A typical Leaf Mountain home is worth roughly $286,000
What kind of housing town is Leaf Mountain?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
99% of Leaf Mountain households own their home
Half of Leaf Mountain’s homes were built before 1977.
Minnesota: 72% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
What it takes to buy in Leaf Mountain
Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Leaf Mountain home, with $55K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,050 a month here, $690 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.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,050
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Otter Tail County, MN): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Leaf Mountain vs. its neighbors
The towns that share a border with Leaf Mountain. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leaf Mountain | $286K* | — | $1,050 | — | $107,628 |
| Eagle Lake | $448K* | — | $1,040 | — | $99,583 |
| Effington | — | −4.1%† | $970 | — | $95,625 |
| Nidaros | — | — | $1,070 | 0 | $78,125 |
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.
Neighbors talk housing
What Leaf Mountain buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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.