Metro area · CBSA 40340
Rochester
The Rochester, MN metro area has 228,522 people. Median rent is $1,276, 16.7% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Olmsted County at $1,422. Of the 26 places we track here, Lanesboro has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$91,882
Median home value
$306,500
Unemployment
3.3%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,422
HUD, Olmsted 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester | 122,330 | $1,399 | 18.8% |
| Kasson | 7,050 | $1,113 | 14.3% |
| Stewartville | 6,807 | $1,070 | 15.5% |
| Byron | 6,646 | $1,135 | 11.0% |
| Plainview | 3,500 | $828 | 12.0% |
| Dodge Center | 2,880 | $1,012 | 12.9% |
| Wabasha | 2,587 | $757 | 14.1% |
| Chatfield | 2,559 | $748 | 9.3% |
| Spring Valley | 2,307 | $915 | 16.6% |
| Eyota | 1,944 | $805 | 11.6% |
| Blooming Prairie | 1,843 | $907 | 17.1% |
| Rushford | 1,826 | $857 | 13.4% |
| Oronoco | 1,679 | $1,100 | 8.4% |
| Hayfield | 1,395 | $935 | 16.2% |
| Preston | 1,362 | $769 | 14.4% |
| Elgin | 1,116 | $727 | 9.5% |
| Mantorville | 1,047 | $1,361 | 14.8% |
| Harmony | 1,024 | $797 | 14.0% |
| Mazeppa | 1,004 | $943 | 12.3% |
| Dover | 895 | $853 | 8.8% |
| West Concord | 843 | $799 | 13.6% |
| Rushford Village | 809 | $950 | 10.7% |
| Lanesboro | 744 | $518 | 8.3% |
| Mabel | 730 | $729 | 14.7% |
| Kellogg | 513 | $856 | 14.7% |
| Claremont | 502 | $1,038 | 22.0% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.