Housing in Christiania

A typical Christiania home is worth roughly $288,000

Home prices around Christiania have risen about 37% over the past 5 years.

Typical home value

$288K

▲ 11.9% in a year · MN $351K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,030

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$2,591

MN $3,357

What kind of housing town is Christiania?

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

Prices climbing fastUp 11.9% in a year.A second-home town26% of homes are seasonal or vacation homes.Your money goes further18% below the Minnesota typical home.A town of owners90% of households own their home.

★ What stands out · Price trend

Home prices up 37% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Christiania rose 37% over the past 5 years, about the same as across Minnesota. Last year prices rose 12%.

Christiania areaMinnesota

+12%

past year

+37%

past 5 years

+53%

past 10 years

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

The homes

90% of Christiania households own their home

Half of Christiania’s homes were built before 1970.

Owners and renters

Own 90%Rent 10%

Minnesota: 72% own.

1970

typical home built · MN 1979

$2,591

median property tax bill · MN $3,357

26%

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

What it takes to buy in Christiania

Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about

$341,000

Typical Christiania home $288K

That covers a typical Christiania home, with $53K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$1,750

Loan $1,420Tax $240Insurance $80

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,030 a month here, $720 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.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,030

Renters already here pay a median of $570, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$710

1 bedroom$820

2 bedrooms$1,030

3 bedrooms$1,420

4 bedrooms$1,480

10%

of households rent · MN 28%

renter households

$570

median rent paid today · Census

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

Next door

Christiania vs. its neighbors

The towns that share a border with Christiania. Tap one to see its housing page.

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Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	Median income
Christiania	$288K*	+11.9%†	$1,030	$81,250
Belmont	—	−2.9%†	$980	$86,563
Delafield	—	+13.3%†	$1,030	$112,917
Fish Lake	—	+13.3%†	$1,040	$96,250

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. 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.