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Housing in Fahlun

A typical Fahlun home is worth roughly $313,000

Typical home value
$313K
MN $351K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$990
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$2,464
MN $3,357

What kind of housing town is Fahlun?

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

★ What stands out · The homes

89% of Fahlun households own their home

Half of Fahlun’s homes were built before 1982.

Owners and renters
Own 89%Rent 11%

Minnesota: 72% own.

1982
typical home built · MN 1979
$2,464
median property tax bill · MN $3,357
46%
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 Fahlun

Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$341,000
Typical Fahlun home $313K

That covers a typical Fahlun home, with $28K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$1,910
Loan $1,550Tax $270Insurance $90

A two-bedroom rents for about $990 a month here, $920 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 $990

Renters already here pay a median of $800, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$790
1 bedroom$800
2 bedrooms$990
3 bedrooms$1,370
4 bedrooms$1,660
11%
of households rent · MN 28%
14
renter households
$800
median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Kandiyohi 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

Fahlun vs. its neighbors

Fahlun is the priciest of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentMedian income
Fahlun$313K*—$990$111,250
Kandiyohi$267K+1.1%$970$103,750
Lake Lillian$303K+2.7%$1,010$111,250
Whitefield$171K*−0.3%†$1,030$97,857
Willmar$243K+0.7%$970$68,333

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. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.

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