Rents are right about where Blaine's 10-year trend predicts.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $2,064 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in Blaine is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in February 2023.
Rent in Blaine changed +4.3% over the year to September 2026. Across the 53 Minnesota cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.4%.
Rent has risen 8 months in a row, and rose in 10 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($106,801) is $2,670 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,085); a 3-bedroom is $2,775.
Coon Rapids, 4 miles away, rents for 19% less ($1,672/mo), about $4,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Blaine. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Blaine, MN is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 36.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Blaine, MN has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2023, rent in Blaine, MN has climbed by $258 per month, settling near $2,064 after starting the period at $1,806. Census figures show median household income at $106,801 today, compared with $90,484 five years earlier. Income growth outran rent by about 3.7 percentage points, easing the affordability math somewhat compared with 2021. Headcount in the area went from 68,999 to 72,488 between 2021 and 2024, a 5.1% change. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2023.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Blaine is $2,064/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,510/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,085/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,710/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,775/mo.
At 23% of local median household income ($106,801/yr), Blaine ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.3% over the past year.
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