Most Affordable Cities in Minnesota

Cost of living rankings for 151 cities in Minnesota with uncapped home, rent, and income estimates. On average, Minnesota is expensive with a statewide average Cost Index of 111.

1 source baseline is past its update cadence — newer official vintage not reflected

Cheapest City

Virginia

Index: 73

Most Expensive

Orono

Index: 203

State Average

111

National: 100

Cities Ranked

151

eligible statewide total

Minnesota Affordability Ranking

Showing 51–100 of 151 eligible cities — 50 on this page. Page 2 of 4.

#	City	Index	Home Value	Rent	Income
51	Rochester	104	$342,187	$1,650	$89,389
52	Fridley	104	$322,440	$1,424	$77,680
53	Crystal	104	$317,553	$1,520	$92,513
54	West St. Paul	104	$320,501	$1,435	$68,464
55	North St. Paul	104	$327,069	$1,429	$84,797
56	La Crescent	104	$361,569	$1,343	$85,368
57	Anoka	105	$333,172	$1,412	$75,948
58	Isanti	105	$334,811	$1,424	$87,500
59	Richfield	106	$346,827	$1,384	$85,132
60	New Hope	106	$349,790	$1,372	$77,662
61	Princeton	106	$377,536	$1,124	$62,219
62	Minneapolis	107	$328,529	$1,682	$80,846
63	Coon Rapids	107	$330,973	$1,611	$88,251
64	Maplewood	107	$344,565	$1,508	$91,394
65	Hopkins	107	$332,268	$1,590	$75,234
66	Monticello	107	$331,545	$1,645	$79,534
67	Robbinsdale	107	$315,193	$1,771	$88,252
68	Spring Lake Park	107	$321,362	$1,734	$90,753
69	St. Paul Park	107	$318,580	$1,734	$100,642
70	Little Canada	108	$363,005	$1,355	$77,957
71	Cambridge	108	$330,539	$1,734	$69,154
72	Byron	108	$402,530	$1,422	$124,010
73	Brooklyn Park	109	$347,941	$1,590	$89,891
74	Zimmerman	109	$336,797	$1,734	$85,645
75	Burnsville	110	$368,875	$1,486	$87,024
76	New Brighton	110	$382,053	$1,359	$88,521
77	Mounds View	110	$343,011	$1,734	$90,009
78	Hermantown	110	$432,848	$1,207	$90,849
79	St. Francis	110	$350,303	$1,734	$111,198
80	Bloomington	111	$362,340	$1,693	$93,211
81	Roseville	111	$376,637	$1,484	$86,930
82	Big Lake	111	$376,679	$1,480	$120,549
83	North Branch	111	$355,754	$1,734	$90,456
84	New Prague	111	$354,219	$1,734	$94,539
85	Belle Plaine	111	$351,027	$1,734	$99,315
86	White Bear Lake	112	$358,126	$1,765	$83,554
87	Northfield	112	$392,562	$1,724	$84,895
88	Buffalo	112	$379,435	$1,608	$88,820
89	St. Anthony city (Hennepin and Ramsey Counties)	112	$387,500	$1,734	$97,363
90	Oakdale	113	$357,984	$1,871	$93,772
91	Hastings	113	$382,842	$1,616	$93,998
92	Falcon Heights	113	$413,839	$1,312	$96,528
93	Becker	113	$382,233	$1,734	$86,094
94	Inver Grove Heights	114	$374,728	$1,809	$101,316
95	Champlin	114	$372,801	$1,862	$116,102
96	St. Louis Park	115	$380,129	$1,854	$101,648
97	Eagan	116	$401,493	$1,702	$108,690
98	Apple Valley	116	$376,085	$1,956	$97,673
99	Wyoming	116	$394,982	$1,734	$107,565
100	Shakopee	117	$404,615	$1,774	$107,223

2026 edition — based on ACS 2024, Zillow 2026-08, HUD FY2027, and BEA 2024 dated sources. The edition year is not the observation year.

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