Rent Trends / MN
Rent Trends in Minnesota: 2015 to 2026
Yearly Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) for 100 cities in Minnesota. The average across tracked cities is $1,736/month in 2026, up from $1,129 in 2015 (+53.8%). That sits $229 below (-11.7% vs) the U.S. typical rent of $1,965.
Last updated: July 19, 2026
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) · Jan snapshots for 2015–2025; 2026 column = June 2026 release · U.S. typical rent $1,965 (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 ($1,965/month in June 2026, up from $1,362 in January 2019 on our national series).
Since 2023, the tracked-city average in Minnesota has risen from about $1,482 to $1,736 (+17.1%). That is the post-spike path — not a full reset to mid-2010s rents. The latest year step (2025 → 2026) is +10.5% ($1,571 → $1,736).
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%, $1,221 → $1,940). 3 of 100 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
- East Grand Forks — $945
- Austin — $947
- Brainerd — $1,030
- Winona — $1,171
Highest 2026 rents
- Tonka Bay — $3,395
- Orono — $3,045
- Andover — $2,748
- Victoria — $2,667
- Minnetrista — $2,513
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 | $1,165 | $1,217 | $1,271 | $1,344 | $1,399 | $1,451 | $1,415 | $1,480 | $1,507 | $1,535 | $1,575 | $1,686 | +44.7% | |
| Saint Paul | $1,002 | $1,052 | $1,087 | $1,152 | $1,197 | $1,250 | $1,231 | $1,321 | $1,344 | $1,370 | $1,412 | $1,480 | +47.7% | |
| Rochester | — | $1,148 | $1,191 | $1,178 | $1,260 | $1,302 | $1,305 | $1,411 | $1,518 | $1,536 | $1,608 | $1,702 | +48.3% | |
| Duluth | — | — | — | $996 | $1,014 | $1,046 | $1,099 | $1,158 | $1,279 | $1,308 | $1,350 | $1,458 | +46.4% | |
| Bloomington | — | $1,155 | $1,253 | $1,273 | $1,349 | $1,371 | $1,377 | $1,480 | $1,537 | $1,580 | $1,593 | $1,684 | +45.8% | |
| Brooklyn Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,191 | $1,274 | $1,321 | $1,407 | $1,444 | $1,649 | +38.5% | |
| Plymouth | $1,221 | $1,280 | $1,325 | $1,372 | $1,455 | $1,462 | $1,546 | $1,648 | $1,697 | $1,755 | $1,771 | $1,940 | +58.9% | |
| Woodbury | — | $1,425 | — | $1,529 | $1,599 | $1,673 | $1,786 | $1,873 | $1,941 | $2,000 | $2,067 | $2,257 | +58.4% | |
| Lakeville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,738 | $1,830 | $1,821 | $1,901 | $2,029 | +16.7% | |
| Maple Grove | — | — | — | — | $1,596 | $1,726 | $1,751 | $1,901 | $1,976 | $2,055 | $2,104 | $2,261 | +41.7% | |
| Saint Cloud | — | $707 | $781 | $823 | $861 | $886 | $938 | $1,042 | $1,067 | $1,119 | $1,174 | $1,232 | +74.3% | |
| Blaine | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,940 | $2,005 | $2,112 | +8.9% | |
| Eagan | — | — | — | — | $1,307 | $1,314 | $1,364 | $1,435 | $1,477 | $1,508 | $1,580 | $1,632 | +24.9% | |
| Burnsville | — | — | $1,022 | $1,105 | $1,168 | $1,210 | $1,255 | $1,334 | $1,333 | $1,400 | $1,444 | $1,486 | +45.4% | |
| Eden Prairie | — | $1,167 | $1,185 | $1,280 | $1,335 | $1,382 | $1,401 | $1,497 | $1,604 | $1,600 | $1,664 | $1,772 | +51.8% | |
| Coon Rapids | — | — | — | — | — | $1,267 | $1,343 | $1,409 | $1,434 | $1,501 | $1,558 | $1,700 | +34.2% | |
| Apple Valley | — | — | — | — | $1,451 | $1,542 | $1,623 | $1,728 | $1,777 | $1,850 | $1,898 | $1,955 | +34.7% | |
| Mankato | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,082 | $1,163 | $1,232 | +13.9% | |
| Edina | — | — | $1,420 | $1,540 | $1,585 | $1,621 | $1,621 | $1,778 | $1,826 | $1,833 | $1,891 | $2,009 | +41.5% | |
| Minnetonka | — | — | — | — | $1,377 | $1,482 | $1,426 | $1,553 | $1,622 | $1,676 | $1,702 | $1,857 | +34.9% | |
| Saint Louis Park | — | — | $1,258 | $1,344 | $1,375 | $1,482 | $1,493 | $1,573 | $1,662 | $1,688 | $1,724 | $1,855 | +47.5% | |
| Shakopee | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,349 | $1,450 | $1,520 | $1,555 | $1,625 | $1,788 | +32.5% | |
| Moorhead | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,074 | $1,157 | $1,219 | $1,258 | +17.1% | |
| Maplewood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,371 | $1,418 | $1,433 | $1,571 | +14.6% | |
| Cottage Grove | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,795 | $1,824 | $1,916 | +6.7% | |
| Richfield | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,025 | $1,135 | $1,178 | $1,189 | $1,247 | $1,318 | +28.6% | |
| Roseville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,360 | $1,412 | $1,471 | +8.2% | |
| Inver Grove Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,481 | $1,698 | $1,756 | $1,861 | +25.7% | |
| Prior Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,051 | +0.0% | |
| Winona | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $916 | $949 | $1,036 | $1,171 | +27.8% | |
| Brooklyn Center | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,322 | $1,408 | +6.5% | |
| Andover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,748 | +0.0% | |
| Chaska | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,576 | $1,679 | $1,745 | $1,809 | $1,883 | +19.5% | |
| Brainerd | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,030 | +0.0% | |
| Savage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,777 | $1,933 | $1,944 | $1,979 | +11.4% | |
| Owatonna | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,183 | +0.0% | |
| Fridley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,272 | $1,304 | $1,360 | $1,410 | +10.8% | |
| Austin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $744 | $819 | $947 | +27.3% | |
| Oakdale | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,743 | $1,937 | +11.1% | |
| Farmington | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,851 | +0.0% | |
| Ramsey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,698 | $1,814 | $1,968 | +15.9% | |
| Shoreview | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,757 | $1,848 | +5.2% | |
| Elk River | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,129 | +0.0% | |
| Rosemount | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,760 | $1,824 | $1,900 | $1,985 | +12.8% | |
| Northfield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,640 | +0.0% | |
| Chanhassen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,110 | +0.0% | |
| White Bear Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,548 | $1,626 | $1,683 | +8.7% | |
| Champlin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,990 | +0.0% | |
| New Brighton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,257 | $1,284 | $1,319 | $1,416 | +12.6% | |
| Crystal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,679 | +0.0% | |
| Golden Valley | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,605 | $1,714 | $1,780 | $1,762 | $1,852 | $2,001 | +24.7% | |
| New Hope | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,237 | $1,309 | $1,341 | $1,442 | +16.6% | |
| Forest Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,514 | $1,625 | +7.3% | |
| Columbia Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,566 | +0.0% | |
| South Saint Paul | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,453 | +0.0% | |
| West Saint Paul | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,293 | $1,347 | $1,374 | $1,428 | +10.4% | |
| Saint Michael | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,778 | +0.0% | |
| Big Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,573 | +0.0% | |
| Stillwater | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,240 | +0.0% | |
| Princeton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,275 | +0.0% | |
| Red Wing | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,338 | +0.0% | |
| Hopkins | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,132 | $1,214 | $1,300 | $1,326 | $1,399 | $1,539 | +36.0% | |
| Sartell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,510 | +0.0% | |
| Otsego | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,416 | +0.0% | |
| Anoka | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,301 | $1,352 | $1,439 | +10.6% | |
| Hastings | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,743 | +0.0% | |
| Cambridge | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,200 | +0.0% | |
| Hugo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,241 | +0.0% | |
| Robbinsdale | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,542 | $1,621 | $1,789 | +16.0% | |
| Saint Peter | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,215 | +0.0% | |
| Waconia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,783 | +0.0% | |
| Rogers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,020 | +0.0% | |
| Mounds View | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,715 | +0.0% | |
| Isanti | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,492 | +0.0% | |
| Vadnais Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,929 | $2,046 | +6.1% | |
| North Saint Paul | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,291 | $1,410 | +9.2% | |
| Lake Elmo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,135 | +0.0% | |
| Thief River Falls | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,260 | +0.0% | |
| Little Canada | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,226 | $1,270 | $1,340 | $1,400 | +14.2% | |
| North Mankato | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,356 | +0.0% | |
| Bemidji | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,411 | +0.0% | |
| East Grand Forks | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $945 | +0.0% | |
| Fergus Falls | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $914 | +0.0% | |
| Saint Anthony | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,908 | +0.0% | |
| Mound | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,249 | +0.0% | |
| Orono | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,045 | +0.0% | |
| Victoria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,667 | +0.0% | |
| Monticello | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,497 | $1,528 | $1,623 | +8.4% | |
| Minnetrista | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,513 | +0.0% | |
| Waite Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,267 | +0.0% | |
| Wayzata | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,856 | +0.0% | |
| Falcon Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,275 | +0.0% | |
| Dilworth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,625 | +0.0% | |
| Newport | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,306 | +0.0% | |
| Oak Park Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,699 | +0.0% | |
| Lauderdale | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,605 | +0.0% | |
| Spring Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,838 | +0.0% | |
| Lexington | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,623 | +0.0% | |
| Lilydale | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,233 | +0.0% | |
| Tonka Bay | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,395 | +0.0% |
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Frequently asked questions — Minnesota rent
Is Minnesota cheap to rent in 2026?
Yes — relative to the national market. The average rent across 100 tracked Minnesota cities is about $1,736/month, which is $229 below (-11.7% vs) the U.S. typical rent of $1,965. 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 $1,965.
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 East Grand Forks ($945), Austin ($947), Brainerd ($1,030).
What city in Minnesota has the most expensive rent?
Tonka Bay leads our sample at about $3,395/month in 2026, followed by Orono ($3,045) and Andover ($2,748).
How much have rents in Minnesota changed since 2015?
Across tracked cities, the average moved from about $1,129 in 2015 to $1,736 in 2026 (+53.8%). 3 of 100 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 $1,571 to $1,736 (+10.5%). Since 2023 ($1,482), that is +17.1%. Individual cities can diverge — sort by % Chg or compare the '25 and '26 columns.