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Housing in Sigel

A typical Sigel home is worth roughly $263,000

Home prices around Sigel have risen about 49% over the past 5 years.

Typical home value
$263K
▲ 8.3% in a year · MN $351K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$1,040
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$1,952
MN $3,357

What kind of housing town is Sigel?

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

★ What stands out · Price trend

Home prices up 49% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Sigel rose 49% over the past 5 years, faster than across Minnesota (37%). Last year prices rose 8.3%.

Sigel areaMinnesota
0%+50%+100%+150%200020052010201520202025
+8.3%
past year
+49%
past 5 years
+74%
past 10 years

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

Affordability

What it takes to buy in Sigel

Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$341,000
Typical Sigel home $263K

That covers a typical Sigel home, with $78K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$1,600
Loan $1,300Tax $220Insurance $80

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,040 a month here, $560 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.

The homes

92% of Sigel households own their home

Half of Sigel’s homes were built before 1967.

Owners and renters
Own 92%Rent 9%

Minnesota: 72% own.

1967
typical home built · MN 1979
$1,952
median property tax bill · MN $3,357
1%
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.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,040

Renters already here pay a median of $1,000.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$820
1 bedroom$850
2 bedrooms$1,040
3 bedrooms$1,420
4 bedrooms$1,740
9%
of households rent · MN 28%
8
renter households
$1,000
median rent paid today · Census

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

Next door

Sigel vs. its neighbors

Sigel is the 2nd least expensive of 3 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentMedian income
Sigel$263K*+8.3%†$1,040$95,179
Milford$293K*+3.1%†$1,060$87,083
Stark—+30.3%†$970$86,250
Cottonwood$247K*+1.8%†$1,070$84,219

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. 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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