Cost of living in Stearns County
Simple answer
A 2-bedroom fair-market rent is $1,233 a month.
That HUD number covers Stearns County, Minnesota, from October 2026 through September 2027. Towns in the county can still have different rents on the ground.
- Studio
- $884
- 1 bed
- $961
- 2 bed
- $1,233
- 3 bed
- $1,656
- 4 bed
- $1,961
This county is in the St. Cloud, MN area. BEA's 2024 price index there is 87.6 (U.S. = 100).
SNAP income limit in Minnesota · Medicaid eligibility
Towns in this county
- St. Cloud · 70,629 people
- Sartell · 19,758 people
- Waite Park · 8,399 people
- St. Joseph · 7,021 people
- Sauk Centre · 4,621 people
- Cold Spring · 4,249 people
- Melrose · 3,671 people
- St. Augusta · 3,625 people
- Albany · 2,821 people
- Paynesville · 2,519 people
- Rockville · 2,452 people
- Avon · 1,552 people
- Richmond · 1,431 people