Ostrander, MN housing market
The typical Ostrander home is worth about $290,000, up 6.9% in a year, 17% below the Minnesota typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Ostrander compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Ostrander at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Ostrander | Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $150,000 | $217,000 |
| 2018 | $162,000 | $232,000 |
| 2019 | $176,000 | $246,000 |
| 2020 | $181,000 | $259,000 |
| 2021 | $198,000 | $282,000 |
| 2022 | $226,000 | $313,000 |
| 2023 | $237,000 | $325,000 |
| 2024 | $245,000 | $331,000 |
| 2025 | $260,000 | $341,000 |
| 2026 | $283,000 | $349,000 |
| August 2026 | $290,000 | $351,000 |
No new homes permitted in 2025
No permits for new homes were issued in Ostrander in 2025 or in any year since 2012.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Ostrander's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2025, so the 2025 figures are Census estimates.
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
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 $1,190
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Ostrander is $1,190 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Ostrander pay a median of $768, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Studio $900 · 4 bedrooms $1,740
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (55961, 55975; Fillmore County, MN 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. 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.