyn Center, MN: 11,572 countBrooklyn Center, MN11,572Winona, MN: 11,540 countWinona, MN11,540Owatonna, MN: 11,500 countOwatonna, MN11,500Andover, MN: 11,157 countAndover, MN11,157Chaska, MN: 11,104 countChaska, MN11,104White Bear Lake, MN: 11,060 countWhite Bear Lake, MN11,060Ramsey, MN: 10,963 countRamsey, MN10,963Austin, MN: 10,909 countAustin, MN10,909
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024
count		Change on 2023
1Minneapolis, MN209,080+2.9%
2St. Paul, MN133,051+1.3%
3Rochester, MN54,492+1.7%
4Duluth, MN39,978+0.4%
5Bloomington, MN39,261-0.3%
6Plymouth, MN33,552-0.5%
7Brooklyn Park, MN30,130-0.2%
8Woodbury, MN29,990+2.9%
9St. Cloud, MN29,762+0.6%
10Eagan, MN28,789+0.9%
11Maple Grove, MN28,649-0%
12Blaine, MN26,767+3.1%
13Eden Prairie, MN26,557+0.7%
14Burnsville, MN26,545-0.9%
15Lakeville, MN26,315+2.9%
16St. Louis Park, MN25,933+2.1%
17Coon Rapids, MN25,346+0.6%
18Minnetonka, MN24,760+0.7%
19Edina, MN24,071-0.7%
20Apple Valley, MN22,013+0.5%
21Mankato, MN19,529+1.8%
22Moorhead, MN19,184+1.8%
23Shakopee, MN17,216+4.4%
24Richfield, MN17,183+2.5%
25Roseville, MN16,666+0.5%
26Maplewood, MN16,108-0.7%
27Inver Grove Heights, MN15,495+3.9%
28Cottage Grove, MN14,487+3.2%
29Fridley, MN12,746+1.4%
30Savage, MN12,207+1.1%
31Oakdale, MN11,959+1.8%
32Shoreview, MN11,580-0.5%
33Brooklyn Center, MN11,572-0.4%
34Winona, MN11,540-0.6%
35Owatonna, MN11,500+1.1%
36Andover, MN11,157-1.2%
37Chaska, MN11,104+3.4%
38White Bear Lake, MN11,060+1.1%
39Ramsey, MN10,963+5.2%
40Austin, MN10,909-0.5%
41Golden Valley, MN10,367+0.6%
42Prior Lake, MN10,357-0.6%
43West St. Paul, MN10,312+2.3%
44Elk River, MN10,214+1%
45Chanhassen, MN10,186+0.9%
46Rosemount, MN10,175+3.9%
47Hopkins, MN10,146+0.4%
48Crystal, MN9,492-1.2%
49New Brighton, MN9,448-0.6%
50Faribault, MN9,341-0.2%
51Columbia Heights, MN9,321+0.4%
52Hastings, MN9,302+1.4%
53New Hope, MN9,229-2%
54Champlin, MN8,892-0.4%
55Willmar, MN8,860-0.2%
56Forest Lake, MN8,723+1.6%
57South St. Paul, MN8,639+2.3%
58Albert Lea, MN8,552-1.3%
59Stillwater, MN8,545+1.2%
60Farmington, MN8,528+0.6%
61Hibbing, MN8,373-1%
62Lino Lakes, MN7,791+0.3%
63Otsego, MN7,757+7.1%
64Sartell, MN7,726+0.7%
65Red Wing, MN7,722-0.1%
66Alexandria, MN7,715+0.9%
67Anoka, MN7,620-1.4%
68St. Michael, MN7,307+2.5%
69Bemidji, MN7,232+1.7%
70Fergus Falls, MN7,072+1.2%
71Hutchinson, MN6,778+0.6%
72Northfield, MN6,771+1.9%
73Brainerd, MN6,760+1%
74Hugo, MN6,671+2.3%
75Robbinsdale, MN6,523-1.7%
76Buffalo, MN6,506+0.6%
77New Ulm, MN6,377+1.1%
78Marshall, MN6,307+0.9%
79North Mankato, MN6,129+0.8%
80Ham Lake, MN6,014-0.2%
81Sauk Rapids, MN5,870-0.1%
82Monticello, MN5,766+3.6%
83Vadnais Heights, MN5,730+1.3%
84Mounds View, MN5,698+5.2%
85Cloquet, MN5,662-0.2%
86Waconia, MN5,291+2.5%
87Fairmont, MN5,285+3.4%
88Grand Rapids, MN5,148+0.2%
89Detroit Lakes, MN5,137+0.6%
90Worthington, MN4,943+1.1%
91Mendota Heights, MN4,906+0.6%
92Little Canada, MN4,904-1.3%
93North St. Paul, MN4,902+2%
94Lake Elmo, MN4,897+3.2%
95Rogers, MN4,853+3.5%
96North Branch, MN4,805+8.1%
97East Bethel, MN4,763-0.6%
98Cambridge, MN4,479+4.4%
99St. Peter, MN4,249+1.3%
100Victoria, MN4,230+4.5%
101Big Lake, MN4,162+2.1%
102Hermantown, MN3,946+1.8%
103Dayton, MN3,327+7.8%

Other periods

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All housing units, occupied and vacant: houses, apartments, mobile homes and rooms intended as separate living quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A survey estimate averaged over five years, not a count on one date.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Minneapolis, MN, with 209,080 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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