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Cities in Minnesota by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)

Lake Elmo, MN had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 103 cities in 2021, at 68.7%. East Bethel, MN had the lowest, at 19%. The median was 46.4% and the figure for Minnesota was 46%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest68.7Lake Elmo, MN
Lowest19East Bethel, MN
Median46.4103 cities
Minnesota46History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Lake Elmo, MN: 68.7 %Lake Elmo, MN68.7Hermantown, MN: 68 %Hermantown, MN68Vadnais Heights, MN: 62.5 %Vadnais Heights, MN62.5Oakdale, MN: 61.8 %Oakdale, MN61.8North Branch, MN: 61.3 %North Branch, MN61.3West St. Paul, MN: 61.1 %West St. Paul, MN61.1Owatonna, MN: 60.9 %Owatonna, MN60.9North St. Paul, MN: 58.2 %North St. Paul, MN58.2Cambridge, MN: 58.1 %Cambridge, MN58.1Moorhead, MN: 57.6 %Moorhead, MN57.6Crystal, MN: 57.6 %Crystal, MN57.6Little Canada, MN: 57.2 %Little Canada, MN57.2Red Wing, MN: 57 %Red Wing, MN57Grand Rapids, MN: 56.5 %Grand Rapids, MN56.5Robbinsdale, MN: 55.5 %Robbinsdale, MN55.5Champlin, MN: 55.2 %Champlin, MN55.2Savage, MN: 54.8 %Savage, MN54.8Lino Lakes, MN: 54.4 %Lino Lakes, MN54.4Forest Lake, MN: 54 %Forest Lake, MN54New Brighton, MN: 53.5 %New Brighton, MN53.5Brooklyn Park, MN: 53.5 %Brooklyn Park, MN53.5Mankato, MN: 53.3 %Mankato, MN53.3New Hope, MN: 53 %New Hope, MN53Prior Lake, MN: 52.5 %Prior Lake, MN52.5Duluth, MN: 52.3 %Duluth, MN52.3South St. Paul, MN: 51.6 %South St. Paul, MN51.6Maplewood, MN: 51.5 %Maplewood, MN51.5Bemidji, MN: 51.5 %Bemidji, MN51.5Austin, MN: 51.3 %Austin, MN51.3Cloquet, MN: 50.9 %Cloquet, MN50.9Marshall, MN: 50.8 %Marshall, MN50.8Buffalo, MN: 50.7 %Buffalo, MN50.7Coon Rapids, MN: 50.3 %Coon Rapids, MN50.3Farmington, MN: 50.1 %Farmington, MN50.1Fergus Falls, MN: 49.9 %Fergus Falls, MN49.9Waconia, MN: 49.9 %Waconia, MN49.9Detroit Lakes, MN: 49.8 %Detroit Lakes, MN49.8White Bear Lake, MN: 49.8 %White Bear Lake, MN49.8Winona, MN: 49.6 %Winona, MN49.6St. Paul, MN: 49.3 %St. Paul, MN49.3Lake Elmo, MN: 68.7 %Lake Elmo, MN68.7Hermantown, MN: 68 %Hermantown, MN68Vadnais Heights, MN: 62.5 %Vadnais Heights, MN62.5Oakdale, MN: 61.8 %Oakdale, MN61.8North Branch, MN: 61.3 %North Branch, MN61.3West St. Paul, MN: 61.1 %West St. Paul, MN61.1Owatonna, MN: 60.9 %Owatonna, MN60.9North St. Paul, MN: 58.2 %North St. Paul, MN58.2Cambridge, MN: 58.1 %Cambridge, MN58.1Moorhead, MN: 57.6 %Moorhead, MN57.6Crystal, MN: 57.6 %Crystal, MN57.6Little Canada, MN: 57.2 %Little Canada, MN57.2Red Wing, MN: 57 %Red Wing, MN57Grand Rapids, MN: 56.5 %Grand Rapids, MN56.5Robbinsdale, MN: 55.5 %Robbinsdale, MN55.5Champlin, MN: 55.2 %Champlin, MN55.2Savage, MN: 54.8 %Savage, MN54.8Lino Lakes, MN: 54.4 %Lino Lakes, MN54.4Forest Lake, MN: 54 %Forest Lake, MN54New Brighton, MN: 53.5 %New Brighton, MN53.5Brooklyn Park, MN: 53.5 %Brooklyn Park, MN53.5Mankato, MN: 53.3 %Mankato, MN53.3New Hope, MN: 53 %New Hope, MN53Prior Lake, MN: 52.5 %Prior Lake, MN52.5Duluth, MN: 52.3 %Duluth, MN52.3South St. Paul, MN: 51.6 %South St. Paul, MN51.6Maplewood, MN: 51.5 %Maplewood, MN51.5Bemidji, MN: 51.5 %Bemidji, MN51.5Austin, MN: 51.3 %Austin, MN51.3Cloquet, MN: 50.9 %Cloquet, MN50.9Marshall, MN: 50.8 %Marshall, MN50.8Buffalo, MN: 50.7 %Buffalo, MN50.7Coon Rapids, MN: 50.3 %Coon Rapids, MN50.3Farmington, MN: 50.1 %Farmington, MN50.1Fergus Falls, MN: 49.9 %Fergus Falls, MN49.9Waconia, MN: 49.9 %Waconia, MN49.9Detroit Lakes, MN: 49.8 %Detroit Lakes, MN49.8White Bear Lake, MN: 49.8 %White Bear Lake, MN49.8Winona, MN: 49.6 %Winona, MN49.6St. Paul, MN: 49.3 %St. Paul, MN49.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Lake Elmo, MN68.7
2Hermantown, MN68
3Vadnais Heights, MN62.5
4Oakdale, MN61.8
5North Branch, MN61.3
6West St. Paul, MN61.1
7Owatonna, MN60.9
8North St. Paul, MN58.2
9Cambridge, MN58.1
10Moorhead, MN57.6
11Crystal, MN57.6
12Little Canada, MN57.2
13Red Wing, MN57
14Grand Rapids, MN56.5
15Robbinsdale, MN55.5
16Champlin, MN55.2
17Savage, MN54.8
18Lino Lakes, MN54.4
19Forest Lake, MN54
20New Brighton, MN53.5
21Brooklyn Park, MN53.5
22Mankato, MN53.3
23New Hope, MN53
24Prior Lake, MN52.5
25Duluth, MN52.3
26South St. Paul, MN51.6
27Maplewood, MN51.5
28Bemidji, MN51.5
29Austin, MN51.3
30Cloquet, MN50.9
31Marshall, MN50.8
32Buffalo, MN50.7
33Coon Rapids, MN50.3
34Farmington, MN50.1
35Fergus Falls, MN49.9
36Waconia, MN49.9
37Detroit Lakes, MN49.8
37White Bear Lake, MN49.8
39Winona, MN49.6
40St. Paul, MN49.3
41Burnsville, MN49.3
42Brooklyn Center, MN48.8
43Apple Valley, MN48.7
44Columbia Heights, MN48.6
45Blaine, MN48.6
46Inver Grove Heights, MN48.5
47Faribault, MN48.4
48North Mankato, MN48.4
49Alexandria, MN48.1
50Hopkins, MN46.6
51Brainerd, MN46.5
52Rochester, MN46.4
53Albert Lea, MN46.2
54Minneapolis, MN46
55Anoka, MN46
56Bloomington, MN45.9
57St. Cloud, MN45.8
58Chanhassen, MN45.7
59Woodbury, MN45.3
60Fairmont, MN45.1
61St. Michael, MN45
62Hibbing, MN45
63Edina, MN44.9
64Stillwater, MN44.9
65Sartell, MN44.9
66Golden Valley, MN44.5
67Shoreview, MN44.2
68Ramsey, MN43.6
69Chaska, MN43.5
70Roseville, MN43.1
71St. Peter, MN42.9
71Willmar, MN42.9
73Richfield, MN42.5
74Eagan, MN41.8
75Shakopee, MN41.4
76Minnetonka, MN41.2
77Worthington, MN41
78Eden Prairie, MN40.7
79Hastings, MN40.6
80Fridley, MN40.4
81Lakeville, MN40.4
82Elk River, MN40.4
83Maple Grove, MN39.9
84Cottage Grove, MN39.8
85Ham Lake, MN39.8
86Northfield, MN39.3
87Plymouth, MN38.6
88Mounds View, MN38.3
89Dayton, MN37.5
90New Ulm, MN37.4
91Hugo, MN35.9
92Rosemount, MN35.9
93St. Louis Park, MN35.6
94Mendota Heights, MN35.4
95Hutchinson, MN35.2
96Rogers, MN34.2
97Monticello, MN33.4
98Sauk Rapids, MN33.3
99Otsego, MN32.2
100Big Lake, MN31.5
101Andover, MN29.2
102Victoria, MN26.1
103East Bethel, MN19

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About this ranking

Renter households whose gross rent (contract rent plus utilities and fuels the renter pays) was 30 percent or more of household income in the past 12 months, as a percentage of renter households for which that ratio can be computed. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Renters who pay no cash rent and households with no or negative income are left out of both the count and the base. 30 percent is the usual US threshold for rent burden. The EU housing cost overburden rate (housing_cost_overburden_rate) uses 40 percent of disposable income, all housing costs and people instead of households, so the two cannot be compared.

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 B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Minnesota by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Minnesota by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/minnesota-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Minnesota by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/minnesota-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Minnesota by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/minnesota-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Lake Elmo, MN, with 68.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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East Bethel, MN, with 19% in 2021.

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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 B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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