What percentage of people rent in Melrose, MN?

Name: Renters and owners in Melrose, MN, 2020–2024
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26.3% (±6.5 points) of the occupied homes in Melrose, MN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 409 renting households against 1,144 that own their home.

In Melrose, the share of households that rent went from 25.5% in 2015–2019 to 26.3% in 2020–2024 (+0.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 26.3% (±6.5 points)
Renting households: 409 (±121)
Median renter income: $31,230 (±$3,897)

Who rents and who owns in Melrose

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Melrose	Stearns County	Minnesota	United States
Renter-occupied share	26.3% (±6.5 points)	32.1% (±1.1 points)	27.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	409 (±121)	19,740 (±764)	641,268 (±4,528)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,144 (±116)	41,663 (±663)	1,666,687 (±7,556)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.4)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$31,230 (±$3,897)	$42,826 (±$2,417)	$51,080 (±$531)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$73,421 (±$17,010)	$96,893 (±$2,055)	$108,214 (±$476)	$100,009

In Melrose, the renter share is not measurably different from Stearns County (32.1%).

It is not measurably different from Minnesota (27.8%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Stearns County, Melrose ranks 13 of 63 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 361 of 2,628.

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

How renting in Melrose has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	25.5% (±6.3 points)	26.3% (±6.5 points)	+0.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$873 (±$93)	$1,103 (±$210)	+26.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$56,591 (±$7,431)	$59,677 (±$7,221)	+5.5%	No measurable change after inflation

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.

Households that rent in places near Melrose

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Melrose
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Melrose	—	26.3% (±6.5 points)	—
Grove Township	3.7 mi	11.6% (±6.3 points)	Lower
Melrose Township	3.8 mi	6.7% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Meire Grove	4.4 mi	38.0% (±13.7 points)	Not measurably different
New Munich	4.4 mi	10.0% (±9.7 points)	Lower
Greenwald	5.7 mi	8.1% (±6.5 points)	Lower
St. Rosa	6.0 mi	19.4% (±18.8 points)	Not measurably different
Millwood Township	6.1 mi	7.7% (±2.3 points)	Lower
Freeport	6.5 mi	9.9% (±6.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Grove Township, MN (11.6%), Melrose Township, MN (6.7%), New Munich, MN (10.0%).

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

Households that rent across Stearns County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
7	St. Joseph	36.0% (±7.5 points)
8	Belgrade	33.9% (±6.3 points)
9	Cold Spring	33.5% (±7.7 points)
10	Albany	33.2% (±6.4 points)
11	Paynesville	31.4% (±8.0 points)
12	Brooten	26.6% (±6.8 points)
13	Melrose	26.3% (±6.5 points)
14	Roscoe	22.5% (±19.3 points)
15	St. Martin	21.3% (±10.6 points)
16	St. Rosa	19.4% (±18.8 points)
17	Avon	19.0% (±4.7 points)
18	St. Wendel Township	17.5% (±14.5 points)
19	Holdingford	16.5% (±8.2 points)

Showing 13 of 63 places in Stearns 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 Melrose

How many renters are there in Melrose?

Melrose has an estimated 409 (±121) renting households, 26.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Melrose?

In Melrose, the share of households that rent went from 25.5% in 2015–2019 to 26.3% in 2020–2024 (+0.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Melrose?

A renting household in Melrose has 1.7 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Melrose?

The median renting household in Melrose, MN has an income of $31,230 (±$3,897) a year, against $73,421 for households that own their home.

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) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Melrose city, Minnesota (place:41570, in state:27).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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