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 2023, at 69.8%. Victoria, MN had the lowest, at 15.1%. The median was 49.4% and the figure for Minnesota was 47.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest69.8Lake Elmo, MN

Lowest15.1Victoria, MN

Median49.4103 cities

Minnesota47.2History

Top 40 cities, 2023

%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2023 (%)	Change on 2022
1	Lake Elmo, MN	69.8	-6.8 pts
2	Lino Lakes, MN	62.3	+5.4 pts
3	Owatonna, MN	61.4	-1 pts
4	Grand Rapids, MN	60.4	-2.8 pts
5	North St. Paul, MN	60.3	+1 pts
6	Vadnais Heights, MN	59.7	-4.6 pts
7	Cambridge, MN	59.4	+1.9 pts
8	Crystal, MN	58.9	+3.5 pts
9	Columbia Heights, MN	58.8	+3 pts
10	Hermantown, MN	58.6	-2.1 pts
11	Oakdale, MN	57.6	+0.2 pts
12	Hibbing, MN	57.3	+3.9 pts
13	West St. Paul, MN	56.9	-1.4 pts
14	Ham Lake, MN	56.3	+6.7 pts
15	Robbinsdale, MN	56.3	-3.8 pts
16	Lakeville, MN	56	+4.7 pts
17	Cottage Grove, MN	56	+13.9 pts
18	Duluth, MN	55.9	+1.4 pts
19	Farmington, MN	55.8	+4.6 pts
20	Brooklyn Park, MN	55.6	-0.3 pts
21	Prior Lake, MN	55.4	+0.3 pts
22	Little Canada, MN	55.3	+0.1 pts
23	Coon Rapids, MN	55.1	+1.7 pts
24	New Hope, MN	54.7	-3.8 pts
25	Burnsville, MN	54.4	+2.8 pts
26	Faribault, MN	54.3	+4.4 pts
27	Moorhead, MN	54.3	-3.3 pts
28	North Branch, MN	54.1	-2 pts
29	Hugo, MN	53.9	+8.6 pts
30	Red Wing, MN	53.8	-2.2 pts
31	Maplewood, MN	53.3	-0.1 pts
32	New Brighton, MN	53.2	-2.2 pts
33	Champlin, MN	53.2	+1.1 pts
34	Savage, MN	53.1	-2.3 pts
35	Shoreview, MN	52.2	-1.6 pts
36	Fergus Falls, MN	52.1	+5.9 pts
37	Fairmont, MN	52.1	+6 pts
38	Apple Valley, MN	52	+1.8 pts
39	Roseville, MN	51.8	+2.5 pts
40	Winona, MN	51.7	-0.3 pts
41	Anoka, MN	51.2	-1.3 pts
42	East Bethel, MN	51	+2.6 pts
43	Otsego, MN	50.9	+10.9 pts
44	Forest Lake, MN	50.8	-4.8 pts
45	White Bear Lake, MN	50.3	-0.4 pts
46	Edina, MN	50.2	+1.6 pts
47	Brooklyn Center, MN	50.2	+3.1 pts
48	Sartell, MN	50	+5.6 pts
49	Mounds View, MN	49.6	+3.4 pts
50	Stillwater, MN	49.5	+2.7 pts
51	St. Paul, MN	49.4	+0.2 pts
52	South St. Paul, MN	49.4	-1.1 pts
53	Mankato, MN	49.3	-1.3 pts
54	Rochester, MN	49	+0.8 pts
55	Bloomington, MN	48.6	-0.1 pts
56	Detroit Lakes, MN	48.3	-0.2 pts
57	Marshall, MN	47.6	-2.3 pts
58	Blaine, MN	47.4	+1.3 pts
59	Fridley, MN	47.4	+6 pts
60	Hopkins, MN	47.2	+2.3 pts
61	Albert Lea, MN	47.1	+2.6 pts
62	Inver Grove Heights, MN	47.1	-2.2 pts
63	Golden Valley, MN	46.9	-2.9 pts
64	Minneapolis, MN	46.7	+0.4 pts
65	Chanhassen, MN	46.1	-2.8 pts
66	Buffalo, MN	45.7	-4.6 pts
67	Andover, MN	45	+7.2 pts
68	St. Peter, MN	44.9	+4.8 pts
69	New Ulm, MN	44.7	+7.6 pts
70	Ramsey, MN	44.7	-1.6 pts
71	St. Cloud, MN	44.7	+1.5 pts
72	Austin, MN	44.2	0 pts
73	Cloquet, MN	44.2	-2.5 pts
74	Big Lake, MN	42.9	+6.8 pts
75	Shakopee, MN	42.9	-2.3 pts
76	Richfield, MN	42.7	+4.3 pts
77	Monticello, MN	42.4	+3.6 pts
78	Waconia, MN	42.3	-7.1 pts
79	Brainerd, MN	42.3	-1.2 pts
80	Maple Grove, MN	41.8	+2 pts
81	Eagan, MN	41.8	-1 pts
82	Woodbury, MN	41.7	+0.4 pts
83	Bemidji, MN	41.5	-1.8 pts
84	St. Michael, MN	41.2	-10.6 pts
85	Minnetonka, MN	40.9	0 pts
86	Hastings, MN	40.5	-2.3 pts
87	Chaska, MN	40.5	-3.3 pts
88	Eden Prairie, MN	40.3	+1.4 pts
89	North Mankato, MN	40	+0.4 pts
90	Rosemount, MN	40	-0.6 pts
91	Plymouth, MN	39.4	+1.8 pts
92	Hutchinson, MN	39.2	+1.1 pts
93	Alexandria, MN	39.1	-1.9 pts
94	Elk River, MN	38.7	-0.2 pts
95	Northfield, MN	38.2	-1.5 pts
96	St. Louis Park, MN	37	-1.1 pts
97	Willmar, MN	36.1	-6.5 pts
98	Worthington, MN	36	-2.1 pts
99	Mendota Heights, MN	34.1	-0.5 pts
100	Sauk Rapids, MN	28.8	-2.5 pts
101	Rogers, MN	28.1	+9.5 pts
102	Dayton, MN	24.6	+3.9 pts
103	Victoria, MN	15.1	-2.8 pts

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/minnesota-cities?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/minnesota-cities?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/minnesota-cities?period=2023 (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 69.8% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Victoria, MN, with 15.1% in 2023.

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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.