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Housing in Kalevala

A typical Kalevala home is worth roughly $234,000

Typical home value
$234K
MN $351K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$1,150
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$1,818
MN $3,357

What kind of housing town is Kalevala?

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

★ What stands out · Affordability

What it takes to buy in Kalevala

Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$341,000
Typical Kalevala home $234K

That covers a typical Kalevala home, with $106K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$1,430
Loan $1,160Tax $200Insurance $70

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,150 a month here, $280 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 Kalevala households own their home

Half of Kalevala’s homes were built before 1981.

Owners and renters
Own 89%Rent 11%

Minnesota: 72% own.

1981
typical home built · MN 1979
$1,818
median property tax bill · MN $3,357
26%
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.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,150

Renters already here pay a median of $1,063.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$820
1 bedroom$910
2 bedrooms$1,150
3 bedrooms$1,550
4 bedrooms$1,840
11%
of households rent · MN 28%
6
renter households
$1,063
median rent paid today · Census

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

Next door

Kalevala vs. its neighbors

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

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentMedian income
Kalevala$234K*—$1,150$66,250
Silver—+6.9%†$1,160$81,250
Eagle$236K*—$1,140$94,167
Skelton—+16.2%†$1,210$75,625

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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