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Short-Term Rental Permits in Minneapolis, 2026

Minneapolis had 894 active short-term rental licenses and registrations on October 22, 2026, and 80% of them were issued in 2021 or later. Almost every one belongs to a different name.

Compiled by Cavmir from the City of Minneapolis public permit register · Published October 23, 2026 · All city reports

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Key findings

What the numbers say

30records added, July 6 to October 22, 2026
33records that left the list in the same period
94%of active records held by a name with only one
Active short-term rental records by year issuedRecords active on October 22, 2026. 49 active records issued before 2017 are not shown.
  • License
  • Registration
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YearLicenseRegistrationTotal
201714418
2018252449
2019251742
202020525
20216639105
202211656172
20238821109
20247437111
202510323126
2026741488
Active records by type
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RecordsShare
Short-term rental license65473.2%
Short-term rental registration24026.8%
Active records by how many records the same name holdsNames are grouped exactly as the register spells them; they are not published here.
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RecordsShare
Name holds 184494.4%
Name holds 2 to 4384.3%
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Method

How this report was made

Source
Compiled by Cavmir from the public permit register:
Date range
Active short-term rental records as listed on October 22, 2026 (894), issued from 1999 to October 2026. Additions and removals tracked from July 6, 2026.
What we counted
Records with the short-term rental license or short-term rental registration type, each counted once by its issue date.
Limits
The list shows active records only, so earlier years look smaller than they were: records that expired are no longer on it.
Privacy
This report publishes totals only. No owner name, street address or map location from the register appears on this page or in the download.
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Download the totals (CSV). Free to use under CC BY 4.0 with a link to this page: “Cavmir, Short-Term Rental Permits in Minneapolis, 2026, cavmir.com/research/minneapolis/”.
Questions

Common questions

How many short-term rentals are licensed in Minneapolis?

894 on October 22, 2026, according to the city's active rental license list: 654 licenses and 240 registrations.

When were most Minneapolis short-term rental licenses issued?

Since 2021. 2022 was the busiest year, with 172 of the records active today.

Do large operators own many Minneapolis short-term rentals?

Very few. 844 of the 863 names on the list appear only once, and no name appears more than twice.

Where does this data come from?

From the City of Minneapolis Active Rental Licenses open data layer, filtered to its short-term rental license and registration types. Cavmir compiled it from the city's public permit register and publishes only totals.

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