Brown County, MN housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 33
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Home Value
$251,306
+8.2% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
33
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.2 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
54 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
35%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.8%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
29%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
41%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$117
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 41% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 8.2% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 31% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+67% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (33/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.2% below their final list price; 35% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 29% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $67k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,896 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $117 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −4% to +13% over the next 12 months (81% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −3.5% to +12.9% (80% range; middle estimate +6.0%), chance of a rise 81%, of a 5%+ drop 7%.
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ZIP codes in Brown County, MN
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Ulm, MN 56073 | $254.6K | +7.0% | 32 |
| Sleepy Eye, MN 56085 | $266.8K | +10.2% | 38 |
| Springfield, MN 56087 | $214.8K | +10.1% | 61 |
| New Ulm, MN 56041 | $330.1K | +12.9% | 3 |
| Comfrey, MN 56019 | $292.2K | +15.0% | 59 |
| ZIP 56030 | – | – | – |