ZIP 55442
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in ZIP 55442 is 0.3% below its high of $2,026 in August 2026, at $2,020 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 55442 changed +3.6% over the year to September 2026. Across the 102 Minnesota ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.4%.
Rent rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($123,859) is $3,096 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,820); a 4-bedroom is $3,150.
3rd cheapest of 4 ZIP codes in Plymouth.
ZIP 55428, 2 miles away, rents for 22% less ($1,585/mo), about $5,200 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 55442. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 55442 (Plymouth, MN) is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 65.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 55442 in Plymouth, MN has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 55442 in Plymouth, MN has shifted from $1,778 to $2,020, up 13.6% since 2023. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $114,630 in 2021 to $123,859 more recently. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 55442 in Plymouth, MN losing about 655 residents over the five-year window, down 4.9% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 62.9% to 65.6% across the same window. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 55442 in Plymouth, MN market of 2023.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 55442 covers Plymouth, MN. The median rent here is $2,020/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,750/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,130/mo.
At 20% of local median household income ($123,859/yr), ZIP 55442 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.6% over the past year.
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