A typical Carlisle home is worth roughly $337,000
Home prices around Carlisle have risen about 45% over the past 5 years.
What kind of housing town is Carlisle?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
88% of Carlisle households own their home
Half of Carlisle’s homes were built before 1943.
Minnesota: 72% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
Home prices up 45% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Carlisle rose 45% over the past 5 years, faster than across Minnesota (37%). Prices were about flat last year.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Carlisle, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
What it takes to buy in Carlisle
Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Carlisle home, with $4K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $990 a month here, $1,060 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 $990
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Grant County, MN): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Carlisle vs. its neighbors
Carlisle is the priciest of 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle | $337K* | −0.4%† | $990 | — | $113,750 |
| Fergus Falls | $205K | +4.4% | $990 | 1 | $100,074 |
| Oscar | — | — | $1,160 | 0 | $115,000 |
| Fergus Falls | $194K* | −0.4%† | $990 | 20 | $56,162 |
| Orwell | — | −0.4%† | $1,000 | 0 | $91,154 |
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.
Neighbors talk housing
What Carlisle buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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.