Housing for Sale or Rent
Are you new to Macalester?
If you are a new employee to Macalester, moving to the Twin Cities, and interested in living near campus, please call our office about available housing. Current Macalester faculty/staff and community members, please see the listings below.
How to Request a Listing
- Complete the Housing for Sale or Rent Form
- Submit up to six JPEG photos to [email protected]
Please contact us when your property has rented or sold. Listings older than 90 days will be removed.
Property listings on this page are generally within a one-mile radius around the college campus.
Current Listings:
1 BR/ 1 Bath Apartment: 1798 Ashland
This apartment is located a few blocks from campus near Ashland and Fairview. 1798 is a quiet, well-maintained building with 14 one-bedroom apartments. #8 is a sunny apartment with east facing windows on the 2nd floor. The apartment is efficiently laid out with roughly 500sf. The bedroom fits a queen sized bed (King is a bit tight) and has a generous sized closet. The bathroom has a refinished clawfoot tub with a shower head option. The renovated kitchen also has eat-in area. Rent includes a large storage area on the garden level that is approximately 4 x 8 feet. Card operated laundry is also located on the garden level.
Rent: $1182/Month
Utilities: Rent includes heat, water, trash and recycling. Tenant pays for electric, cooking gas and internet/cable.
Parking/Garage: There is no off-street parking for this apartment, however there are many single-family homes on the block with garages, making street parking much easier.
Pets: Dogs are not allowed in the building. All other pets must be pre-approved prior to leasing.
Posted on: 7-9-2026
1 BR/1 Bath Apartment: 1798 Ashland
Sunny one bedroom, one bath apartment located in the Southwest corner of the building. The apartment is on the main floor ½ story higher than the street. Hardwood floors and tile in bath.
Rent: $1104/Month
Heat, water/sewer, trash/recycling included in rent. Rent also includes basement storage space approx. 3 x 6.
Resident pays for electricity, cooking gas and internet/cable.
Quiet building.
Posted on: 7-9-2026
2 BR/1 Bath Apartment: 1522 Grand
2BR/1 Bath Apartment; 697 sf
Hardwood style vinyl plank throughout
Through-wall A/C
Large closets
Shared washers and dryers in garden level
Rent includes one off-street parking stall
Rent: $1687/Month
Posted on: 7-9-2026
1 BR/1 Bath Apartment: 1560 Grand
1BR/1Bath apartment roughly 650sf
1st floor in a 4-plex
Heat, water, trash and recycling included
Single garage stall off the alley
Shared yard/garden space
Coin-operated laundry in basement, some storage available
Rent: $1413/Month
Posted on: 7-9-2026
3+ BR/ 2 Bath House: 1672 Lincoln
Layout: 1672 is a large house with a wide variety of extra spaces. From the front of the house, you enter through a large enclosed porch. The main floor has a full dining room with a built-in buffet and stained-glass windows. The dining room is open to the large living room. The kitchen has great cabinet space and an extended counter. Off the kitchen is a sunroom that could either be used for sitting or for an eat-in dining space (or both). Upstairs, there is a large landing with 3BRs and a smaller room that can either be used as a 4th bedroom or an office space. The primary bedroom suite has a large closet and room for a sitting or dressing area. This house also has mini-split units to provide air conditioning in the summer. The front landscaping of the house is a low-maintenance, prairie garden.
Furnished: This house is unfurnished.
Utilities: Rent includes water, sewer and trash/recycling service. Tenant is responsible for gas, electric and cable/internet. Lawn mowing and boulevard snow removal are also included in rent. Tenant is responsible for clearing snow on sidewalks near the house and in front of the garage.
Parking/Garage: There is a two-car garage and small yard space in the back of the house. At least one car would need to be small to clear the turn of the driveway and might be too tight for a large SUV.
Pets: The yard is not fully fenced. All pets must be pre-approved prior to leasing.
Rent: $2730 / Month
Posted on: 7-9-2026
5 Bed/2.5 Bath House: 964 Portland Ave.
Contact for Availability
(332) 242-2836
Located in the Summit Hill district, a beautiful historic home. Great neighborhood, walking distance to retail, restaurants, cafes, bus lines. Newly renovated kitchen, 1st floor bathroom and 2nd floor bathroom. New 2-car garage with 1 EV charger. Located on large lot w/exquisite woodwork, large rooms. 3rd floor is fantastic space. Inviting wrap-around 3-season back porch. Great, safe neighborhood, good schools. Not for students. Renter pays utilities. Looking for one-year lease starting 8/1/2026. $3900/month
Studio Apartment: Grand Avenue
Contact for Availability
651-398-7536
Spacious, clean and well maintained units in a 19 unit building, one and a half blocks east of Snelling Ave. Walking distance to Fed Ex, restaurants, coffee shops and Macalester College. Hardwood floors, large walk in closet – sometimes tenants put a dresser or a desk in here. Renewal by Anderson Windows. $940-$980 per month. includes heat, water, recycling and sanitation. Each unit has it own thermostat and circuit breaker. Coin laundry in building. Non smoking on premise, no pets. Unit is wired for a window air conditioner (tenant to provide). Safe, friendly neighborhood. Security camera on outside and inside of building.
Recommendations
Satisfied customers highly recommended Realtor Natasha Cejudo, a Mac alum that lives near Macalester with area expertise and a long list of Mac Alum clients. Many of our faculty have recently used Realtor Brian Wagner. Brian lives in the Macalester neighborhood, is very involved in the community and has a strong focus on customer service. Check out the neighborhood’s free bi-weekly neighborhood newspaper, The Villager, for potential listings. Padmapper, Zumper, Zillow, and Apartment List offer easy ways to search for housing in the neighborhood that has been advertised online. Many landlords post signs on properties for rent, so driving the neighborhood where you would like to live is a very good idea.