Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Rents in Minnesota
Median gross rent by county, lowest first, including the utilities a tenant pays. Set these against the monthly cost to own the same county's median home: where the two are close, buying is not the stretch it looks like.
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Minnesota ranked
| # | County | Median rent | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilkin County | $561 | $1,440 | $172,300 |
| 2 | Traverse County | $617 | $1,009 | $110,100 |
| 3 | Red Lake County | $628 | $1,356 | $157,200 |
| 4 | Mahnomen County | $685 | $1,279 | $146,500 |
| 5 | Lincoln County | $688 | $1,321 | $152,200 |
| 6 | Yellow Medicine County | $688 | $1,300 | $148,200 |
| 7 | Wadena County | $706 | $1,466 | $170,500 |
| 8 | Big Stone County | $718 | $1,186 | $135,700 |
| 9 | Kittson County | $728 | $1,183 | $134,400 |
| 10 | Pipestone County | $731 | $1,125 | $126,700 |
| 11 | Martin County | $735 | $1,370 | $158,800 |
| 12 | Jackson County | $736 | $1,264 | $145,400 |
| 13 | Marshall County | $737 | $1,311 | $153,300 |
| 14 | Clearwater County | $740 | $1,470 | $177,100 |
| 15 | Lyon County | $742 | $1,636 | $193,100 |
| 16 | Rock County | $745 | $1,645 | $201,600 |
| 17 | Norman County | $752 | $1,200 | $135,700 |
| 18 | Renville County | $760 | $1,324 | $151,900 |
| 19 | Fillmore County | $763 | $1,701 | $204,000 |
| 20 | Cottonwood County | $765 | $1,354 | $154,000 |
| 21 | Redwood County | $767 | $1,306 | $150,400 |
| 22 | Murray County | $768 | $1,492 | $179,400 |
| 23 | Koochiching County | $774 | $1,237 | $143,700 |
| 24 | Grant County | $779 | $1,512 | $178,600 |
| 25 | Morrison County | $782 | $1,937 | $237,000 |
| 26 | Wabasha County | $798 | $2,039 | $245,800 |
| 27 | Otter Tail County | $805 | $2,024 | $252,500 |
| 28 | Watonwan County | $807 | $1,323 | $151,600 |
| 29 | Lac qui Parle County | $809 | $1,253 | $143,400 |
| 30 | Waseca County | $819 | $1,812 | $213,200 |
| 31 | Stevens County | $833 | $1,508 | $180,800 |
| 32 | Faribault County | $837 | $1,092 | $120,200 |
| 33 | Freeborn County | $837 | $1,427 | $164,900 |
| 34 | Kandiyohi County | $843 | $1,906 | $230,500 |
| 35 | Polk County | $843 | $1,763 | $211,100 |
| 36 | Chippewa County | $846 | $1,306 | $149,000 |
| 37 | Mower County | $848 | $1,480 | $172,000 |
| 38 | Todd County | $850 | $1,593 | $188,400 |
| 39 | Pope County | $851 | $1,956 | $242,800 |
| 40 | Sibley County | $858 | $1,810 | $215,000 |
| 41 | Nobles County | $863 | $1,516 | $179,200 |
| 42 | Winona County | $866 | $1,840 | $222,900 |
| 43 | Lake of the Woods County | $867 | $1,739 | $215,000 |
| 44 | Pine County | $873 | $1,847 | $225,600 |
| 45 | Houston County | $881 | $1,907 | $226,300 |
| 46 | Le Sueur County | $885 | $2,353 | $287,700 |
| 47 | Cook County | $886 | $2,328 | $294,000 |
| 48 | Roseau County | $886 | $1,499 | $177,100 |
| 49 | Cass County | $889 | $2,051 | $262,300 |
| 50 | Meeker County | $894 | $1,884 | $228,900 |
| 51 | Douglas County | $896 | $2,329 | $291,700 |
| 52 | Becker County | $899 | $2,118 | $266,900 |
| 53 | Pennington County | $900 | $1,632 | $188,900 |
| 54 | Swift County | $900 | $1,269 | $147,100 |
| 55 | McLeod County | $906 | $1,960 | $233,400 |
| 56 | Mille Lacs County | $909 | $1,967 | $237,500 |
| 57 | Aitkin County | $912 | $1,858 | $235,100 |
| 58 | Benton County | $917 | $2,036 | $247,100 |
| 59 | Hubbard County | $923 | $2,057 | $255,900 |
| 60 | Brown County | $931 | $1,550 | $181,700 |
| 61 | Nicollet County | $931 | $2,141 | $258,500 |
| 62 | Goodhue County | $939 | $2,211 | $269,400 |
| 63 | Itasca County | $944 | $1,747 | $212,000 |
| 64 | Crow Wing County | $962 | $2,185 | $274,400 |
| 65 | Carlton County | $967 | $1,951 | $232,000 |
| 66 | St. Louis County | $970 | $1,748 | $208,500 |
| 67 | Beltrami County | $991 | $1,845 | $222,300 |
| 68 | Clay County | $1,000 | $2,121 | $256,000 |
| 69 | Kanabec County | $1,003 | $1,858 | $221,100 |
| 70 | Steele County | $1,006 | $1,975 | $234,200 |
| 71 | Dodge County | $1,007 | $2,201 | $267,500 |
| 72 | Lake County | $1,026 | $1,804 | $222,900 |
| 73 | Rice County | $1,046 | $2,406 | $298,500 |
| 74 | Stearns County | $1,057 | $2,105 | $256,500 |
| 75 | Blue Earth County | $1,076 | $2,070 | $252,800 |
| 76 | Chisago County | $1,112 | $2,655 | $326,600 |
| 77 | Sherburne County | $1,151 | $2,666 | $332,700 |
| 78 | Isanti County | $1,241 | $2,309 | $283,200 |
| 79 | Wright County | $1,246 | $2,667 | $332,800 |
| 80 | Olmsted County | $1,283 | $2,480 | $304,500 |
| 81 | Ramsey County | $1,298 | $2,520 | $304,900 |
| 82 | Anoka County | $1,396 | $2,603 | $325,800 |
| 83 | Hennepin County | $1,439 | $3,041 | $376,500 |
| 84 | Carver County | $1,444 | $3,377 | $426,900 |
| 85 | Scott County | $1,485 | $3,141 | $393,500 |
| 86 | Dakota County | $1,497 | $2,885 | $362,100 |
| 87 | Washington County | $1,637 | $3,175 | $400,900 |
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
Lowest Rents across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Minnesota