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Housing in Waasa

A typical Waasa home is worth roughly $180,000

Typical home value
$180K
MN $351K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$1,030
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$814
MN $3,357

What kind of housing town is Waasa?

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

★ What stands out · Affordability

What it takes to buy in Waasa

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You could afford about
$341,000
Typical Waasa home $180K

That covers a typical Waasa home, with $160K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$1,100
Loan $890Tax $150Insurance $50

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,030 a month here, $70 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 Waasa households own their home

Half of Waasa’s homes were built before 1970.

Owners and renters
Own 92%Rent 8%

Minnesota: 72% own.

1970
typical home built · MN 1979
$814
median property tax bill · MN $3,357
20%
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 $1,030

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$730
1 bedroom$810
2 bedrooms$1,030
3 bedrooms$1,390
4 bedrooms$1,730
8%
of households rent · MN 28%
4
renter households

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

Next door

Waasa vs. its neighbors

Waasa is the 2nd priciest of 4 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Waasa$180K*—$1,030—$56,500
Babbitt$152K+6.6%$1,0300$55,875
Embarrass$210K+10.2%$1,030—$75,694
Hoyt Lakes$130K+4.1%$1,2501$65,764

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. 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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