Helen, MN housing market
Home prices around Helen have risen about 42% over the past 5 years.
Home values, sales, trends and how Helen compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Home prices up 42% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Helen rose 42% over the past 5 years, faster than across Minnesota (37%). Last year prices rose 2.2%.
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| Year | Change that year | Since 2000 | Minnesota since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +2.2% | +128% | +127% |
| 2024 | +3% | +124% | +120% |
| 2023 | +9.6% | +117% | +113% |
| 2022 | +14% | +98% | +104% |
| 2021 | +8.2% | +74% | +82% |
| 2020 | +4.3% | +61% | +66% |
| 2019 | +7.1% | +54% | +61% |
| 2018 | +5.4% | +44% | +55% |
| 2017 | +7.9% | +36% | +46% |
| 2016 | +11% | +26% | +38% |
| 2015 | +2.4% | +14% | +32% |
| 2014 | +1.4% | +11% | +28% |
| 2013 | +1.7% | +9.6% | +21% |
| 2012 | −3.6% | +7.8% | +16% |
| 2011 | −3.8% | +12% | +18% |
| 2010 | −9% | +16% | +25% |
| 2009 | −6.8% | +28% | +33% |
| 2008 | −1.7% | +37% | +42% |
| 2007 | −1.8% | +39% | +48% |
| 2006 | +0.3% | +42% | +49% |
| 2005 | +8.4% | +42% | +45% |
| 2004 | +9.9% | +31% | +34% |
| 2003 | +1.7% | +19% | +23% |
| 2002 | +6.5% | +17% | +18% |
| 2001 | +9.7% | +9.7% | +9.2% |
| 2000 | — | — | — |
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP codes 55336, 55370, 55339, covering 58% of Helen’s land, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
Helen and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helen | — | +2.2%† | $1,050 | — | $107,083 |
| Glencoe | — | +2.2%† | $1,010 | 5 | $71,356 |
| Glencoe | $259K | +2.2% | $1,010 | — | $115,682 |
| Bergen | — | −1.3%† | $1,020 | — | $106,125 |
| Green Isle | $321K | +3.8% | $1,250 | — | $88,750 |
| Young America | — | +13.1%† | $1,530 | — | $107,083 |
| New Auburn | — | −0.2%† | $1,020 | — | $92,143 |
† 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 $1,050
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Helen is $1,050 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Helen pay a median of $1,313.
Studio $840 · 4 bedrooms $1,700
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (55336, 55339, 55370; McLeod County, MN), 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. 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.