Garden, MN housing market
The typical Garden home is worth about $286,000, up 7.4% in a year, 18% below the Minnesota typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Garden compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Garden at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Garden | Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $155,000 | $217,000 |
| 2018 | $162,000 | $232,000 |
| 2019 | $173,000 | $246,000 |
| 2020 | $186,000 | $259,000 |
| 2021 | $204,000 | $282,000 |
| 2022 | $218,000 | $313,000 |
| 2023 | $235,000 | $325,000 |
| 2024 | $242,000 | $331,000 |
| 2025 | $261,000 | $341,000 |
| 2026 | $281,000 | $349,000 |
| August 2026 | $286,000 | $351,000 |
Garden and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden | $286K | +7.4% | $1,060 | — | $85,469 |
| Lake Crystal | $295K | +3.6% | $1,060 | 5 | $83,317 |
| Vernon Center | $254K | +4.5% | $1,150 | — | $120,938 |
| Lincoln | — | −0.5%† | $1,060 | — | $89,063 |
| Judson | — | −0.4%† | $1,070 | — | $98,250 |
† 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 $1,060
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Garden is $1,060 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Garden pay a median of $933, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Studio $870 · 4 bedrooms $1,780
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (56034, 56055; Mankato, MN MSA), 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, August 2026. 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.