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Housing in Sanders

Homes in Sanders

Home prices around Sanders have risen about 18% over the past 5 years. No new homes were permitted in 2025.

2-bedroom rent
$1,130
a month, utilities in · HUD
Price trend

Home prices up 18% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Sanders rose 18% over the past 5 years, slower than across Minnesota (37%). Last year prices fell 0.9%.

Sanders areaMinnesota
0%+50%+100%+150%200020052010201520202025
−0.9%
past year
+18%
past 5 years
+33%
past 10 years

Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Sanders, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,130

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$780
1 bedroom$860
2 bedrooms$1,130
3 bedrooms$1,500
4 bedrooms$1,650

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

New construction

No new homes permitted in 2025

No permits for new homes were issued in Sanders in 2025. The last year with any was 2021 (1 new home).

Single-family
012 200020052010201520202025
0
new homes permitted in 2025
0
2026 so far (Jan–Aug)
6
homes in the past 10 years
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Residents0
New homes+10

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Sanders's population held steady even though 10 new homes were permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are used part of the year. Across Minnesota: 2.2 new residents per new home.

Every year as a table
YearNew homesSingle-family2+ per buildingValue
2026 (Jan–Aug)000—
2025000—
2024000—
2023000—
2022000—
2021110$160,000
2020110$160,000
2019110$160,000
2018110$160,000
2017110$160,000
2016110$160,000
2015110$160,000
2014110$160,000
2013110$160,000
2012110$160,000
2011220$190,000
2010000$150,000
2009110$120,000
2008000—
2007000—
2006000—
2005110$90,000
2004000—
2003110$120,000
2002000—
2001000—
2000110$150,000

Sanders'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.

Next door

Sanders vs. its neighbors

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

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TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Sanders—−0.9%†$1,1300$101,094
Norden—−0.9%†$1,1300$100,000
Rocksbury$232K*−0.9%†$1,1400$112,548
Bray—−0.9%†$1,130—$158,750

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. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. 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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