ZIP 55101
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
November. Asking rents in ZIP 55101 usually run 0.6% below trend in November and 0.5% above it in March, about $17 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 55101 is 0.6% below its high of $1,536 in July 2026, at $1,527 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 55101 changed +1.9% over the year to September 2026. Across the 102 Minnesota ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.4%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 55101 rose 2.2% while median household income rose 10.7% ($58,583 to $64,863). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 55101 is 3.1% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has fallen 2 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($64,863) is $1,622 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a studio ($1,480); a 1-bedroom is $1,680.
6th cheapest of 12 ZIP codes in Saint Paul.
ZIP 55130, 2 miles away, rents for 20% less ($1,225/mo), about $3,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 55101. 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.
Who lives here
ZIP 55101 (Saint Paul, MN) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 51.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 55101 in Saint Paul, MN has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 55101 in Saint Paul, MN has increased from $1,403 to $1,527, a 8.8% change over five years. Census figures show median household income at $64,863 today, compared with $66,292 five years earlier. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 4.0% since 2021, moving from about 7,606 residents to roughly 7,911. Renters now make up 78.8% of households, compared with 75% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 51.8% of adults here, versus 62.7% in 2021. 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
ZIP code 55101 covers Saint Paul, MN. The median rent here is $1,527/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,680/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,040/mo.
At 28% of local median household income ($64,863/yr), ZIP 55101 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.9% over the past year.
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At $1,527/mo, rent takes ~28% of ZIP 55101's median household income ($64,863/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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