ZIP 55104
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 55104 usually run 0.9% below trend in December and 0.9% above it in May, about $31 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 55104 is 0.3% below its high of $1,750 in July 2026, at $1,745 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 55104 changed +3.0% 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 55104 rose 15.4% while median household income rose 19% ($63,618 to $75,712). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 55104 is 20.4% 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 ($75,712) is $1,893 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,530); a 3-bedroom is $2,020.
12th cheapest of 12 ZIP codes in Saint Paul.
ZIP 55105, 1 mile away, rents for 11% less ($1,554/mo), about $2,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 55104. 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 55104 (Saint Paul, MN) is roughly split between renters and owners, skews toward younger working-age adults, 52.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 55104 in Saint Paul, MN has changed in 5 years
Rent in ZIP 55104 in Saint Paul, MN has increased 16.3% since 2021, going from about $1,501 per month to roughly $1,745 today. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 55104 in Saint Paul, MN now reports about $75,712, up from $65,905 in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 44,643 to 45,762 between 2021 and 2024, a 2.5% change. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 50.6% to 52.7%. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 55104 in Saint Paul, MN reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 55104 covers Saint Paul, MN. The median rent here is $1,745/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,260/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,530/mo.
At 28% of local median household income ($75,712/yr), ZIP 55104 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.0% over the past year.
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