Minnesota · Census place 12484
Cold Spring city, MN
Quick answer
Cold Spring city has 4,201 residents, ranking #173 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $72,022, the median home is worth $242,000 and median gross rent runs $1,297 a month.
- Population
- 4,201Cold Spring city residents
- Median household income
- $72,022Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $242,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,297Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 68.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Cold Spring city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Cold Spring city median would spend about 21.6% 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 3.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.9% of residents and 68.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Minnesota.
- Cannon Falls city 4,216
- Columbus city 4,211
- Le Sueur city 4,204
- Pipestone city 4,165
- Rice Lake city 4,120
- Goodview city 4,104
- St. Charles city 4,021
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