Motley, MN housing market
The typical Motley home is worth about $267,000, up 4.5% in a year, 24% below the Minnesota typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Motley compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Motley at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Motley | Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $143,000 | $217,000 |
| 2018 | $148,000 | $232,000 |
| 2019 | $153,000 | $246,000 |
| 2020 | $163,000 | $259,000 |
| 2021 | $183,000 | $282,000 |
| 2022 | $208,000 | $313,000 |
| 2023 | $227,000 | $325,000 |
| 2024 | $240,000 | $331,000 |
| 2025 | $253,000 | $341,000 |
| 2026 | $256,000 | $349,000 |
| August 2026 | $267,000 | $351,000 |
2 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 2 new homes in Motley in 2025, all single-family houses. Over the past 10 years, Motley has permitted 16 homes in all.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 4 | 1 | 3 | $781,000 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $683,000 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 4 | $585,000 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $606,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $273,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $475,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $475,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $70,000 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $240,000 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $80,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $75,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $175,000 |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $810,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $72,000 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $179,000 |
| 2003 | 21 | 21 | 0 | $1.7 million |
| 2002 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $634,000 |
| 2001 | 22 | 6 | 16 | $738,000 |
| 2000 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $305,000 |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Motley and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motley | $267K | +4.5% | $970 | 2 | $47,222 |
| Motley | — | +8.3%† | $970 | — | $77,083 |
| May | — | +9.4%† | $980 | — | $61,250 |
| Villard | — | −1.8%† | $1,080 | — | $77,500 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $970
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Motley is $970 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Motley pay a median of $653, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Studio $700 · 4 bedrooms $1,540
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (56466; 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.