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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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
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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
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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
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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
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21Roseau, Minnesota
Median home $164,100
2,744 people · Roseau County · median home $164,100 · income $60,217 · Jan low -8°F
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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2Chisholm, Minnesota
Median home $109,200
4,775 people · St. Louis County · median home $109,200 · income $50,891 · Jan low -4°F
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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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- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
- FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
- NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
- BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
- The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)