Counties in Minnesota by median gross rent (monthly)

Washington County had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 87 counties in 2021, at $1,465. Wilkin County had the lowest, at $543. The median was $757 and the figure for Minnesota was $1,081. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,465Washington County
Lowest543Wilkin County
Median75787 counties
Minnesota1,081History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Washington CountyWashington County: 1,465 USD1,465Dakota CountyDakota County: 1,293 USD1,293Scott CountyScott County: 1,282 USD1,282Hennepin CountyHennepin County: 1,244 USD1,244Carver CountyCarver County: 1,242 USD1,242Anoka CountyAnoka County: 1,225 USD1,225Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 1,120 USD1,120Olmsted CountyOlmsted County: 1,097 USD1,097Isanti CountyIsanti County: 1,089 USD1,089Wright CountyWright County: 1,072 USD1,072Sherburne CountySherburne County: 1,055 USD1,055Chisago CountyChisago County: 970 USD970Blue Earth CountyBlue Earth County: 954 USD954Rice CountyRice County: 951 USD951Stearns CountyStearns County: 917 USD917Clay CountyClay County: 884 USD884Nicollet CountyNicollet County: 862 USD862St. Louis CountySt. Louis County: 849 USD849Carlton CountyCarlton County: 848 USD848Goodhue CountyGoodhue County: 846 USD846Steele CountySteele County: 846 USD846Beltrami CountyBeltrami County: 837 USD837Crow Wing CountyCrow Wing County: 836 USD836Benton CountyBenton County: 822 USD822Le Sueur CountyLe Sueur County: 820 USD820Itasca CountyItasca County: 817 USD817Kanabec CountyKanabec County: 816 USD816Waseca CountyWaseca County: 813 USD813Pennington CountyPennington County: 812 USD812Pine CountyPine County: 812 USD812Mower CountyMower County: 810 USD810Nobles CountyNobles County: 810 USD810Aitkin CountyAitkin County: 809 USD809Mille Lacs CountyMille Lacs County: 807 USD807Cass CountyCass County: 799 USD799Sibley CountySibley County: 793 USD793Cook CountyCook County: 792 USD792Houston CountyHouston County: 789 USD789Hubbard CountyHubbard County: 786 USD786Becker CountyBecker County: 779 USD779
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD
1Washington County1,465
2Dakota County1,293
3Scott County1,282
4Hennepin County1,244
5Carver County1,242
6Anoka County1,225
7Ramsey County1,120
8Olmsted County1,097
9Isanti County1,089
10Wright County1,072
11Sherburne County1,055
12Chisago County970
13Blue Earth County954
14Rice County951
15Stearns County917
16Clay County884
17Nicollet County862
18St. Louis County849
19Carlton County848
20Goodhue County846
20Steele County846
22Beltrami County837
23Crow Wing County836
24Benton County822
25Le Sueur County820
26Itasca County817
27Kanabec County816
28Waseca County813
29Pennington County812
29Pine County812
31Mower County810
31Nobles County810
33Aitkin County809
34Mille Lacs County807
35Cass County799
36Sibley County793
37Cook County792
38Houston County789
39Hubbard County786
40Becker County779
41Douglas County776
41Kandiyohi County776
43Morrison County758
44McLeod County757
45Wabasha County755
46Dodge County750
46Meeker County750
48Pope County746
48Todd County746
50Freeborn County743
51Chippewa County741
51Winona County741
53Jackson County740
54Polk County731
55Otter Tail County718
56Renville County716
57Koochiching County715
58Grant County711
58Swift County711
60Clearwater County710
61Martin County704
62Brown County698
63Redwood County695
64Cottonwood County693
64Lake County693
66Fillmore County692
66Lake of the Woods County692
68Lyon County689
68Roseau County689
70Kittson County686
71Stevens County676
72Faribault County664
72Marshall County664
72Norman County664
75Mahnomen County660
76Murray County658
77Wadena County654
78Red Lake County652
79Rock County651
80Watonwan County650
81Lincoln County647
82Big Stone County633
83Lac qui Parle County606
84Yellow Medicine County593
85Traverse County592
86Pipestone County588
87Wilkin County543

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Washington County, with $1,465 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Wilkin County, with $543 in 2021.

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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