ZIP 55106
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
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December. Asking rents in ZIP 55106 usually run 1.3% below trend in December and 1.2% above it in July, about $33 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 55106 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2016.
Rent in ZIP 55106 changed +5.1% 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 55106 rose 28.4% while median household income rose 38.7% ($50,609 to $70,187). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 55106 is 39.7% 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 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($70,187) is $1,755 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,520); a 3-bedroom is $2,020.
2nd cheapest of 12 ZIP codes in Saint Paul.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 55106. 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 55106 (Saint Paul, MN) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, 24% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 55106 in Saint Paul, MN has changed in 5 years
The median rent in ZIP 55106 in Saint Paul, MN stood at $991 in 2021 and currently runs about $1,326, reflecting a 33.8% increase over the period. Median household income rose from $56,634 to $70,187 between 2021 and 2024, a 23.9% shift. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has contracted by 4.2% since 2021, moving from about 59,197 residents to roughly 56,708. Renters now make up 38.9% of households, compared with 44.4% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 24% of adults here, versus 20.8% in 2021. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 55106 in Saint Paul, MN reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 55106 covers Saint Paul, MN. The median rent here is $1,326/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,250/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,520/mo.
At 23% of local median household income ($70,187/yr), ZIP 55106 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 5.1% over the past year.
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