Minnesota · Census place 08056
Brookston city, MN
Quick answer
Brookston city has 69 residents, ranking #828 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $45,833, the median home is worth $120,800 and median gross rent runs $625 a month.
- Population
- 69Brookston city residents
- Median household income
- $45,833Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $120,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $625Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 51.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 85.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Brookston city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Brookston city median would spend about 16.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13% of residents and 85.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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