Rice County, MN housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 39
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Home Value
$352,773
+2.4% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
39
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.2 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
50 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
26%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
99.1%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
33%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,563/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
39%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$155
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 39% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 2.4% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 8% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+29% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (39/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 0.9% below their final list price; 26% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 33% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $91k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,046 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $708/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $155 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% to +10% over the next 12 months (71% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.0% to +10.4% (80% range; middle estimate +3.5%), chance of a rise 71%, of a 5%+ drop 12%.
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ZIP codes in Rice County, MN
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faribault, MN 55021 | $304.3K | +2.3% | 54 |
| Northfield, MN 55057 | $393.1K | +2.1% | 45 |
| Lonsdale, MN 55046 | $373.9K | +2.2% | 5 |
| Dundas, MN 55019 | $395K | +1.9% | 33 |
| Morristown, MN 55052 | $331.5K | +3.4% | 35 |
| Webster, MN 55088 | $602.8K | +7.8% | 28 |
| Nerstrand, MN 55053 | $430K | +4.7% | 85 |
| Warsaw, MN 55087 | $263K | +3.7% | 0 |