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Best Cost of Living Counties in Minnesota

Median rent, home values, and housing affordability Compare rankings across all 87 counties.

Average Cost of Living Score
40/100
Top County
Traverse County
Counties Ranked
87

Top 10

#1
Traverse County
MN
79/100
#2
Mahnomen County
MN
75/100
#3
Lincoln County
MN
73/100
#4
Big Stone County
MN
72/100
#5
Jackson County
MN
69/100
#6
Kittson County
MN
69/100
#7
Wilkin County
MN
69/100
#8
Pipestone County
MN
68/100
#9
Red Lake County
MN
68/100
#10
Marshall County
MN
67/100

All Minnesota Counties Ranked

#CountyCost of Living ScoreOverall Score
1Traverse County, MN
78.5
68.1
2Mahnomen County, MN
74.6
47
3Lincoln County, MN
72.8
69.3
4Big Stone County, MN
72.4
68.8
5Jackson County, MN
69.3
72.5
6Kittson County, MN
69.3
69.5
7Wilkin County, MN
69
65.3
8Pipestone County, MN
68
66.9
9Red Lake County, MN
67.5
73.1
10Marshall County, MN
67.1
69.1
11Koochiching County, MN
65.3
59.9
12Redwood County, MN
64.3
62.9
13Yellow Medicine County, MN
64.2
66.5
14Martin County, MN
64.1
59.2
15Wadena County, MN
64
62.5
16Norman County, MN
63.3
68.8
17Cottonwood County, MN
61.2
63.2
18Murray County, MN
60.8
72.7
19Lac qui Parle County, MN
60.6
72.5
20Clearwater County, MN
60
65.2
21Renville County, MN
59.5
57.4
22Rock County, MN
58.1
70.7
23Lyon County, MN
57.2
64.5
24Grant County, MN
52.9
66.1
25Faribault County, MN
52.8
61.9
26Watonwan County, MN
51.4
53.6
27Swift County, MN
50.8
65.2
28Nobles County, MN
50.5
50.4
29Fillmore County, MN
50.1
65.1
30Stevens County, MN
48.6
65.6
31Todd County, MN
48.6
55.4
32Lake of the Woods County, MN
48.3
74.3
33Freeborn County, MN
48
47.5
34Morrison County, MN
46.9
50.8
35Otter Tail County, MN
46.4
51.7
36Aitkin County, MN
44.6
53.3
37Chippewa County, MN
44.6
59.5
38Wabasha County, MN
41.8
64.4
39Mower County, MN
41.6
44.7
40Waseca County, MN
39.5
52.5
41Cass County, MN
39.3
57.2
42Houston County, MN
39.2
59.8
43Polk County, MN
38.8
50.9
44Brown County, MN
38.7
60.3
45Pope County, MN
37.9
65.4
46Pine County, MN
36.9
46.9
47Winona County, MN
36.9
48
48Kandiyohi County, MN
36.7
46.2
49Roseau County, MN
36.6
56.2
50Sibley County, MN
36
57.3
51Cook County, MN
35.5
61.6
52Itasca County, MN
34.5
56.4
53Pennington County, MN
33.8
43.9
54Becker County, MN
33.1
52.7
55Hubbard County, MN
32.5
50.3
56Meeker County, MN
32.4
57.7
57Beltrami County, MN
31.6
36
58Lake County, MN
30.9
65.4
59St. Louis County, MN
30.2
40.7
60McLeod County, MN
29.8
50.1
61Douglas County, MN
29.5
56.4
62Le Sueur County, MN
28.5
56.3
63Mille Lacs County, MN
28.2
42.6
64Crow Wing County, MN
27.1
49.3
65Benton County, MN
26.5
41
66Nicollet County, MN
25.8
54.4
67Goodhue County, MN
25.5
47.8
68Kanabec County, MN
24.5
52.6
69Carlton County, MN
23.1
49.8
70Steele County, MN
21.8
49.6
71Stearns County, MN
20.6
50.3
72Clay County, MN
20.1
41.8
73Blue Earth County, MN
19.5
41.7
74Dodge County, MN
19.3
58.4
75Rice County, MN
17.9
49.3
76Chisago County, MN
13.1
46.2
77Olmsted County, MN
12.2
43.7
78Sherburne County, MN
11.7
55.6
79Isanti County, MN
11.2
43.6
80Ramsey County, MN
9.9
32.6
81Wright County, MN
9.5
56.5
82Anoka County, MN
8.2
43.7
83Hennepin County, MN
6.1
36
84Dakota County, MN
5.9
43
85Carver County, MN
5.2
56
86Scott County, MN
5
45.8
87Washington County, MN
4.6
47.6

Data Source

Cost of Living data from CostByCounty. See full details at CostByCounty. Data updated February 2026.