Housing data for Cass Lake, MN
Cass Lake, MN has an estimated 635 residents and 316 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a city in Cass County.
62.1% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $763 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 635 (±127)
- Housing units
- 316 (±60)
- Households that rent
- 62.1%
- Median gross rent
- $763
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +0.3%
What stands out in Cass Lake
Households that rent: 62.1% (±11.0 points) in Cass Lake, higher than in Cass County (13.8%).
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 29.8% (±13.2 points) in Cass Lake, higher than in Cass County (2.6%).
Households without a vehicle: 21.5% (±8.7 points) in Cass Lake, higher than in Cass County (4.2%).
Median home value: $109,900 (±$14,031) in Cass Lake, lower than in Cass County ($288,300).
Housing in Cass Lake at a glance
- Median rent: $763 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $689 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 27.9% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 62.1% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $48,250 median household income
- Home values: $109,900 median home value (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Homeowner costs: $1,074 median monthly cost with a mortgage (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Property taxes: $1,043 median real estate taxes a year (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Types of homes: 29.8% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 36.1% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 63.3% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 3.5% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 62.5% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 13.5 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +0.3% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- How long people stay: 24.5% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 2.7% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Cass Lake against Cass County, its state and the nation
| Cass Lake | Cass County | Minnesota | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 635 (±127) | 30,992 (exact) | 5,739,445 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 316 (±60) | 24,470 (±61) | 2,545,030 (±1,535) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 62.1% (±11.0 points) | 13.8% (±1.1 points) | 27.8% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $763 (±$296) | $863 (±$45) | $1,280 (±$7) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $48,250 (±$15,515) | $68,874 (±$2,502) | $89,062 (±$409) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $109,900 (±$14,031) | $288,300 (±$7,268) | $329,300 (±$903) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $1,043 (±$254) | $1,615 (±$51) | $3,357 (±$10) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 63.3% (±15.4 points) | 36.2% (±1.4 points) | 52.1% (±0.3 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 13.5 minutes (±3.4) | 25.2 minutes (±0.8) | 22.7 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 87.7% (±5.6 points) | 89.3% (±0.9 points) | 91.6% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 33.6 years (±15.3) | 49.9 years (±0.1) | 38.8 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Cass Lake covers 1.1 square miles of land, about 583 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Cass Lake has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 633 (±83) | 635 (±127) | +0.3% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 357 (±37) | 316 (±60) | −11.5% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $488 (±$195) | $763 (±$296) | +56.4% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $46,400 (±$9,945) | $109,900 (±$14,031) | +136.9% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $22,422 (±$10,094) | $48,250 (±$15,515) | +115.2% | Up after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $771 (±$185) | $1,074 (±$98) | +39.3% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $665 (±$138) | $1,043 (±$254) | +56.8% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 56.5% (±7.8 points) | 62.1% (±11.0 points) | +5.6 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 1.8% (±2.5 points) | 3.5% (±3.6 points) | +1.7 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Cass County
Cass Lake has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Cass County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Cass County recorded 157 violent and 376 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
Places near Cass Lake
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pike Bay Township | 1.6 mi | $725 | $151,000 | 26.6% |
| Ten Lake Township | 5.4 mi | $1,069 | $201,400 | 19.1% |
| Farden Township | 6.5 mi | $859 | $271,600 | 18.4% |
| Wilkinson Township | 7.2 mi | $818 | $192,000 | 27.8% |
| Frohn Township | 8.8 mi | $1,264 | $288,400 | 8.8% |
| Hart Lake Township | 9.2 mi | $967 | $303,300 | 11.4% |
| Sugar Bush Township (Beltrami County) | 10 mi | $1,125 | $251,500 | 12.2% |
| Otter Tail Peninsula Township | 11 mi | — | $315,400 | 4.3% |
Places in Minnesota most like Cass Lake
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browerville | $876 | $130,900 | $48,214 | 52.6% |
| Mahnomen | $753 | $83,200 | $45,341 | 43.9% |
| Bagley | $750 | $138,600 | $44,896 | 45.4% |
| Pine River | $700 | $180,400 | $43,080 | 51.4% |
| Bemidji | $1,067 | $198,300 | $55,405 | 56.9% |
| Perham | $855 | $199,000 | $49,716 | 47.4% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Minnesota.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Cass Lake, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $734 | $775 | $1,014 | $1,335 | $1,695 |
HUD income limits for Cass Lake, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $20,600 | $34,300 | $54,900 |
| 2 people | $23,550 | $39,200 | $62,750 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $44,100 | $70,600 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $49,000 | $78,400 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $52,950 | $84,700 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $56,850 | $90,950 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $60,800 | $97,250 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $64,700 | $103,500 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Cass County, MN, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $88,300.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Cass Lake
What is the average rent in Cass Lake, MN?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Cass Lake is $763 (±$296) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How many renters are there in Cass Lake?
Cass Lake has an estimated 162 (±55) renting households, 62.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Cass Lake?
The median household income in Cass Lake is $48,250 (±$15,515) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Cass Lake?
Cass Lake, MN has an estimated 316 (±60) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the most common home size in Cass Lake?
The most common size is 1 bedroom, 31.6% of homes in Cass Lake, MN.
How old are most homes in Cass Lake?
63.3% of homes in Cass Lake, MN were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Cass Lake growing?
In Cass Lake, the number of residents went from 633 in 2015–2019 to 635 in 2020–2024 (+0.3%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Cass Lake city, Minnesota
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Cass Lake city, Minnesota
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Cass Lake city, Minnesota
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Cass Lake city, Minnesota
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Cass Lake city, Minnesota
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Cass Lake city, Minnesota
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Cass Lake city, Minnesota
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Cass County, MN
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Cass County, MN
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Cass Lake city, Minnesota (place:10252, in state:27).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .