Plainview, MN housing market
The typical Plainview home is worth about $284,000, up 3.6% in a year, 19% below the Minnesota typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Plainview compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Plainview at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Plainview | Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $150,000 | $217,000 |
| 2018 | $162,000 | $232,000 |
| 2019 | $178,000 | $246,000 |
| 2020 | $188,000 | $259,000 |
| 2021 | $202,000 | $282,000 |
| 2022 | $230,000 | $313,000 |
| 2023 | $243,000 | $325,000 |
| 2024 | $258,000 | $331,000 |
| 2025 | $269,000 | $341,000 |
| 2026 | $278,000 | $349,000 |
| August 2026 | $284,000 | $351,000 |
Plainview and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plainview | $284K | +3.6% | $1,210 | $97,857 |
| Elgin | $379K | +5.8% | $1,210 | $113,304 |
| Quincy | — | +1.7%† | $1,210 | $106,250 |
† 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 $1,210
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Plainview is $1,210 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Plainview pay a median of $1,281.
Studio $900 · 4 bedrooms $2,030
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (55964; Rochester, 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. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.