Cost of living in Steele County
Simple answer
A 2-bedroom fair-market rent is $1,244 a month.
That HUD number covers Steele County, Minnesota, from October 2026 through September 2027. Towns in the county can still have different rents on the ground.
- Studio
- $866
- 1 bed
- $951
- 2 bed
- $1,244
- 3 bed
- $1,703
- 4 bed
- $1,814
This county is outside a metro area with its own price index. The Minnesota state index is 98.6 (U.S. = 100, BEA 2024).
SNAP income limit in Minnesota · Medicaid eligibility
Towns in this county
- Owatonna · 26,498 people
- Blooming Prairie · 1,843 people
- Medford · 1,257 people