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Housing in Fairhaven

A typical Fairhaven home is worth roughly $256,000

The median sale price was $600,000 in May 2026.

Typical home value
$256K
▲ 1.4% in a year · MN $329K
Estimate
Median sale price
$600K
May 2026 · Redfin
Homes sold
1
in May
2-bedroom rent
$1,590
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$2,152
MN $3,357

Only 1 sale in May 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value is the steadier guide.

What kind of housing town is Fairhaven?

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

★ What stands out · The homes

99% of Fairhaven households own their home

Half of Fairhaven’s homes were built before 1986.

Owners and renters
Own 99%Rent 1%

Minnesota: 72% own.

1986
typical home built · MN 1979
$2,152
median property tax bill · MN $3,357
17%
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 Fairhaven

Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$341,000
Typical Fairhaven home $256K

That covers a typical Fairhaven home, with $85K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$1,560
Loan $1,270Tax $220Insurance $70

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,590 a month here, $30 more than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

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.

Price trend

Home prices up 39% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Fairhaven rose 39% over the past 5 years, about the same as across Minnesota. Last year prices rose 1.4%.

Fairhaven areaMinnesota
0%+50%+100%+150%200020052010201520202025
+1.4%
past year
+39%
past 5 years
+70%
past 10 years

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

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,590

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$1,150
1 bedroom$1,260
2 bedrooms$1,590
3 bedrooms$2,120
4 bedrooms$2,400
1%
of households rent · MN 28%

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

Next door

Fairhaven vs. its neighbors

Fairhaven is the least expensive of 3 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2014Median income
Fairhaven$256K*+1.4%†$1,590—$89,659
Fair Haven$352K*+4.4%†$1,5600$89,034
Southside$432K*+1.1%†$1,570—$81,429

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, May 2026. 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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