What is the median rent in Long Lake, MN?

Name: Median rent in Long Lake, MN, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Long Lake, MN is $1,809 (±$185) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 171 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Long Lake, the median gross rent went from $961 in 2015–2019 to $1,809 in 2020–2024 (+88.2%).

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: $1,809 (±$185)
Rented homes: 171 (±45)
$2,000 or more: 38.7%
Since 2015–2019: +88.2%

How much rent costs in Long Lake

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Long Lake	Hennepin County	Minnesota	United States
Less than $500	1.2% (±1.8 points)	6.5%	8.4%	6.3%
$500 to $999	16.4% (±8.3 points)	10.9%	21.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	14.0% (±7.9 points)	33.5%	33.6%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	29.8% (±13.9 points)	27.5%	21.4%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	20.5% (±13.2 points)	12.5%	9.2%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	12.9% (±8.7 points)	4.8%	3.0%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	5.3% (±5.0 points)	4.3%	3.0%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 29.8% of renting households.

38.7% of rented homes in Long Lake cost $2,000 or more a month.

Long Lake against Hennepin County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Long Lake	Hennepin County	Minnesota	United States
Median gross rent	$1,809 (±$185)	$1,487 (±$14)	$1,280 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	171 (±45)	197,207 (±2,353)	614,257 (±4,397)	42,849,984

In Long Lake, median gross rent is higher than in Hennepin County ($1,487).

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

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

In Hennepin County, Long Lake ranks 9 of 37 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 54 of 1,347.

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

How rent in Long Lake 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	$961 (±$61)	$1,809 (±$185)	+88.2%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	34.5% (±5.3 points)	25.5% (±5.7 points)	−9.0 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±6.3 points)	6.5% (±7.4 points)	+6.5 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 Long Lake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Long Lake
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Long Lake	—	$1,809 (±$185)	—
Orono	1.8 mi	$1,818 (±$203)	Not measurably different
Wayzata	2.7 mi	$1,782 (±$193)	Not measurably different
Medina	3.6 mi	$1,429 (±$499)	Not measurably different
Spring Park	4.4 mi	$1,241 (±$163)	Lower
Tonka Bay	4.8 mi	$2,320 (±$88)	Higher
Maple Plain	4.8 mi	$1,140 (±$29)	Lower
Greenwood	4.9 mi	$1,885 (±$428)	Not measurably different
Excelsior	5.6 mi	$1,143 (±$32)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Spring Park, MN ($1,241), Maple Plain, MN ($1,140), Excelsior, MN ($1,143).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Tonka Bay, MN ($2,320).

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

Median gross rent across Hennepin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
3	Tonka Bay	$2,320 (±$88)
4	Greenwood	$1,885 (±$428)
5	Maple Grove	$1,868 (±$59)
6	Edina	$1,844 (±$60)
7	Eden Prairie	$1,833 (±$57)
8	Orono	$1,818 (±$203)
9	Long Lake	$1,809 (±$185)
10	Rogers	$1,789 (±$298)
11	Golden Valley	$1,785 (±$117)
12	Wayzata	$1,782 (±$193)
13	Minnetonka	$1,779 (±$30)
14	Plymouth	$1,766 (±$38)
15	Robbinsdale	$1,758 (±$155)

Showing 13 of 37 places in Hennepin 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 Long Lake

What is the average rent in Long Lake, MN?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Long Lake is $1,809 (±$185) 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 Long Lake?

In Long Lake, the median gross rent went from $961 in 2015–2019 to $1,809 in 2020–2024 (+88.2%).

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 Long Lake cost more than $2,000 a month?

38.7% of rented homes in Long Lake have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 1.2% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Long Lake higher than in Hennepin County?

In Long Lake, median gross rent is higher than in Hennepin County ($1,487).

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 Long Lake city, Minnesota (place:38006, 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.