Metro area · CBSA 21860

Fairmont

The Fairmont, MN metro area has 19,780 people. Median rent is $761, 15.3% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Martin County at $1,014. Of the 5 places we track here, Sherburn has the lightest rent burden.

Median household income

$59,507

Median home value

$163,500

Unemployment

4.2%

2-bedroom fair market rent

$1,014

HUD, Martin 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
Fairmont	10,296	$738	16.7%
Truman	1,212	$1,052	20.6%
Sherburn	1,015	$739	14.8%
Welcome	978	$882	21.5%
Trimont	546	$622	15.2%

Nearby metro areas

Mankato
Rochester
Minneapolis
Sioux Falls
Sioux City
Ames
Waterloo
St. Cloud
Des Moines
La Crosse
Omaha
Cedar Rapids

Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.