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Housing in Wagner

A typical Wagner home is worth roughly $307,000

Typical home value
$307K
MN $351K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$1,190
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$1,963
MN $3,357

What kind of housing town is Wagner?

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

★ What stands out · The homes

87% of Wagner households own their home

Half of Wagner’s homes were built before 1979.

Owners and renters
Own 87%Rent 13%

Minnesota: 72% own.

1979
typical home built · MN 1979
$1,963
median property tax bill · MN $3,357
47%
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.

Affordability

What it takes to buy in Wagner

Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$341,000
Typical Wagner home $307K

That covers a typical Wagner home, with $34K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$1,870
Loan $1,520Tax $260Insurance $90

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,190 a month here, $680 less than owning.

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.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,190

Renters already here pay a median of $1,156.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$900
1 bedroom$910
2 bedrooms$1,190
3 bedrooms$1,480
4 bedrooms$1,630
13%
of households rent · MN 28%
19
renter households
$1,156
median rent paid today · Census

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

Next door

Wagner vs. its neighbors

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

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Wagner$307K*—$1,190—$71,250
Pine Lake——$1,190—$62,697
Kroschel—+12%†$1,1700$68,750

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. 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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