Darling, MN housing market
Home prices around Darling have risen about 49% over the past 5 years.
Home values, sales, trends and how Darling compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Home prices up 49% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Darling rose 49% over the past 5 years, faster than across Minnesota (37%). Last year prices rose 1.7%.
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| Year | Change that year | Since 2000 | Minnesota since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +1.7% | +147% | +127% |
| 2024 | +8% | +143% | +120% |
| 2023 | +5.3% | +125% | +113% |
| 2022 | +16% | +114% | +104% |
| 2021 | +11% | +85% | +82% |
| 2020 | +3.2% | +67% | +66% |
| 2019 | +7.6% | +61% | +61% |
| 2018 | +5.6% | +50% | +55% |
| 2017 | +2.3% | +42% | +46% |
| 2016 | +8.6% | +39% | +38% |
| 2015 | +1.8% | +28% | +32% |
| 2014 | +0.4% | +26% | +28% |
| 2013 | +6.4% | +25% | +21% |
| 2012 | −1% | +18% | +16% |
| 2011 | −8.3% | +19% | +18% |
| 2010 | −6.9% | +30% | +25% |
| 2009 | −2.2% | +39% | +33% |
| 2008 | −2.2% | +42% | +42% |
| 2007 | −0.8% | +46% | +48% |
| 2006 | +2.3% | +47% | +49% |
| 2005 | +8.3% | +44% | +45% |
| 2004 | +9.6% | +33% | +34% |
| 2003 | +2.6% | +21% | +23% |
| 2002 | +8.1% | +18% | +18% |
| 2001 | +9.1% | +9.1% | +9.2% |
| 2000 | — | — | — |
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP codes 56345, 56475, covering 73% of Darling’s land, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
Darling and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darling | — | +1.7%† | $980 | — | $63,571 |
| Cushing | $408K | +3.5% | $1,060 | — | $67,607 |
| Pike Creek | — | +1.7%† | $980 | — | $75,455 |
| Randall | $267K | +1.8% | $970 | 1 | $55,859 |
| Green Prairie | — | +1.7%† | $980 | — | $74,464 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
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 $980
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Darling is $980 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Darling pay a median of $1,694.
Studio $680 · 4 bedrooms $1,460
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (56345, 56475; Morrison County, MN), 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. 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.