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Updated April 24, 2026

Average Rent in ST Paul MN

12 apartment buildings, 61 units. Real prices pulled from each property's leasing system this morning.

Avg Rent

$1,645/mo

market average

Cheapest

$997/mo

Marjon Terrace

Properties

12

tracked daily

Units

61

available now

Analysis

Rent Price Breakdown

Compare pricing across all 12 properties in ST Paul MN.

Average Rent by Property

Starting Price vs Average

Rent by Bedroom Count

Price per Square Foot

ST Paul MN Rent Prices

All 12 properties ranked by lowest available rent.

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ST Paul MN Average Rent Prices 2026

The average rent in ST Paul MN is $1,645 per month, based on 61 units across 12 apartment communities. Prices range from $997 at Marjon Terrace to $1,348 at Eastside 1256.

Average Rent by Bedroom Type

Type Avg Rent Starting From Units
Studio $1,108/mo $999/mo 3
1 Bed $1,407/mo $997/mo 22
2 Bed $1,763/mo $1,195/mo 22
3 Bed $1,959/mo $1,634/mo 13
4 Bed $1,816/mo $1,816/mo 1

Every price comes directly from each property's leasing system, updated that morning. Request a neighborhood we don't cover and we add it within 24 hours.

Market Context

Who rents in ST Paul MN, and what they pay

Tracked one-bedroom rent in ST Paul MN averages $1,407/mo, with two-bedroom units averaging $1,763/mo. At the local median household income of $73,055, that works out to 27% of gross income — near the 30 percent affordability ceiling.

The U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 2023 release pegged median gross rent in ST Paul MN at $1,248/mo. The current tracked market average runs 32% higher than that benchmark, reflecting both two to three years of rent growth and the fact that the Census figure covers all renter-occupied housing in ST Paul MN while the tracked market average covers units currently listed in larger apartment communities.

Who employs renters in Minneapolis-St. Paul

Demand in the Minneapolis-St. Paul rental market is shaped by the metro's largest private and public employers. The following organizations anchor local hiring and influence what renters can pay:

  • 3M
  • Ecolab
  • Securian Financial

Mean one-way commute in ST Paul MN is 22 minutes, per the Census ACS — useful context when weighing which properties sit inside reasonable reach of these employers.

What salary do I need to live comfortably in ST Paul MN?

Built on the 25 to 30 percent rent-to-income guideline used by most landlords and credit-scoring models.

Minimum to afford average rent

$66,000/year

30 percent rule — using our average rent of $1,645/mo.

Comfortable income

$79,000/year

25 percent rule — leaves more room for savings, transport, and groceries.

To afford the cheapest tracked apartment ($997/mo), you need to earn at least $40,000/year.

Median household income in ST Paul MN is $73,055 — about 7% below the comfortable-living threshold.

Cost of living in ST Paul MN

Overall prices in ST Paul MN runs above the national average by about 4% (BEA Regional Price Parity index 104.3, where 100 equals the U.S. average). The breakdown below estimates monthly costs for a single adult, using national consumer-spending baselines from the Bureau of Labor Statistics scaled by ST Paul MN's regional price parities.

Category Monthly estimate
Rent (market average) $1,645
Utilities $474
Groceries $565
Transportation $1,131
Healthcare $552
Other goods and services $882
Estimated total $5,249/mo

Population

307,762

Median household income

$73,055

Census median rent

$1,248/mo

Rent as % of income

29.8%

Median age

33.5

Mean commute

22 min

Methodology

† Rent data is sourced directly from each tracked apartment community and refreshed every 24 hours. Every listed unit price on this page is real and listed today.

Cost of living estimates for utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, and other goods and services combine national consumer-spending baselines from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Consumer Expenditure Survey) with the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities (MARPP dataset). Both are peer-reviewed federal data releases published annually.

Salary to live comfortably applies the standard 25 to 30 percent rent-to-income rule on top of the listed rent. This is the same affordability guideline used by most landlords and credit-scoring models.

Demographic figures (median household income, population, median age, commute time, Census median rent, rent as percentage of income) come from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates, the most recent complete release.

Cost of living and demographic figures were last published in 2023.

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