Metro area · CBSA 41060
St. Cloud
The St. Cloud, MN metro area has 202,458 people. Median rent is $1,042, 16.3% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Benton County at $1,233. Of the 26 places we track here, Rockville has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$76,497
Median home value
$272,800
Unemployment
4.1%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,233
HUD, Benton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Cloud | 70,629 | $1,003 | 19.6% |
| Sartell | 19,758 | $1,275 | 18.2% |
| Sauk Rapids | 13,852 | $964 | 16.1% |
| Waite Park | 8,399 | $1,117 | 22.6% |
| St. Joseph | 7,021 | $1,136 | 18.2% |
| Sauk Centre | 4,621 | $843 | 16.2% |
| Cold Spring | 4,249 | $1,424 | 23.7% |
| Melrose | 3,671 | $1,103 | 22.2% |
| St. Augusta | 3,625 | $1,373 | 11.7% |
| Albany | 2,821 | $642 | 11.1% |
| Foley | 2,675 | $1,041 | 21.2% |
| Paynesville | 2,519 | $815 | 13.0% |
| Rockville | 2,452 | $815 | 9.3% |
| Rice | 2,085 | $1,144 | 12.7% |
| Clearwater | 1,970 | $1,091 | 14.3% |
| St. John's University | 1,580 | $1,068 | 16.6% |
| Avon | 1,552 | $1,039 | 13.6% |
| Richmond | 1,431 | $648 | 10.9% |
| Royalton | 1,211 | $600 | 13.1% |
| Eden Valley | 1,002 | $922 | 16.3% |
| Freeport | 787 | $906 | 12.1% |
| Belgrade | 758 | $756 | 17.8% |
| Holdingford | 718 | $1,068 | 16.1% |
| Kimball | 709 | $779 | 14.1% |
| St. Stephen | 694 | $1,292 | 14.7% |
| Brooten | 602 | $661 | 16.4% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.