What is the #1 most expensive cities in minnesota?

#	City	Population	COL Index
1	North Oaks	5,175	301.9
2	Independence	3,695	291.0
3	Deephaven	3,835	284.8
4	Orono	8,205	255.6
5	Minnetrista	8,509	255.6
6	Victoria	10,972	253.3
7	Medina	6,858	252.3
8	Dellwood	1,145	247.8
9	Tonka Bay	1,361	247.3
10	Shorewood	7,679	240.4
11	Afton	2,944	236.9
12	Grant	3,959	236.8
13	Corcoran	6,854	227.2
14	Wayzata	4,363	222.7
15	Lake Elmo	12,504	219.5
16	Elko New Market	4,915	206.3
17	Rogers	13,405	199.2
18	Hanover	3,495	195.8
19	Nowthen	4,539	195.1
20	Greenfield	2,897	188.3
21	Excelsior	2,359	187.4
22	Lakeville	72,480	187.2
23	Edina	53,125	187.2
24	Credit River	5,531	186.5
25	St. Michael	19,267	185.4
26	Mendota Heights	11,644	185.0
27	Eden Prairie	63,249	184.6
28	Mahtomedi	8,108	184.2
29	Carver	5,935	183.6
30	Chanhassen	26,001	183.2
31	Woodbury	76,945	182.5
32	Prior Lake	27,832	178.3
33	East Gull Lake	1,173	176.7
34	Plymouth	79,526	176.5
35	Dayton	8,381	175.4
36	Rosemount	26,509	175.1
37	Otsego	21,358	174.2
38	Oak Grove	9,031	174.0
39	Maple Grove	70,539	172.3
40	Arden Hills	9,737	172.3
41	Savage	32,706	172.2
42	Cologne	2,146	172.0
43	Andover	32,825	172.0
44	Columbus	4,211	170.8
45	Minnetonka	53,256	168.8
46	Oronoco	1,665	168.7
47	Golden Valley	21,927	165.7
48	Hugo	16,076	165.3
49	Lino Lakes	21,847	165.0
50	East Bethel	11,995	164.8
51	Centerville	3,915	164.5
52	Albertville	8,066	163.7
53	Martin Lake	1,203	163.0
54	Ham Lake	16,575	162.0
55	Cottage Grove	40,124	160.3
56	Eagan	68,158	159.6
57	Bayport	3,948	158.2
58	Farmington	23,675	158.0
59	Chaska	28,146	157.9
60	Ramsey	28,070	157.9
61	Dundas	1,882	156.1
62	Mayer	2,501	155.7
63	Byron	6,510	155.2
64	Champlin	23,450	155.0
65	St. Augusta	3,576	155.0
66	St. Louis Park	49,541	154.8
67	Lakeland	1,510	153.9
68	Mantorville	1,003	153.9
69	Esko	2,063	153.8
70	Waconia	13,223	153.6
71	Apple Valley	55,696	153.6
72	St. Bonifacius	1,982	152.7
73	St. Paul Park	5,464	151.8
74	Shoreview	26,724	151.7
75	Shakopee	45,002	150.6
76	Stillwater	19,323	149.2
77	Blaine	71,261	148.6
78	Delano	6,712	148.4
79	Lake Shore	1,117	148.2
80	Long Lake	1,710	148.2
81	Scandia	3,966	146.5
82	Hermantown	10,192	144.8
83	Jordan	6,704	144.7
84	St. Anthony	9,516	144.3
85	Bloomington	88,838	144.3
86	Inver Grove Heights	35,772	144.1
87	Nisswa	1,744	142.7
88	Crosslake	2,648	141.9
89	Forest Lake	20,678	141.9
90	Falcon Heights	5,145	141.3
91	Waverly	1,947	140.5
92	Elk River	26,367	140.4
93	Belle Plaine	7,401	140.4
94	Vadnais Heights	12,789	140.2
95	Circle Pines	4,980	139.2
96	Roseville	35,905	138.8
97	Wyoming	8,063	138.5
98	Oakdale	28,109	138.4
99	Rice	1,998	138.4
100	St. Francis	8,279	138.4
101	Lonsdale	4,789	138.0
102	Chisago City	5,629	137.9
103	Montrose	3,840	137.6
104	Burnsville	64,295	137.5
105	Lindstrom	4,933	137.1
106	Eagle Lake	3,268	137.1
107	Maple Plain	1,889	136.9
108	Rockville	2,521	136.5
109	Oak Park Heights	4,782	135.9
110	New Prague	8,195	135.6
111	Lake St. Croix Beach	1,106	135.1
112	Mound	9,176	134.8
113	Maplewood	40,981	134.5
114	Brooklyn Park	84,349	134.3
115	Hastings	22,050	133.4
116	New Brighton	22,900	133.0
117	Mounds View	12,992	132.8
118	Robbinsdale	14,318	132.3
119	North Branch	11,182	132.0
120	White Bear Lake	24,026	131.2
121	Crystal	22,685	130.6
122	Monticello	14,607	130.5
123	Watertown	4,747	130.3
124	Richfield	36,725	130.0
125	Coon Rapids	63,348	129.9
126	Medford	1,194	129.7
127	Minneapolis	426,845	129.4
128	Zimmerman	6,410	129.4
129	North St. Paul	12,511	128.9
130	Pine Island	3,693	128.7
131	Hopkins	18,696	128.7
132	Howard Lake	1,864	128.4
133	Rock Creek	1,711	128.3
134	Isanti	7,023	128.1
135	Rochester	121,638	126.4
136	Lexington	2,616	126.3
137	Breezy Point	2,647	126.2
138	Buffalo	16,388	126.1
139	Spring Lake Park	6,997	125.9
140	Scanlon	1,087	125.6
141	Northfield	20,678	125.5
142	Rockford	4,521	125.4
143	Kasson	6,964	125.2
144	Lewiston	1,680	125.2
145	Avon	1,493	125.1
146	Lauderdale	2,386	125.0
147	Shafer	1,151	124.9
148	Spring Park	1,869	124.9
149	Clearwater	1,904	124.7
150	Cohasset	2,700	124.5
151	New Hope	21,402	123.8
152	Sartell	19,620	122.5
153	Dilworth	4,664	122.3
154	Zumbrota	3,843	122.3
155	Fridley	29,944	122.3
156	Little Canada	10,546	121.1
157	Becker	4,958	120.9
158	La Crescent	5,266	120.6
159	South St. Paul	20,633	120.5
160	Hawley	2,086	120.5
161	Columbia Heights	22,016	120.3
162	Anoka	17,941	119.6
163	St. Charles	4,021	119.4
164	Brooklyn Center	32,811	119.4
165	Madison Lake	1,178	119.2
166	Glyndon	1,286	119.0
167	St. Paul	307,762	118.8
168	Cannon Falls	4,216	117.7
169	West St. Paul	21,076	117.6
170	Owatonna	26,462	117.6
171	Cold Spring	4,201	117.5
172	Cottonwood	1,120	117.0
173	Eyota	2,090	117.0
174	Baxter	8,804	116.8
175	Osseo	2,601	116.0
176	Chatfield	2,693	115.2
177	Goodhue	1,261	115.1
178	Cambridge	9,992	114.9
179	Newport	4,460	114.5
180	Grand Marais	1,700	114.4
181	North Mankato	14,212	114.1
182	Spicer	1,222	114.0
183	Lester Prairie	1,848	113.9
184	Elgin	1,147	113.5
185	Norwood Young America	3,866	112.4
186	St. Joseph	7,024	112.2
187	Wanamingo	1,185	111.9
188	Barnesville	2,757	111.4
189	Lake City	5,021	111.4
190	Proctor	3,102	110.7
191	Montgomery	3,366	109.3
192	Stacy	1,992	108.9
193	Dodge Center	2,864	108.7
194	Stewartville	6,754	108.2
195	Mankato	44,882	108.2
196	Goodview	4,104	107.9
197	Maple Lake	2,104	107.5
198	Mapleton	1,745	107.5
199	Moorhead	44,706	106.9
200	Duluth	86,863	106.8
201	Le Sueur	4,204	106.5
202	East Grand Forks	9,067	106.4
203	Cokato	2,780	106.4
204	Hutchinson	14,629	105.4
205	Rushford	1,790	104.9
206	Kenyon	1,811	104.8
207	Taylors Falls	1,208	104.6
208	St. Peter	12,085	104.6
209	Mountain Iron	2,865	104.4
210	Sauk Rapids	13,851	104.2
211	New London	1,156	103.8
212	Plainview	3,501	103.7
213	Hayfield	1,382	102.9
214	Winsted	2,023	102.7
215	Faribault	24,458	102.5
216	Red Wing	16,660	102.5
217	Lake Crystal	2,530	102.4
218	Madelia	2,380	102.3
219	Silver Bay	1,790	102.3
220	Cloquet	12,582	102.3
221	Janesville	2,449	102.2
222	Waterville	1,778	102.0
223	Pequot Lakes	2,236	101.9
224	Albany	2,800	101.4
225	St. Cloud	69,926	100.8
226	Glencoe	5,702	100.8
227	Waite Park	8,341	100.6
228	Adrian	1,288	100.3
229	Coleraine	1,888	100.1
230	Baudette	1,117	99.7
231	Alexandria	14,579	99.3
232	Paynesville	2,476	99.2
233	Arlington	2,298	98.6
234	Detroit Lakes	10,002	98.6
235	Melrose	3,608	98.5
236	Le Center	2,514	98.4
237	Foley	2,685	98.3
238	Thief River Falls	8,841	98.3
239	Sauk Centre	4,589	97.9
240	Dassel	1,332	97.8
241	Caledonia	2,825	97.1
242	Spring Grove	1,223	97.1
243	New Ulm	14,066	96.9
244	Richmond	1,336	96.5
245	Wabasha	2,569	96.5
246	Moose Lake	3,297	96.2
247	Two Harbors	3,598	96.0
248	Spring Valley	2,357	95.9
249	Winthrop	1,275	95.8
250	Rush City	3,262	95.7
251	Fulda	1,348	95.7
252	Grand Rapids	11,186	95.2
253	Waseca	9,209	95.2
254	Worthington	13,792	95.0
255	Eden Valley	1,077	94.7
256	Roseau	2,728	94.6
257	Princeton	4,988	94.4
258	Luverne	4,907	94.3
259	Renville	1,397	94.2
260	Austin	26,167	94.2
261	Royalton	1,092	94.0
262	Montevideo	5,303	94.0
263	Clara City	1,497	93.9
264	Braham	1,674	93.5
265	Hector	1,111	93.2
266	Bemidji	15,490	93.2
267	Litchfield	6,599	93.1
268	Redwood Falls	5,075	93.1
269	Minneota	1,531	92.6
270	Atwater	1,217	92.6
271	Ada	1,834	92.6
272	Harmony	1,089	92.4
273	Starbuck	1,307	92.1
274	Annandale	3,365	92.0
275	Mora	3,708	91.9
276	Willmar	21,136	91.9
277	Marshall	13,880	91.8
278	Morris	5,092	91.8
279	Windom	4,786	91.6
280	Blooming Prairie	1,977	91.6
281	Gaylord	2,074	91.6
282	Olivia	2,243	91.5
283	Albert Lea	18,379	91.5
284	Sleepy Eye	3,438	91.3
285	Buhl	1,013	91.2
286	Lakefield	1,652	91.0
287	Blue Earth	3,170	90.9
288	Dawson	1,441	90.9
289	Long Prairie	3,683	90.6
290	Slayton	2,089	90.3
291	Winona	25,998	89.4
292	Brainerd	14,474	89.3
293	Osakis	1,667	88.9
294	Tyler	1,019	88.9
295	Mountain Lake	1,833	88.7
296	Preston	1,315	88.7
297	Park Rapids	4,226	88.6
298	Granite Falls	2,612	88.3
299	Parkers Prairie	1,089	88.2
300	Sandstone	2,538	87.9
301	Pierz	1,581	87.6
302	Truman	1,223	87.6
303	Benson	3,449	87.6
304	Milaca	3,033	87.4
305	Crookston	7,388	87.3
306	Springfield	2,209	87.2
307	Red Lake Falls	1,267	87.1
308	Madison	1,507	87.1
309	Fairmont	10,348	86.8
310	International Falls	5,728	86.8
311	Menahga	1,292	86.4
312	Edgerton	1,207	86.4
313	Warroad	2,067	86.1
314	St. James	4,740	85.9
315	Pelican Rapids	2,589	85.7
316	Pipestone	4,165	85.3
317	New Richland	1,068	85.3
318	Perham	3,577	85.2
319	Warren	1,637	85.1
320	Frazee	1,595	84.9
321	Canby	1,563	84.7
322	Pine City	3,339	84.6
323	Gilbert	1,693	84.5
324	Fergus Falls	14,138	84.1
325	Hinckley	1,665	84.0
326	Little Falls	9,094	83.9
327	Winnebago	1,247	83.6
328	Glenwood	2,648	83.6
329	Fosston	1,283	83.6
330	Jackson	3,298	83.4
331	Staples	2,359	83.1
332	Wells	2,317	82.9
333	Chisholm	4,731	82.6
334	Bagley	1,218	82.5
335	Tracy	1,869	82.3
336	New York Mills	1,319	82.2
337	Hibbing	16,100	82.2
338	Nashwauk	1,035	82.1
339	Keewatin	1,229	80.8
340	Crosby	2,253	80.4
341	Breckenridge	3,369	80.3
342	Babbitt	1,420	79.7
343	Virginia	8,362	79.2
344	Hoyt Lakes	2,074	78.9
345	Aitkin	2,217	78.3
346	Wadena	4,361	78.2
347	Hilltop	1,056	78.2
348	Ortonville	1,968	78.1
349	Eveleth	3,470	77.2
350	Redby	1,175	76.5
351	Red Lake	1,506	76.2
352	Ely	3,239	76.1
353	Wheaton	1,334	74.6
354	Fairfax	1,134	73.4
355	Mahnomen	1,116	72.9
356	Little Rock	1,075	68.9
357	Appleton	1,360	68.0
358	Aurora	1,897	65.6

Methodology

Cities in Minnesota are ranked by col index. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from BLS / C2ER. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 most expensive cities in minnesota?: North Oaks ranks #1 with 301.9 (col index).
What are the top 5 most expensive cities in minnesota?: 1. North Oaks (301.9), 2. Independence (291.0), 3. Deephaven (284.8), 4. Orono (255.6), 5. Minnetrista (255.6)
How many cities in Minnesota are ranked?: This ranking includes 358 cities in Minnesota with available data.

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