Lincoln County, MN housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 25
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Home Value
$205,635
+6.2% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
25
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.8 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
51 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
8.0%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
96.3%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
24%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
29%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$150
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 29% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 6.2% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 28% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+54% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (25/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 3.7% below their final list price; 8% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 24% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $55k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,818 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $150 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −5% to +12% over the next 12 months (77% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.8% to +11.6% (80% range; middle estimate +4.7%), chance of a rise 77%, of a 5%+ drop 9%.
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ZIP codes in Lincoln County, MN
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russell, MN 56178 | $172.6K | +1.2% | 59 |
| Lake Benton, MN 56149 | $212.8K | +5.6% | 25 |
| Hendricks, MN 56136 | $238K | +10.4% | 39 |
| Ivanhoe, MN 56142 | – | – | 29 |
| Porter, MN 56280 | $274.6K | +7.6% | 50 |
| Arco, MN 56113 | – | – | 16 |