Metro area · CBSA 14660
Brainerd
The Brainerd, MN metro area has 98,678 people. Median rent is $953, 16.0% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Crow Wing County at $1,172. Of the 18 places we track here, Nisswa has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$71,384
Median home value
$301,000
Unemployment
5.8%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,172
HUD, Crow Wing County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brainerd | 14,468 | $827 | 17.7% |
| Baxter | 8,966 | $1,154 | 19.6% |
| Breezy Point | 2,687 | $1,137 | 15.9% |
| Crosslake | 2,521 | $1,042 | 15.7% |
| Crosby | 2,218 | $849 | 24.5% |
| Pequot Lakes | 2,079 | $847 | 16.0% |
| Nisswa | 1,954 | $867 | 10.4% |
| East Gull Lake | 1,076 | $1,438 | 14.0% |
| Lake Shore | 1,073 | $982 | 12.2% |
| Pine River | 906 | $700 | 19.5% |
| Walker | 848 | $545 | 19.0% |
| Deerwood | 710 | $971 | 18.5% |
| Emily | 693 | $680 | 12.0% |
| Cass Lake | 635 | $763 | 19.0% |
| Ironton | 621 | $1,014 | 19.4% |
| Motley | 608 | $653 | 16.6% |
| Pillager | 547 | $1,063 | 18.8% |
| Jenkins | 508 | $1,018 | 16.5% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.