Most Affordable Cities in Minnesota

Cost of living rankings for 148 cities in Minnesota. On average, Minnesota is affordable with a statewide average Cost Index of 80.

Data Updated: March 2026

Cheapest City

International Falls

Index: 36

Most Expensive

North Oaks

Index: 183

State Average

National: 100

Cities Ranked

148

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All 148 Cities in Minnesota — By Affordability

#	City	Index	Home Value	Rent	Income
1	International Falls	36	$115,000	$753	$61,043
2	Hibbing	37	$123,900	$739	$55,463
3	Virginia	38	$117,500	$789	$48,321
4	Montevideo	41	$137,600	$832	$65,724
5	Fairmont	43	$168,800	$717	$59,228
6	Albert Lea	44	$150,400	$845	$62,522
7	Austin	45	$155,100	$860	$66,488
8	Crookston	45	$160,700	$827	$54,003
9	Redwood Falls	45	$162,000	$824	$61,947
10	Fergus Falls	47	$173,300	$839	$50,865
11	Waseca	47	$185,600	$796	$61,546
12	Little Falls	47	$198,100	$740	$46,284
13	Willmar	48	$186,000	$830	$63,368
14	Brainerd	48	$178,600	$848	$53,705
15	Marshall	48	$198,900	$742	$64,636
16	Thief River Falls	48	$169,300	$884	$65,244
17	Morris	48	$185,200	$841	$63,807
18	Winona	49	$193,500	$839	$56,163
19	Worthington	49	$184,200	$892	$61,840
20	Litchfield	50	$183,900	$917	$57,539
21	Bemidji	53	$189,500	$1,004	$53,850
22	New Ulm	53	$192,700	$974	$63,984
23	Hutchinson	54	$210,300	$933	$71,730
24	Cloquet	54	$200,100	$978	$63,854
25	Glencoe	54	$213,100	$901	$63,967
26	Grand Rapids	55	$200,600	$999	$56,542
27	St. Cloud	57	$212,800	$1,005	$61,112
28	Red Wing	57	$224,800	$954	$65,259
29	East Grand Forks	57	$243,800	$872	$74,618
30	Alexandria	58	$247,200	$907	$61,558
31	Duluth	59	$225,700	$1,037	$66,263
32	North Mankato	59	$252,700	$918	$77,571
33	Sauk Rapids	59	$240,200	$941	$67,004
34	St. Peter	59	$238,700	$943	$65,042
35	Detroit Lakes	59	$246,200	$925	$62,123
36	Waite Park	59	$217,000	$1,072	$56,884
37	Owatonna	60	$234,600	$1,010	$81,276
38	Lake City	60	$234,100	$1,022	$76,125
39	Faribault	61	$233,900	$1,041	$61,662
40	Moorhead	62	$246,300	$1,017	$69,371
41	Stewartville	62	$258,000	$975	$65,714
42	La Crescent	62	$244,500	$1,059	$82,109
43	Mankato	64	$250,600	$1,089	$64,826
44	St. Joseph	64	$240,300	$1,139	$75,217
45	Kasson	65	$264,500	$1,066	$87,295
46	Cambridge	66	$234,800	$1,232	$67,632
47	South St. Paul	68	$266,800	$1,128	$84,472
48	Buffalo	69	$281,900	$1,111	$88,306
49	Northfield	70	$305,300	$1,036	$92,000
50	Columbia Heights	71	$259,900	$1,278	$74,688
51	West St. Paul	71	$281,800	$1,195	$70,738
52	Sartell	71	$278,000	$1,197	$77,465
53	North Branch	72	$290,600	$1,178	$90,383
54	Baxter	72	$298,400	$1,123	$71,272
55	Isanti	72	$264,600	$1,299	$84,412
56	Delano	72	$347,500	$909	$118,091
57	St. Paul	73	$280,300	$1,248	$73,055
58	Brooklyn Center	73	$261,100	$1,345	$72,009
59	Fridley	73	$277,100	$1,270	$79,274
60	Hastings	73	$294,100	$1,184	$92,940
61	Anoka	73	$292,900	$1,200	$75,262
62	St. Francis	73	$297,800	$1,183	$101,875
63	Mounds View	74	$294,500	$1,216	$90,148
64	Jordan	74	$319,000	$1,102	$110,139
65	Byron	74	$326,400	$1,079	$121,681
66	Zimmerman	74	$284,600	$1,277	$86,169
67	Rochester	75	$287,500	$1,316	$87,767
68	North St. Paul	75	$286,600	$1,304	$81,641
69	Wyoming	75	$328,900	$1,117	$101,938
70	Belle Plaine	75	$280,400	$1,336	$96,831
71	Maplewood	76	$291,300	$1,316	$88,534
72	Spring Lake Park	76	$281,800	$1,375	$77,112
73	New Prague	77	$323,500	$1,198	$98,424
74	Coon Rapids	78	$287,200	$1,418	$86,618
75	Crystal	78	$280,500	$1,437	$86,752
76	Little Canada	78	$302,600	$1,350	$71,370
77	Mound	78	$348,600	$1,119	$91,370
78	Brooklyn Park	79	$313,500	$1,331	$85,964
79	New Hope	79	$314,600	$1,306	$73,698
80	Big Lake	79	$291,700	$1,417	$113,333
81	Richfield	80	$320,400	$1,334	$84,055
82	Elk River	81	$338,300	$1,269	$99,457
83	Monticello	81	$298,400	$1,462	$81,563
84	Roseville	82	$334,800	$1,346	$88,440
85	Oakdale	82	$305,900	$1,452	$90,379
86	Farmington	82	$345,100	$1,275	$118,556
87	Robbinsdale	82	$280,400	$1,582	$84,719
88	Vadnais Heights	82	$334,500	$1,342	$91,946
89	Albertville	82	$326,400	$1,385	$126,307
90	Chisago City	82	$366,600	$1,163	$96,964
91	Falcon Heights	83	$366,800	$1,200	$93,233
92	Minneapolis	84	$345,600	$1,329	$80,269
93	New Brighton	84	$345,900	$1,327	$87,272
94	Hopkins	85	$350,100	$1,346	$71,170
95	White Bear Lake	86	$318,000	$1,540	$79,712
96	Burnsville	87	$335,100	$1,501	$83,953
97	Inver Grove Heights	88	$352,300	$1,447	$104,055
98	Bloomington	89	$346,200	$1,526	$90,677
99	Forest Lake	89	$375,900	$1,379	$89,879
100	Hermantown	89	$374,000	$1,375	$92,026
101	St. Anthony city (Hennepin and Ramsey Counties)	89	$365,700	$1,413	$97,784
102	Champlin	90	$338,400	$1,597	$115,719
103	Shakopee	91	$361,400	$1,495	$110,989
104	Chaska	91	$379,400	$1,436	$110,000
105	Shoreview	91	$365,100	$1,502	$109,399
106	Waconia	91	$407,600	$1,299	$104,929
107	Blaine	92	$327,500	$1,707	$103,382
108	Stillwater	93	$398,100	$1,408	$109,297
109	St. Paul Park	93	$252,800	$2,118	$98,670
110	St. Louis Park	94	$371,600	$1,589	$100,250
111	Cottage Grove	94	$359,600	$1,644	$121,452
112	Apple Valley	95	$354,200	$1,678	$99,277
113	Ham Lake	95	$430,100	$1,319	$116,845
114	East Bethel	95	$343,200	$1,770	$114,583
115	Carver	95	$427,600	$1,347	$144,408
116	Eagan	96	$380,800	$1,604	$107,486
117	Ramsey	96	$345,000	$1,780	$112,060
118	Otsego	97	$367,200	$1,696	$127,219
119	Savage	98	$395,600	$1,608	$122,646
120	Rosemount	100	$406,100	$1,614	$127,247
121	Lino Lakes	100	$385,000	$1,744	$121,800
122	Prior Lake	101	$429,900	$1,548	$130,278
123	Credit River	102	$577,600	$890	$149,524
124	Andover	103	$389,200	$1,827	$131,528
125	Rogers	103	$437,900	$1,550	$159,638
126	Maple Grove	105	$397,400	$1,863	$129,481
127	Lakeville	106	$425,200	$1,727	$138,119
128	St. Michael	106	$365,800	$2,038	$130,814
129	Hugo	106	$394,200	$1,896	$114,057
130	Dayton	107	$510,600	$1,353	$137,383
131	Mahtomedi	107	$466,100	$1,608	$132,326
132	Golden Valley	108	$423,500	$1,815	$114,435
133	Arden Hills	108	$423,800	$1,847	$128,668
134	Woodbury	110	$434,900	$1,827	$126,222
135	Minnetonka	110	$456,200	$1,758	$120,496
136	Oak Grove	110	$394,100	$2,052	$114,679
137	Plymouth	111	$474,700	$1,705	$133,865
138	Mendota Heights	111	$504,100	$1,557	$132,935
139	Eden Prairie	112	$463,300	$1,761	$127,732
140	Chanhassen	120	$530,700	$1,749	$138,034
141	Medina	128	$660,800	$1,421	$219,181
142	Edina	133	$624,000	$1,757	$129,225
143	Lake Elmo	141	$588,900	$2,204	$153,407
144	Victoria	145	$572,800	$2,435	$192,821
145	Shorewood	150	$684,500	$2,099	$172,325
146	Orono	174	$952,400	$1,653	$181,875
147	Minnetrista	182	$624,600	$3,501	$156,346
148	North Oaks	183	$756,300	$2,932	$235,858

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