Metro area · CBSA 31860
Mankato
The Mankato, MN metro area has 104,282 people. Median rent is $1,069, 16.9% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Blue Earth County at $1,230. Of the 12 places we track here, St. Clair has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$75,808
Median home value
$268,100
Unemployment
4.0%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,230
HUD, Blue Earth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mankato | 45,473 | $1,132 | 20.3% |
| North Mankato | 14,211 | $973 | 14.5% |
| St. Peter | 12,185 | $961 | 17.7% |
| Eagle Lake | 3,281 | $1,403 | 17.4% |
| Lake Crystal | 2,606 | $825 | 11.9% |
| Mapleton | 1,728 | $782 | 11.6% |
| Madison Lake | 1,322 | $1,123 | 15.4% |
| Nicollet | 957 | $855 | 12.1% |
| Courtland | 770 | $1,066 | 12.9% |
| St. Clair | 710 | $750 | 8.5% |
| Minnesota Lake | 687 | $1,015 | 17.7% |
| Amboy | 602 | $763 | 13.1% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.