Minnesota · Census place 21824
Foreston city, MN
Quick answer
Foreston city has 735 residents, ranking #415 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $94,219, the median home is worth $247,900 and median gross rent runs $1,167 a month.
- Population
- 735Foreston city residents
- Median household income
- $94,219Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $247,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,167Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 89.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Foreston city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Foreston city median would spend about 14.9% 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 4.8% of residents and 89.6% 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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