The Town Files

25 Small Towns in Minnesota With the Cheapest Homes

Ranked by median home value among 165 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Minnesota. #1 is Eveleth, MN (median home $97,600).

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Numbers match the ranking.
  1. 25Thief River Falls, Minnesota

    Median home $175,400

    8,749 people · Pennington County · median home $175,400 · income $71,144 · Jan low -3°F · 50 in snow

  2. 24Pelican Rapids, Minnesota

    Median home $174,100

    2,577 people · Otter Tail County · median home $174,100 · income $63,917 · Jan low -1°F · 54 in snow

  3. 23Mora, Minnesota

    Median home $171,800

    3,665 people · Kanabec County · median home $171,800 · income $52,535 · Jan low 1°F · 52 in snow

  4. 22Windom, Minnesota

    Median home $169,700

    4,798 people · Cottonwood County · median home $169,700 · income $74,899 · Jan low 8°F · 44 in snow

  5. 21Roseau, Minnesota

    Median home $164,100

    2,744 people · Roseau County · median home $164,100 · income $60,217 · Jan low -8°F

  6. 20Redwood Falls, Minnesota

    Median home $162,100

    5,102 people · Redwood County · median home $162,100 · income $61,750 · Jan low 4°F · 44 in snow

  7. 19Wadena, Minnesota

    Median home $160,800

    4,325 people · Wadena County · median home $160,800 · income $56,080 · Jan low -1°F · 51 in snow

  8. 18Caledonia, Minnesota

    Median home $157,900

    2,847 people · Houston County · median home $157,900 · income $76,477 · Jan low 8°F · 45 in snow

  9. 17Ely, Minnesota

    Median home $157,300

    3,268 people · St. Louis County · median home $157,300 · income $43,901 · Jan low -7°F · 65 in snow

  10. 16Benson, Minnesota

    Median home $156,000

    3,480 people · Swift County · median home $156,000 · income $52,821 · Jan low 1°F · 43 in snow

  11. 15Long Prairie, Minnesota

    Median home $152,000

    3,661 people · Todd County · median home $152,000 · income $58,786 · Jan low -1°F · 54 in snow

  12. 14Sleepy Eye, Minnesota

    Median home $147,600

    3,452 people · Brown County · median home $147,600 · income $66,911 · Jan low 7°F · 41 in snow

  13. 13Breckenridge, Minnesota

    Median home $144,500

    3,430 people · Wilkin County · median home $144,500 · income $58,963 · Jan low -1°F · 50 in snow

  14. 12Blue Earth, Minnesota

    Median home $143,600

    3,174 people · Faribault County · median home $143,600 · income $66,771 · Jan low 6°F · 47 in snow

  15. 11Montevideo, Minnesota

    Median home $141,000

    5,398 people · Chippewa County · median home $141,000 · income $68,596 · Jan low 2°F · 46 in snow

  16. 10Granite Falls, Minnesota

    Median home $136,700

    2,737 people · Yellow Medicine County · median home $136,700 · income $59,375 · Jan low 3°F · 52 in snow

  17. 9Staples, Minnesota

    Median home $130,000

    2,989 people · Todd County · median home $130,000 · income $52,071 · Jan low -1°F · 51 in snow

  18. 8Jackson, Minnesota

    Median home $128,500

    3,323 people · Jackson County · median home $128,500 · income $70,223 · Jan low 5°F · 45 in snow

  19. 7White, Minnesota

    Median home $123,600

    3,136 people · St. Louis County · median home $123,600 · income $55,293 · Jan low -7°F · 76 in snow

  20. 6St. James, Minnesota

    Median home $122,100

    4,793 people · Watonwan County · median home $122,100 · income $60,242 · Jan low 5°F · 50 in snow

  21. 5Virginia, Minnesota

    Median home $120,600

    8,421 people · St. Louis County · median home $120,600 · income $51,720 · Jan low -1°F · 69 in snow

  22. 4International Falls, Minnesota

    Median home $120,400

    5,802 people · Koochiching County · median home $120,400 · income $57,662 · Jan low -6°F · 73 in snow

  23. 3Pipestone, Minnesota

    Median home $114,100

    4,215 people · Pipestone County · median home $114,100 · income $67,568 · Jan low 5°F · 40 in snow

  24. 2Chisholm, Minnesota

    Median home $109,200

    4,775 people · St. Louis County · median home $109,200 · income $50,891 · Jan low -4°F

  25. 1Eveleth, Minnesota

    Median home $97,600

    3,493 people · St. Louis County · median home $97,600 · income $50,725 · Jan low -1°F · 69 in snow

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Methodology. We ranked 165 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Minnesota (2020 Census population; towns with 2,500+ people have pages so far). Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: