Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Rents in Minnesota
Median gross rent by county, which includes rent plus the utilities the tenant pays. Comparing it against the monthly cost to own is the honest version of the rent-versus-buy question.
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Minnesota ranked
| # | County | Median rent | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington County | $1,637 | $3,175 | $400,900 |
| 2 | Dakota County | $1,497 | $2,885 | $362,100 |
| 3 | Scott County | $1,485 | $3,141 | $393,500 |
| 4 | Carver County | $1,444 | $3,377 | $426,900 |
| 5 | Hennepin County | $1,439 | $3,041 | $376,500 |
| 6 | Anoka County | $1,396 | $2,603 | $325,800 |
| 7 | Ramsey County | $1,298 | $2,520 | $304,900 |
| 8 | Olmsted County | $1,283 | $2,480 | $304,500 |
| 9 | Wright County | $1,246 | $2,667 | $332,800 |
| 10 | Isanti County | $1,241 | $2,309 | $283,200 |
| 11 | Sherburne County | $1,151 | $2,666 | $332,700 |
| 12 | Chisago County | $1,112 | $2,655 | $326,600 |
| 13 | Blue Earth County | $1,076 | $2,070 | $252,800 |
| 14 | Stearns County | $1,057 | $2,105 | $256,500 |
| 15 | Rice County | $1,046 | $2,406 | $298,500 |
| 16 | Lake County | $1,026 | $1,804 | $222,900 |
| 17 | Dodge County | $1,007 | $2,201 | $267,500 |
| 18 | Steele County | $1,006 | $1,975 | $234,200 |
| 19 | Kanabec County | $1,003 | $1,858 | $221,100 |
| 20 | Clay County | $1,000 | $2,121 | $256,000 |
| 21 | Beltrami County | $991 | $1,845 | $222,300 |
| 22 | St. Louis County | $970 | $1,748 | $208,500 |
| 23 | Carlton County | $967 | $1,951 | $232,000 |
| 24 | Crow Wing County | $962 | $2,185 | $274,400 |
| 25 | Itasca County | $944 | $1,747 | $212,000 |
| 26 | Goodhue County | $939 | $2,211 | $269,400 |
| 27 | Brown County | $931 | $1,550 | $181,700 |
| 28 | Nicollet County | $931 | $2,141 | $258,500 |
| 29 | Hubbard County | $923 | $2,057 | $255,900 |
| 30 | Benton County | $917 | $2,036 | $247,100 |
| 31 | Aitkin County | $912 | $1,858 | $235,100 |
| 32 | Mille Lacs County | $909 | $1,967 | $237,500 |
| 33 | McLeod County | $906 | $1,960 | $233,400 |
| 34 | Pennington County | $900 | $1,632 | $188,900 |
| 35 | Swift County | $900 | $1,269 | $147,100 |
| 36 | Becker County | $899 | $2,118 | $266,900 |
| 37 | Douglas County | $896 | $2,329 | $291,700 |
| 38 | Meeker County | $894 | $1,884 | $228,900 |
| 39 | Cass County | $889 | $2,051 | $262,300 |
| 40 | Cook County | $886 | $2,328 | $294,000 |
| 41 | Roseau County | $886 | $1,499 | $177,100 |
| 42 | Le Sueur County | $885 | $2,353 | $287,700 |
| 43 | Houston County | $881 | $1,907 | $226,300 |
| 44 | Pine County | $873 | $1,847 | $225,600 |
| 45 | Lake of the Woods County | $867 | $1,739 | $215,000 |
| 46 | Winona County | $866 | $1,840 | $222,900 |
| 47 | Nobles County | $863 | $1,516 | $179,200 |
| 48 | Sibley County | $858 | $1,810 | $215,000 |
| 49 | Pope County | $851 | $1,956 | $242,800 |
| 50 | Todd County | $850 | $1,593 | $188,400 |
| 51 | Mower County | $848 | $1,480 | $172,000 |
| 52 | Chippewa County | $846 | $1,306 | $149,000 |
| 53 | Kandiyohi County | $843 | $1,906 | $230,500 |
| 54 | Polk County | $843 | $1,763 | $211,100 |
| 55 | Faribault County | $837 | $1,092 | $120,200 |
| 56 | Freeborn County | $837 | $1,427 | $164,900 |
| 57 | Stevens County | $833 | $1,508 | $180,800 |
| 58 | Waseca County | $819 | $1,812 | $213,200 |
| 59 | Lac qui Parle County | $809 | $1,253 | $143,400 |
| 60 | Watonwan County | $807 | $1,323 | $151,600 |
| 61 | Otter Tail County | $805 | $2,024 | $252,500 |
| 62 | Wabasha County | $798 | $2,039 | $245,800 |
| 63 | Morrison County | $782 | $1,937 | $237,000 |
| 64 | Grant County | $779 | $1,512 | $178,600 |
| 65 | Koochiching County | $774 | $1,237 | $143,700 |
| 66 | Murray County | $768 | $1,492 | $179,400 |
| 67 | Redwood County | $767 | $1,306 | $150,400 |
| 68 | Cottonwood County | $765 | $1,354 | $154,000 |
| 69 | Fillmore County | $763 | $1,701 | $204,000 |
| 70 | Renville County | $760 | $1,324 | $151,900 |
| 71 | Norman County | $752 | $1,200 | $135,700 |
| 72 | Rock County | $745 | $1,645 | $201,600 |
| 73 | Lyon County | $742 | $1,636 | $193,100 |
| 74 | Clearwater County | $740 | $1,470 | $177,100 |
| 75 | Marshall County | $737 | $1,311 | $153,300 |
| 76 | Jackson County | $736 | $1,264 | $145,400 |
| 77 | Martin County | $735 | $1,370 | $158,800 |
| 78 | Pipestone County | $731 | $1,125 | $126,700 |
| 79 | Kittson County | $728 | $1,183 | $134,400 |
| 80 | Big Stone County | $718 | $1,186 | $135,700 |
| 81 | Wadena County | $706 | $1,466 | $170,500 |
| 82 | Lincoln County | $688 | $1,321 | $152,200 |
| 83 | Yellow Medicine County | $688 | $1,300 | $148,200 |
| 84 | Mahnomen County | $685 | $1,279 | $146,500 |
| 85 | Red Lake County | $628 | $1,356 | $157,200 |
| 86 | Traverse County | $617 | $1,009 | $110,100 |
| 87 | Wilkin County | $561 | $1,440 | $172,300 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
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