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Housing in Morton

A typical Morton home is worth roughly $78,000

No new homes were permitted in 2025.

Typical home value
$78K
MN $351K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$1,030
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$1,183
MN $3,357

What kind of housing town is Morton?

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

★ What stands out · Affordability

What it takes to buy in Morton

Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$341,000
Typical Morton home $78K

That covers a typical Morton home, with $263K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$480
Loan $390Tax $70Insurance $20

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,030 a month here, $550 more 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

75% of Morton households own their home

Half of Morton’s homes were built before 1949.

Owners and renters
Own 75%Rent 25%

Minnesota: 72% own.

1949
typical home built · MN 1979
$1,183
median property tax bill · MN $3,357
3%
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 $1,030

Renters already here pay a median of $825, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$770
1 bedroom$810
2 bedrooms$1,030
3 bedrooms$1,410
4 bedrooms$1,680
25%
of households rent · MN 28%
43
renter households
$825
median rent paid today · Census

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

New construction

No new homes permitted in 2025

No permits for new homes were issued in Morton in 2025. The last year with any was 2004 (2 new homes).

Single-family
012 200020052010201520202025
0
new homes permitted in 2025
0
2026 so far (Jan–Aug)
0
homes in the past 10 years
Every year as a table
YearNew homesSingle-family2+ per buildingValue
2026 (Jan–Aug)000—
2025000—
2024000—
2023000—
2022000—
2021000—
2020000—
2019000—
2018000—
2017000—
2016000—
2015000—
2014000—
2013000—
2012000—
2011000—
2010000—
2009000—
2008000—
2007000—
2006000—
2005000—
2004220$259,000
2003000—
2002000—
2001000—
2000110$108,000

Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.

Next door

Morton vs. its neighbors

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

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Morton$78K*—$1,0300$53,036
Paxton$225K*+13.6%†$1,080—$78,472
Beaver Falls—+13.6%†$1,060—$102,750

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. 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. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.

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