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Mankato Minnesota Residential Rent and Rental Statistics

The median monthly gross residential rent in Mankato, MN (the Mankato-North Mankato metro area) was $865 in 2019 according to the Census ACS survey.1 Average gross rent in Mankato was $950 in 2019. The median rent more accurately depicts rental rates in the middle of the distribution of rents and is thus preferred in the analysis below. 2020 Mankato median and average rent data will be released in September of 2021.

Data is also available below for Mankato rental vacancy rates, Mankato rent as a percent of median income and the fraction of renters in Mankato.

Show dollars as: Nominal Real

Real Gross Rent in Mankato Minnesota (2019 dollars)2

2019 1 Year Change 3 Year Change
US Median Gross Rent $1,097 +1.86% +6.82%
Minnesota Median Gross Rent $1,016 +2.94% +6.39%
Mankato, MN Median Gross Rent $865 +0.82% -1.14%

Mankato, MN Real Gross Rent Trends

Median gross rent for Mankato peaked in real terms in 2017 at $882 and is now $17 (1.93%) lower. Average gross rent for Mankato peaked in real terms in 2016 at $966 and is now $16 (1.66%) lower.

Real Gross Rent in Mankato: Mankato MN Median, Mankato MN Average, Minnesota Median, US Median

Lower quartile, median and upper quartile real gross rent

Real Gross Rent History for Mankato

Date US
Median
Minnesota
Median
Mankato, MN
Median
Mankato, MN
Average
2019 $1,097 $1,016 $865 $950
2018 $1,077 $987 $858 $897
2017 $1,043 $968 $882 $933
2016 $1,027 $955 $875 $966
2015 $1,017 $942 $830 $877
2014 $986 $907 $858 $875
2013 $953 $876 $729 $819
2012 $940 $865 $753 $811
2011 $941 $850 $699 $754
2010 $955 $854 $806 $848
2009 $960 $863 $719 $782

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Mankato Rental Vacancy Rate

The rental vacancy rate is the fraction of homes for rent that are not occupied.3 In 2019 the rental vacancy rate for Mankato Minnesota was 5.16% according to Census ACS data.

Rental Vacancy Rate in Mankato Minnesota

2019 1 Year Change 3 Year Change
US 5.97% -0.18% +0.08%
Minnesota 4.76% +0.21% +0.75%
Mankato, MN 5.16% -2.80% +0.27%

Trends in Mankato, MN Rental Vacancy Rate

The rental vacancy rate in Mankato peaked in 2018 at 7.96%. Since then it has fallen by 2.80% to 5.16%. Data records for this series originated in 2005.

Rental Vacancy Rate: Mankato MN, Minnesota, US

Rental vacancy rate in Minnesota

Historical Rental Vacancy Rate data for Mankato

Date US Minnesota Mankato, MN
2019 5.97% 4.76% 5.16%
2018 6.15% 4.55% 7.96%
2017 6.18% 4.31%
2016 5.89% 4.01% 4.89%
2015 5.85% 4.35% 7.21%
2014 6.32% 4.53%
2013 6.49% 3.94% 1.10%
2012 6.77% 4.10% 6.60%
2011 7.40% 5.37% 4.47%
2010 8.17% 5.96% 7.05%
2009 8.43% 5.97% 5.83%

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Rent as a Fraction of Income

Using median household income data for Mankato, we can calculate the fraction of income the median household would use to pay rent at the median monthly gross rent rate. For Mankato, median monthly gross rent as a fraction of median household income was 16.44% in 2019 according to the ACS.

Mankato Minnesota Median Annual Rent as a Fraction of Median Household Income

2019 1 Year Change 3 Year Change
US 20.03% -0.47% -0.40%
Minnesota 16.34% -0.19% -0.34%
Mankato, MN 16.44% -0.35% -0.90%

Trends in Mankato, MN Rent as a Fraction of Income

The fraction of median Mankato household income required to pay median monthly gross rent peaked in 2014 (relative to the 2005 series origin) at 18.05%. Since then it has fallen by 1.60% to 16.44%.

Fraction of Income towards Rent: Mankato MN, Minnesota, US

Percent of median household income going towards median monthly gross rent in Mankato Minnesota

Historical Data for Annual Rent as a Fraction of Income in Mankato Minnesota

Date US Minnesota Mankato, MN
2019 20.03% 16.34% 16.44%
2018 20.50% 16.54% 16.79%
2017 20.13% 16.48% 16.75%
2016 20.43% 16.68% 17.35%
2015 20.63% 16.78% 17.88%
2014 20.89% 16.77% 18.05%
2013 20.78% 16.45% 15.65%
2012 20.65% 16.56% 16.17%
2011 20.70% 16.58% 15.31%
2010 20.50% 16.53% 16.92%
2009 20.12% 16.33% 16.13%

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Renter Fraction in Mankato Minnesota

You can calculate the renter fraction in Mankato in at least two ways: by housing units or by population. I've gone with the housing units measure here. This measure looks at the number of renting households in Mankato as a fraction of total Mankato households. In 2019 34.85% of households were renters according to Census ACS data.

Mankato Fraction of Renters by Household Units

2019 1 Year Change 3 Year Change
US 35.89% -0.16% -0.99%
Minnesota 28.08% -0.47% -0.62%
Mankato, MN 34.85% +1.72% -1.31%

Trends in the Mankato, MN Renter Fraction

The Mankato household renter fraction peaked in in 2016 at 36.16% and is now 1.31% below that level. The origin year for the series is 2005.

Fraction of Renting Households: Mankato MN, Minnesota, US

Fraction of renters in Mankato

History of Mankato Renter Fraction

Date US Minnesota Mankato, MN
2019 35.89% 28.08% 34.85%
2018 36.05% 28.55% 33.13%
2017 36.13% 28.43% 33.66%
2016 36.88% 28.70% 36.16%
2015 36.97% 29.06% 33.38%
2014 36.90% 28.31% 34.67%
2013 36.50% 28.45% 32.30%
2012 36.09% 28.56% 30.53%
2011 35.42% 27.24% 31.21%
2010 34.65% 26.98% 32.15%
2009 34.13% 26.29% 29.17%

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1. Gross rent is defined as contract rent plus the estimated average monthly cost of utilities (electricity, gas, water, and sewer) and fuel (oil, coal, kerosene, wood, etc.). Because some rentals include utilities and others don't, gross rent is a way of normalizing the variability.

2. Real dollars are calculated using the CPI-U less shelter series.

3. The rental vacancy rate is computed by dividing the number of vacant units for rent by the sum of the renter-occupied units, vacant units that are for rent, and vacant units that have been rented but not yet occupied.