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Housing in Fraser

A typical Fraser home is worth roughly $256,000

Home prices around Fraser have risen about 42% over the past 5 years.

Typical home value
$256K
▲ 0.7% in a year · MN $351K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$970
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$1,869
MN $3,357

What kind of housing town is Fraser?

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

★ What stands out · Affordability

What it takes to buy in Fraser

Try your own numbers below.

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

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

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

A two-bedroom rents for about $970 a month here, $590 less 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.

The homes

89% of Fraser households own their home

Half of Fraser’s homes were built before 1949.

Owners and renters
Own 89%Rent 11%

Minnesota: 72% own.

1949
typical home built · MN 1979
$1,869
median property tax bill · MN $3,357
2%
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.

Price trend

Home prices up 42% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Fraser rose 42% over the past 5 years, faster than across Minnesota (37%). Last year prices rose 0.7%.

Fraser areaMinnesota
0%+50%+100%+150%200120052010201520202025
+0.7%
past year
+42%
past 5 years
+62%
past 10 years

Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Fraser, 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 $970

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$680
1 bedroom$800
2 bedrooms$970
3 bedrooms$1,290
4 bedrooms$1,300
11%
of households rent · MN 28%
1
renter households

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

Fraser vs. its neighbors

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

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Fraser$256K*+0.7%†$970—$86,250
Rutland—+0.6%†$1,000—$97,750
Fairmont$170K*+0.9%†$9702$53,084
Waverly—−3.3%†$1,050—$91,250
Rolling Green—+0.9%†$970—$88,750

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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