Data through September 2026 · updated 2026-11-07 · free, from Zillow, Realtor.com, the Census Bureau and other public sources
Typical home value$327,911+3.2% YoY · prices are rising fast
Market right nowBalanced marketFewer homes for sale than last year, 17% have cut their price
Income needed to buy, per year$71,084About 0.9× the local median income ($76,823): affordable for a typical household
Days on market85 daysSlower than a year ago: buyers have time to negotiate
The typical home in Pope County, MN is worth $327,911, up 3.2% from a year ago. That is well above what local incomes have historically supported: fair value is about $288,928, so the area is 13.5% overvalued. It is a balanced market: homes take about 85 days to sell, listings are down 5% from a year ago, 17% of listings have had a price cut. A household needs about $71,084 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 $76,823. In the latest IRS figures, 88 more people moved in than out.
Home value over time
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
$327,911
Change in 1 year
+3.2%
Overvalued %
+13.5%
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Fair home value
$288,928
Change in 5 years
+22.5%
Home value to income
4.3×
Monthly mortgage payment (20% down)
$1,777
Income needed to afford it
$71,084
Property tax rate
0.77%
Rent and investing
HUD Fair Market Rent, 2 bedrooms
$1,088
Market activity
Listings vs a year ago
−4.7%
Days on market
85
Listings with a price cut
17.1%
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Homes for sale
41
Pending sales per 100 listings
20
Asking price per sq ft
$174
People and jobs
Median household income
$76,823
Population change (1 year)
−0.4%
Unemployment rate
1.3%
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Population
11,420
Income adjusted for cost of living
$89,433
Net moves in (IRS)
+88
Cost of living (US = 100)
85.9
Schools, risk and environment
School rating (1 to 10)
7.4
FEMA hazard risk score (0 to 100)
20.5
Flood risk score
36.7
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Wildfire risk score
36.5
Walkability (1 to 20)
5.7
Road, rail and air noise
52 dB
Questions people ask
Is Pope County, MN overvalued?
Home prices in Pope County, MN are well above what local incomes have historically supported: fair value is about $288,928, so the area is 13.5% overvalued.
Is Pope County, MN a buyer's or seller's market?
Pope County, MN is a balanced market: homes take about 85 days to sell, listings are down 5% from a year ago, 17% of listings have had a price cut.
Are home prices going down in Pope County, MN?
Home values in Pope County, MN are up 3.2% over the last year.
How much do you need to earn to buy a home in Pope County, MN?
A household needs about $71,084 a year to afford the typical home in Pope County, MN at today's 7.18% mortgage rate (20% down, payment at 30% of income); the median household earns $76,823.