Rent Trends / MN
Rent Trends in Minnesota: 2015 to 2026
Yearly Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) for 103 cities in Minnesota. The average across tracked cities is $1,744/month in 2026, up from $1,126 in 2015 (+54.9%). That sits $218 below (-11.1% vs) the U.S. typical rent of $1,962.
Last updated: September 14, 2026
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) · Jan snapshots for 2015–2025; 2026 column = June 2026 release · U.S. typical rent $1,962 (June 2026)
What the Minnesota rent trend shows
This page follows market rents in Minnesota from 2015 through mid-2026 using the same Zillow ZORI vintage for every city in the table. State figures below are simple averages of the tracked cities — useful for comparing places inside Minnesota and stacking the state against the published U.S. typical rent ($1,962/month in June 2026, up from $1,357 in January 2019 on our national series).
Since 2023, the tracked-city average in Minnesota has risen from about $1,496 to $1,744 (+16.6%). That is the post-spike path — not a full reset to mid-2010s rents. The latest year step (2025 → 2026) is +10.4% ($1,579 → $1,744).
Within the state, long-run winners and losers split by city. The largest percentage increase from the earliest reading to 2026 is Plymouth (+58.9%, $1,216 → $1,932). 3 of 103 tracked cities are higher than their 2015 (or earliest) level.
For the national rent story, see the Rent Index. Statewide maps live on Rent by State. Full city database: Rent by City.
City-level breakdown in Minnesota
Lowest 2026 rents
- Fergus Falls — $914
- Willmar — $976
- Rush City — $980
- Brainerd — $1,040
- Austin — $1,041
Highest 2026 rents
- Excelsior — $4,219
- Albertville — $3,314
- Lino Lakes — $2,900
- Victoria — $2,726
- Tonka Bay — $2,659
Full list with every year from 2015–2026 is in the sortable table below.
All Minnesota cities — yearly rent table
| City | Metro | '15 | '16 | '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25 | '26 | % Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis | $1,155 | $1,207 | $1,260 | $1,332 | $1,386 | $1,437 | $1,401 | $1,465 | $1,492 | $1,518 | $1,557 | $1,676 | +45.1% | |
| Saint Paul | $1,006 | $1,054 | $1,092 | $1,156 | $1,201 | $1,255 | $1,236 | $1,327 | $1,350 | $1,375 | $1,418 | $1,495 | +48.6% | |
| Rochester | — | $1,124 | $1,166 | $1,155 | $1,234 | $1,274 | $1,279 | $1,385 | $1,487 | $1,505 | $1,576 | $1,675 | +49.0% | |
| Duluth | — | — | — | $1,008 | $1,025 | $1,059 | $1,113 | $1,173 | $1,294 | $1,323 | $1,367 | $1,473 | +46.1% | |
| Bloomington | — | $1,157 | $1,256 | $1,276 | $1,352 | $1,374 | $1,379 | $1,483 | $1,541 | $1,583 | $1,596 | $1,687 | +45.8% | |
| Brooklyn Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,202 | $1,285 | $1,331 | $1,421 | $1,461 | $1,659 | +38.0% | |
| Plymouth | $1,216 | $1,276 | $1,322 | $1,367 | $1,450 | $1,457 | $1,544 | $1,641 | $1,694 | $1,751 | $1,766 | $1,932 | +58.9% | |
| Woodbury | — | $1,415 | — | $1,522 | $1,587 | $1,660 | $1,771 | $1,858 | $1,924 | $1,984 | $2,052 | $2,251 | +59.1% | |
| Lakeville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,774 | $1,868 | $1,860 | $1,942 | $2,075 | +17.0% | |
| Maple Grove | — | — | — | — | $1,533 | $1,662 | $1,687 | $1,831 | $1,902 | $1,982 | $2,031 | $2,206 | +43.9% | |
| Saint Cloud | — | $713 | $787 | $829 | $867 | $892 | $944 | $1,049 | $1,075 | $1,127 | $1,183 | $1,234 | +73.1% | |
| Blaine | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,964 | $2,031 | $2,150 | +9.5% | |
| Eagan | — | — | — | — | $1,329 | $1,332 | $1,386 | $1,458 | $1,502 | $1,533 | $1,606 | $1,668 | +25.5% | |
| Burnsville | — | — | $1,023 | $1,107 | $1,169 | $1,216 | $1,256 | $1,336 | $1,333 | $1,402 | $1,445 | $1,489 | +45.6% | |
| Eden Prairie | — | $1,171 | $1,188 | $1,283 | $1,336 | $1,385 | $1,404 | $1,499 | $1,608 | $1,602 | $1,665 | $1,782 | +52.2% | |
| Coon Rapids | — | — | — | — | — | $1,256 | $1,333 | $1,397 | $1,421 | $1,491 | $1,552 | $1,675 | +33.4% | |
| Apple Valley | — | — | — | — | $1,456 | $1,552 | $1,616 | $1,717 | $1,765 | $1,835 | $1,881 | $1,916 | +31.6% | |
| Mankato | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,069 | $1,150 | $1,196 | +11.9% | |
| Edina | — | — | $1,439 | $1,561 | $1,607 | $1,640 | $1,640 | $1,806 | $1,856 | $1,865 | $1,921 | $2,037 | +41.6% | |
| Minnetonka | — | — | — | — | $1,375 | $1,474 | $1,423 | $1,552 | $1,621 | $1,676 | $1,701 | $1,867 | +35.8% | |
| Saint Louis Park | — | — | $1,257 | $1,354 | $1,389 | $1,494 | $1,503 | $1,582 | $1,672 | $1,700 | $1,736 | $1,865 | +48.4% | |
| Shakopee | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,336 | $1,435 | $1,505 | $1,537 | $1,607 | $1,771 | +32.6% | |
| Moorhead | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,065 | $1,145 | $1,206 | $1,241 | +16.5% | |
| Maplewood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,327 | $1,377 | $1,394 | $1,509 | +13.7% | |
| Cottage Grove | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,780 | $1,811 | $1,908 | +7.2% | |
| Richfield | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,085 | $1,206 | $1,250 | $1,262 | $1,323 | $1,412 | +30.1% | |
| Roseville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,329 | $1,379 | $1,441 | +8.4% | |
| Inver Grove Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,432 | $1,630 | $1,683 | $1,796 | +25.4% | |
| Prior Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,919 | +0.0% | |
| Brooklyn Center | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,238 | $1,320 | +6.6% | |
| Chaska | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,591 | $1,700 | $1,763 | $1,824 | $1,901 | +19.5% | |
| Faribault | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,449 | +0.0% | |
| Brainerd | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,040 | +0.0% | |
| Savage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,783 | $1,940 | $1,951 | $1,984 | +11.3% | |
| Owatonna | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,168 | +0.0% | |
| Fridley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,259 | $1,290 | $1,345 | $1,412 | +12.2% | |
| Austin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $806 | $889 | $1,041 | +29.2% | |
| Oakdale | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,675 | $1,843 | +10.0% | |
| Farmington | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,966 | +0.0% | |
| Ramsey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,710 | $1,826 | $2,002 | +17.1% | |
| Shoreview | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,763 | $1,842 | +4.5% | |
| Elk River | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,050 | +0.0% | |
| Rosemount | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,781 | $1,851 | $1,919 | $2,032 | +14.1% | |
| Buffalo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,632 | +0.0% | |
| Northfield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,745 | +0.0% | |
| Chanhassen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,189 | +0.0% | |
| Willmar | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $976 | +0.0% | |
| White Bear Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,608 | $1,685 | $1,748 | +8.7% | |
| Champlin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,934 | +0.0% | |
| New Brighton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,260 | $1,286 | $1,321 | $1,420 | +12.7% | |
| Crystal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,587 | +0.0% | |
| Golden Valley | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,566 | $1,668 | $1,739 | $1,723 | $1,813 | $1,940 | +23.9% | |
| New Hope | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,221 | $1,289 | $1,321 | $1,412 | +15.6% | |
| Forest Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,475 | $1,583 | +7.3% | |
| Columbia Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,581 | +0.0% | |
| Lino Lakes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,900 | +0.0% | |
| South Saint Paul | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,455 | +0.0% | |
| West Saint Paul | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,285 | $1,335 | $1,363 | $1,424 | +10.8% | |
| Saint Michael | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,828 | +0.0% | |
| Big Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,523 | +0.0% | |
| Stillwater | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,347 | +0.0% | |
| Red Wing | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,313 | +0.0% | |
| Hopkins | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,152 | $1,237 | $1,322 | $1,350 | $1,429 | $1,584 | +37.5% | |
| Sartell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,527 | +0.0% | |
| Otsego | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,491 | +0.0% | |
| Sauk Rapids | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,100 | +0.0% | |
| Anoka | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,295 | $1,346 | $1,437 | +11.0% | |
| Hastings | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,762 | +0.0% | |
| Albert Lea | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,046 | +0.0% | |
| Hugo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,208 | +0.0% | |
| Robbinsdale | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,573 | $1,656 | $1,824 | +16.0% | |
| Saint Peter | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,166 | +0.0% | |
| Waconia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,915 | +0.0% | |
| Rogers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,092 | +0.0% | |
| Mounds View | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,505 | +0.0% | |
| Vadnais Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,890 | $2,051 | +8.5% | |
| North Saint Paul | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,357 | $1,479 | +9.0% | |
| Lake Elmo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,364 | +0.0% | |
| Mendota Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,273 | +0.0% | |
| Cloquet | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,160 | +0.0% | |
| Little Canada | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,194 | $1,233 | $1,300 | $1,368 | +14.6% | |
| Bemidji | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,287 | +0.0% | |
| Arden Hills | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,970 | +0.0% | |
| Fergus Falls | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $914 | +0.0% | |
| Becker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,750 | +0.0% | |
| Saint Anthony | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,311 | +0.0% | |
| Victoria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,726 | +0.0% | |
| Monticello | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,483 | $1,513 | $1,619 | +9.2% | |
| Albertville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,314 | +0.0% | |
| Minnetrista | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,204 | +0.0% | |
| Mahtomedi | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,635 | +0.0% | |
| Annandale | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,720 | +0.0% | |
| Waite Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,228 | +0.0% | |
| Wayzata | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,829 | +0.0% | |
| New Prague | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,418 | +0.0% | |
| Falcon Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,330 | +0.0% | |
| Jackson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,126 | +0.0% | |
| Newport | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,320 | +0.0% | |
| Excelsior | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $4,219 | +0.0% | |
| Lexington | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,651 | +0.0% | |
| Long Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,445 | +0.0% | |
| Tonka Bay | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,659 | +0.0% | |
| Rush City | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $980 | +0.0% |
Click any column header to sort · % Chg uses earliest available year → 2026
Frequently asked questions — Minnesota rent
Is Minnesota cheap to rent in 2026?
Yes — relative to the national market. The average rent across 103 tracked Minnesota cities is about $1,744/month, which is $218 below (-11.1% vs) the U.S. typical rent of $1,962. That is a city-average in our sample, not a single statewide ZORI print, but it is a clear signal that Minnesota screens cheaper than the U.S. typical $1,962.
What city in Minnesota has the cheapest rent?
Among cities in our ZORI sample, Fergus Falls is the lowest at about $914/month (2026). Other lower-rent cities include Willmar ($976), Rush City ($980), Brainerd ($1,040).
What city in Minnesota has the most expensive rent?
Excelsior leads our sample at about $4,219/month in 2026, followed by Albertville ($3,314) and Lino Lakes ($2,900).
How much have rents in Minnesota changed since 2015?
Across tracked cities, the average moved from about $1,126 in 2015 to $1,744 in 2026 (+54.9%). 3 of 103 cities are higher than their earliest reading in this series; the largest percentage jump is Plymouth (+58.9%).
Are rents in Minnesota still rising year over year?
From 2025 to 2026, the average across tracked Minnesota cities went from about $1,579 to $1,744 (+10.4%). Since 2023 ($1,496), that is +16.6%. Individual cities can diverge — sort by % Chg or compare the '25 and '26 columns.