Houston County, MN housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 40
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Home Value
$325,878
+3.9% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
40
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.1 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
43 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
20%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
95.7%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
32%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
35%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$176
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 35% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 3.9% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 30% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+32% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (40/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 4.3% below their final list price; 20% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 32% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $86k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,895 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $176 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 (80% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −3.9% to +12.5% (80% range; middle estimate +5.6%), chance of a rise 80%, of a 5%+ drop 7%.
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ZIP codes in Houston County, MN
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Crescent, MN 55947 | $363.2K | +3.1% | 26 |
| Caledonia, MN 55921 | $291K | +4.7% | 31 |
| Houston, MN 55943 | $345.9K | +5.3% | 4 |
| Spring Grove, MN 55974 | $269.9K | +5.2% | 62 |
| Hokah, MN 55941 | $302.8K | +2.3% | 20 |
| Brownsville, MN 55919 | $355.1K | +3.6% | 11 |
| Eitzen, MN 55931 | – | – | 39 |