Apartments for Rent in Coon Rapids, MN

Frequently asked questions

• How many apartments for rent are available in Coon Rapids, MN right now?

  Coon Rapids was built outward rather than upward, and the apartment map follows that. The city spreads 63,468 people over 22.60 square miles on the east bank of the Mississippi, about 12 miles from downtown Minneapolis, with no traditional downtown core of its own - so rather than clustering in a center, the apartment stock lines a handful of arteries. Roomster lists 14 apartments for rent around the city, along Coon Rapids Boulevard, Northdale Boulevard, University Avenue NW (Highway 47) and the Riverdale area off US-10.

• How much does it cost to rent an apartment in Coon Rapids, MN?

  The headline here is the pace rather than the level: Coon Rapids rents climbed 4.05 percent over the last year, from $1,448 to $1,506, which is a steeper rise than most of the neighboring north metro suburbs saw. The average unit runs 933 square feet, and 57 percent of local rentals still fall between $1,001 and $1,500 a month. A one-bedroom takes about 758 square feet for roughly $1,337 and a two-bedroom 1,002 square feet for around $1,573, while a three-bedroom at $1,752 costs only $179 more than the two - an unusually small step that makes larger units the value here. You can find one-bedrooms under $1,200 a month in the older buildings along Coon Rapids Boulevard and Northdale Boulevard on the 55433 side.

• Do apartments for rent in Coon Rapids have to be licensed by the city?

  Yes, and it is a question worth asking before you sign. Coon Rapids requires that every rental property be licensed by the city before tenants move in, and the requirement reaches single-family houses, not just apartment buildings. Licenses are renewed annually, and from 2026 an overdue renewal draws a late fee. Inspections are not on a flat schedule either - properties are inspected on a one, two or three year cycle set by their own inspection results, so a well-maintained building earns the longer gap and a problem property gets seen more often. For a prospective tenant that is genuinely useful: asking whether the license is current, and how often the building is inspected, tells you something concrete about management before you commit.

• Are there apartments for rent near Coon Rapids transit now that Northstar has closed?

  The transit picture changed at the start of 2026, and it is worth understanding before you choose a building. Northstar Commuter Rail closed on January 4, 2026, and Metro Transit replaced it the following day with a higher-frequency bus network built with Anoka County Transit and Anoka County Commute Solutions. The apartments best placed for it are the ones near the old Riverdale station area and along the US-10 corridor, which Route 888 now serves with far more all-day and weekend coverage than the train ever ran. For drivers, the city is framed by US-10, Highway 610 and Highway 47, and the average local commute is 23.2 minutes - shorter than the national figure.

• What are the most affordable areas to rent an apartment in Coon Rapids?

  Head west and south, into the 55433 half of the city. The older buildings along Coon Rapids Boulevard and Northdale Boulevard are where one-bedrooms still start around $1,015, well under the citywide one-bedroom average. Rents rise toward the northeast Riverdale end, where the newer construction sits near Riverdale Village and the US-10 interchange, and toward the quieter streets near Bunker Hills Regional Park. If you can flex across the city line, Blaine, Andover and Anoka all draw from the same rental pool.

• How do Coon Rapids apartment rents compare with Minneapolis and Maple Grove?

  Coon Rapids is the value end of this stretch of the metro. Its $1,506 average comes in below Minneapolis at $1,709 and just under St. Paul at $1,543, and it is dramatically cheaper than Maple Grove at $2,244 - the comparable northwest suburb people most often weigh it against. What you trade for that gap is density and nightlife rather than distance, since the city sits only about 12 miles from downtown Minneapolis. The caveat is direction of travel: at 4.05 percent annual growth, Coon Rapids is closing that gap rather than widening it.