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Housing in Blackhoof

A typical Blackhoof home is worth roughly $345,000

Home prices around Blackhoof have risen about 67% over the past 5 years.

Typical home value
$345K
▲ 19.5% in a year · MN $351K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$1,210
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$2,367
MN $3,357

What kind of housing town is Blackhoof?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Price trend

Home prices up 67% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Blackhoof rose 67% over the past 5 years, faster than across Minnesota (37%). Last year prices rose 20%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Blackhoof home at roughly $345,000 today.

Blackhoof areaMinnesota
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+20%
past year
+67%
past 5 years
+98%
past 10 years
Estimated value

Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $345K.

Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Blackhoof, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.

The homes

96% of Blackhoof households own their home

Half of Blackhoof’s homes were built before 1991.

Owners and renters
Own 96%Rent 4%

Minnesota: 72% own.

1991
typical home built · MN 1979
$2,367
median property tax bill · MN $3,357
0.88%
of a home’s value, a year in tax · MN 1.02%
2%
of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.

Affordability

A typical home costs 3.3 years of income

Less than across Minnesota (3.9 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$410,000
Typical Blackhoof home $345K

That covers a typical Blackhoof home, with $65K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$2,060
Loan $1,710Tax $250Insurance $100

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,210 a month here, $850 less than owning.

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Blackhoof’s typical property tax (0.88% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,210

Renters already here pay a median of $1,550.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$830
1 bedroom$960
2 bedrooms$1,210
3 bedrooms$1,660
4 bedrooms$2,040
4%
of households rent · MN 28%
9
renter households
78%
of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · MN 48%
14%
of the median income, for a two-bedroom
$1,550
median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Duluth, MN-WI MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Next door

Blackhoof vs. its neighbors

Blackhoof is the priciest of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentMedian income
Blackhoof$345K*+19.5%†$1,210$105,000
Mahtowa$268K*+17%†$1,180$95,547
Wrenshall$333K+4.9%$1,380$79,250
Barnum$299K+5.4%$1,200$88,036
Twin Lakes$326K*+19.4%†$1,090$105,272

Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.

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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. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.

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