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Housing in Norton

A typical Norton home is worth roughly $405,000

Typical home value
$405K
MN $351K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$1,170
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$2,817
MN $3,357

What kind of housing town is Norton?

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

★ What stands out · The homes

91% of Norton households own their home

Half of Norton’s homes were built before 1974.

Owners and renters
Own 91%Rent 9%

Minnesota: 72% own.

1974
typical home built · MN 1979
$2,817
median property tax bill · MN $3,357
6%
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.

Affordability

What it takes to buy in Norton

Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$341,000
Typical Norton home $405K

That’s $64K short of a typical Norton home.

The typical home, each month
$2,470
Loan $2,010Tax $340Insurance $120

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,170 a month here, $1,300 less 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.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,170

Renters already here pay a median of $769, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$880
1 bedroom$960
2 bedrooms$1,170
3 bedrooms$1,470
4 bedrooms$1,710
9%
of households rent · MN 28%
11
renter households
$769
median rent paid today · Census

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

Next door

Norton vs. its neighbors

Norton is the priciest of 3 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Norton$405K*—$1,170—$96,875
Altura$244K+8.3%$1,2701$61,563
Elba—+2.3%†$1,250—$120,625
Utica$377K+5.5%$1,280—$78,750
Hillsdale—+2.3%†$1,060—$72,143

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. 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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