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

Washington County had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 87 counties in 2024, at $1,710. Wilkin County had the lowest, at $564. The median was $896 and the figure for Minnesota was $1,280. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,710Washington County
Lowest564Wilkin County
Median89687 counties
Minnesota1,280History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Washington CountyWashington County: 1,710 USD1,710Scott CountyScott County: 1,568 USD1,568Dakota CountyDakota County: 1,548 USD1,548Carver CountyCarver County: 1,514 USD1,514Hennepin CountyHennepin County: 1,487 USD1,487Anoka CountyAnoka County: 1,464 USD1,464Olmsted CountyOlmsted County: 1,370 USD1,370Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 1,329 USD1,329Wright CountyWright County: 1,288 USD1,288Isanti CountyIsanti County: 1,273 USD1,273Chisago CountyChisago County: 1,186 USD1,186Sherburne CountySherburne County: 1,127 USD1,127Blue Earth CountyBlue Earth County: 1,123 USD1,123Lake CountyLake County: 1,093 USD1,093Rice CountyRice County: 1,083 USD1,083Stearns CountyStearns County: 1,068 USD1,068Steele CountySteele County: 1,061 USD1,061Beltrami CountyBeltrami County: 1,053 USD1,053Dodge CountyDodge County: 1,020 USD1,020Clay CountyClay County: 1,019 USD1,019St. Louis CountySt. Louis County: 1,013 USD1,013Carlton CountyCarlton County: 1,009 USD1,009Itasca CountyItasca County: 988 USD988Benton CountyBenton County: 982 USD982Crow Wing CountyCrow Wing County: 971 USD971Nicollet CountyNicollet County: 970 USD970Goodhue CountyGoodhue County: 966 USD966Kanabec CountyKanabec County: 962 USD962Lake of the Woods CountyLake of the Woods County: 955 USD955Stevens CountyStevens County: 951 USD951Le Sueur CountyLe Sueur County: 942 USD942McLeod CountyMcLeod County: 941 USD941Douglas CountyDouglas County: 927 USD927Mower CountyMower County: 927 USD927Becker CountyBecker County: 920 USD920Swift CountySwift County: 920 USD920Kandiyohi CountyKandiyohi County: 909 USD909Todd CountyTodd County: 908 USD908Winona CountyWinona County: 907 USD907Hubbard CountyHubbard County: 905 USD905
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD
Change on 2023
1Washington County1,710+4.5%
2Scott County1,568+5.6%
3Dakota County1,548+3.4%
4Carver County1,514+4.8%
5Hennepin County1,487+3.3%
6Anoka County1,464+4.9%
7Olmsted County1,370+6.8%
8Ramsey County1,329+2.4%
9Wright County1,288+3.4%
10Isanti County1,273+2.6%
11Chisago County1,186+6.7%
12Sherburne County1,127-2.1%
13Blue Earth County1,123+4.4%
14Lake County1,093+6.5%
15Rice County1,083+3.5%
16Stearns County1,068+1%
17Steele County1,061+5.5%
18Beltrami County1,053+6.3%
19Dodge County1,020+1.3%
20Clay County1,019+1.9%
21St. Louis County1,013+4.4%
22Carlton County1,009+4.3%
23Itasca County988+4.7%
24Benton County982+7.1%
25Crow Wing County971+0.9%
26Nicollet County970+4.2%
27Goodhue County966+2.9%
28Kanabec County962-4.1%
29Lake of the Woods County955+10.1%
30Stevens County951+14.2%
31Le Sueur County942+6.4%
32McLeod County941+3.9%
33Douglas County927+3.5%
33Mower County927+9.3%
35Becker County920+2.3%
35Swift County920+2.2%
37Kandiyohi County909+7.8%
38Todd County908+6.8%
39Winona County907+4.7%
40Hubbard County905-2%
41Meeker County904+1.1%
42Mille Lacs County903-0.7%
43Pope County902+6%
44Nobles County896+3.8%
45Brown County890-4.4%
46Cook County8860%
47Waseca County883+7.8%
48Roseau County880-0.7%
49Houston County879-0.2%
50Pine County877+0.5%
51Aitkin County869-4.7%
51Chippewa County869+2.7%
53Otter Tail County868+7.8%
54Cass County863-2.9%
55Pennington County862-4.2%
56Polk County855+1.4%
56Sibley County855-0.3%
58Freeborn County849+1.4%
59Watonwan County834+3.3%
60Wabasha County830+4%
61Cottonwood County817+6.8%
62Murray County810+5.5%
63Faribault County799-4.5%
64Fillmore County797+4.5%
64Grant County797+2.3%
66Renville County790+3.9%
67Morrison County788+0.8%
68Jackson County787+6.9%
69Lyon County781+5.3%
70Norman County774+2.9%
71Martin County761+3.5%
72Kittson County757+4%
72Redwood County757-1.3%
74Pipestone County754+3.1%
75Wadena County746+5.7%
76Big Stone County745+3.8%
77Clearwater County742+0.3%
78Lac qui Parle County728-10%
79Rock County698-6.3%
80Mahnomen County696+1.6%
81Marshall County690-6.4%
82Yellow Medicine County678-1.5%
83Lincoln County674-2%
84Koochiching County671-13.3%
85Traverse County615-0.3%
86Red Lake County583-7.2%
87Wilkin County564+0.5%

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About this ranking

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. 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. Medians outside the published range are coded 99 (under 100) or 3,501 (3,500 or more) and marked as estimated.

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

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Washington County, with $1,710 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Wilkin County, with $564 in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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