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Housing in Lake George

A typical Lake George home is worth roughly $272,000

Typical home value
$272K
MN $351K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$1,070
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$1,929
MN $3,357

What kind of housing town is Lake George?

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

★ What stands out · The homes

96% of Lake George households own their home

Half of Lake George’s homes were built before 1987.

Owners and renters
Own 96%Rent 4%

Minnesota: 72% own.

1987
typical home built · MN 1979
$1,929
median property tax bill · MN $3,357
47%
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 Lake George

Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$341,000
Typical Lake George home $272K

That covers a typical Lake George home, with $69K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$1,660
Loan $1,350Tax $230Insurance $80

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,070 a month here, $590 less than owning.

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.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,070

Renters already here pay a median of $1,208.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$740
1 bedroom$820
2 bedrooms$1,070
3 bedrooms$1,490
4 bedrooms$1,750
4%
of households rent · MN 28%
5
renter households
$1,208
median rent paid today · Census

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

Lake George vs. its neighbors

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

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Lake George$272K*—$1,070—$82,813
Clay—+8%†$1,0102$89,583
Hendrickson—+0.4%†$1,030—$76,250
Schoolcraft—+0.7%†$1,030—$109,375

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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