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Lac Qui Parle County, MN housing market

Data through September 2026 · updated 2026-11-07 · free, from Zillow, Realtor.com, the Census Bureau and other public sources

Typical home value$216,260+3.9% YoY · prices are rising fast
Market right nowBuyer's marketFewer homes for sale than last year, 23% have cut their price
Income needed to buy, per year$46,881About 0.6× the local median income ($72,965): affordable for a typical household
Days on market122 daysSlower than a year ago: buyers have time to negotiate

The typical home in Lac Qui Parle County, MN is worth $216,260, up 3.9% from a year ago. That is well above what local incomes have historically supported: fair value is about $186,455, so the area is 16.0% overvalued. It is a buyer's market: homes take about 122 days to sell, listings are down 0% from a year ago, 23% of listings have had a price cut. A household needs about $46,881 a year to afford the typical home here at today's 7.18% mortgage rate (20% down, payment at 30% of income); the median household earns $72,965. In the latest IRS figures, 6 more people moved out than in.

Home value over time

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Solid: typical home value · dashed: fair value (household income × the 20-year average price-to-income ratio). Sources: FHFA, Zillow, U.S. Census Bureau.

Prices and affordability

Typical home value$216,260
Change in 1 year+3.9%
Overvalued %+16.0%
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Fair home value$186,455
Change in 5 years+31.2%
Home value to income3.0×
Monthly mortgage payment (20% down)$1,172
Income needed to afford it$46,881
Property tax rate0.90%

Rent and investing

HUD Fair Market Rent, 2 bedrooms$1,014

Market activity

Listings vs a year ago0.0%
Days on market122
Listings with a price cut23.1%
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Homes for sale35
Pending sales per 100 listings11
Asking price per sq ft$95

People and jobs

Median household income$72,965
Population change (1 year)+0.7%
Unemployment rate2.0%
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Population6,704
Income adjusted for cost of living$84,942
Net moves in (IRS)−6
Cost of living (US = 100)85.9

Schools, risk and environment

School rating (1 to 10)5.9
FEMA hazard risk score (0 to 100)18.8
Flood risk score25.6
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Wildfire risk score29.7
Walkability (1 to 20)6.2
Road, rail and air noise52 dB

Questions people ask

Is Lac Qui Parle County, MN overvalued?
Home prices in Lac Qui Parle County, MN are well above what local incomes have historically supported: fair value is about $186,455, so the area is 16.0% overvalued.
Is Lac Qui Parle County, MN a buyer's or seller's market?
Lac Qui Parle County, MN is a buyer's market: homes take about 122 days to sell, listings are down 0% from a year ago, 23% of listings have had a price cut.
Are home prices going down in Lac Qui Parle County, MN?
Home values in Lac Qui Parle County, MN are up 3.9% over the last year.
How much do you need to earn to buy a home in Lac Qui Parle County, MN?
A household needs about $46,881 a year to afford the typical home in Lac Qui Parle County, MN at today's 7.18% mortgage rate (20% down, payment at 30% of income); the median household earns $72,965.

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