What is the median rent in Coon Rapids, MN?

Name: Median rent in Coon Rapids, MN, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Coon Rapids, MN is $1,494 (±$55) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 6,033 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Coon Rapids, the median gross rent went from $1,137 in 2015–2019 to $1,494 in 2020–2024 (+31.4%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,494 (±$55)
Rented homes: 6,033 (±500)
$2,000 or more: 15.2%
Since 2015–2019: +31.4%

How much rent costs in Coon Rapids

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Coon Rapids	Anoka County	Minnesota	United States
Less than $500	3.9% (±2.0 points)	3.7%	8.4%	6.3%
$500 to $999	6.4% (±2.2 points)	11.6%	21.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	40.4% (±5.4 points)	37.5%	33.6%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	34.2% (±5.5 points)	30.4%	21.4%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	10.9% (±4.5 points)	11.6%	9.2%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	3.1% (±1.3 points)	2.9%	3.0%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	1.2% (±0.8 points)	2.3%	3.0%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 40.4% of renting households.

15.2% of rented homes in Coon Rapids cost $2,000 or more a month.

Coon Rapids against Anoka County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Coon Rapids	Anoka County	Minnesota	United States
Median gross rent	$1,494 (±$55)	$1,464 (±$26)	$1,280 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	6,033 (±500)	26,202 (±1,019)	614,257 (±4,397)	42,849,984

In Coon Rapids, median gross rent is not measurably different from Anoka County ($1,464).

It is also higher than in Minnesota ($1,280).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

In Anoka County, Coon Rapids ranks 11 of 20 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 169 of 1,347.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Coon Rapids has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$1,137 (±$27)	$1,494 (±$55)	+31.4%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	25.5% (±1.3 points)	25.2% (±1.9 points)	−0.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	4.5% (±2.1 points)	1.9% (±1.4 points)	−2.6 percentage points	Measurable decrease

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.

Median gross rent in places near Coon Rapids

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Coon Rapids
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Coon Rapids	—	$1,494 (±$55)	—
Champlin	3.7 mi	$1,689 (±$136)	Higher
Anoka	4.7 mi	$1,269 (±$77)	Lower
Brooklyn Park	4.9 mi	$1,325 (±$51)	Lower
Blaine	5.1 mi	$1,705 (±$103)	Higher
Spring Lake Park	5.3 mi	$1,413 (±$102)	Not measurably different
Andover	5.4 mi	$2,037 (±$183)	Higher
Osseo	5.9 mi	$1,333 (±$153)	Not measurably different
Fridley	6.8 mi	$1,326 (±$55)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Anoka, MN ($1,269), Brooklyn Park, MN ($1,325), Fridley, MN ($1,326).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Champlin, MN ($1,689), Blaine, MN ($1,705), Andover, MN ($2,037).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Anoka County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
5	Blaine	$1,705 (±$103)
6	East Bethel	$1,695 (±$161)
7	Columbus	$1,653 (±$411)
8	Linwood Township	$1,636 (±$822)
9	Lexington	$1,573 (±$122)
10	Circle Pines	$1,496 (±$208)
11	Coon Rapids	$1,494 (±$55)
12	Spring Lake Park	$1,413 (±$102)
13	Centerville	$1,398 (±$177)
14	Fridley	$1,326 (±$55)
15	Columbia Heights	$1,295 (±$102)
16	St. Francis	$1,287 (±$213)
17	Anoka	$1,269 (±$77)

Showing 13 of 20 places in Anoka County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Coon Rapids

What is the average rent in Coon Rapids, MN?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Coon Rapids is $1,494 (±$55) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Coon Rapids?

In Coon Rapids, the median gross rent went from $1,137 in 2015–2019 to $1,494 in 2020–2024 (+31.4%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

How many rentals in Coon Rapids cost more than $2,000 a month?

15.2% of rented homes in Coon Rapids have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 3.9% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Coon Rapids higher than in Anoka County?

In Coon Rapids, median gross rent is not measurably different from Anoka County ($1,464).

It is also higher than in Minnesota ($1,280).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

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 Coon Rapids city, Minnesota (place:13114, in state:27).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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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.