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Cities in Minnesota by median gross rent (monthly), 2024

Lake Elmo, MN had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 103 cities in 2024, at $2,407. Fairmont, MN had the lowest, at $738. The median was $1,393 and the figure for Minnesota was $1,280. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest2,407Lake Elmo, MN
Lowest738Fairmont, MN
Median1,393103 cities
Minnesota1,280History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Lake Elmo, MN: 2,407 USDLake Elmo, MN2,407Victoria, MN: 2,235 USDVictoria, MN2,235Andover, MN: 2,037 USDAndover, MN2,037Woodbury, MN: 1,908 USDWoodbury, MN1,908Hugo, MN: 1,891 USDHugo, MN1,891Lino Lakes, MN: 1,874 USDLino Lakes, MN1,874Maple Grove, MN: 1,868 USDMaple Grove, MN1,868Edina, MN: 1,844 USDEdina, MN1,844Eden Prairie, MN: 1,833 USDEden Prairie, MN1,833Chanhassen, MN: 1,831 USDChanhassen, MN1,831Ramsey, MN: 1,826 USDRamsey, MN1,826Lakeville, MN: 1,806 USDLakeville, MN1,806Rogers, MN: 1,789 USDRogers, MN1,789Golden Valley, MN: 1,785 USDGolden Valley, MN1,785Cottage Grove, MN: 1,783 USDCottage Grove, MN1,783Minnetonka, MN: 1,779 USDMinnetonka, MN1,779Plymouth, MN: 1,766 USDPlymouth, MN1,766Savage, MN: 1,766 USDSavage, MN1,766Otsego, MN: 1,765 USDOtsego, MN1,765Robbinsdale, MN: 1,758 USDRobbinsdale, MN1,758Apple Valley, MN: 1,738 USDApple Valley, MN1,738Blaine, MN: 1,705 USDBlaine, MN1,705East Bethel, MN: 1,695 USDEast Bethel, MN1,695Champlin, MN: 1,689 USDChamplin, MN1,689Eagan, MN: 1,679 USDEagan, MN1,679Shoreview, MN: 1,661 USDShoreview, MN1,661Prior Lake, MN: 1,654 USDPrior Lake, MN1,654Dayton, MN: 1,651 USDDayton, MN1,651St. Louis Park, MN: 1,644 USDSt. Louis Park, MN1,644Rosemount, MN: 1,640 USDRosemount, MN1,640Mendota Heights, MN: 1,631 USDMendota Heights, MN1,631Stillwater, MN: 1,622 USDStillwater, MN1,622White Bear Lake, MN: 1,601 USDWhite Bear Lake, MN1,601Bloomington, MN: 1,561 USDBloomington, MN1,561Chaska, MN: 1,553 USDChaska, MN1,553Shakopee, MN: 1,531 USDShakopee, MN1,531Burnsville, MN: 1,513 USDBurnsville, MN1,513Coon Rapids, MN: 1,494 USDCoon Rapids, MN1,494St. Michael, MN: 1,483 USDSt. Michael, MN1,483Oakdale, MN: 1,481 USDOakdale, MN1,481Lake Elmo, MN: 2,407 USDLake Elmo, MN2,407Victoria, MN: 2,235 USDVictoria, MN2,235Andover, MN: 2,037 USDAndover, MN2,037Woodbury, MN: 1,908 USDWoodbury, MN1,908Hugo, MN: 1,891 USDHugo, MN1,891Lino Lakes, MN: 1,874 USDLino Lakes, MN1,874Maple Grove, MN: 1,868 USDMaple Grove, MN1,868Edina, MN: 1,844 USDEdina, MN1,844Eden Prairie, MN: 1,833 USDEden Prairie, MN1,833Chanhassen, MN: 1,831 USDChanhassen, MN1,831Ramsey, MN: 1,826 USDRamsey, MN1,826Lakeville, MN: 1,806 USDLakeville, MN1,806Rogers, MN: 1,789 USDRogers, MN1,789Golden Valley, MN: 1,785 USDGolden Valley, MN1,785Cottage Grove, MN: 1,783 USDCottage Grove, MN1,783Minnetonka, MN: 1,779 USDMinnetonka, MN1,779Plymouth, MN: 1,766 USDPlymouth, MN1,766Savage, MN: 1,766 USDSavage, MN1,766Otsego, MN: 1,765 USDOtsego, MN1,765Robbinsdale, MN: 1,758 USDRobbinsdale, MN1,758Apple Valley, MN: 1,738 USDApple Valley, MN1,738Blaine, MN: 1,705 USDBlaine, MN1,705East Bethel, MN: 1,695 USDEast Bethel, MN1,695Champlin, MN: 1,689 USDChamplin, MN1,689Eagan, MN: 1,679 USDEagan, MN1,679Shoreview, MN: 1,661 USDShoreview, MN1,661Prior Lake, MN: 1,654 USDPrior Lake, MN1,654Dayton, MN: 1,651 USDDayton, MN1,651St. Louis Park, MN: 1,644 USDSt. Louis Park, MN1,644Rosemount, MN: 1,640 USDRosemount, MN1,640Mendota Heights, MN: 1,631 USDMendota Heights, MN1,631Stillwater, MN: 1,622 USDStillwater, MN1,622White Bear Lake, MN: 1,601 USDWhite Bear Lake, MN1,601Bloomington, MN: 1,561 USDBloomington, MN1,561Chaska, MN: 1,553 USDChaska, MN1,553Shakopee, MN: 1,531 USDShakopee, MN1,531Burnsville, MN: 1,513 USDBurnsville, MN1,513Coon Rapids, MN: 1,494 USDCoon Rapids, MN1,494St. Michael, MN: 1,483 USDSt. Michael, MN1,483Oakdale, MN: 1,481 USDOakdale, MN1,481
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024
USD		Change on 2023
1Lake Elmo, MN2,407+9.2%
2Victoria, MN2,235-8.2%
3Andover, MN2,037+11.5%
4Woodbury, MN1,908+4.4%
5Hugo, MN1,891-0.3%
6Lino Lakes, MN1,874+7.5%
7Maple Grove, MN1,868+0.3%
8Edina, MN1,844+5%
9Eden Prairie, MN1,833+4.1%
10Chanhassen, MN1,831+4.7%
11Ramsey, MN1,826+2.6%
12Lakeville, MN1,806+4.6%
13Rogers, MN1,789+15.4%
14Golden Valley, MN1,785-1.7%
15Cottage Grove, MN1,783+8.5%
16Minnetonka, MN1,779+1.2%
17Plymouth, MN1,766+3.6%
17Savage, MN1,766+9.8%
19Otsego, MN1,765+4.1%
20Robbinsdale, MN1,758+11.1%
21Apple Valley, MN1,738+3.6%
22Blaine, MN1,705-0.1%
23East Bethel, MN1,695-4.2%
24Champlin, MN1,689+5.8%
25Eagan, MN1,679+4.7%
26Shoreview, MN1,661+10.6%
27Prior Lake, MN1,654+6.8%
28Dayton, MN1,651+22%
29St. Louis Park, MN1,644+3.5%
30Rosemount, MN1,640+1.6%
31Mendota Heights, MN1,631+4.8%
32Stillwater, MN1,622+15.2%
33White Bear Lake, MN1,601+4%
34Bloomington, MN1,561+2.3%
35Chaska, MN1,553+8.1%
36Shakopee, MN1,531+2.4%
37Burnsville, MN1,513+0.8%
38Coon Rapids, MN1,494+5.4%
39St. Michael, MN1,483-27.2%
40Oakdale, MN1,481+2%
41Hopkins, MN1,468+9.1%
42Crystal, MN1,467+2.1%
43Inver Grove Heights, MN1,465+1.2%
44Hermantown, MN1,463+6.4%
45Vadnais Heights, MN1,455+8.4%
46Forest Lake, MN1,421+3%
47Little Canada, MN1,417+5%
48Maplewood, MN1,406+6.8%
49Monticello, MN1,405-3.9%
50Rochester, MN1,399+6.3%
51New Brighton, MN1,397+5.3%
52Richfield, MN1,393+4.4%
53Brooklyn Center, MN1,376+2.3%
54Roseville, MN1,374+2.1%
55Minneapolis, MN1,371+3.2%
56North St. Paul, MN1,352+3.7%
57Big Lake, MN1,340-5.4%
58New Hope, MN1,335+2.2%
59Waconia, MN1,330+2.4%
60Fridley, MN1,326+4.4%
61Brooklyn Park, MN1,325-0.5%
62North Branch, MN1,308+11%
63Cambridge, MN1,302+5.7%
64Columbia Heights, MN1,295+1.3%
65Elk River, MN1,283+1.1%
66West St. Paul, MN1,282+7.3%
67St. Paul, MN1,281+2.6%
68Sartell, MN1,275+6.5%
69Anoka, MN1,269+5.8%
70Mounds View, MN1,245+2.4%
71Farmington, MN1,241-2.7%
72South St. Paul, MN1,199+6.3%
73Hastings, MN1,183-0.1%
74Buffalo, MN1,182+6.4%
75Ham Lake, MN1,173-11.1%
76Mankato, MN1,132+3.9%
77Northfield, MN1,103+6.5%
78Grand Rapids, MN1,090+9.1%
79Duluth, MN1,087+4.8%
80Faribault, MN1,074+3.2%
81Bemidji, MN1,067+6.3%
81Owatonna, MN1,067+5.6%
83Moorhead, MN1,033+1.6%
84Cloquet, MN1,024+4.7%
85St. Cloud, MN1,003-0.2%
86North Mankato, MN973+6%
87Red Wing, MN969+1.6%
88Sauk Rapids, MN964+2.4%
89New Ulm, MN962-1.2%
90St. Peter, MN961+1.9%
91Detroit Lakes, MN954+3.1%
92Austin, MN953+10.8%
93Hutchinson, MN940+0.8%
94Worthington, MN938+5.2%
95Alexandria, MN934+3%
96Fergus Falls, MN911+8.6%
97Willmar, MN910+9.6%
98Winona, MN882+5.1%
99Albert Lea, MN857+1.4%
100Hibbing, MN833+12.7%
101Brainerd, MN827-2.5%
102Marshall, MN779+5%
103Fairmont, MN738+2.9%

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Monthly gross rent of renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars of the last year of the period.

More on how it is measured
  • Gross rent is the contract rent plus the estimated cost of utilities and fuels paid by the renter.
  • United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A median, not an average, of what all renters pay, including long-standing leases, so it is lower than asking rents for new listings.

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 B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, 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-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Minnesota by median gross rent (monthly), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Minnesota by median gross rent (monthly), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/minnesota-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which city has the highest median gross rent (monthly)?

Lake Elmo, MN, with $2,407 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest median gross rent (monthly)?

Fairmont, MN, with $738 in 2024.

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