Housing market/Minnesota/ZIP 55902
ZIP 55902 Rochester, Minnesota
Rochester, MN HUD Metro FMR Area · Minnesota. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 55902 · MN
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 55902 — Rochester, MN HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 55902
- 1-unit detached7,47862.6%
- 1-unit attached9167.7%
- 2–4 units9908.3%
- 5–49 units1,29010.8%
- 50+ units1,1529.6%
- Mobile1281.1%
2–4 unit share 8.3% · 5–49 unit share 10.8% · combined 2–49 19.1%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $1,580 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $1,459.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 52.3%; ≥50% 24.4%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,740 (1.101× ACS median gross rent).
Population
25,988 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: +3.7%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 1 projects, 100 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 1 properties, 41 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 208 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 55902 27.5% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 5.2%; ACS median gross rent is $1,580; population increased +3.7% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 990 units in 2–4-unit structures and 1,290 units in 5–49-unit structures; 1 LIHTC projects totaling 100 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,740 versus ACS median gross rent of $1,580. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
Minnesota research
ZIP 55902 is a Census / HUD profile for Rochester, MN. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 55902 — Rochester, MN HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·Minnesota ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is Minnesota research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 55902?
ZIP 55902 (Rochester, MN HUD Metro FMR Area) has 25,988 residents, 11,330 households, a renter share of 27.5%, median household income of $111,879, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $1,580. Vacancy is 5.2%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 55902?
ACS counts 325 units in 2-unit buildings, 665 in 3–4 unit buildings, 232 in 5–9, 450 in 10–19, and 608 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 2,280 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 55902?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,740. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 55902 — Rochester, MN HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Minnesota ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 55902 is Census / HUD research for Rochester, MN HUD Metro FMR Area. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list Minnesota property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.