Lake Crystal, MN 56055 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 66
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Home Value
$288,036
+3.5% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
66
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
8.7 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
53 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
32%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
102.4%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
25%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
37%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$135
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 37% 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 9% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+42% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (66/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (102.4% of list); 32% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 25% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $74k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,018 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $135 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: −7.8% to +8.5% (80% range; middle estimate +1.5%), chance of a rise 61%, of a 5%+ drop 17%.
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|---|---|---|---|
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