Laporte, MN housing market
The typical Laporte home is worth about $310,000, up 1.4% in a year, 12% below the Minnesota typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Laporte compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Laporte at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Laporte | Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $171,000 | $217,000 |
| 2018 | $178,000 | $232,000 |
| 2019 | $189,000 | $246,000 |
| 2020 | $199,000 | $259,000 |
| 2021 | $224,000 | $282,000 |
| 2022 | $251,000 | $313,000 |
| 2023 | $274,000 | $325,000 |
| 2024 | $286,000 | $331,000 |
| 2025 | $303,000 | $341,000 |
| 2026 | $308,000 | $349,000 |
| August 2026 | $310,000 | $351,000 |
4 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 4 new homes in Laporte in 2025, all in buildings with two or more homes. Over the past 10 years, Laporte has permitted 8 homes in all.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 2 | 0 | 2 | $373,000 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 4 | $747,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $321,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $50,000 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $475,000 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $100,000 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $100,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $100,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $100,000 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $369,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $116,000 |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,030
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Laporte is $1,030 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs.
Studio $710 · 4 bedrooms $1,680
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (56461; Cass 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, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.