Housing in White Earth

A typical White Earth home is worth roughly $163,000

Typical home value

$163K

MN $351K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,010

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$1,212

MN $3,357

What kind of housing town is White Earth?

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

Your money goes further53% below the Minnesota typical home.A renters’ town59% of households rent.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 5.8 years of income

More than across Minnesota (3.9 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about

$111,000

Typical White Earth home $163K

That’s $52K short of a typical White Earth home.

The typical home, each month

$960

Loan $810Tax $100Insurance $50

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,010 a month here, $50 more than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Callaway$265K Ogema$286K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, White Earth’s typical property tax (0.74% 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 $1,010

Renters already here pay a median of $300, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$700

1 bedroom$770

2 bedrooms$1,010

3 bedrooms$1,300

4 bedrooms$1,490

59%

of households rent · MN 28%

174

renter households

$300

median rent paid today · Census

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

The homes

41% of White Earth households own their home

Half of White Earth’s homes were built before 1980.

Owners and renters

Own 41%Rent 59%

Minnesota: 72% own.

1980

typical home built · MN 1979

$1,212

median property tax bill · MN $3,357

0.74%

of a home’s value, a year in tax · MN 1.02%

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.

Next door

White Earth vs. its neighbors

White Earth is the least expensive of 3 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Ogema$286K Callaway$265K White Earth$163K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	New homes 2025	Median income
White Earth	$163K*	—	$1,010	—	$28,125
Callaway	$265K	+8.3%	$1,010	—	$73,929
Ogema	$286K	+5.8%	$1,080	0	$55,250

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.