Fosston, MN 56542 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 48
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Home Value
$226,722
+6.7% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
48
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.7 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
32 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
46%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
95.3%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
30%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
41%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$96
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 41% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 6.7% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 21% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+13% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (48/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 4.7% below their final list price; 46% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 30% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $60k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,696 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $96 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −3% to +14% over the next 12 months (84% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −2.7% to +13.6% (80% range; middle estimate +6.6%), chance of a rise 84%, of a 5%+ drop 5%.
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|---|---|---|---|
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