Knife River, MN 55609 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 23
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Home Value
$423,739
+8.6% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
23
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
1.5 months
Jun 2024
Days on Market
66 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
104.8%
May 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
40%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
106%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$124
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 106% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 8.6% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 25% below the 2017-19 norm: still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (23/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (104.8% of list) (as of May 2026); 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 40% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $105k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,640 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $124 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 +2.9%), chance of a rise 69%, of a 5%+ drop 13%.
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