Cass County, MN housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 48
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Home Value
$342,998
+3.4% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
48
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.4 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
69 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
24%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
97.3%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
36%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
44%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$87
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 44% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 3.4% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 47% below the 2017-19 norm: still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (48/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.7% below their final list price; 24% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 36% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $83k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,726 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $87 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: −5.7% to +10.7% (80% range; middle estimate +3.8%), chance of a rise 73%, of a 5%+ drop 11%.
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ZIP codes in Cass County, MN
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pequot Lakes, MN 56472 | $419.8K | +3.3% | 56 |
| Cass Lake, MN 56633 | $239.3K | +2.8% | 98 |
| Pine River, MN 56474 | $284.9K | +3.4% | 40 |
| Pillager, MN 56473 | $334.9K | +3.6% | 16 |
| Motley, MN 56466 | $265.4K | +4.0% | 47 |
| Walker, MN 56484 | $361K | +3.0% | 40 |
| Backus, MN 56435 | $292.2K | +3.0% | 54 |
| Swatara, MN 56672 | $313.1K | +3.5% | 43 |
| Hackensack, MN 56452 | $391.7K | +3.8% | 40 |
| Longville, MN 56655 | $379.3K | +3.5% | 42 |
| Outing, MN 56662 | $387.3K | +3.1% | 37 |
| Federal Dam, MN 56641 | $274K | +5.9% | 15 |
| Bena, MN 56626 | – | – | 26 |