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45.18° N · 93.31° W · GEOID 2713114

Coon Rapids

Anoka County, Minnesota · part of the Minneapolis, MN metro

MinnesotaCoon Rapids, MNCoon RapidsCoon Rapids

The short answer

Coon Rapids is home to 63,468 people. Median household income is $88,251 a year and median rent is $1,494 a month, 20.3% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $305,800, about 3.5x annual median household income.

Coon Rapids's housing market sets it apart. Owning with a mortgage costs only about $264 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 83% of places its size.

59OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Above average

Coon Rapids scores better than 59% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 116th of 151 in Minnesota.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%56
Economy 20%59
Safety 20%51
Amenities 15%57
Education 10%36
Commute 10%62
Growth 5%38
Median gross rent
$1,494
9% above the median place
Median household income
$88,251
10% above the median place
Median home value
$305,800
4% below the median place
Unemployment
4.5%
8% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Coon Rapids

  • Life nearbyOpenStreetMap shows 15 parks per 10,000 residents, more than in 77% of the 530 places of 50,000 to 100,000 people we track.
  • Life nearbyAbout 28 km of named paths and bike trails are mapped in and around the city, more than in 76% of the 530 places of 50,000 to 100,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Coon Rapids

Anoka County gains about 2.2 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in19,481
Moved out18,750
Net+731

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Hennepin County, MN6,8685,394+1,474
Ramsey County, MN3,8802,721+1,159
Wright County, MN383716−333
Isanti County, MN381660−279
Chisago County, MN363473−110

Within Minnesota, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within MinnesotaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$61K
Leavers$65K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Anoka County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
6.7% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.9% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Anoka County report $60,700 a year in income on average; those leaving, $64,900, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$59,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,494 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,758 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $305,800.
Getting to work
23 minutes each way on average; 13.7% work from home; 1.2% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Brunswick, OH matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.9%
52% below the median place
Moved here in the past year1
6.7%
17% above the median place
Income of households moving in8
$60,659
14% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureCoon RapidsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year16.7%17% above
Moved from another state10.9%52% below
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure2.2above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$60,65914% below
Income of households moving out8County figure$64,9398% below
02

What it costs to live here

75% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 85% of the 529 places of 50,000 to 100,000 people we track.

Coon Rapids20.3%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$59,760
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
20.3%
0% below the median place
Home price to income
3.5x
9% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
20%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$67,800
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Coon Rapids, $1,494 a month, and local prices for everything else (103.4 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Coon Rapids, but easier on the budget

Places that match Coon Rapids on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Brunswick, OH9315.3% vs 20.3%$11,200Compare
Owatonna, MN9215.9% vs 20.3%n/aCompare
Bellevue, NE9217.2% vs 20.3%$8,000Compare
Crystal Lake, IL9116.2% vs 20.3%$21,100Compare

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Vacant homes1
1.9%
73% below the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
56.8%
12% above the median place
Homeownership1
74.8%
13% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureCoon RapidsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,4949% above
Rent to income120.3%0% below
Property tax rate10.9%0% above
Home price to income13.5x9% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure104.84% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,7347% above
HUD area median income4County figure$131,50023% above
Property tax paid (median)1$2,77315% below
Median home value1$305,8004% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure2.4%24% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure36.0%30% below
Homeownership174.8%13% above
Renters paying 30%+156.8%12% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,7586% below
Vacant homes11.9%73% below
Median year built119830% above
03

Work and pay

OpenStreetMap shows 20.1 bus and rail stops per square mile, more than in 86% of the 530 places of 50,000 to 100,000 people we track.

Poverty rate1
8.2%
23% below the median place
Mean commute1
23 min
7% below the median place
Unemployment1
4.5%
8% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$88,251 +10%
Works from home13.7% +10%
Commutes by transit1.2% +36%
Income per person$41,400 +3%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureCoon RapidsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$88,25110% above
Income per person1$41,4003% above
Unemployment14.5%8% below
Average annual pay6County figure$67,8423% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.0%8% above
Jobs6County figure133,12812% below
Poverty rate18.2%23% below
Mean commute123 min7% below
Works from home113.7%10% above
Commutes by transit11.2%36% above
04

Who lives here

Bachelor's or higher is 25.7%, 20% below the median place.

Bachelor's or higher1
25.7%
20% below the median place
High school or higher1
94.2%
2% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
92.8%
1% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Born abroad9.7% +9%
No health insurance6.3% −2%
Household size2.5 +1%
Median age39.0 +0%
All 9 people measures
MeasureCoon RapidsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population163,468657th largest
Population change since 202070.9%23% below
Median age139.00% above
Bachelor's or higher125.7%20% below
High school or higher194.2%2% above
Household size12.51% above
Born abroad19.7%9% above
No health insurance16.3%2% below
Homes with broadband192.8%1% above
05

Life in Coon Rapids

Public schools here have 13.1 students per teacher, fewer than in 85% of the 471 places of 50,000 to 100,000 people we track.

18 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents15.0 +47%
Playgrounds per 10k25.7 2.7×
Grocery stores per 10k1.4 −33%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k7.6 −32%
Libraries per 10k0.3 −63%
Named paths and bike trails29 km 14.3×
Bus and rail stops per sq mi20.1 95.7×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Mississippi National River and Recreation Area 25 miles
  • Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway 35 miles
  • Pipestone National Monument 169 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars14.2 −32%
Shops25.4 −16%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.5 −15%
Doctors' offices and clinics15.0 −26%
Child care centers2.3 +0%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Students per teacher14
13.1
15% below the median place
Public schools14
21
133% above the median place
Public school students14
8,541
74% above the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureCoon RapidsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools1421133% above
Public school students148,54174% above
Students per teacher1413.115% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure14.232% below
Shops per 10k9County figure25.416% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure3.515% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure15.026% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure2.30% above
Parks per 10k1015.047% above
Playgrounds per 10k1025.7173% above
Grocery stores per 10k101.433% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k107.632% below
Libraries per 10k100.363% below
Named paths and bike trails1028.5above (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi1020.1above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1125.318% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1120% above
National Register listings12County figure1838% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 144, 25% below the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
144
25% below the median place
Property crime per 100k
1,442
19% above the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

January average low15
5°F
79% below the median place
Average temperature15
45°F
19% below the median place
July average high15
82°F
6% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureCoon RapidsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high15County figure82°F6% below
January average low15County figure5°F79% below
Average temperature15County figure45°F19% below
Annual precipitation15County figure32.0 in27% below
Natural hazard risk16County figure88.05% below
Tornado risk16County figure87.37% above
Wildfire risk16County figure81.733% above
Heat wave risk16County figure86.14% below
Median air quality index17County figure3812% below
Good air days17County figure74.1%8% above
08

Coon Rapids in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 21% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 20% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Coon Rapids does better than 54% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 53%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,494/mo (2024)$1,920/mo$1,570 to $2,340/mo+4.2%
Median household income$88,251 (2024)$111,500$94,000 to $132,000+4.0%
Median home value$305,800 (2024)$439,000$319,000 to $605,000+6.2%
Population64,193 (2025)65,00062,350 to 67,760+0.3%

The median home would be worth 3.9 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.5 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Coon Rapids

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Spring Lake Park, MN$1,413$90,753Compare
Lakeside, FL$1,479$81,684Compare
Kodiak, AK$1,571$90,292Compare
Ansonia, CT$1,476$85,877Compare
Ansonia, CTKodiak, AKLakeside, FLSpring Lake Park, MNCoon Rapids, MNCoon RapidsSpring Lake ParkLakesideKodiakAnsoniaCoon RapidsSpring Lake ParkLakesideKodiakAnsonia

Places built like Coon Rapids

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Coon Rapids performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Coon Rapids, MN20.3%4.4%/yr0.9%
Blue Springs, MO17.2%3.3%/yr5.1%Compare
Bellevue, NE17.2%5.5%/yr-0.3%Compare
Maplewood, MN18.5%5.3%/yr-3.2%Compare
St. Peters, MO17.3%3.1%/yr6.5%Compare
Burnsville, MN20.9%3.4%/yr1.4%Compare
Oakdale, MN19.0%5.3%/yr8.1%Compare

Common questions

Is Coon Rapids a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 59 out of 100, better than 59% of the places we rate and 116th of 151 in Minnesota. OpenStreetMap shows 15 parks per 10,000 residents, more than in 77% of the 530 places of 50,000 to 100,000 people we track. About 28 km of named paths and bike trails are mapped in and around the city, more than in 76% of the 530 places of 50,000 to 100,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 77 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Coon Rapids expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 20.3% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $305,800.

What salary do you need to live in Coon Rapids?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $59,760 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Coon Rapids safe?

There were 144 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Coon Rapids?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Spring Lake Park, MN, Lakeside, FL, Kodiak, AK and Ansonia, CT.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  14. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  15. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  16. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  17. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Coon Rapids with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Coon Rapids itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/coon-rapids-minnesota

Citytistics. “Coon Rapids, Minnesota.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/coon-rapids-minnesota/

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