ZIP 55901 · Rochester, Minnesota
2026 Edition · 8 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
58,495 people call ZIP 55901 home.
58,495
people.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Rent
Median rent is up 60% since the 2010–2014 survey, before inflation.
$1,403
a month. Minnesota's median is $1,280.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Room to build
The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.
$1,109–$1,663
is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $1,403 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
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Building
67% of the housing here was built before 2000.
- 67% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
Closing the gap would add 0.3–1.0% to the 25,010 homes here.
87–252
is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
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Home value
A median home costs 4% less than Minnesota's.
$317,000
median home value in ZIP 55901.
- $317,000 ZIP 55901
- $329,300 Minnesota
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year