Cook County, MN housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 64
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Home Value
$442,724
+4.7% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
64
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
7.0 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
84 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
14%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
96.1%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
44%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
34%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$91
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 34% 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 49% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+40% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (64/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 3.9% below their final list price; 14% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 44% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $107k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,640 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $91 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 Cook County, MN
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Marais, MN 55604 | $428.1K | +4.5% | 44 |
| Grand Portage, MN 55605 | – | – | 31 |
| Lutsen, MN 55612 | $514.2K | +5.3% | 39 |
| Tofte, MN 55615 | $459K | +6.0% | 43 |
| Schroeder, MN 55613 | – | – | 16 |
| Hovland, MN 55606 | $358.9K | −0.8% | 79 |