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Housing in Norway

A typical Norway home is worth roughly $320,000

Typical home value
$320K
MN $351K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$1,080
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$2,033
MN $3,357

What kind of housing town is Norway?

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

★ What stands out · The homes

1 of Norway’s houses are on the National Register

Half of Norway’s homes were built before 1938.

History →
Owners and renters
Own 84%Rent 16%

Minnesota: 72% own.

1938
typical home built · MN 1979
$2,033
median property tax bill · MN $3,357
4%
of homes are seasonal or vacation homes
Historic houses in Norway

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places.

Affordability

What it takes to buy in Norway

Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$341,000
Typical Norway home $320K

That covers a typical Norway home, with $21K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$1,950
Loan $1,580Tax $270Insurance $90

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,080 a month here, $870 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 $1,080

Renters already here pay a median of $1,045.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$810
1 bedroom$830
2 bedrooms$1,080
3 bedrooms$1,430
4 bedrooms$1,580
16%
of households rent · MN 28%
18
renter households
$1,045
median rent paid today · Census

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

Next door

Norway vs. its neighbors

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

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Norway$320K*—$1,080—$77,969
Rushford Village$377K+7.4%$1,1002$106,719
Holt—−15.9%†$990—$107,917
Yucatan—−1.6%†$1,090—$103,125

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 Norway buyers, sellers and renters are saying.

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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. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.

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