What is the median rent in Hinckley, MN?

Name: Median rent in Hinckley, MN, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Hinckley, MN is $956 (±$88) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 305 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Hinckley, the median gross rent went from $749 in 2015–2019 to $956 in 2020–2024 (+27.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $956 (±$88)
Rented homes: 305 (±61)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: +27.6%

How much rent costs in Hinckley

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Hinckley	Pine County	Minnesota	United States
Less than $500	13.8% (±5.4 points)	18.3%	8.4%	6.3%
$500 to $999	41.3% (±10.9 points)	41.6%	21.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	43.9% (±11.2 points)	26.8%	33.6%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	1.0% (±1.3 points)	10.3%	21.4%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±7.1 points)	2.2%	9.2%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±7.1 points)	0.7%	3.0%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±7.1 points)	0.3%	3.0%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 43.9% of renting households.

0.0% of rented homes in Hinckley cost $2,000 or more a month.

Hinckley against Pine County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Hinckley	Pine County	Minnesota	United States
Median gross rent	$956 (±$88)	$877 (±$39)	$1,280 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	305 (±61)	1,996 (±190)	614,257 (±4,397)	42,849,984

In Hinckley, median gross rent is not measurably different from Pine County ($877).

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

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

In Pine County, Hinckley ranks 12 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 682 of 1,347.

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

How rent in Hinckley 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	$749 (±$84)	$956 (±$88)	+27.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	57.0% (±6.7 points)	43.8% (±7.6 points)	−13.2 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	12.8% (±8.1 points)	4.4% (±5.3 points)	−8.4 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.

Median gross rent in places near Hinckley

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hinckley
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Hinckley	—	$956 (±$88)	—
Barry Township	2.2 mi	$796 (±$596)	Not measurably different
Hinckley Township	4.9 mi	$880 (±$138)	Not measurably different
Sandstone	8.3 mi	$1,015 (±$95)	Not measurably different
Dell Grove Township	8.5 mi	$950 (±$317)	Not measurably different
Brook Park	8.9 mi	$1,083 (±$248)	Not measurably different
Sandstone Township	9.3 mi	$1,250 (±$522)	Not measurably different
Chengwatana Township	11 mi	$1,150 (±$248)	Not measurably different
Pokegama Township	12 mi	$1,810 (±$62)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Pokegama Township, MN ($1,810).

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

Median gross rent across Pine County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
6	Sturgeon Lake Township	$1,188 (±$937)
7	Chengwatana Township	$1,150 (±$248)
8	Sturgeon Lake	$1,094 (±$168)
9	Kettle River Township	$1,089 (±$233)
10	Brook Park	$1,083 (±$248)
11	Sandstone	$1,015 (±$95)
12	Hinckley	$956 (±$88)
13 (tie)	Finlayson	$950 (±$225)
13 (tie)	Dell Grove Township	$950 (±$317)
15	Hinckley Township	$880 (±$138)
16	Rock Creek	$872 (±$46)
17	Rutledge	$825 (±$649)
18	Ogema Township	$807 (±$165)

Showing 13 of 22 places in Pine 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 Hinckley

What is the average rent in Hinckley, MN?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Hinckley is $956 (±$88) 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 Hinckley?

In Hinckley, the median gross rent went from $749 in 2015–2019 to $956 in 2020–2024 (+27.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

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

0.0% of rented homes in Hinckley have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 13.8% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Hinckley higher than in Pine County?

In Hinckley, median gross rent is not measurably different from Pine County ($877).

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

It is lower 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 Hinckley city, Minnesota (place:29294, 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.