Minnesota rental market analysis
Investment scores, home values, rents and gross rent-to-price comparisons for the counties in Minnesota we track. Click any county for the full deep-dive.
Counties tracked
87
Median home price
$277K
Median rent
$1,348
Top-scored
Kittson
81/100
All counties in Minnesota
| County | Score | Home-value reference | Rent reference | Annual rent/price | YoY price | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kittson County | 81 | $152,138 | – | – | +6.8% | 4,191 |
| Faribault County | 80 | $165,088 | – | – | +6.7% | 13,931 |
| Redwood County | 79 | $188,530 | – | – | +7.5% | 15,428 |
| Yellow Medicine County | 79 | $180,624 | – | – | +6.6% | 9,569 |
| Mahnomen County | 79 | $180,182 | – | – | +6.9% | 5,389 |
| Watonwan County | 78 | $181,203 | – | – | +5.9% | 11,205 |
| Koochiching County | 78 | $157,683 | – | – | +5.2% | 12,072 |
| Stevens County | 77 | $222,202 | – | – | +7.5% | 9,682 |
| Lincoln County | 77 | $213,176 | – | – | +7.0% | 5,630 |
| Swift County | 76 | $199,968 | – | – | +5.8% | 9,806 |
| Wilkin County | 76 | $225,342 | – | – | +6.6% | 6,454 |
| Martin County | 75 | $224,849 | – | – | +6.0% | 19,960 |
| Norman County | 75 | $185,726 | – | – | +9.4% | 6,457 |
| Traverse County | 75 | $155,373 | – | – | +10.7% | 3,345 |
| Renville County | 74 | $196,912 | – | – | +9.8% | 14,707 |
| Jackson County | 74 | $230,543 | – | – | +5.3% | 9,990 |
| Wadena County | 74 | $231,552 | – | – | +5.7% | 14,108 |
| Lyon County | 73 | $227,567 | – | – | +8.2% | 25,352 |
| Chippewa County | 73 | $223,979 | – | – | +9.1% | 12,466 |
| Marshall County | 73 | $210,448 | – | – | +9.0% | 9,017 |
| Lake of the Woods County | 72 | $228,698 | – | – | +3.9% | 3,786 |
| Rock County | 72 | $275,490 | – | – | +5.9% | 9,659 |
| Pipestone County | 72 | $202,929 | – | – | +10.8% | 9,380 |
| Big Stone County | 72 | $205,123 | – | – | +10.9% | 5,161 |
| Freeborn County | 72 | $200,077 | $1,136 | 6.81% | +5.7% | 30,857 |
| Kanabec County | 72 | $277,455 | – | – | +6.5% | 16,145 |
| Sibley County | 72 | $293,781 | – | – | +6.9% | 14,950 |
| Lac Qui Parle County | 72 | $215,343 | – | – | +9.8% | 6,736 |
| Nobles County | 71 | $246,635 | – | – | +8.8% | 22,194 |
| Meeker County | 71 | $297,461 | – | – | +6.3% | 23,352 |
| Roseau County | 71 | $228,990 | – | – | +2.9% | 15,294 |
| Clearwater County | 71 | $247,138 | – | – | +13.2% | 8,541 |
| Grant County | 71 | $245,625 | – | – | +9.1% | 6,091 |
| Pine County | 70 | $267,959 | – | – | +3.7% | 29,090 |
| Mower County | 70 | $201,999 | $1,161 | 6.90% | +2.9% | 40,082 |
| Brown County | 70 | $252,959 | – | – | +9.4% | 25,880 |
| Todd County | 70 | $273,092 | – | – | +4.4% | 25,277 |
| Aitkin County | 70 | $284,510 | – | – | +5.0% | 15,859 |
| Red Lake County | 70 | $222,425 | – | – | +11.2% | 3,912 |
| Saint Louis County | 69 | $255,915 | $1,373 | 6.44% | +5.6% | 200,122 |
| Lake County | 69 | $287,270 | – | – | +4.5% | 10,915 |
| Wabasha County | 68 | $319,912 | – | – | +5.4% | 21,460 |
| Dodge County | 68 | $336,975 | – | – | +6.2% | 20,893 |
| Carlton County | 68 | $298,854 | – | – | +4.2% | 36,362 |
| Murray County | 68 | $255,364 | – | – | +11.8% | 8,170 |
| Houston County | 67 | $330,533 | – | – | +4.5% | 18,826 |
| Waseca County | 67 | $261,910 | – | – | +2.4% | 18,953 |
| Becker County | 66 | $354,781 | – | – | +5.0% | 35,202 |
| Morrison County | 66 | $315,708 | – | – | +3.3% | 34,023 |
| Pope County | 66 | $344,441 | – | – | +4.4% | 11,312 |
| Hubbard County | 64 | $326,260 | – | – | +2.9% | 21,479 |
| Cass County | 64 | $342,998 | – | – | +3.4% | 30,288 |
| Fillmore County | 63 | $291,637 | – | – | +1.9% | 21,251 |
| Polk County | 63 | $254,854 | $1,049 | 4.94% | +6.2% | 31,128 |
| Cottonwood County | 62 | $169,765 | – | – | -0.7% | 11,481 |
| Pennington County | 62 | $196,456 | $1,260 | 7.70% | -3.1% | 13,995 |
| Cook County | 60 | $446,076 | – | – | +4.5% | 5,611 |
| Beltrami County | 60 | $263,076 | $1,099 | 5.01% | +2.7% | 46,274 |
| Olmsted County | 60 | $349,397 | $1,603 | 5.51% | +3.5% | 162,307 |
| McLeod County | 60 | $297,246 | $1,370 | 5.53% | +2.3% | 36,727 |
| Douglas County | 59 | $347,708 | $1,527 | 5.27% | +3.3% | 39,081 |
| Winona County | 59 | $282,899 | $1,093 | 4.64% | +3.9% | 49,792 |
| Itasca County | 58 | $246,649 | – | – | +0.1% | 45,054 |
| Blue Earth County | 57 | $301,642 | $1,274 | 5.07% | +2.1% | 69,022 |
| Rice County | 57 | $350,912 | $1,579 | 5.40% | +2.2% | 67,152 |
| Ramsey County | 57 | $334,747 | $1,543 | 5.53% | +1.7% | 547,202 |
| Stearns County | 57 | $310,038 | $1,259 | 4.87% | +2.4% | 158,622 |
| Isanti County | 57 | $339,624 | $1,452 | 5.13% | +2.5% | 41,257 |
| Mille Lacs County | 56 | $317,172 | $1,275 | 4.82% | +2.5% | 26,680 |
| Goodhue County | 55 | $321,212 | $1,348 | 5.04% | +1.6% | 47,697 |
| Nicollet County | 55 | $315,897 | $1,078 | 4.09% | +3.7% | 34,380 |
| Anoka County | 55 | $373,109 | $1,699 | 5.47% | +1.6% | 363,985 |
| Washington County | 55 | $445,711 | $2,000 | 5.38% | +2.9% | 268,651 |
| Sherburne County | 54 | $391,353 | $1,590 | 4.88% | +2.6% | 97,820 |
| Clay County | 54 | $303,991 | $1,070 | 4.22% | +2.5% | 65,307 |
| Hennepin County | 54 | $386,707 | $1,784 | 5.53% | +1.4% | 1,270,787 |
| Steele County | 54 | $293,327 | $1,068 | 4.37% | +2.1% | 37,396 |
| Benton County | 53 | $313,228 | $1,003 | 3.84% | +2.8% | 41,300 |
| Otter Tail County | 53 | $334,672 | $981 | 3.52% | +5.8% | 60,072 |
| Wright County | 53 | $397,588 | $1,845 | 5.57% | +1.2% | 142,543 |
| Le Sueur County | 52 | $363,121 | $1,193 | 3.94% | +3.0% | 28,795 |
| Chisago County | 52 | $384,657 | $1,497 | 4.67% | +2.4% | 56,927 |
| Dakota County | 52 | $393,429 | $1,711 | 5.22% | +1.4% | 439,179 |
| Kandiyohi County | 52 | $285,215 | $909 | 3.82% | +1.9% | 43,686 |
| Crow Wing County | 52 | $369,756 | $1,242 | 4.03% | +3.4% | 66,558 |
| Carver County | 51 | $490,761 | $1,982 | 4.85% | +2.9% | 107,216 |
| Scott County | 49 | $442,767 | $1,822 | 4.94% | +1.2% | 151,347 |
Latest stored snapshot loaded October 19, 2026. Sorted by overall investment score. The snapshot date is not the underlying Zillow observation period.
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