What is the median rent in Oak Park Heights, MN?

Name: Median rent in Oak Park Heights, MN, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Oak Park Heights, MN is $1,443 (±$176) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,178 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Oak Park Heights, the median gross rent went from $1,641 in 2015–2019 to $1,443 in 2020–2024 (−12.1%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,443 (±$176)
Rented homes: 1,178 (±263)
$2,000 or more: 38.0%
Since 2015–2019: −12.1%

How much rent costs in Oak Park Heights

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Oak Park Heights	Washington County	Minnesota	United States
Less than $500	2.5% (±2.4 points)	4.0%	8.4%	6.3%
$500 to $999	6.5% (±4.2 points)	7.5%	21.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	45.9% (±13.0 points)	26.0%	33.6%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	7.1% (±4.1 points)	29.6%	21.4%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	11.2% (±6.7 points)	19.3%	9.2%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	4.2% (±3.3 points)	6.3%	3.0%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	22.6% (±13.7 points)	7.3%	3.0%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 45.9% of renting households.

38.0% of rented homes in Oak Park Heights cost $2,000 or more a month.

Oak Park Heights against Washington County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Oak Park Heights	Washington County	Minnesota	United States
Median gross rent	$1,443 (±$176)	$1,710 (±$45)	$1,280 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	1,178 (±263)	18,830 (±1,033)	614,257 (±4,397)	42,849,984

In Oak Park Heights, median gross rent is lower than in Washington County ($1,710).

It is not measurably different from Minnesota ($1,280).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

In Washington County, Oak Park Heights ranks 18 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 185 of 1,347.

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

How rent in Oak Park Heights 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	$1,641 (±$201)	$1,443 (±$176)	−12.1%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	51.4% (±5.3 points)	53.6% (±8.3 points)	+2.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	2.3% (±3.5 points)	9.0% (±7.7 points)	+6.7 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.

Median gross rent in places near Oak Park Heights

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Oak Park Heights
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Oak Park Heights	—	$1,443 (±$176)	—
Baytown Township	1.8 mi	$1,719 (±$1,180)	Not measurably different
Bayport	2.0 mi	$2,028 (±$517)	Higher
Stillwater	2.0 mi	$1,622 (±$246)	Not measurably different
North Hudson	3.7 mi	$1,506 (±$386)	Not measurably different
Stillwater Township	5.2 mi	$1,250 (±$362)	Not measurably different
Lake Elmo	5.8 mi	$2,407 (±$1,894)	Not measurably different
Town of St. Joseph	5.9 mi	$1,813 (±$1,488)	Not measurably different
Lakeland	5.9 mi	$1,668 (±$196)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bayport, MN ($2,028).

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

Median gross rent across Washington County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
12	Mahtomedi	$1,694 (±$409)
13	Birchwood Village	$1,681 (±$217)
14	Lakeland	$1,668 (±$196)
15	Stillwater	$1,622 (±$246)
16	Lake St. Croix Beach	$1,563 (±$1,427)
17	Oakdale	$1,481 (±$109)
18	Oak Park Heights	$1,443 (±$176)
19	Forest Lake	$1,421 (±$74)
20	Lakeland Shores	$1,375 (±$1,362)
21	Willernie	$1,322 (±$213)
22	Stillwater Township	$1,250 (±$362)
23	St. Marys Point	$1,125 (±$648)
24	Newport	$1,122 (±$81)

Showing 13 of 24 places in Washington 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 Oak Park Heights

What is the average rent in Oak Park Heights, MN?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Oak Park Heights is $1,443 (±$176) 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 Oak Park Heights?

In Oak Park Heights, the median gross rent went from $1,641 in 2015–2019 to $1,443 in 2020–2024 (−12.1%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

How many rentals in Oak Park Heights cost more than $2,000 a month?

38.0% of rented homes in Oak Park Heights have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 2.5% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Oak Park Heights higher than in Washington County?

In Oak Park Heights, median gross rent is lower than in Washington County ($1,710).

It is not measurably different from Minnesota ($1,280).

It is not measurably different from 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 Oak Park Heights city, Minnesota (place:47914, 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.