The story of this market
The typical home in Faribault County, Minnesota sells for about $165,088, or $147 per square foot.
Prices are up +6.6% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 44 days to sell. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 82% since 2000. Last year 4 of 6 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. The biggest natural hazard here is drought, which FEMA rates relatively high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,014 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,014 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Moderate.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
+2.9%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2000 (+10.4%). Worst: 2010 (-6.6%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+1.5%
MN · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$1,386
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
+2.9%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 6 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
72
Relatively Moderate
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $12,903,138.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
78.2%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 367 | 208 | 78.2% | 7.7% | $105,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Faribault County, Minnesota
The Faribault County housing market is characterized by high affordability and low inventory levels. Prices have shown modest growth over the past year, reflecting a stable but quiet rural market environment.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
Select a city to expand its ZIP intel reports beneath · 5 cities · 7 ZIP reports
Median prices moved up 3.0% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 53 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 85.93% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 4.6% · poverty 10.4% — a stable, low-distress profile.
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this county — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
Deterministic aggregate of 7 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Faribault County, Minnesota — researched county-level history with a deterministic 1 / 3 / 5-year projection
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 6.6%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
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| 56013 | Blue Earth | $182,312 | $75 | +3.9% | 57 | 97% | — | — | 24 | $945 | researched Sep 23 |
| 56023 | Delavan | $205,804 | $178 | — | 39 | 100% | — | — | 2 | $986 | researched Sep 23 |
| 56025 | Easton | $133,000 | $78 | +2.5% | 92 | 96.5% | 12% | 6.2 | 91 | $1,000 | researched Sep 23 |
| 56056 | La Salle | $325,000 | $165 | +2.1% | 45 | 98.5% | 12% | 4.2 | 43 | $1,250 | researched Sep 23 |
| 56080 | Saint Clair | $269,000 | $101 | — | 40 | — | — | — | 30 | $750 | researched Sep 23 |
| 56097 | Wells | $99,950 | $112 | -49.5% | 57 | — | — | — | 7 | $713 | researched Sep 23 |
| 56098 | Winnebago | $245,000 | $148 | +3.2% | 42 | 98.4% | 12.5% | 3.8 | 18 | $733 | researched Sep 23 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
The county is part of Economic Development Region 9 and maintains a rural economy with a focus on agriculture and manufacturing.
Property taxes are assessed at the county level based on market value; specific rates vary by local taxing districts including school and municipal levies.
The economy is primarily driven by agriculture and regional manufacturing, with a focus on maintaining stability in a rural setting.
The county is served by regional highway corridors connecting to larger Minnesota hubs, with a mean travel time to work of approximately 20.2 minutes.
The county assessor's office manages property valuations for tax purposes in accordance with Minnesota state statutes.
The county is served by various independent school districts and regional utility cooperatives.
- Wedgewood Cove Golf Course & Restaurant4.329.4 mi
- Green Giant Statue Park4.65.4 mi
- Daly Park & Campground4.515.8 mi
- Flame Theatre4.614.8 mi
- Walnut Lake Wildlife Management Area4.410.5 mi
- Jolly Green Giant4.75.4 mi
- Fairmont Opera House4.723.7 mi
- Green Giant Statue Park4.65.4 mi
- Daly Park & Campground4.515.8 mi
- Faribault County Fairgrounds4.45.6 mi
- Walnut Lake Wildlife Management Area4.410.5 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Data sourced from Census Reporter and U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts.
applies when — Parcels designated as condominium units
Each unit constitutes a separate parcel for tax purposes. If a declaration is recorded at least 30 days before a tax installment is due, the taxing authority must split the taxes among the units.
Minnesota Statutes 515A.1-105
applies when — Property containing a homestead subject to foreclosure
The mortgagor has the right to designate a portion of the property as a homestead to be sold and redeemed separately, provided it conforms to local zoning and is compact.
Minnesota Statutes 582.041
Allows non-judicial foreclosure. Requires notice of sale to be mailed to the mortgagor at least 14 days before the sale date and published in a newspaper. Mortgagors have specific redemption rights following the sale.
Minnesota Statutes Chapter 580
Property tax is calculated by applying a class rate to the parcel's estimated market value to determine tax capacity, then multiplying by the local tax rate. For residential homesteads (Class 1a), the rate is 1.00% for the first $500,000 of market value and 1.25% for value exceeding $500,000.
2021 Classification Rate Table, Minnesota Department of Revenue
≈ $1,651/yr on a $165,088 median
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.