Ostrander, MN 55961 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 20
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Home Value
$217,695
+2.8% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
20
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.1 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
46 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
100%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
100.8%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
18%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
-2.9%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$132
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (−3% vs. this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm).
- Prices. Home values are up 2.8% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 50% below the 2017-19 norm: still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (20/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (100.8% of list); 100% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 18% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $59k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,892 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $132 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −8% to +9% over the next 12 months (61% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
No clear direction
A rise is somewhat more likely than a fall, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −7.7% to +8.6% (80% range; middle estimate +1.6%), chance of a rise 61%, of a 5%+ drop 16%.
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