Canton, MN housing market
The median sale price was $127,000 in April 2026.
Home values, sales, trends and how Canton compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Canton at a glance
Only 1 sale in April 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value above is the steadier guide.
1 new home permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 1 new home in Canton in 2025. Over the past 10 years, Canton has permitted 6 homes in all.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $500,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $150,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $150,000 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $260,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $80,000 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $335,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $180,000 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $108,000 |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
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 $970
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Canton is $970 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Canton pay a median of $610, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Studio $740 · 4 bedrooms $1,310
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (55922; Fillmore County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area), 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, April 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.