Faribault, MN 55021 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 54
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Home Value
$304,337
+2.3% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
54
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.6 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
60 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
23%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.2%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
34%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,338/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
53%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$177
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 53% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 2.3% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 23% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+39% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (54/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.8% below their final list price; 23% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 34% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $78k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,036 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $619/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $177 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 (69% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.4% to +9.9% (80% range; middle estimate +2.8%), chance of a rise 69%, of a 5%+ drop 13%.
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