Birchdale, MN housing market
Home prices around Birchdale have risen about 41% over the past 5 years.
Home values, sales, trends and how Birchdale compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Home prices up 41% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Birchdale rose 41% over the past 5 years, faster than across Minnesota (37%). Last year prices rose 3.3%.
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| Year | Change that year | Since 2000 | Minnesota since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +3.3% | +136% | +127% |
| 2024 | +7.3% | +129% | +120% |
| 2023 | −0.5% | +113% | +113% |
| 2022 | +17% | +114% | +104% |
| 2021 | +9.4% | +83% | +82% |
| 2020 | +1.4% | +67% | +66% |
| 2019 | +4.7% | +65% | +61% |
| 2018 | +14% | +57% | +55% |
| 2017 | +1.5% | +38% | +46% |
| 2016 | −3.2% | +36% | +38% |
| 2015 | +9% | +41% | +32% |
| 2014 | +3% | +29% | +28% |
| 2013 | −1.6% | +25% | +21% |
| 2012 | −1% | +27% | +16% |
| 2011 | −4.3% | +29% | +18% |
| 2010 | −6.4% | +34% | +25% |
| 2009 | −4.9% | +44% | +33% |
| 2008 | −1% | +51% | +42% |
| 2007 | +2.2% | +53% | +48% |
| 2006 | +5.2% | +49% | +49% |
| 2005 | +6.2% | +42% | +45% |
| 2004 | +11% | +34% | +34% |
| 2003 | +3.1% | +20% | +23% |
| 2002 | +4.9% | +17% | +18% |
| 2001 | +11% | +11% | +9.2% |
| 2000 | — | — | — |
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP codes 56378, 56336, covering 52% of Birchdale’s land, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
Birchdale and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2020 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birchdale | — | +3.3%† | $1,040 | — | $88,125 |
| Kandota | — | +3.3%† | $1,040 | — | $92,000 |
| Grey Eagle | $376K | +5.7% | $1,020 | — | $94,875 |
| Melrose | $232K | +2.2% | $1,140 | — | $97,000 |
| Round Prairie | — | +3.8%† | $1,040 | — | $79,167 |
| Sauk Centre | $316K | +3% | $1,040 | 0 | $98,611 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,040
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Birchdale is $1,040 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Birchdale pay a median of $1,375.
Studio $780 · 4 bedrooms $1,620
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (56336, 56378; St. Cloud, MN MSA), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.