Rents are right about where Saint Louis Park'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 $1,851 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
January. Asking rents in Saint Louis Park usually run 1.4% below trend in January and 1.2% above it in June, about $48 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in Saint Louis Park is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2017.
Rent in Saint Louis Park changed +3.5% over the year to September 2026. Across the 53 Minnesota cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.4%.
Rent in Saint Louis Park is 22.2% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 6 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
Crystal, 4 miles away, rents for 25% less ($1,385/mo), about $5,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Saint Louis Park. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series.
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How Saint Louis Park, MN has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in Saint Louis Park, MN has climbed by $333 per month, settling near $1,851 after starting the period at $1,518. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Saint Louis Park is $1,851/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,385/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,910/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,565/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,545/mo.
At 31% of estimated US median household income ($72,000/yr), Saint Louis Park ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.5% over the past year.
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