Meeker County, MN housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 47
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Home Value
$297,521
+5.8% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
47
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.8 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
56 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
32%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
97.8%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
31%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,066/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
48%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$110
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 48% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 5.8% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 15% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+26% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (47/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.2% below their final list price; 32% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 31% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $77k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,034 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $857/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $110 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −5% to +11% over the next 12 months (76% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.1% to +11.3% (80% range; middle estimate +4.4%), chance of a rise 76%, of a 5%+ drop 10%.
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ZIP codes in Meeker County, MN
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Litchfield, MN 55355 | $258.3K | +2.6% | 46 |
| Dassel, MN 55325 | $356K | +8.0% | 48 |
| Watkins, MN 55389 | $324.7K | +6.2% | 42 |
| Eden Valley, MN 55329 | $288.1K | +4.6% | 31 |
| Grove City, MN 56243 | $263.3K | +8.2% | 61 |
| Darwin, MN 55324 | $390.8K | +9.8% | 65 |
| Cosmos, MN 56228 | $189.1K | +6.1% | 20 |