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Housing in Eden Lake

A typical Eden Lake home is worth roughly $452,000

Home prices around Eden Lake have risen about 62% over the past 5 years.

Typical home value
$452K
▲ 7.7% in a year · MN $351K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$1,060
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$2,995
MN $3,357

What kind of housing town is Eden Lake?

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

★ What stands out · Price trend

Home prices up 62% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Eden Lake rose 62% over the past 5 years, faster than across Minnesota (37%). Last year prices rose 7.7%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Eden Lake home at roughly $452,000 today.

Eden Lake areaMinnesota
0%+50%+100%+150%+200%200020052010201520202025
+7.7%
past year
+62%
past 5 years
+102%
past 10 years
Estimated value

Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $452K.

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

The homes

94% of Eden Lake households own their home

Half of Eden Lake’s homes were built before 1984.

Owners and renters
Own 94%Rent 6%

Minnesota: 72% own.

1984
typical home built · MN 1979
$2,995
median property tax bill · MN $3,357
0.83%
of a home’s value, a year in tax · MN 1.02%
36%
of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.

Affordability

A typical home costs 4.2 years of income

More than across Minnesota (3.9 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$421,000
Typical Eden Lake home $452K

That’s $31K short of a typical Eden Lake home.

The typical home, each month
$2,680
Loan $2,240Tax $310Insurance $130

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,060 a month here, $1,620 less than owning.

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Eden Lake’s typical property tax (0.83% 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 $1,060

Renters already here pay a median of $1,225.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$790
1 bedroom$830
2 bedrooms$1,060
3 bedrooms$1,410
4 bedrooms$1,640
6%
of households rent · MN 28%
18
renter households
0%
of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · MN 48%
12%
of the median income, for a two-bedroom
$1,225
median rent paid today · Census

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

Next door

Eden Lake vs. its neighbors

Eden Lake is the priciest of 6 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Eden Lake$452K*+7.7%†$1,060—$106,518
Paynesville$224K+2.1%$1,11010$103,906
Eden Valley$295K+4.4%$1,0400$67,917
Luxemburg$352K*+7.6%†$1,070—$97,000
Munson$399K*+7.6%†$1,0506$121,000
Manannah$242K*—$1,040—$82,639

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.

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