Cost of living in Blue Earth County
Simple answer
A 2-bedroom fair-market rent is $1,230 a month.
That HUD number covers Blue Earth County, Minnesota, from October 2026 through September 2027. Towns in the county can still have different rents on the ground.
- Studio
- $1,016
- 1 bed
- $1,023
- 2 bed
- $1,230
- 3 bed
- $1,703
- 4 bed
- $1,744
This county is in the Mankato, MN area. BEA's 2024 price index there is 91.0 (U.S. = 100).
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Towns in this county
- Mankato · 45,473 people
- Eagle Lake · 3,281 people
- Lake Crystal · 2,606 people
- Mapleton · 1,728 people
- Madison Lake · 1,322 people