Crow Wing County, MN housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 45
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Home Value
$372,726
+3.5% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
45
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.4 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
56 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
25%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.1%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
38%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,250/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
37%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$124
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 37% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 3.5% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 20% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+21% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (45/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.9% below their final list price; 25% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 38% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $92k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,805 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $1,050/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $124 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: −5.8% to +10.6% (80% range; middle estimate +3.7%), chance of a rise 73%, of a 5%+ drop 11%.
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ZIP codes in Crow Wing County, MN
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brainerd, MN 56401 | $325.9K | +3.7% | 33 |
| Baxter, MN 56425 | $369.3K | +2.8% | 55 |
| Nisswa, MN 56468 | $622.2K | +3.5% | 43 |
| Trommald, MN 56441 | $244.9K | +0.8% | 24 |
| Deerwood, MN 56444 | $434.2K | +2.9% | 39 |
| Crosslake, MN 56442 | $599.6K | +3.8% | 36 |
| Merrifield, MN 56465 | $461.5K | +4.2% | 42 |
| Fort Ripley, MN 56449 | $401.3K | +4.5% | 34 |
| Ironton, MN 56455 | $271.2K | +1.6% | 3 |
| Garrison, MN 56450 | $276.6K | +3.4% | 73 |
| Emily, MN 56447 | $383K | +3.9% | 32 |
| Fifty Lakes, MN 56448 | $453.7K | +5.9% | 2 |