A typical Carimona home is worth roughly $348,000
What it takes to buy in Carimona
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That’s $7K short of a typical Carimona home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $970 a month here, $1,150 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, the Minnesota typical property tax (1.02% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $970
Renters already here pay a median of $675, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Fillmore County, MN HUD Metro FMR Area): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
1 of Carimona’s houses are on the National Register
Half of Carimona’s homes were built before 1972.
Minnesota: 72% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places.
Carimona vs. its neighbors
Carimona is the priciest of 4 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carimona | $348K* | — | $970 | — | $75,500 |
| Fountain | $326K | +2.9% | $970 | — | $80,714 |
| Preston | $186K* | — | $970 | 4 | $63,984 |
| Forestville | — | +10.5%† | $1,140 | — | $81,250 |
| Preston | $272K | +4.1% | $990 | — | $91,250 |
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. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.