Rents are 4% above what Brooklyn Park's 10-year trend predicts — running hotter than its own history.
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 $1,558 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
November. Asking rents in Brooklyn Park usually run 0.7% below trend in November and 1.2% above it in April, about $30 a month apart at today's median. Based on 6 years of data.
Rent in Brooklyn Park is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in July 2020.
Rent in Brooklyn Park changed +9.3% over the year to September 2026. Across the 53 Minnesota cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.4%.
Rent has risen 16 months in a row, and rose in 12 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($89,891) is $2,247 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,065); a 3-bedroom is $2,750.
New Hope, 4 miles away, rents for 13% less ($1,359/mo), about $2,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Brooklyn Park. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. 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
Brooklyn Park, MN is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 32.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Brooklyn Park, MN has changed in 5 years
The median rent in Brooklyn Park, MN stood at $1,120 in 2021 and currently runs about $1,558, reflecting a 39.1% increase over the period. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $76,620 in 2021 to $89,891 more recently. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has contracted by 1.6% since 2021, moving from about 85,247 residents to roughly 83,876. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Brooklyn Park, MN market of 2021.
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Brooklyn Park rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Brooklyn Park is $1,558/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,495/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,065/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,690/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,750/mo.
At 21% of local median household income ($89,891/yr), Brooklyn Park ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 9.3% over the past year.
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