Counties in Minnesota by median gross rent (monthly)

Washington County had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 87 counties in 2022, at $1,577. Wilkin County had the lowest, at $549. The median was $823 and the figure for Minnesota was $1,178. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,577Washington County
Lowest549Wilkin County
Median82387 counties
Minnesota1,178History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Washington CountyWashington County: 1,577 USD1,577Scott CountyScott County: 1,419 USD1,419Dakota CountyDakota County: 1,410 USD1,410Carver CountyCarver County: 1,384 USD1,384Hennepin CountyHennepin County: 1,373 USD1,373Anoka CountyAnoka County: 1,356 USD1,356Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 1,214 USD1,214Olmsted CountyOlmsted County: 1,193 USD1,193Sherburne CountySherburne County: 1,166 USD1,166Isanti CountyIsanti County: 1,161 USD1,161Wright CountyWright County: 1,149 USD1,149Chisago CountyChisago County: 1,095 USD1,095Rice CountyRice County: 1,021 USD1,021Blue Earth CountyBlue Earth County: 1,007 USD1,007Stearns CountyStearns County: 975 USD975Clay CountyClay County: 972 USD972Carlton CountyCarlton County: 955 USD955Beltrami CountyBeltrami County: 935 USD935Pennington CountyPennington County: 935 USD935St. Louis CountySt. Louis County: 927 USD927Steele CountySteele County: 914 USD914Benton CountyBenton County: 907 USD907Dodge CountyDodge County: 901 USD901Nicollet CountyNicollet County: 901 USD901Itasca CountyItasca County: 896 USD896Goodhue CountyGoodhue County: 895 USD895Crow Wing CountyCrow Wing County: 888 USD888Le Sueur CountyLe Sueur County: 878 USD878Cass CountyCass County: 874 USD874Cook CountyCook County: 874 USD874Mille Lacs CountyMille Lacs County: 874 USD874Houston CountyHouston County: 870 USD870Kanabec CountyKanabec County: 863 USD863Pine CountyPine County: 863 USD863Meeker CountyMeeker County: 860 USD860Becker CountyBecker County: 854 USD854Nobles CountyNobles County: 852 USD852Douglas CountyDouglas County: 847 USD847Lake CountyLake County: 837 USD837McLeod CountyMcLeod County: 831 USD831
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD
Change on 2021
1Washington County1,577+7.6%
2Scott County1,419+10.7%
3Dakota County1,410+9%
4Carver County1,384+11.4%
5Hennepin County1,373+10.4%
6Anoka County1,356+10.7%
7Ramsey County1,214+8.4%
8Olmsted County1,193+8.8%
9Sherburne County1,166+10.5%
10Isanti County1,161+6.6%
11Wright County1,149+7.2%
12Chisago County1,095+12.9%
13Rice County1,021+7.4%
14Blue Earth County1,007+5.6%
15Stearns County975+6.3%
16Clay County972+10%
17Carlton County955+12.6%
18Beltrami County935+11.7%
18Pennington County935+15.1%
20St. Louis County927+9.2%
21Steele County914+8%
22Benton County907+10.3%
23Dodge County901+20.1%
23Nicollet County901+4.5%
25Itasca County896+9.7%
26Goodhue County895+5.8%
27Crow Wing County888+6.2%
28Le Sueur County878+7.1%
29Cass County874+9.4%
29Cook County874+10.4%
29Mille Lacs County874+8.3%
32Houston County870+10.3%
33Kanabec County863+5.8%
33Pine County863+6.3%
35Meeker County860+14.7%
36Becker County854+9.6%
37Nobles County852+5.2%
38Douglas County847+9.1%
39Lake County837+20.8%
40McLeod County831+9.8%
40Waseca County831+2.2%
42Hubbard County827+5.2%
43Brown County825+18.2%
44Swift County823+15.8%
45Polk County822+12.4%
46Lake of the Woods County821+18.6%
46Stevens County821+21.4%
48Mower County818+1%
48Sibley County818+3.2%
50Aitkin County815+0.7%
51Freeborn County803+8.1%
51Winona County803+8.4%
53Kandiyohi County800+3.1%
53Wabasha County800+6%
55Roseau County794+15.2%
56Chippewa County788+6.3%
56Rock County788+21%
58Todd County785+5.2%
59Morrison County779+2.8%
59Pope County779+4.4%
61Grant County778+9.4%
62Otter Tail County769+7.1%
63Martin County767+8.9%
64Jackson County764+3.2%
65Redwood County759+9.2%
66Cottonwood County755+8.9%
67Clearwater County753+6.1%
68Lac qui Parle County750+23.8%
69Renville County746+4.2%
70Watonwan County736+13.2%
71Fillmore County724+4.6%
72Lyon County718+4.2%
73Norman County717+8%
74Big Stone County707+11.7%
75Faribault County697+5%
75Murray County697+5.9%
77Marshall County694+4.5%
77Wadena County694+6.1%
79Mahnomen County693+5%
80Koochiching County686-4.1%
81Lincoln County677+4.6%
81Pipestone County677+15.1%
83Kittson County649-5.4%
84Yellow Medicine County640+7.9%
85Red Lake County631-3.2%
86Traverse County589-0.5%
87Wilkin County549+1.1%

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Washington County, with $1,577 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Wilkin County, with $549 in 2022.

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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