Housing · Viola

Viola, MN housing market

Home prices around Viola have risen about 54% over the past 5 years. No new homes were permitted in 2025.

Home values, sales, trends and how Viola compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.

Price trend

Home prices up 54% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Viola rose 54% over the past 5 years, faster than across Minnesota (37%). Last year prices rose 16%.

Past year
+16%
Minnesota: +2.8%
Past 5 years
+54%
Minnesota: +37%
Past 10 years
+98%
Minnesota: +71%
Viola areaMinnesota
0%+50%+100%+150%+200% 200020052010201520202025 2000: 0% since 20002001: +5.2% since 2000 · +5.2% that year2002: +11% since 2000 · +5.8% that year2003: +15% since 2000 · +2.9% that year2004: +21% since 2000 · +5.5% that year2005: +30% since 2000 · +7.9% that year2006: +31% since 2000 · +0.5% that year2007: +31% since 2000 · −0.3% that year2008: +30% since 2000 · −0.3% that year2009: +28% since 2000 · −1.9% that year2010: +24% since 2000 · −2.9% that year2011: +20% since 2000 · −3.3% that year2012: +16% since 2000 · −3.4% that year2013: +21% since 2000 · +4.5% that year2014: +26% since 2000 · +4.1% that year2015: +31% since 2000 · +3.9% that year2016: +42% since 2000 · +8.4% that year2017: +48% since 2000 · +4.1% that year2018: +58% since 2000 · +7.2% that year2019: +63% since 2000 · +3% that year2020: +68% since 2000 · +3.2% that year2021: +81% since 2000 · +7.7% that year2022: +111% since 2000 · +16% that year2023: +120% since 2000 · +4.1% that year2024: +125% since 2000 · +2.4% that year2025: +160% since 2000 · +15% that year Viola +160%
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YearChange that yearSince 2000Minnesota since 2000
2025+15%+160%+127%
2024+2.4%+125%+120%
2023+4.1%+120%+113%
2022+16%+111%+104%
2021+7.7%+81%+82%
2020+3.2%+68%+66%
2019+3%+63%+61%
2018+7.2%+58%+55%
2017+4.1%+48%+46%
2016+8.4%+42%+38%
2015+3.9%+31%+32%
2014+4.1%+26%+28%
2013+4.5%+21%+21%
2012−3.4%+16%+16%
2011−3.3%+20%+18%
2010−2.9%+24%+25%
2009−1.9%+28%+33%
2008−0.3%+30%+42%
2007−0.3%+31%+48%
2006+0.5%+31%+49%
2005+7.9%+30%+45%
2004+5.5%+21%+34%
2003+2.9%+15%+23%
2002+5.8%+11%+18%
2001+5.2%+5.2%+9.2%
2000———

Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP codes 55934, 55932, covering 78% of Viola’s land, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.

New construction

No new homes permitted in 2025

No permits for new homes were issued in Viola in 2025. The last year with any was 2024 (1 new home).

New homes, 2025
0
1 in 2024
2026 so far
0
Jan–Aug
Single-family2026 so far
012 2012: 0 homes 2012 2013: 0 homes 2014: 0 homes 2015: 1 home 2015 2016: 1 home 2017: 2 homes 2018: 1 home 2019: 0 homes 2020: 1 home 2020 2021: 0 homes 2022: 0 homes 2023: 0 homes 2024: 1 home 2025: 0 homes 2025 2026 so far: 0 homes
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YearNew homesSingle-family2+ per buildingValue
2026 (Jan–Aug)000—
2025000—
2024110$261,000
2023000—
2022000—
2021000—
2020110$191,000
2019000—
2018110$299,000
2017220$490,000
2016110$196,000
2015110$306,000
2014000—
2013000—
2012000—

Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.

Nearby

Viola and its neighbors

The towns that share a border. Tap one to see its housing page.
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Viola — +15.5%† $1,210 0 $111,667
Elgin $379K +5.8% $1,210 — $113,304
Quincy — +1.7%† $1,210 — $106,250
Eyota $373K +4.7% $1,210 — $91,989
Haverhill — +4.5%† $1,240 2 $161,250

† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.

The homes

Owners, rent & taxes

Homeownership
97%
Median tax bill
$3,776
Median rent
$950
Typical home built
1973

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,210

HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Viola is $1,210 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Viola pay a median of $950, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

1 bedroom
$1,000
a month, with utilities
2 bedrooms
$1,210
a month, with utilities
3 bedrooms
$1,700
a month, with utilities

Studio $900 · 4 bedrooms $2,030

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (55932, 55934; 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. 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.

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