Aitkin County, MN housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 41
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Home Value
$280,363
+4.7% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
41
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
4.0 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
62 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
27%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.6%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
34%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
35%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$190
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 35% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 4.7% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 54% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+18% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (41/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.4% below their final list price; 27% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 34% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $69k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,790 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $190 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −4% to +12% over the next 12 months (78% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.4% to +12.0% (80% range; middle estimate +5.1%), chance of a rise 78%, of a 5%+ drop 8%.
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ZIP codes in Aitkin County, MN
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palisade, MN 56431 | $324.2K | +5.8% | 47 |
| McGregor, MN 55760 | $286.1K | +5.1% | 25 |
| Isle, MN 56342 | $304.5K | +3.5% | 65 |
| Hill City, MN 55748 | $192.8K | +1.0% | 20 |
| Palisade, MN 56469 | $270.3K | +4.0% | 16 |
| Tamarack, MN 55787 | $223.2K | +3.0% | 8 |
| McGrath, MN 56350 | $209.5K | +4.0% | 0 |
| McGregor, MN 55752 | $216.1K | +6.2% | 23 |
| Swatara, MN 55785 | – | – | 5 |