Carlton County, MN housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 25
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Home Value
$300,440
+4.1% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
25
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
1.7 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
80 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
18%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
101.7%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
30%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,301/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
30%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$128
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 30% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 4.1% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 29% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+30% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (25/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (101.7% of list); 18% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 30% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $79k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,766 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $684/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $128 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% to +11% over the next 12 months (73% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.6% to +10.8% (80% range; middle estimate +3.9%), chance of a rise 73%, of a 5%+ drop 11%.
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ZIP codes in Carlton County, MN
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloquet, MN 55720 | $278.7K | +3.7% | 12 |
| Esko, MN 55733 | $403.1K | +3.3% | 45 |
| Moose Lake, MN 55767 | $291.6K | +5.0% | 30 |
| Barnum, MN 55707 | $295K | +5.6% | 27 |
| Carlton, MN 55718 | $339.7K | +3.2% | 8 |
| Wrenshall, MN 55797 | $333.6K | +5.2% | 57 |
| Cromwell, MN 55726 | $253K | +3.0% | 18 |
| Kettle River, MN 55757 | $226.1K | +7.4% | 13 |
| Wright, MN 55798 | $242.6K | +10.1% | 37 |
| Holyoke, MN 55749 | $244.4K | +5.9% | 8 |
| Sawyer, MN 55780 | – | – | 4 |