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Housing in Breitung

A typical Breitung home is worth roughly $246,000

Typical home value
$246K
MN $351K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$1,060
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$1,373
MN $3,357

What kind of housing town is Breitung?

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

★ What stands out · The homes

88% of Breitung households own their home

Half of Breitung’s homes were built before 1980.

Owners and renters
Own 88%Rent 12%

Minnesota: 72% own.

1980
typical home built · MN 1979
$1,373
median property tax bill · MN $3,357
0.56%
of a home’s value, a year in tax · MN 1.02%
44%
of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.

Affordability

A typical home costs 3.5 years of income

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

You could afford about
$290,000
Typical Breitung home $246K

That covers a typical Breitung home, with $44K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$1,410
Loan $1,220Tax $110Insurance $70

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,060 a month here, $350 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Breitung’s typical property tax (0.56% 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 $1,060

Renters already here pay a median of $904, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$730
1 bedroom$820
2 bedrooms$1,060
3 bedrooms$1,390
4 bedrooms$1,770
12%
of households rent · MN 28%
39
renter households
$904
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

Breitung vs. its neighbors

Breitung is the least expensive of 3 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Breitung$246K*—$1,060—$70,893
Tower$359K+8.6%$1,0300$65,893
Greenwood$494K*—$1,030—$88,906
Eagles Nest—+2%†$1,120—$83,000

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. 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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