New Prague, MN housing market
The typical New Prague home is worth about $354,000, up 1.7% in a year, close to the Minnesota typical home. Homes typically sell in 37 days, close to asking.
Home values, sales, trends and how New Prague compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
New Prague at a glance
A seller's market
Supply is tight — about 2.5 months of homes for sale at the current pace. Buyers should expect competition on well-priced homes.
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | New Prague | Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $216,000 | $217,000 |
| 2018 | $231,000 | $232,000 |
| 2019 | $246,000 | $246,000 |
| 2020 | $259,000 | $259,000 |
| 2021 | $283,000 | $282,000 |
| 2022 | $320,000 | $313,000 |
| 2023 | $331,000 | $325,000 |
| 2024 | $335,000 | $331,000 |
| 2025 | $346,000 | $341,000 |
| 2026 | $353,000 | $349,000 |
| August 2026 | $354,000 | $351,000 |
57 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 57 new homes in New Prague in 2025: 3 single-family houses and 54 in buildings with two or more homes, worth about $9.4 million to build. That's 6.9 per 1,000 residents, faster than across Minnesota (3.8). Over the past 10 years, New Prague has permitted 427 homes in all.
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, New Prague gained 841 residents while 370 new homes were permitted: about 2.3 new residents per new home. Building and growth moved roughly in step. Across Minnesota: 2.2 new residents per new home.
How New Prague ranks on housing keeping up with growth →
Residents: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 and 2020 censuses. New homes: permits issued 2010–2019.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 3 | 3 | 0 | $719,000 |
| 2025 | 57 | 3 | 54 | $9.4 million |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $2.8 million |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 0 | $2.2 million |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 0 | $2.5 million |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | 0 | $5.2 million |
| 2020 | 43 | 40 | 3 | $8 million |
| 2019 | 23 | 21 | 2 | $4.3 million |
| 2018 | 23 | 23 | 0 | $4.6 million |
| 2017 | 169 | 60 | 109 | $26.9 million |
| 2016 | 53 | 53 | 0 | $8.9 million |
| 2015 | 21 | 21 | 0 | $4.1 million |
| 2014 | 30 | 30 | 0 | $5.5 million |
| 2013 | 17 | 17 | 0 | $3.4 million |
| 2012 | 21 | 21 | 0 | $4.3 million |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $842,000 |
| 2010 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| 2009 | 13 | 13 | 0 | $2 million |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $837,000 |
| 2007 | 23 | 23 | 0 | $4.4 million |
| 2006 | 110 | 110 | 0 | $26.3 million |
| 2005 | 142 | 142 | 0 | $31.5 million |
| 2004 | 146 | 115 | 31 | $27.2 million |
| 2003 | 305 | 118 | 187 | $38.9 million |
| 2002 | 127 | 123 | 4 | $20.4 million |
| 2001 | 141 | 68 | 73 | $16.8 million |
| 2000 | 52 | 40 | 12 | $6.5 million |
How New Prague ranks on new homes being built →
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
New Prague and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Prague | $354K | +1.7% | $1,520 | 57 | $94,539 |
| Helena | — | +4.3%† | $1,520 | — | $156,000 |
| Lanesburgh | — | +3.5%† | $1,430 | — | $121,908 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
3.7 years of income
The typical New Prague home costs about 3.7 years of the town's median household income, about the same as across Minnesota (3.9).
How New Prague ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,520
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in New Prague is $1,520 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in New Prague pay a median of $1,389. A two-bedroom takes about 19% of the town's median household income.
Studio $1,100 · 4 bedrooms $2,270
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (56071; Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HUD Metro FMR Area), 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, May 2026. 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.