West St. Paul Rent Report: March 2025
Welcome to the Apartment List March 2025 Rent Report for West St. Paul, MN. Currently, the overall median rent in the city stands at $1,338, after rising 1.1% last month. Prices and are now up 2.6% year-over-year. Read on to learn more about what’s been happening in the West St. Paul rental market and how it compares to trends throughout the broader Minneapolis metro area and the nation as a whole.
West St. Paul rents are up 1.1% month-over-month and up 2.6% year-over-year
The median rent in West St. Paul rose by 1.1% over the course of February, and has now increased by a total of 2.6% over the past 12 months. West St. Paul’s rent growth over the past year has has outpaced both state (1.3%) and national (-0.4%) averages.
West St. Paul rents are 8.3% lower than the metro-wide median
If we expand our view to the wider Minneapolis metro area, the median rent is $1,459 meaning that the median price in West St. Paul ($1,338) is 8.3% lower than the price across the metro as a whole. Metro-wide annual rent growth stands at 1.2%, below the rate of rent growth within just the city.
The table below shows the latest rent stats for 16 cities in the Minneapolis metro area that are included in our database. Among them, Eden Prairie is currently the most expensive, with a median rent of $1,853. Brooklyn Park is the metro’s most affordable city, with a median rent of $1,320. The metro's fastest annual rent growth is occurring in Woodbury (3.9%) while the slowest is in Eagan (-2.0%).
You can also use the map below to explore the latest rent trends in the Minneapolis metropolitan area.
Methodology
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