Rochester, MN 55906 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 57
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Home Value
$397,651
+3.5% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
57
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.4 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
72 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
31%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
99.6%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
33%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,602/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
42%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$174
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 42% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 3.5% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 21% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+96% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (57/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 0.4% below their final list price; 31% 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 $102k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,017 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $953/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $174 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 (68% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.5% to +9.8% (80% range; middle estimate +2.8%), chance of a rise 68%, of a 5%+ drop 13%.
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Other ZIP codes in Olmsted County, MN
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester, MN 55901 | $326.7K | +3.9% | 44 |
| Rochester, MN 55904 | $292.4K | +3.8% | 44 |
| Rochester, MN 55902 | $472.8K | +3.1% | 71 |
| Byron, MN 55920 | $402.2K | +3.8% | 48 |
| Stewartville, MN 55976 | $335.3K | +3.3% | 46 |
| Eyota, MN 55934 | $362K | +4.8% | 78 |
| Oronoco, MN 55960 | $549K | +4.9% | 92 |
| Elgin, MN 55932 | $360.8K | +5.8% | 60 |
| Dover, MN 55929 | $359.9K | +4.9% | 8 |
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