Rents are 3% below what Little Canada's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
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 $1,390 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 Little Canada is 0.8% below its high of $1,401 in March 2026, at $1,390 as of September 2026.
Rent in Little Canada changed +0.7% over the year to September 2026. Across the 53 Minnesota cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.4%.
Rent rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($77,957) is $1,949 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,607); a 3-bedroom is $2,228.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Little Canada. 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
Little Canada, MN is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, 40.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Little Canada, MN has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Little Canada, MN has shifted from $1,310 to $1,390, up 6.1% since 2023. On the earnings side, the typical household in Little Canada, MN now reports about $77,957, up from $61,959 in 2021. With wages climbing faster than rent over the same window, renters here have a bit more breathing room than they did five years back. Census counts show Little Canada, MN losing about 190 residents over the five-year window, down 1.8% on net. The renter share has eased from 38% to 31.6%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 36.7% to 40.3% across the same window. For context, the 2023 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Little Canada, MN reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Little Canada is $1,390/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,342/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,607/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,173/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,228/mo.
At 21% of local median household income ($77,957/yr), Little Canada ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.7% over the past year.
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At $1,390/mo, rent takes ~21% of Little Canada's median household income ($77,957/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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